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ZIP 06442 — 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 06442

K-12 nearby
31
Public
26
Private
5
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 06442 (CT) is associated with Essex School District (LEA 0901500) 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 (26 public, 5 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.4 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.6% 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 17.1 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education
School district
Essex School District
LEA ID
0901500
Private school share (ACS)
0.6%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Connecticut College17.1 miles (27.6 km)4yr-private
  • United States Coast Guard Academy17.4 miles (28.0 km)4yr-public
  • Mitchell College17.6 miles (28.3 km)4yr-private
  • Wesleyan University18.7 miles (30.1 km)4yr-private
  • University of Connecticut-Avery Point19.2 miles (30.9 km)4yr-public
  • Holy Apostles College and Seminary21.4 miles (34.4 km)4yr-private
  • Quinnipiac University24.4 miles (39.3 km)4yr-private
  • Albertus Magnus College25.4 miles (40.9 km)4yr-private
  • Yale University25.6 miles (41.3 km)4yr-private
  • Southern Connecticut State University26.7 miles (42.9 km)4yr-public
  • University of New Haven27.6 miles (44.4 km)4yr-private
  • Eastern Connecticut State University28.5 miles (45.9 km)4yr-public
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Charter Oak State College28.8 miles (46.3 km)4yr-public
  • Goodwin University29.7 miles (47.8 km)4yr-private
  • Central Connecticut State University29.7 miles (47.8 km)4yr-public
  • American Institute-West Hartford30.6 miles (49.2 km)2yr-private
  • Trinity College31.0 miles (49.9 km)4yr-private
  • University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus31.6 miles (50.8 km)4yr-public
  • Arizona College of Nursing - Hartford31.8 miles (51.1 km)4yr-private
  • Connecticut State Community College31.9 miles (51.4 km)2yr-public
  • Rensselaer at Hartford32.3 miles (51.9 km)4yr-private
  • Hartford International University for Religion and Peace32.8 miles (52.7 km)4yr-private
  • University of Connecticut33.6 miles (54.1 km)4yr-public
  • University of Saint Joseph34.0 miles (54.7 km)4yr-private
  • University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus34.6 miles (55.7 km)4yr-public
  • University of Hartford34.7 miles (55.9 km)4yr-private
  • Post University36.1 miles (58.1 km)4yr-private
  • American Institute of Healthcare & Technology39.1 miles (62.9 km)2yr-private
  • University of Bridgeport41.1 miles (66.2 km)4yr-private
  • Paier College41.4 miles (66.6 km)4yr-private
  • Sacred Heart University42.8 miles (68.9 km)4yr-private
  • Fairfield University44.5 miles (71.7 km)4yr-private
  • Stony Brook University46.3 miles (74.6 km)4yr-public
  • Suffolk County Community College47.0 miles (75.7 km)2yr-public
  • University of Rhode Island48.0 miles (77.3 km)4yr-public
  • Bay Path University49.9 miles (80.2 km)4yr-private
  • Western Connecticut State University52.5 miles (84.5 km)4yr-public
  • Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing Education52.9 miles (85.1 km)4yr-private
  • Springfield College52.9 miles (85.1 km)4yr-private
  • New England Institute of Technology53.0 miles (85.3 km)4yr-private
  • Springfield Technical Community College53.5 miles (86.1 km)2yr-public
  • Western New England University53.6 miles (86.2 km)4yr-private
  • American International College53.6 miles (86.3 km)4yr-private
  • Nichols College55.0 miles (88.6 km)4yr-private
  • Community College of Rhode Island55.5 miles (89.4 km)2yr-public
  • College of Our Lady of the Elms55.9 miles (90.0 km)4yr-private
  • Western Suffolk BOCES57.2 miles (92.1 km)2yr-public
  • Westfield State University57.7 miles (92.9 km)4yr-public
  • IYRS School of Technology & Trades58.8 miles (94.6 km)2yr-private
  • Salve Regina University59.4 miles (95.6 km)4yr-private
  • Holyoke Community College60.0 miles (96.5 km)2yr-public
  • Rhode Island College60.8 miles (97.9 km)4yr-public
  • University of Connecticut-Stamford60.9 miles (98.0 km)4yr-public
  • Bryant University61.1 miles (98.3 km)4yr-private
  • Five Towns College61.7 miles (99.3 km)4yr-private
  • College Unbound61.8 miles (99.4 km)4yr-private
  • Providence College62.0 miles (99.8 km)4yr-private
  • Johnson & Wales University-Online62.3 miles (100.2 km)4yr-private
  • Johnson & Wales University-Providence62.3 miles (100.2 km)4yr-private
  • Rhode Island School of Design62.7 miles (100.9 km)4yr-private
  • Brown University62.9 miles (101.2 km)4yr-private
  • Mount Holyoke College63.5 miles (102.2 km)4yr-private
  • Roger Williams University School of Law64.3 miles (103.5 km)4yr-private
  • Lincoln Technical Institute-Lincoln64.3 miles (103.5 km)2yr-private
  • Roger Williams University64.4 miles (103.6 km)4yr-private
  • Farmingdale State College65.8 miles (105.9 km)4yr-public
  • New York College of Health Professions67.2 miles (108.2 km)4yr-private
