ZIP 01009 — Schools & Education

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.

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School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 01009

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 01009 (Palmer Town, MA) is associated with Palmer School District (LEA 2509300) on US5’s NCES EDGE district mapping. District assignment is ZIP/ZCTA-based and can span multiple attendance boundaries — confirm school assignment with the district for enrollment.

Within about 10 miles, US5 lists 41 K-12 schools (36 public, 5 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.8 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in this ZIP attending private school — a ZIP-level share, not a per-campus rate.

The nearest college/university on US5 is Western New England University about 11.3 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Palmer School District

LEA ID

2509300

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

Western New England University11.3 miles (18.2 km)4yr-private
Mount Holyoke College12.4 miles (19.9 km)4yr-private
Hampshire College12.7 miles (20.4 km)4yr-private
American International College13.1 miles (21.0 km)4yr-private
Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing Education13.4 miles (21.5 km)4yr-private
Springfield College13.4 miles (21.5 km)4yr-private
Springfield Technical Community College14.1 miles (22.7 km)2yr-public
College of Our Lady of the Elms14.2 miles (22.9 km)4yr-private
Amherst College14.5 miles (23.3 km)4yr-private
University of Massachusetts-Amherst15.5 miles (24.9 km)4yr-public
Holyoke Community College16.0 miles (25.7 km)2yr-public
Bay Path University16.4 miles (26.4 km)4yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Smith College17.0 miles (27.4 km)4yr-private
Conway School of Landscape Design17.4 miles (27.9 km)4yr-private
Anna Maria College23.1 miles (37.1 km)4yr-private
Nichols College23.9 miles (38.5 km)4yr-private
Westfield State University24.0 miles (38.6 km)4yr-public
Worcester State University25.7 miles (41.3 km)4yr-public
Clark University26.6 miles (42.8 km)4yr-private
Assumption University26.8 miles (43.1 km)4yr-private
College of the Holy Cross27.3 miles (43.9 km)4yr-private
Worcester Polytechnic Institute27.6 miles (44.3 km)4yr-private
University of Connecticut28.1 miles (45.2 km)4yr-public
Quinsigamond Community College28.8 miles (46.3 km)2yr-public
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School29.9 miles (48.2 km)4yr-public
Greenfield Community College30.8 miles (49.5 km)2yr-public
Mount Wachusett Community College32.1 miles (51.7 km)2yr-public
Eastern Connecticut State University34.3 miles (55.2 km)4yr-public
University of Hartford34.3 miles (55.2 km)4yr-private
Rensselaer at Hartford34.7 miles (55.8 km)4yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing - Hartford34.7 miles (55.8 km)4yr-private
Connecticut State Community College35.0 miles (56.3 km)2yr-public
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus35.3 miles (56.8 km)4yr-public
University of Saint Joseph35.8 miles (57.5 km)4yr-private
Goodwin University35.8 miles (57.5 km)4yr-private
Hartford International University for Religion and Peace35.8 miles (57.6 km)4yr-private
Trinity College36.7 miles (59.0 km)4yr-private
Fitchburg State University38.4 miles (61.8 km)4yr-public
American Institute-West Hartford38.8 miles (62.4 km)2yr-private
Central Connecticut State University41.9 miles (67.4 km)4yr-public
Franklin Pierce University42.0 miles (67.5 km)4yr-private
Charter Oak State College43.8 miles (70.6 km)4yr-public
Holy Apostles College and Seminary44.6 miles (71.7 km)4yr-private
Bryant University45.7 miles (73.5 km)4yr-private
Framingham State University46.5 miles (74.9 km)4yr-public
Lincoln Technical Institute-Lincoln48.0 miles (77.3 km)2yr-private
Wesleyan University48.1 miles (77.4 km)4yr-private
SIT Graduate Institute48.5 miles (78.0 km)4yr-private
Dean College49.0 miles (78.9 km)4yr-private
Keene State College49.6 miles (79.9 km)4yr-public
Antioch University-New England50.0 miles (80.5 km)4yr-private
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts51.2 miles (82.4 km)4yr-public
Rhode Island College51.5 miles (83.0 km)4yr-public
National Aviation Academy of New England51.7 miles (83.2 km)2yr-private
Berkshire Community College52.7 miles (84.8 km)2yr-public
Providence College52.8 miles (85.0 km)4yr-private
Wellesley College53.1 miles (85.5 km)4yr-private
Bard College at Simon's Rock53.2 miles (85.6 km)4yr-private
Pope St John XXIII National Seminary53.4 miles (85.9 km)4yr-private
Regis College53.5 miles (86.1 km)4yr-private
Landmark College53.8 miles (86.5 km)4yr-private
Rhode Island School of Design54.6 miles (87.9 km)4yr-private
Johnson & Wales University-Providence54.7 miles (88.0 km)4yr-private
Johnson & Wales University-Online54.7 miles (88.0 km)4yr-private
Brown University54.9 miles (88.3 km)4yr-private
College Unbound55.1 miles (88.7 km)4yr-private
Babson College55.3 miles (89.1 km)4yr-private
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering55.4 miles (89.1 km)4yr-private
Massachusetts Bay Community College55.5 miles (89.3 km)2yr-public
Community College of Rhode Island55.9 miles (89.9 km)2yr-public
Williams College56.1 miles (90.3 km)4yr-private
Brandeis University56.2 miles (90.5 km)4yr-private
Lasell University56.8 miles (91.4 km)4yr-private
Hebrew College56.8 miles (91.5 km)4yr-private
New England Institute of Technology57.3 miles (92.2 km)4yr-private
St Joseph School of Nursing57.6 miles (92.7 km)2yr-private
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus57.8 miles (93.0 km)4yr-public
Nashua Community College58.0 miles (93.3 km)2yr-public
Rivier University58.0 miles (93.3 km)4yr-private
Bentley University58.4 miles (93.9 km)4yr-private
William James College58.4 miles (94.0 km)4yr-private
Middlesex Community College58.5 miles (94.2 km)2yr-public
Connecticut College58.6 miles (94.3 km)4yr-private
FINE Mortuary College58.7 miles (94.5 km)2yr-private
United States Coast Guard Academy58.9 miles (94.8 km)4yr-public
Thomas More College of Liberal Arts60.0 miles (96.6 km)4yr-private
University of Massachusetts-Lowell60.0 miles (96.6 km)4yr-public
Post University60.2 miles (96.9 km)4yr-private
Boston College60.5 miles (97.3 km)4yr-private
Saint John's Seminary60.9 miles (98.0 km)4yr-private
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)61.6 miles (99.1 km)4yr-private
Quinnipiac University61.6 miles (99.2 km)4yr-private
Mitchell College62.2 miles (100.1 km)4yr-private
Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis Inc62.3 miles (100.3 km)4yr-private
Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology62.3 miles (100.3 km)4yr-private
Curry College62.6 miles (100.8 km)4yr-private
Boston Baptist College63.0 miles (101.3 km)4yr-private
Longy School of Music of Bard College63.3 miles (101.8 km)4yr-private
University of Connecticut-Avery Point63.3 miles (101.9 km)4yr-public
Harvard University63.5 miles (102.1 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.

