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Population (year 2000): 1,028
Males: 504 (49.0%), Females: 524 (51.0%)
Zip code:
17562
Median resident age: 37.2 years
Median household income: $41,875 (year 2000)
Median house value: $106,600 (year 2000)
Races in Paradise:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
- Black (1.8%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
Ancestries: German (40.2%), Irish (10.2%),
English (9.9%), United States (8.7%), Italian (7.1%), Swiss
(5.3%).
Land area: 1.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Paradise
- High school or higher: 77.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
- Unemployed: 0.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Paradise CDP
- Never married: 20.2%
- Now married: 61.2%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 6.6%
- Divorced: 10.5%
0.0% Foreign born
Hospitals/medical centers near Paradise:
- EPHRATA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; EPHRATA,
PA)
- COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF LANCASTER (about 16 miles;
LANCASTER, PA)
- LANCASTER GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles;
LANCASTER, PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Paradise:
- LANCASTER (about 14 miles; LANCASTER, PA; ID: LNS)
- READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 28
miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
- NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 44 miles; WILMINGTON, DE;
ID: ILG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Paradise:
- SMOKETOWN (about 6 miles; SMOKETOWN, PA; ID: Q08)
- CHESTER COUNTY G O CARLSON (about 20 miles;
COATESVILLE, PA; ID: 40N)
- MORGANTOWN (about 21 miles; MORGANTOWN, PA; ID: O03)
Amtrak stations near Paradise:
- 14 miles: LANCASTER (53 MCGOVERN AVE.). Services:
ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones,
vending machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid
long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for
taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit
connection.
- 15 miles: PARKESBURG (WEST 1ST & S. CULVERT STS.).
Services: public payphones, free short-term parking.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Paradise:
- MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 17
miles; MILLERSVILLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,384)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS
(about 25 miles; READING, PA; FT enrollment: 2,003)
- YORK COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA (about 33 miles; YORK, PA;
FT enrollment: 4,541)
- HARFORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; BEL AIR,
MD; FT enrollment: 2,646)
- WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 37
miles; WEST CHESTER, PA; FT enrollment: 10,419)
- DELAWARE TECHNICAL & COMM COLL-STANTON-WILMINGTON
(about 39 miles; NEWARK, DE; FT enrollment: 3,817)
- IMMACULATA COLLEGE (about 39 miles; IMMACULATA, PA;
FT enrollment: 2,042)
Public primary/middle school in Paradise:
- PARADISE EL SCH (Students: 204; Grades: KG -
02)
Biggest private primary/middle schools in Paradise:
- LINVILLE HILL MENNONITE SCHOOL (Students:
129; Location: 295 S KINZER ROAD; Grades: KG - 8)
- FOREST VIEW SCHOOL (Students: 36; Location:
92 MCLLVAINE RD; Grades: 1 - 8)
- EAST NICKLE MINES AMISH SCHOOL (Students: 35;
Location: 255 E WHITE OAK RD; Grades: 1 - 8)
- WEST NICKLE MINES SCHOOL (Students: 34;
Location: WHITE OAK RD; Grades: 1 - 8)
- HARRISTOWN AMISH SCHOOL (Students: 32;
Location: OSEOLA MILL RD; Grades: 1 - 8)
- SUNFLOWER SCHOOL (Students: 31; Location: 442
VINTAGE ROAD; Grades: 1 - 8)
- ESHELMAN RUN SCHOOL (Students: 29; Location:
QUARRY ROAD; Grades: 1 - 8)
- GEORGETOWN SCHOOL (Students: 27; Location:
1044 GEORGETOWN RD; Grades: 1 - 8)
- IVA AMISH SCHOOL (Students: 25; Location: 2
MOUNT PLEASANT RD; Grades: 1 - 8)
- HONEYSUCKLE SCHOOL (Students: 24; Location:
340 BUCK HILL ROAD; Grades: 1 - 8)
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