ZIP 06385 — 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 06385

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 06385 (Waterford, CT) is associated with Waterford School District (LEA 0904860) 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 53 K-12 schools (44 public, 9 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.7 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.5% 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 Connecticut College about 2.8 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Waterford School District

LEA ID

0904860

Private school share (ACS)

0.5%

Colleges & universities (100)

Connecticut College2.8 miles (4.6 km)4yr-private
United States Coast Guard Academy3.0 miles (4.8 km)4yr-public
Mitchell College3.9 miles (6.3 km)4yr-private
University of Connecticut-Avery Point5.7 miles (9.1 km)4yr-public
Eastern Connecticut State University25.1 miles (40.4 km)4yr-public
Wesleyan University29.1 miles (46.9 km)4yr-private
Holy Apostles College and Seminary30.6 miles (49.2 km)4yr-private
University of Connecticut31.3 miles (50.3 km)4yr-public
University of Rhode Island33.7 miles (54.2 km)4yr-public
Goodwin University36.3 miles (58.5 km)4yr-private
Trinity College38.4 miles (61.8 km)4yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing - Hartford38.4 miles (61.8 km)4yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Quinnipiac University38.4 miles (61.8 km)4yr-private
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus38.4 miles (61.9 km)4yr-public
Charter Oak State College38.6 miles (62.1 km)4yr-public
Connecticut State Community College38.8 miles (62.4 km)2yr-public
American Institute-West Hartford38.8 miles (62.4 km)2yr-private
Central Connecticut State University38.9 miles (62.7 km)4yr-public
Rensselaer at Hartford39.0 miles (62.8 km)4yr-private
New England Institute of Technology39.7 miles (63.8 km)4yr-private
Albertus Magnus College39.9 miles (64.1 km)4yr-private
Hartford International University for Religion and Peace40.1 miles (64.5 km)4yr-private
Yale University40.1 miles (64.5 km)4yr-private
Southern Connecticut State University41.1 miles (66.1 km)4yr-public
University of Saint Joseph41.4 miles (66.7 km)4yr-private
University of Hartford41.8 miles (67.2 km)4yr-private
University of New Haven42.0 miles (67.7 km)4yr-private
Community College of Rhode Island42.5 miles (68.4 km)2yr-public
IYRS School of Technology & Trades44.4 miles (71.4 km)2yr-private
Salve Regina University45.0 miles (72.4 km)4yr-private
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus47.6 miles (76.7 km)4yr-public
Nichols College48.6 miles (78.2 km)4yr-private
Rhode Island College48.8 miles (78.5 km)4yr-public
College Unbound49.2 miles (79.2 km)4yr-private
Post University49.4 miles (79.5 km)4yr-private
Johnson & Wales University-Online49.8 miles (80.1 km)4yr-private
Johnson & Wales University-Providence49.8 miles (80.1 km)4yr-private
Providence College49.9 miles (80.2 km)4yr-private
Bryant University50.0 miles (80.5 km)4yr-private
Rhode Island School of Design50.3 miles (80.9 km)4yr-private
Brown University50.4 miles (81.1 km)4yr-private
Roger Williams University School of Law50.4 miles (81.1 km)4yr-private
Roger Williams University50.5 miles (81.2 km)4yr-private
Bay Path University52.7 miles (84.8 km)4yr-private
Lincoln Technical Institute-Lincoln53.1 miles (85.4 km)2yr-private
American Institute of Healthcare & Technology53.3 miles (85.8 km)2yr-private
Springfield College55.2 miles (88.8 km)4yr-private
Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing Education55.2 miles (88.8 km)4yr-private
Western New England University55.3 miles (89.0 km)4yr-private
University of Bridgeport55.4 miles (89.1 km)4yr-private
Paier College55.6 miles (89.5 km)4yr-private
American International College55.9 miles (89.9 km)4yr-private
Springfield Technical Community College56.0 miles (90.2 km)2yr-public
Sacred Heart University57.3 miles (92.1 km)4yr-private
College of Our Lady of the Elms58.6 miles (94.3 km)4yr-private
Suffolk County Community College58.7 miles (94.5 km)2yr-public
Fairfield University58.8 miles (94.6 km)4yr-private
Stony Brook University58.9 miles (94.8 km)4yr-public
Bristol Community College59.1 miles (95.2 km)2yr-public
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth62.4 miles (100.4 km)4yr-public
Westfield State University62.7 miles (100.8 km)4yr-public
Holyoke Community College63.0 miles (101.3 km)2yr-public
College of the Holy Cross63.1 miles (101.6 km)4yr-private
Dean College63.5 miles (102.2 km)4yr-private
Clark University63.7 miles (102.6 km)4yr-private
Worcester State University64.6 miles (104.0 km)4yr-public
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)65.3 miles (105.1 km)4yr-private
Mount Holyoke College65.3 miles (105.2 km)4yr-private
Worcester Polytechnic Institute65.6 miles (105.6 km)4yr-private
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School66.5 miles (107.0 km)4yr-public
Assumption University66.6 miles (107.2 km)4yr-private
Western Connecticut State University66.8 miles (107.5 km)4yr-public
Anna Maria College68.0 miles (109.5 km)4yr-private
Quinsigamond Community College68.4 miles (110.0 km)2yr-public
Hampshire College69.3 miles (111.6 km)4yr-private
Western Suffolk BOCES70.3 miles (113.1 km)2yr-public
Conway School of Landscape Design70.5 miles (113.5 km)4yr-private
Smith College70.6 miles (113.6 km)4yr-private
Amherst College72.3 miles (116.3 km)4yr-private
University of Massachusetts-Amherst73.3 miles (117.9 km)4yr-public
Stonehill College73.5 miles (118.3 km)4yr-private
Five Towns College74.3 miles (119.6 km)4yr-private
Framingham State University74.5 miles (119.9 km)4yr-public
Bridgewater State University74.8 miles (120.3 km)4yr-public
University of Connecticut-Stamford75.1 miles (120.8 km)4yr-public
