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Population (year 2000): 1,805. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,916 (+6.1% change)
Males: 894 (49.5%), Females: 911 (50.5%)
Berks County
Zip code:
19533
Median resident age: 35.1 years
Median household income: $47,067 (year 2000)
Median house value: $90,800 (year 2000)
Races in Leesport:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
- Hispanic (1.6%)
- Other race (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (43.8%), Irish (11.2%),
Italian (9.4%), United States (6.6%), Dutch (6.3%), Polish
(4.3%).
Elevation: 300 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Leesport
- High school or higher: 83.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
- Unemployed: 2.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Leesport borough
- Never married: 24.0%
- Now married: 55.6%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 7.1%
- Divorced: 11.4%
1.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -38 (-2.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Leesport:
- READING HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles;
READING, PA)
- ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; READING,
PA)
- HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSPITAL OF READING (about 10
miles; READING, PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Leesport:
- READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 6 miles;
READING, PA; ID: RDG)
- LANCASTER (about 32 miles; LANCASTER, PA; ID: LNS)
- LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 40 miles;
ALLENTOWN, PA; ID: ABE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Leesport:
- KUTZTOWN (about 14 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; ID: N31)
- GRIMES (about 20 miles; BETHEL, PA; ID: 8N1)
- MORGANTOWN (about 22 miles; MORGANTOWN, PA; ID: O03)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Leesport:
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS
(about 8 miles; READING, PA; Full-time enrollment:
2,003)
- KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 15 miles;
KUTZTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 7,101)
- LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles;
SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,145)
- MUHLENBERG COLLEGE (about 33 miles; Allentown, PA;
FT enrollment: 2,334)
- IMMACULATA COLLEGE (about 40 miles; IMMACULATA, PA;
FT enrollment: 2,042)
- MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 42
miles; MILLERSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 6,384)
- LEHIGH UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; FT
enrollment: 5,725)
Public high school in Leesport:
- SCHUYLKILL VALLEY HS (Students: 641; Grades:
09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Leesport:
- SCHUYLKILL VALLEY EL SCH (Students: 786;
Grades: KG - 05)
- SCHUYLKILL VALLEY MIDDLE SCH (Students: 481;
Grades: 06 - 08)
- BERKS CTC-WEST CAMPUS (Grades: 00 - 00)
Library in Leesport:
- SCH VALLEY COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating
income: $76,709; Location: 1310 WASHINGTON RD; 9,312
books; 422 audio materials; 625 video materials; 39
serial subscriptions)
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