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Population (year 2000): 5,620. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,562 (-1.0% change)
Males: 2,619 (46.6%), Females: 3,001 (53.4%)
Union County
Zip code:
17837
Median resident age: 22.4 years
Median household income: $30,137 (year 2000)
Median house value: $99,900 (year 2000)
Races in Lewisburg:
- White Non-Hispanic (90.4%)
- Black (2.6%)
- Hispanic (2.3%)
- Two or more races (1.7%)
- Other race (1.0%)
- Asian Indian (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (27.3%), Irish (14.0%),
English (11.1%), Italian (8.2%), United States (5.8%), Polish
(4.5%).
Elevation: 456 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Lewisburg
- High school or higher: 89.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 18.4%
- Unemployed: 4.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Lewisburg borough
- Never married: 53.6%
- Now married: 31.9%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 5.1%
- Divorced: 8.1%
4.8% Foreign born (1.7% Asia, 1.3% Europe, 0.9%
Latin America, 0.6% North America).
Population change in the 1990s: -158 (-2.7%).
Hospital/medical center in Lewisburg:
- EVANGELICAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (ONE HOSPITAL
DRIVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Lewisburg:
- SUNBURY COMMUNITY HOSP (about 11 miles; SUNBURY, PA)
- DANVILLE STATE HOSP (about 18 miles; DANVILLE, PA)
- GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; DANVILLE,
PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Lewisburg:
- WILLIAMSPORT RGNL (about 19 miles; WILLIAMSPORT, PA;
ID: IPT)
- HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 55 miles;
HARRISBURG, PA; ID: MDT)
- UNIVERSITY PARK (about 66 miles; STATE COLLEGE, PA;
ID: UNV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lewisburg:
- SUNBURY (about 11 miles; SUNBURY, PA; ID: 71N)
- PENN VALLEY (about 11 miles; SELINSGROVE, PA; ID:
SEG)
- SUNBURY (about 13 miles; SUNBURY, PA; ID: H11)
College/University in Lewisburg:
- BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment:
3,534; Private, not-for-profit; Website:
www.bucknell.edu; Offers Master's degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Lewisburg:
- PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 22 miles;
WILLIAMSPORT, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,666)
- BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 32
miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,880)
- LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 40
miles; LOCK HAVEN, PA; FT enrollment: 3,738)
- HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about
46 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,653)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG
(about 54 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 2,064)
- MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 57 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; FT
enrollment: 2,761)
- DICKINSON COLLEGE (about 57 miles; CARLISLE, PA; FT
enrollment: 2,098)
Public high school in Lewisburg:
- LEWISBURG HS (Students: 600; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Lewisburg:
- KELLY EL SCH (Students: 483; Grades: KG - 03)
- LEWISBURG MS (Students: 438; Grades: 06 - 08)
- LINNTOWN EL SCH (Students: 267; Grades: 04 -
05)
- BUFFALO CROSS ROADS EL SCH (Students: 94;
Grades: KG - 04)
Private primary/middle schools in Lewisburg:
- BEAVER RUN SCHOOL (Students: 32; Location: RR
2 BOX 199C; Grades: 1 - 8)
- EAST END PAROCHIAL SCHOOL (Students: 11;
Location: RR BOX 527-A; Grades: 1 - 8)
Library in Lewisburg:
- PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR UNION CO (Operating
income: $656,858; Location: 205 REITZ BOULEVARD; 70,420
books; 1,469 audio materials; 1,100 video materials; 124
serial subscriptions)
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