Lebanbon County PA
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LOCAL SCHOOLS Cleona Elementary School 50 E Walnut St Cleona (717) 867-7640
Fredericksburg Elem School 119 E Walnut St Fredericksburg (717) 865-4107
Lickdale Elementary School 40 Fisher Ave Jonestown (717) 865-4012
Cornwall-Lebanon School Dist 105 E Evergreen Rd Lebanon (717) 272-2031
Gravel Hill Christian Child Cr 131 Gravel Hill Rd Palmyra (717) 838-3620
N Annville Elementary School 50 E Walnut St Cleona (717) 867-7660
East Hanover Elementary School 1098 School House Rd Annville (717) 865-3595
Jackson Elementary School 558 W Main Ave Myerstown (717) 866-2624
New Covenant Christian School 452 Ebenezer Rd Lebanon (717) 274-2423
Eastern Lebanon School Dist 100 Evergreen Dr Myerstown (717) 866-4234
Jonestown Elementary School 135 S King St Jonestown (717) 865-3193
Pine Street Elementary School 50 W Pine St Palmyra (717) 838-8835
Elco Elementary School 100 Evergreen Dr Myerstown (717) 866-4521
Lebanon County Area Vocational 833 Metro Dr Lebanon (717) 273-4401
Southeast Elementary School 499 E Pershing Ave Lebanon (717) 675-2163
Forge Road Elementary School 400 S Forge Rd Palmyra (717) 838-1843
Lebanon School 1000 S 8th St Lebanon (717) 675-2163
Fort Zellers Elementary School 243 N Sheridan Rd Richland (610) 589-2575
Lebanon Senior High School 1000 S 8th St Lebanon (717) 273-9391
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Our County
INFO, HISTORY, & DEMOGRAPHICS Lebanon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 133,568. Its county seat is Lebanon. The county was formed from portions of Dauphin and Lancaster counties in 1813, with minor boundary revisions in 1814 and 1821. Lebanon County comprises the Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA Combined Statistical Area. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 362 square miles (940 km2), of which 362 square miles (940 km2) is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) (0.2%) is water. It is drained by Swatara Creek and its branches. It consists in large part of a valley. Adjacent counties Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania (northeast) Berks County, Pennsylvania (east) Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (south) Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (west)
As of the census of 2000, there were 120,327 people and 32,771 families residing in the county. The population density was 332 people per square mile (128/ km²). There were 49,320 housing units at an average density of 136 per square mile (53/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 94.46% White, 1.29% Black or African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.89% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 2.26% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. 4.96% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 45.6% were of German, 11.8% American and 6.1% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000. 92.5% spoke English, 4.2% Spanish and 1.1% Pennsylvania Dutch as their first language. There were 46,551 households out of which 30.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.40% were married couples living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.60% were nonfamilies. 25.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.98. In the county, the population was spread out with 23.70% under the age of 18,
8.20% from 18 to 24, 28.00% from 25 to 44, 23.70% from 45 to 64, and 16.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 95.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.70 males. Metropolitan Statistical Area The United States Office of Management and Budget has designated Lebanon County as the Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). As of the 2010 U.S. Census the metropolitan area ranked 16th most populous in the State of Pennsylvania and the 296th most populous in the United States with a population of 133,568. Lebanon County is also a part of the larger Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA Combined Statistical Area (CSA), which combines the populations of Lebanon County as well as Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Perry and York Counties in Pennsylvania. The Combined Statistical Area ranked 5th in the State of Pennsylvania and 43rd most populous in the United States with a population of 1,219,422. Lebanon, is a city in and the county seat of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 25,477 at the 2010 census, a 4.2% increase from the 2000 count of 24,461. Lebanon is located in
the central part of the Lebanon Valley, 26 miles (42 km) east of Harrisburg and 29 miles (47 km) west of Reading. Lebanon was founded by George Steitz in 1740 and was originally named Steitztown. Native tribes in the area of what is now Lebanon included the Shawnee, Susquehannock, Gawanese, Lenape (or Delaware), and Nanticoke peoples. Lebanon was settled by European colonists in 1720, many with the family names of “Steitz” and “Light”, along a creek that was then named “Steitz Creek”. The Light patriarchs built a fort to protect against Indians and named it “Light’s Fort”. The town was laid out in 1753, incorporated as a borough on February 20, 1821, and became a city on November 25, 1885. It adopted the commission form of government, consisting of four councilmen and a mayor. Lebanon bologna was first made here. Lebanon was formerly home to a major steel mill operated by Bethlehem Steel.
Annville Family Medicine 475 N Weaber St Annville (717) 867-4671
Lebanon Valley Family Medicine 1400 S Forge Rd # 1 Palmyra (717) 838-1301
Wellspan Family Medicine-Elco 6 Perri Ave Myerstown (717) 949-6581
Bouquet Mulligan Demaio Eye Pr 233 W Penn Ave Cleona (717) 272-0581
Myerstown First Aid Unit 11 E Jefferson Ave Myerstown (717) 866-5111
Wellspan Radiation Oncology 844 Tuck St Lebanon (717) 270-2238
Fava & Maria Eye Assoc 875 Norman Dr Lebanon (717) 272-2010
Penn State University Good 30 N 4th St Lebanon (717) 270-1958
Women’s Health Ctr Of Lebanon 300 Willow St Lebanon (717) 273-8835
Fredericksburg Cmnty Hlth Ctr 120 S Tan Aly # 1 Fredericksburg (717) 865-6644
Pennsylvania Counseling Svc 200 N 7th St # 1 Lebanon (717) 272-1653
Good Samaritan Home Hospice 202 Hathaway Park Lebanon (717) 270-7672
Wellspan Cardiology 775 Norman Dr Lebanon (717) 274-5500
Jonestown Health Ctr 100 E Queen St Jonestown (717) 820-4094
Wellspan Digestive Health 761 Norman Dr Lebanon (717) 376-1180
Annville Police Dept Annville (717) 867-2711 Cleona Police Dept Cleona (717) 274-2510 Cornwall Boro Police Cornwall (717) 274-2071 Ft Indiantown Gap Police Dept Jonestown (717) 861-2727 Lebanon City Police Lebanon (717) 272-6611
Myerstown Borough Police Myerstown (717) 866-5317 North Cornwall Twp Police Dept Lebanon (717) 274-0464 North Lebanon Police Dept Lebanon (717) 273-8141 North Londonderry Twp Police Palmyra (717) 838-5276
Millcreek Township Police Dept Newmanstown (610) 589-4066
Palmyra Borough Police Dept Palmyra (717) 838-8189
Schaefferstown (717) 949-3885 South Annville Twp Police Dept Lebanon (717) 867-1003 South Lebanon Twp Police Dept Lebanon (717) 272-2054 South Londonderry Police Campbelltown (717) 838-1376 State Police Jonestown (717) 865-5067
Schaefferstown Police Dept
Cleona Fire Co # 1 Cleona (717) 273-1171
Neptune Fire Co Richland (717) 866-2675
Jonestown Fire Co Jonestown (717) 865-3635
Ono Volunteer Fire Co Jonestown (717) 865-3346
Kutztown Community Fire Co Myerstown (717) 866-5200 Lebanon Fire Dept Lebanon Not Available Mt Gretna Fire Co Mt Gretna (717) 964-1106