Population: 239
Males: 115 (48.1%), Females: 124 (51.9%)
Schuylkill County
Zip code: 18248
Median resident age: 40.5 years
Median household income: $26,042
Median house value: $56,800
Races in Sheppton:
- White Non-Hispanic (100.0%)
Ancestries: Italian (19.2%), Irish (13.0%), Dutch (11.7%), German (9.2%), Polish (8.4%), Slovak (6.3%).
Elevation: 1640 feet
Land area: 0.1 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Sheppton
- High school or higher: 79.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 3.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
- Unemployed: 7.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Sheppton CDP
- Never married: 29.8%
- Now married: 37.6%
- Separated: 3.9%
- Widowed: 14.0%
- Divorced: 14.6%
0.4% Foreign born
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Sheppton:
- HAZLETON GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; HAZLETON, PA)
- HAZLETON-ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; HAZLETON, PA)
- BERWICK HOSPITAL CENTER (about 15 miles; BERWICK, PA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sheppton:
- READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 39 miles; READING, PA; Abbreviation: RDG)
- WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (about 41 miles; WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA; Abbreviation: AVP)
- LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 51 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: ABE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sheppton:
- HAZLETON MUNI (about 12 miles; HAZLETON, PA; Abbreviation: HZL)
- SCHUYLKILL COUNTY /JOE ZERBEY/ (about 22 miles; POTTSVILLE, PA; Abbreviation: ZER)
- BLOOMSBURG MUNI (about 23 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Abbreviation: N13)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sheppton:
- LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; NANTICOKE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,582)
- BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 24 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,880)
- WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,438)
- KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 35 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 7,101)
- LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,145)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS (about 40 miles; READING, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,003)
- MUHLENBERG COLLEGE (about 46 miles; Allentown, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,334)