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Population (year 2000): 5,586. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,605 (+0.3% change)
Males: 2,571 (46.0%), Females: 3,015 (54.0%)
Cumberland County
Zip code:
17257
Median resident age: 27.7 years
Median household income: $27,660 (year 2000)
Median house value: $89,900 (year 2000)
Races in Shippensburg:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.4%)
- Black (3.4%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (36.0%), Irish (12.0%),
United States (9.1%), Italian (7.5%), English (6.4%), Scottish
(3.0%).
Elevation: 660 feet
Land area: 2.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Shippensburg
- High school or higher: 82.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 11.2%
- Unemployed: 3.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Shippensburg borough
- Never married: 45.6%
- Now married: 37.1%
- Separated: 2.8%
- Widowed: 6.5%
- Divorced: 8.0%
2.4% Foreign born (1.0% Europe, 0.6% Asia, 0.4%
Latin America, 0.4% Africa).
Population change in the 1990s: +81 (+1.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Shippensburg:
- CHAMBERSBURG HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; CHAMBERSBURG,
PA)
- WAYNESBORO HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; WAYNESBORO, PA)
- CARLISLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles;
CARLISLE, PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Shippensburg:
- HAGERSTOWN REGIONAL-RICHARD A HENSON FLD (about 28
miles; HAGERSTOWN, MD; ID: HGR)
- HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 55 miles;
HARRISBURG, PA; ID: MDT)
- ALTOONA-BLAIR COUNTY (about 58 miles; ALTOONA, PA;
ID: AOO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Shippensburg:
- SHIPPENSBURG (about 6 miles; SHIPPENSBURG, PA; ID:
N42)
- CHAMBERSBURG MUNI (about 10 miles; CHAMBERSBURG, PA;
ID: N68)
- GETTYSBURG AIRPORT AND TRAVEL CENTER (about 24
miles; GETTYSBURG, PA; ID: W05)
College/University in Shippensburg:
- SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
(Full-time enrollment: 6,330; Location: 1871 OLD MAIN
DR; Public; Website: www.ship.edu; Offers Master's
degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Shippensburg:
- DICKINSON COLLEGE (about 25 miles; CARLISLE, PA;
Full-time enrollment: 2,098)
- GETTYSBURG COLLEGE (about 26 miles; GETTYSBURG, PA;
FT enrollment: 2,216)
- MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 38 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; FT
enrollment: 2,761)
- FREDERICK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles;
FREDERICK, MD; FT enrollment: 2,407)
- SHEPHERD COLLEGE (about 47 miles; Shepherdstown, WV;
FT enrollment: 3,576)
- HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about
48 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,653)
- WESTERN MARYLAND COLLEGE (about 50 miles;
WESTMINSTER, MD; FT enrollment: 2,245)
Public high school in Shippensburg:
- SHIPPENSBURG AREA SHS (Students: 1,035;
Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Shippensburg:
- ANCHOR CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 73;
Location: 744 PINOLA RD; Grades: 1 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Shippensburg:
- SHIPPENSBURG AREA MS (Students: 811; Grades:
06 - 08)
- NANCY GRAYSON EL SCH (Students: 683; Grades:
KG - 05)
- JAMES BURD EL SCH (Students: 651; Grades: KG
- 05)
- GRACE B LUHRS UNIV ELEM (Students: 124;
Grades: KG - 05)
Biggest private primary/middle schools in Shippensburg:
- RUNNING PUMP RD PAROCHIAL SCHO (Students: 38;
Location: 391 RIDGE ROAD; Grades: 1 - 9)
- QUARRY HILL SCHOOL (Students: 36; Location:
45 MCCULLOUGH RD; Grades: 1 - 9)
- MT ROCK PAROCHIAL SCHOOL (Students: 36;
Location: 457 MT. ROCK ROAD; Grades: 1 - 9)
- SPRING HILL PAROCHIAL SCHOOL (Students: 32;
Location: 230 NEWVILLE RD; Grades: 1 - 9)
- CHESTNUT GROVE PAROCHIAL SCH (Students: 32;
Location: 518 S MOUNTAIN ESTATES RD; Grades: 1 - 8)
- OAK GROVE PAROCHIAL SCHOOL (Students: 29;
Location: 25 HALE RD; Grades: 1 - 8)
- MIDDLE RUN PAROCHIAL SCHOOL (Students: 28;
Location: 100 THORNNY GROVE LANE; Grades: 1 - 8)
- SOUTH MOUNTAIN PAROCHIAL SCH (Students: 27;
Location: 111 MT VIEW RD; Grades: 1 - 8)
- OTTERBEIN (Students: 26; Location: MONGULE
HILL RD; Grades: 1 - 8)
- CLEARFIELD PAROCHIAL SCHOOL (Students: 25;
Location: 1472 PINOLA ROAD; Grades: 1 - 8)
Library in Shippensburg:
- SHIPPENSBURG PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $314,533; Location: 73 WEST KING ST; 53,242
books; 1,482 audio materials; 1,844 video materials; 134
serial subscriptions)
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