ZIP 06256 — 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 06256

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 06256 (Willimantic, CT) is associated with Regional School District 11 (LEA 0903570) 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 31 K-12 schools (28 public, 3 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.6 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 Eastern Connecticut State University about 3.3 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Regional School District 11

LEA ID

0903570

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

Eastern Connecticut State University3.3 miles (5.2 km)4yr-public
University of Connecticut7.1 miles (11.5 km)4yr-public
Connecticut College24.5 miles (39.4 km)4yr-private
Nichols College24.5 miles (39.4 km)4yr-private
United States Coast Guard Academy24.8 miles (39.9 km)4yr-public
Goodwin University24.9 miles (40.1 km)4yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing - Hartford26.2 miles (42.1 km)4yr-private
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus26.6 miles (42.8 km)4yr-public
Connecticut State Community College26.7 miles (42.9 km)2yr-public
Holy Apostles College and Seminary26.8 miles (43.1 km)4yr-private
Rensselaer at Hartford26.8 miles (43.1 km)4yr-private
Trinity College27.5 miles (44.3 km)4yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Mitchell College28.1 miles (45.2 km)4yr-private
Hartford International University for Religion and Peace28.5 miles (45.9 km)4yr-private
Wesleyan University28.6 miles (46.0 km)4yr-private
University of Hartford29.1 miles (46.8 km)4yr-private
University of Connecticut-Avery Point29.1 miles (46.9 km)4yr-public
American Institute-West Hartford29.3 miles (47.2 km)2yr-private
University of Saint Joseph29.7 miles (47.8 km)4yr-private
Bay Path University31.3 miles (50.3 km)4yr-private
Central Connecticut State University31.5 miles (50.7 km)4yr-public
Western New England University32.4 miles (52.1 km)4yr-private
Charter Oak State College32.5 miles (52.3 km)4yr-public
Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing Education32.8 miles (52.8 km)4yr-private
Springfield College32.8 miles (52.8 km)4yr-private
American International College33.4 miles (53.7 km)4yr-private
Springfield Technical Community College33.9 miles (54.5 km)2yr-public
New England Institute of Technology34.1 miles (54.9 km)4yr-private
Bryant University34.4 miles (55.3 km)4yr-private
Community College of Rhode Island34.9 miles (56.1 km)2yr-public
College of Our Lady of the Elms36.4 miles (58.5 km)4yr-private
Rhode Island College36.5 miles (58.7 km)4yr-public
University of Rhode Island36.8 miles (59.2 km)4yr-public
Lincoln Technical Institute-Lincoln37.8 miles (60.8 km)2yr-private
Providence College37.9 miles (60.9 km)4yr-private
College Unbound38.7 miles (62.3 km)4yr-private
Johnson & Wales University-Providence38.8 miles (62.5 km)4yr-private
Johnson & Wales University-Online38.8 miles (62.5 km)4yr-private
Rhode Island School of Design39.1 miles (62.9 km)4yr-private
College of the Holy Cross39.3 miles (63.2 km)4yr-private
Brown University39.4 miles (63.3 km)4yr-private
Clark University39.7 miles (63.9 km)4yr-private
Worcester State University40.3 miles (64.9 km)4yr-public
Holyoke Community College40.8 miles (65.7 km)2yr-public
Worcester Polytechnic Institute41.6 miles (66.9 km)4yr-private
Mount Holyoke College42.0 miles (67.6 km)4yr-private
Assumption University42.3 miles (68.1 km)4yr-private
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School42.8 miles (68.9 km)4yr-public
Westfield State University43.0 miles (69.1 km)4yr-public
Anna Maria College43.1 miles (69.4 km)4yr-private
Quinnipiac University43.8 miles (70.5 km)4yr-private
Quinsigamond Community College44.3 miles (71.3 km)2yr-public
Hampshire College45.3 miles (72.9 km)4yr-private
Dean College46.1 miles (74.1 km)4yr-private
Roger Williams University School of Law46.5 miles (74.9 km)4yr-private
Roger Williams University46.6 miles (75.0 km)4yr-private
IYRS School of Technology & Trades46.9 miles (75.4 km)2yr-private
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus47.1 miles (75.9 km)4yr-public
Smith College47.4 miles (76.3 km)4yr-private
Conway School of Landscape Design47.5 miles (76.4 km)4yr-private
Salve Regina University47.8 miles (76.9 km)4yr-private
Amherst College48.0 miles (77.2 km)4yr-private
Albertus Magnus College48.3 miles (77.7 km)4yr-private
University of Massachusetts-Amherst49.0 miles (78.8 km)4yr-public
Yale University49.3 miles (79.3 km)4yr-private
Southern Connecticut State University49.3 miles (79.4 km)4yr-public
Post University49.6 miles (79.9 km)4yr-private
University of New Haven51.6 miles (83.0 km)4yr-private
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)52.6 miles (84.7 km)4yr-private
Bristol Community College53.5 miles (86.2 km)2yr-public