  • Conway School of Landscape Design68.0 miles (109.5 km)4yr-private
  • Hampshire College68.2 miles (109.7 km)4yr-private
  • Smith College68.3 miles (109.8 km)4yr-private
  • Island Drafting and Technical Institute68.9 miles (110.9 km)2yr-private
  • SUNY at Purchase College69.0 miles (111.0 km)4yr-public
  • College of the Holy Cross69.8 miles (112.3 km)4yr-private
  • Hunter Business School70.0 miles (112.6 km)2yr-private
  • Manhattanville University70.0 miles (112.6 km)4yr-private
  • SUNY Old Westbury70.2 miles (112.9 km)4yr-public
  • Clark University70.2 miles (112.9 km)4yr-private
  • Long Island University70.3 miles (113.2 km)4yr-private
  • Webb Institute70.5 miles (113.5 km)4yr-private
  • Worcester State University70.8 miles (113.9 km)4yr-public
  • New York Institute of Technology71.3 miles (114.7 km)4yr-private
  • Amherst College71.3 miles (114.8 km)4yr-private
  • Center for Ultrasound Research & Education71.6 miles (115.2 km)2yr-private
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute72.1 miles (116.0 km)4yr-private
  • Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical Seminary72.2 miles (116.2 km)4yr-private
  • University of Massachusetts-Amherst72.3 miles (116.3 km)4yr-public
  • Assumption University72.8 miles (117.1 km)4yr-private
  • Bristol Community College72.9 miles (117.3 km)2yr-public
  • SUNY Westchester Community College73.0 miles (117.4 km)2yr-public
  • Anna Maria College73.3 miles (117.9 km)4yr-private
  • University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School73.3 miles (118.0 km)4yr-public
  • The College of Westchester73.4 miles (118.1 km)4yr-private
  • New York Medical College73.7 miles (118.6 km)4yr-private
  • Nassau Community College73.9 miles (118.9 km)2yr-public
  • Dean College74.1 miles (119.3 km)4yr-private
  • Hofstra University74.6 miles (120.1 km)4yr-private
  • Quinsigamond Community College74.8 miles (120.3 km)2yr-public
  • New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine75.3 miles (121.2 km)4yr-private
  • Ohr Hameir Theological Seminary75.7 miles (121.9 km)4yr-private
  • Iona University76.1 miles (122.5 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
Essex Elementary Schoolpublic——1.0 miles (1.5 km)
STEWARD OUTDOOR SCHOOLprivate——1.8 miles (2.9 km)
John Winthrop Middle Schoolpublic——1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Valley Regional High Schoolpublic——2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Deep River Elementary Schoolpublic——3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Westbrook Middle Schoolpublic——3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Westbrook High Schoolpublic——3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Daisy Ingraham Schoolpublic——3.9 miles (6.2 km)
THE OXFORD ACADEMYprivate——4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Old Saybrook Senior High Schoolpublic——4.2 miles (6.7 km)
THE CHILDREN'S TREE MONTESSORI SCHOOLprivate——4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Chester Elementary Schoolpublic——4.4 miles (7.1 km)
ST JOHN SCHOOLprivate——4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Kathleen E. Goodwin Schoolpublic——4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Old Saybrook Middle Schoolpublic——4.9 miles (7.8 km)
Jared Eliot Schoolpublic——5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Lewin G. Joel Jr. Schoolpublic——5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Center Schoolpublic——5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Lyme-Old Lyme Middle Schoolpublic——5.7 miles (9.2 km)
The Morgan Schoolpublic——5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Lyme-Old Lyme High Schoolpublic——5.9 miles (9.4 km)
FRANKLIN ACADEMYprivate——6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Lyme Consolidated Schoolpublic——7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Killingworth Elementary Schoolpublic——7.1 miles (11.5 km)
Haddam-Killingworth Middle Schoolpublic——7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Haddam-Killingworth Intermediate Schoolpublic——7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Mile Creek Schoolpublic——8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Burr District Elementary Schoolpublic——9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Dr. Robert H. Brown Intermediate Schoolpublic——9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Kathleen H. Ryerson Elementary Schoolpublic——9.9 miles (16.0 km)
J. Milton Jeffrey Elementary Schoolpublic——10.0 miles (16.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 06442

What school district is ZIP code 06442 in?
ZIP 06442 (CT) maps to Essex School District (LEA ID 0901500) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 06442?
US5 lists 31 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 26 public and 5 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 06442 attend private school?
About 0.6% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 06442 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher43.1%
High school28.3%
Less than HS3.8%
School districtEssex School District