FINE Mortuary College75.3 miles (121.2 km)2yr-private
Wellesley College77.7 miles (125.1 km)4yr-private
Massasoit Community College77.8 miles (125.2 km)2yr-public
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing78.2 miles (125.9 km)2yr-private
Farmingdale State College78.4 miles (126.2 km)4yr-public
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering79.1 miles (127.3 km)4yr-private
Babson College79.3 miles (127.6 km)4yr-private
Massachusetts Bay Community College80.2 miles (129.0 km)2yr-public
New York College of Health Professions80.3 miles (129.3 km)4yr-private
Pope St John XXIII National Seminary80.3 miles (129.3 km)4yr-private
Curry College80.8 miles (130.1 km)4yr-private
Island Drafting and Technical Institute81.0 miles (130.4 km)2yr-private
William James College81.0 miles (130.4 km)4yr-private
Regis College81.1 miles (130.5 km)4yr-private
Boston Baptist College81.9 miles (131.8 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Oswegatchie Elementary School	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
Clark Lane Middle School	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.8 km)
New London High School	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
Science and Technology Magnet Pathway for High School Grades	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
The Friendship School	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
Waterford High School	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
New London Visual and Performing Arts Magnet Pathway	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.1 km)
Science and Technology Magnet Pathway for Middle Grades	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.1 km)
Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.1 km)
C.B. Jennings International Elementary Magnet	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
ST JOSEPH SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
THE WILLIAMS SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Regional Multicultural Magnet School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.7 km)
East Lyme High School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Winthrop STEM Elementary Magnet School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Interdistrict School For Arts And Communication	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
East Lyme Middle School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (4.9 km)
Flanders School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
BAPTIST BIBLE ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Lillie B. Haynes School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.1 km)
Great Neck Elementary School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Quaker Hill Elementary School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
Niantic Center School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
WATERFORD COUNTRY SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Nathan Hale Arts Magnet School	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
SACRED HEART SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Marine Science Magnet High School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Thames River Magnet School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Charles Barnum Magnet School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Catherine Kolnaski Magnet School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
LIGHTHOUSE VOC-ED CENTER LEARNING CAMPUS	private	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
THE LIGHT HOUSE VOC ED CENTER	private	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
BRADLEY SCHOOL-NEW LONDON REGIONAL	private	—	—	5.6 miles (8.9 km)
Dr. Charles E. Murphy School	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Leonard J. Tyl Middle School	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Montville High School	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Ella T. Grasso Technical High School	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Groton Middle School	public	—	—	7.4 miles (12.0 km)
Robert E. Fitch High School	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Juliet W. Long School	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
Gales Ferry School	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Ledyard Middle School	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.5 km)
Oakdale School	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
ST BERNARD SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Mile Creek School	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Mystic River Magnet School	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Mohegan School	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Northeast Academy Magnet School	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Lyme-Old Lyme High School	public	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Center School	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
FISHERS ISLAND SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Ledyard High School	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 06385

What school district is ZIP code 06385 in?

ZIP 06385 (Waterford, CT) maps to Waterford School District (LEA ID 0904860) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 06385?

US5 lists 53 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 44 public and 9 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 06385 attend private school?

About 0.5% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 06385 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	41.0%
High school	26.6%
Less than HS	4.0%
School district	Waterford School District

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