Framingham State University53.8 miles (86.5 km)4yr-public
Wellesley College58.3 miles (93.9 km)4yr-private
FINE Mortuary College58.5 miles (94.1 km)2yr-private
Stonehill College59.8 miles (96.3 km)4yr-private
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth59.9 miles (96.4 km)4yr-public
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering60.1 miles (96.7 km)4yr-private
Mount Wachusett Community College60.1 miles (96.8 km)2yr-public
Babson College60.2 miles (96.9 km)4yr-private
Pope St John XXIII National Seminary60.4 miles (97.2 km)4yr-private
Massachusetts Bay Community College60.9 miles (98.0 km)2yr-public
Regis College61.0 miles (98.1 km)4yr-private
Fitchburg State University62.1 miles (99.9 km)4yr-public
William James College62.5 miles (100.6 km)4yr-private
Hebrew College62.8 miles (101.1 km)4yr-private
Lasell University63.0 miles (101.5 km)4yr-private
Bridgewater State University63.4 miles (102.0 km)4yr-public
Brandeis University63.5 miles (102.2 km)4yr-private
Curry College63.9 miles (102.8 km)4yr-private
National Aviation Academy of New England64.0 miles (103.1 km)2yr-private
American Institute of Healthcare & Technology64.4 miles (103.7 km)2yr-private
Massasoit Community College64.5 miles (103.9 km)2yr-public
Greenfield Community College64.7 miles (104.0 km)2yr-public
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing64.7 miles (104.2 km)2yr-private
Boston Baptist College64.7 miles (104.2 km)4yr-private
Boston College65.7 miles (105.7 km)4yr-private
Bentley University65.9 miles (106.0 km)4yr-private
Saint John's Seminary66.3 miles (106.7 km)4yr-private
University of Bridgeport66.3 miles (106.7 km)4yr-private
Sacred Heart University66.4 miles (106.8 km)4yr-private
Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology66.5 miles (107.0 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
North Windham School	public	—	—	0.6 miles (1.0 km)
Charles H. Barrows STEM Academy	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
Windham Center School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
NATCHAUG HOSPITAL SCHOOL-CONSOLIDATED	private	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Natchaug School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
Parish Hill High School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Windham High School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Mansfield Elementary School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Arts at the Capitol Theater Magnet School (ACT)	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
Windham Technical High School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Windham Middle School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
W. B. Sweeney School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Chaplin Elementary School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Scotland Elementary School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Mansfield Middle School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (8.0 km)
Hampton Elementary School	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
E. O. Smith High School	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
Lebanon Elementary School	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Franklin Elementary School	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
Horace W. Porter School	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.3 km)
George Hersey Robertson School	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
Sayles School	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Lebanon Middle School	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
Capt. Nathan Hale School	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
Lyman Memorial High School	public	—	—	8.7 miles (13.9 km)
Coventry Academy	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Coventry High School	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
ST JOSEPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
ACADEMY OF THE HOLY FAMILY	private	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
Canterbury Elementary School	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Dr. Helen Baldwin Middle School	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 06256

What school district is ZIP code 06256 in?

ZIP 06256 (Willimantic, CT) maps to Regional School District 11 (LEA ID 0903570) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 06256?

US5 lists 31 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 28 public and 3 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 06256 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 06256 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	15.5%
High school	39.0%
Less than HS	6.1%
School district	Regional School District 11

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