| East Berwick, Pennsylvania | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | East Berwick |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Pennsylvania##Location in the United States |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Luzerne |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Salem |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.59 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.36 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.24 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 2042 |
| Population Density Km2: | 866.91 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 41.0628°N -76.2244°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 18603 |
| Area Code: | 570 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-20800 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.00 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.91 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.09 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 2246.42 |
East Berwick is a census-designated place (CDP) in Salem Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,007 at the 2010 census.[3]
East Berwick is located along the Susquehanna River at 41.0628°N -76.2244°W (41.062789, -76.224529).[4] East Berwick borders Berwick Borough, which is in neighboring Columbia County. The CDP is also adjacent to Nescopeck Borough, which is on the opposite bank of the Susquehanna River.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1sqmi, of which 0.9sqmi is land and 0.1sqmi, or 13.13%, is water.
At the 2000 census there were 1,998 people, 846 households, and 611 families living in the CDP. The population density was 2308sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 878 housing units at an average density of 1014.2sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.25% White, 0.60% African American, 0.50% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 0.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.85%.[5]
There were 846 households, 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.4% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.7% were non-families. 25.2% of households were made up of individuals, and 15.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.79.
The age distribution was 20.4% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 24.1% 65 or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.3 males.
The median household income was $40,489 and the median family income was $46,458. Males had a median income of $30,887 versus $27,813 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $19,531. About 4.3% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.8% of those under age 18 and 1.9% of those age 65 or over.