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Population (year 2000): 15,549. Estimated
population in July 2005: 14,764 (-5.0% change)
Males: 7,247 (46.6%), Females: 8,302 (53.4%)
Schuylkill County
Zip code:
17901
Median resident age: 40.5 years
Median household income: $30,137 (year 2000)
Median house value: $57,100 (year 2000)
Races in Pottsville:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.1%)
- Black (2.3%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (30.0%), Irish (23.8%),
Italian (10.5%), Polish (8.7%), Dutch (8.2%), Welsh (4.6%).
Elevation: 659 feet
Land area: 4.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Pottsville
- High school or higher: 75.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
- Unemployed: 6.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Pottsville city
- Never married: 27.3%
- Now married: 48.4%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 12.5%
- Divorced: 9.9%
1.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -1,357 (-8.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Pottsville:
- GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (700
EAST NORWEGIAN STREET)
- POTTSVILLE HOSPITAL-WARNE CLINIC (420 S
JACKSON ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Pottsville:
- ASHLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles;
ASHLAND, PA)
- ST LUKE'S MINERS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles;
COALDALE, PA)
- HAZLETON GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; HAZLETON,
PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Pottsville:
- READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 29
miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
- LANCASTER (about 40 miles; LANCASTER, PA; ID: LNS)
- HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 52 miles;
HARRISBURG, PA; ID: MDT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Pottsville:
- SCHUYLKILL COUNTY /JOE ZERBEY/ (about 12 miles;
POTTSVILLE, PA; ID: ZER)
- GRIMES (about 15 miles; BETHEL, PA; ID: 8N1)
- FARMERS PRIDE (about 24 miles; FREDERICKSBURG, PA;
ID: 9N7)
Colleges/Universities in Pottsville:
- SCHUYLKILL INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY
(Full-time enrollment: 189; Location: 171 RED HORSE RD;
Private, for-profit; Website: www.sibtinpa.com)
- POTTSVILLE HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF NURSING (FT
enrollment: 67; Location: WASHINGTON AND JACKSON ST;
Private, not-for-profit; Website:
www.pottsville.com/hospital/nursing.htm)
- EMPIRE BEAUTY SCHOOL (FT enrollment: 39;
Location: 324 N CENTRE ST; Private, for-profit; Website:
www.empirebeauty.com)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Pottsville:
- BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 28
miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,880)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS
(about 29 miles; READING, PA; FT enrollment: 2,003)
- KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 32 miles;
KUTZTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 7,101)
- LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles;
NANTICOKE, PA; FT enrollment: 3,582)
- LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles;
SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,145)
- WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA;
FT enrollment: 2,438)
- MUHLENBERG COLLEGE (about 48 miles; Allentown, PA;
FT enrollment: 2,334)
Public high school in Pottsville:
- POTTSVILLE AREA HS (Students: 1,181; Grades:
09 - 12)
Private high school in Pottsville:
- NATIVITY B V M HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 268;
Location: 1 LAWTONS HILL; Grades: 9 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Pottsville:
- CLARKE EL CTR (Students: 978; Grades: KG -
04)
- LENGEL MS (Students: 901; Grades: 05 - 08)
Private primary/middle schools in Pottsville:
- ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC ELEMENTARY (Students:
261; Location: 112 SOUTH 7TH STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
- ST JOSEPH CENTER FOR SPECIAL L (Students: 27;
Location: 2075 W NORWEGIAN STREET; Grades: UG - UG)
Library in Pottsville:
- POTTSVILLE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $903,596; Location: 215 W MARKET ST; 86,466
books; 18,228 audio materials; 5,344 video materials;
315 serial subscriptions)
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