Population: 9,042. Estimated population in 2021: 8,818 (-2.5% change)
Males: 4,315 (47.7%), Females: 4,727 (52.3%)
Zip code: 17055
Median resident age: 38.9 years
Median household income: $45,200
Median house value: $110,100
Races in Mechanicsburg:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (38.8%), Irish (15.0%), United States (7.8%), Italian (7.7%), English (6.9%), Polish (4.2%).
Land area: 2.6 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Mechanicsburg
- High school or higher: 88.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 26.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
- Unemployed: 2.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Mechanicsburg borough
- Never married: 26.2%
- Now married: 55.5%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 6.0%
- Divorced: 10.7%
1.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -436 (-4.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers in Mechanicsburg:
- HEALTHSOUTH OF MECHANICSBURG (175 LANCASTER BLVD)
- HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSP FOR SPECIAL SVS (4950 WILSON LANE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Mechanicsburg:
- HOLY SPIRIT HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; CAMP HILL, PA)
- SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL CTR PA (CP) (about 6 miles; CAMP HILL, PA)
- SCCI HOSPITAL HARRISBURG (about 11 miles; HARRISBURG, PA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mechanicsburg:
- HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 18 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; Abbreviation: MDT)
- LANCASTER (about 51 miles; LANCASTER, PA; Abbreviation: LNS)
- HAGERSTOWN REGIONAL-RICHARD A HENSON FLD (about 61 miles; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Abbreviation: HGR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mechanicsburg:
- CAPITAL CITY (about 11 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; Abbreviation: CXY)
- CARLISLE (about 12 miles; CARLISLE, PA; Abbreviation: N94)
- KAMPEL (about 13 miles; WELLSVILLE, PA; Abbreviation: 2N5)
Amtrak station near Mechanicsburg:
- 10 miles: HARRISBURG (4TH & CHESTNUT STS.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/Universities in Mechanicsburg:
- ITT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (Full-time enrollment: 276; Location: 5020 LOUISE DR; Private, for-profit; Website: www.itt-tech.edu)
- COMPUTER LEARNING NETWORK-RESIDENT SCHOOL (Full-time enrollment: 184; Location: 401 East Winding Hill Road Suite 101; Private, for-profit; Website: www.clntraining.com)
- EMPIRE BEAUTY SCHOOL (Full-time enrollment: 29; Location: 5103 CARLISLE PIKE; Private, for-profit; Website: www.empirebeauty.com)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mechanicsburg:
- MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 5 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,761)
- HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about 11 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,653)
- DICKINSON COLLEGE (about 14 miles; CARLISLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,098)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG (about 19 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,064)
- GETTYSBURG COLLEGE (about 31 miles; GETTYSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,216)
- YORK COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA (about 32 miles; YORK, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,541)
- SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 37 miles; SHIPPENSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,330)
Schools
Public high schools in Mechanicsburg:
- CUMBERLAND VALLEY HS (Students: 2,523; Grades: 09 – 12)
- MECHANICSBURG AREA SHS (Students: 1,132; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high schools in Mechanicsburg:
- EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHRISTIAN ACA (Students: 163; Location: 4681 E TRINDLE ROAD; Grades: KG – 12)
- FAITH TABERNACLE SCHOOL (Students: 128; Location: 1410 GOOD HOPE ROAD; Grades: 1 – 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Mechanicsburg:
- EAGLE VIEW MS (Students: 1,063; Grades: 06 – 08)
- GOOD HOPE MS (Students: 882; Grades: 06 – 08)
- MECHANICSBURG MS (Students: 875; Grades: 06 – 08)
- HAMPDEN EL SCH (Students: 613; Grades: KG – 05)
- GREEN RIDGE EL SCH (Students: 496; Grades: KG – 05)
- SPORTING HILL EL SCH (Students: 492; Grades: KG – 05)
- SILVER SPRING EL SCH (Students: 452; Grades: KG – 05)
- UPPER ALLEN EL SCH (Students: 313; Grades: 03 – 05)
- SHEPHERDSTOWN EL SCH (Students: 300; Grades: KG – 02)
- BROAD STREET EL SCH (Students: 284; Grades: KG – 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Mechanicsburg:
- ST JOSEPH SCHOOL (Students: 501; Location: 400 EAST SIMPSON STREET; Grades: KG – 8)
- MECHANICSBURG LEARNING CENTER (Students: 17; Location: 841 W TRINDLE RD; Grades: KG – KG)
Libraries
Library in Mechanicsburg:
- MECHANICSBURG AREA PUB LIBRARY (Operating income: $577,536; Location: 16 N WALNUT ST; 57,457 books; 2,479 audio materials; 3,294 video materials; 251 serial subscriptions)