| Official Name: | Jonestown, Pennsylvania |
| Settlement Type: | Borough |
| Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Jonestown |
| 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: | Lebanon |
| Government Type: | Borough Council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Joe Quairoli [1] |
| Leader Title1: | Council President |
| Leader Name1: | Dawn Sellers |
| Leader Title2: | Council Vice President |
| Leader Name2: | Robin Wolferd |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1761 |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated |
| Established Date1: | 1870 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.64 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.64 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.63 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.63 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1638 |
| Population Density Km2: | 998.28 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 2583.60 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 40.4139°N -76.4792°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 17038 |
| Area Code: | 717 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-38400 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1215364 |
Jonestown, previously known as Williamsburg, is a borough in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Lebanon metropolitan statistical area. The population was 1,629 at the 2020 census.[3]
Jonestown is located at 40.4139°N -76.4792°W (40.414001, -76.479030).[4] According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.6sqmi, all of which is land.
Jonestown is bordered to the north, east, and south by Swatara Township, and to the west by Union Township.
As of the 2010 census, there were 1,905 people living in the borough. The racial makeup of the borough was 89.9% White, 1.8% Black, 1.0% Asian, 0.4% from some other race and 1.3% from two or more races. 5.6% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
As of the 2000 census, there were 1,028 people, 402 households, and 272 families living in the borough. The population density was 1597sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 418 housing units at an average density of 649.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the borough was 97.67% White, 1.26% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.58% from other races, and 0.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.85% of the population.
There were 402 households, out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the borough, the population was spread out, with 27.2% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 107.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.9 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $36,000, and the median income for a family was $45,208. Males had a median income of $30,700 versus $20,724 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $15,322. About 6.9% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.8% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.