		Grades
Palmer High	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
Old Mill Pond	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
Pathfinder Vocational Technical	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.8 km)
Ware Junior/Senior High School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Ware Middle School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.8 km)
Stanley M Koziol Elementary School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Jabish Middle School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
ST THOMAS AQUINAS SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Cold Spring	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Belchertown High	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Swift River Elementary	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Chestnut Hill Community School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Warren Elementary	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Monson High School	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Paul R Baird Middle	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.7 km)
Quarry Hill Community School	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Granite Valley School	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Ludlow Senior High	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
East Street Elementary School	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Quaboag Regional High	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Quaboag Regional Middle Innovation School	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Quaboag Integrated Preschool	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
ST JOHN THE BAPTIST SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Harris Brook Elementary School	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
THE MACDUFFIE SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Wilbraham Middle	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Stony Hill School	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
Mile Tree Elementary	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
East Meadow	public	—	—	8.7 miles (13.9 km)
Minnechaug Regional High	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Indian Orchard Elementary	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.1 km)
Granby Jr Sr High School	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
WARREN SDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
Warner	public	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
Springfield Public Day High School	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Springfield International Charter School	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
Brimfield Elementary	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
John F Kennedy Middle	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Litwin	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
ST ALOYSIUS CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.9 miles (16.0 km)
Soule Road	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 01009

What school district is ZIP code 01009 in?

ZIP 01009 (Palmer Town, MA) maps to Palmer School District (LEA ID 2509300) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 01009?

US5 lists 41 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 36 public and 5 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 01009 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 01009 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	38.1%
High school	24.4%
Less than HS	4.8%
School district	Palmer School District

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