Town guide

Mount Gretna, Pennsylvania

Mount Gretna is a borough in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, home to about 208 people across 0.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 17064.

Homes sold for a median of $370 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population2081,486 per sq mi
Median home value$384,900Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$370Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking75%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Mount Gretna

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Mount Gretna

Distances

Nearest major airportPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)70 miles away
Closer regional airportLancaster Airport (LNS)13 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Baltimore, MD66 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA73 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Mount Gretna; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Mount Gretna

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Mount Gretna had 193 residents in the 2020 census, down 20% since 2000.

It’s the 2434th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.

Lebanon County grew from 53,827 residents in 1900 to 143,257 in 2020.

Mount Gretna population by census2000: 242, 2010: 196, 2020: 193242200019620101932020

Lebanon County, 1900–2020

Lebanon County population, 1900 to 20201900: 53,827, 1910: 59,565, 1920: 63,152, 1930: 67,103, 1940: 72,641, 1950: 81,683, 1960: 90,853, 1970: 99,665, 1980: 108,582, 1990: 113,744, 2000: 120,327, 2010: 133,568, 2020: 143,25754K’00’1063K’20’3073K’40’5091K’60’70109K’80’90120K’00’10143K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 22°F. About 46.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 24 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Mount GretnaJan: high 37°F, low 22°F, 3.1 in; Feb: high 40°F, low 23°F, 2.6 in; Mar: high 49°F, low 31°F, 3.6 in; Apr: high 62°F, low 40°F, 3.7 in; May: high 72°F, low 51°F, 4 in; Jun: high 80°F, low 60°F, 4.5 in; Jul: high 84°F, low 64°F, 4.9 in; Aug: high 82°F, low 63°F, 4.6 in; Sep: high 76°F, low 55°F, 4.6 in; Oct: high 64°F, low 44°F, 4.1 in; Nov: high 52°F, low 34°F, 3.2 in; Dec: high 42°F, low 27°F, 3.6 in37°22°Jan3.140°23°Feb2.649°31°Mar3.662°40°Apr3.772°51°May4.080°60°Jun4.584°64°Jul4.982°63°Aug4.676°55°Sep4.664°44°Oct4.152°34°Nov3.242°27°Dec3.6Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lebanon 2 W, PA weather station (6 miles away).

Jobs in Lebanon County

50,901 jobs at 2,811 businesses in Lebanon County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Lebanon CountyManufacturing: 9,906 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 9,609 jobs; Retail trade: 6,851 jobs; Wholesale trade: 4,542 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 3,965 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 3,574 jobs; Administrative and support: 2,844 jobs; Other services: 2,229 jobsManufacturing 20% Health care and social assistance 19% Retail trade 14% Wholesale trade 9% Hotels and restaurants 8% Transportation and warehousing 7% Administrative and support 6% Other services 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

79 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Mount Gretna.

Nearest hospitals

  • Lebanon Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Lebanon5.6 miles
  • Wellspan Good Samaritan HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Lebanon6.7 miles
  • Milton S Hershey Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Hershey9.7 miles

Providers with an office here

Specialist doctors2
Dentists1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants1
Mental health providers75

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Mount Gretna

Parks (3 nearby)

  • Heritage Park · 1 acres0.3 mi
  • Dogwood Park · 1 acres0.1 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Mt. Gretna Community Library0.1 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Park at Governor Dick Environmental Center1.0 mi

Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)

  • Mount Gretna Playhouse0.1 mi
  • Mount Gretna Tabernacle0.2 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

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Shares ZIP codes with South Londonderry and West Cornwall.

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