ZIP 08006 — 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 08006

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 08006 (Barnegat Light, NJ) is associated with Long Beach Island School District (LEA 3408910) 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 27 K-12 schools (24 public, 3 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 8.3 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 Ocean County College about 17.9 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Long Beach Island School District

LEA ID

3408910

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

Ocean County College17.9 miles (28.7 km)2yr-public
Beth Medrash of Asbury Park20.8 miles (33.5 km)4yr-private
American Institute-Toms River21.0 miles (33.8 km)2yr-private
Rabbinical Seminary Mkor Chaim21.1 miles (33.9 km)4yr-private
Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yaakov Yitzchok21.9 miles (35.2 km)4yr-private
Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah22.2 miles (35.7 km)4yr-private
Yeshiva Chemdas Hatorah22.4 miles (36.1 km)4yr-private
Seminary Bnos Chaim23.5 miles (37.8 km)2yr-private
Yeshiva Gedolah Shaarei Shmuel23.8 miles (38.4 km)4yr-private
Keser Torah-Mayan Hatalmud24.1 miles (38.8 km)4yr-private
Yeshiva Gedolah of Woodlake Village24.2 miles (38.9 km)4yr-private
Yeshiva Toras Chaim24.2 miles (38.9 km)4yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Beth Medrash Govoha24.4 miles (39.3 km)4yr-private
Bais Medrash Toras Chesed24.6 miles (39.5 km)4yr-private
Yeshiva Bais Aharon24.6 miles (39.5 km)4yr-private
Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yerachmiel24.7 miles (39.7 km)4yr-private
Georgian Court University24.8 miles (39.9 km)4yr-private
Mosdos Yaakov V'Yisroel24.9 miles (40.0 km)4yr-private
Yeshiva Gedolah Keren Hatorah24.9 miles (40.1 km)4yr-private
Bais Medrash Mayan Hatorah25.0 miles (40.2 km)4yr-private
Yeshivas Emek Hatorah25.7 miles (41.4 km)4yr-private
Stockton University29.0 miles (46.7 km)4yr-public
Talmudical Academy-New Jersey33.0 miles (53.1 km)4yr-private
MCI Institute of NJ35.4 miles (57.0 km)2yr-private
Atlantic Cape Community College36.6 miles (59.0 km)2yr-public
Monmouth University36.8 miles (59.1 km)4yr-private
Brookdale Community College39.5 miles (63.6 km)2yr-public
Rowan College at Burlington County44.5 miles (71.6 km)2yr-public
Mercer County Community College45.1 miles (72.5 km)2yr-public
Capital Health School of Radiologic Technology46.5 miles (74.8 km)2yr-private
Capital Health School of Nursing46.5 miles (74.8 km)2yr-private
Pennco Tech-Bristol47.0 miles (75.7 km)2yr-private
Thomas Edison State University47.7 miles (76.8 km)4yr-public
Yeshiva Gedolah of Cliffwood48.0 miles (77.2 km)4yr-private
Rider University49.4 miles (79.5 km)4yr-private
Camden County College49.6 miles (79.9 km)2yr-public
American Institute-Cherry Hill50.0 miles (80.4 km)2yr-private
The College of New Jersey50.4 miles (81.1 km)4yr-public
Princeton University50.5 miles (81.3 km)4yr-private
Princeton Theological Seminary50.6 miles (81.4 km)4yr-private
Pennco Tech-Blackwood50.9 miles (82.0 km)2yr-private
Cairn University-Langhorne51.3 miles (82.5 km)4yr-private
Holy Family University51.3 miles (82.6 km)4yr-private
Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia51.6 miles (83.1 km)2yr-private
Chamberlain University-New Jersey52.3 miles (84.2 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Philadelphia52.6 miles (84.6 km)2yr-private
Strayer University-Pennsylvania52.7 miles (84.8 km)4yr-private
Orleans Technical College53.4 miles (85.9 km)2yr-private
Middlesex College53.7 miles (86.4 km)2yr-public
Rabbi Jacob Joseph School53.9 miles (86.8 km)4yr-private
Rowan University54.0 miles (86.9 km)4yr-public
Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus54.0 miles (86.9 km)2yr-public
Rutgers University-New Brunswick54.6 miles (87.8 km)4yr-public
New Brunswick Theological Seminary54.8 miles (88.2 km)4yr-private
Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus55.1 miles (88.8 km)2yr-public
Rutgers University-Camden55.6 miles (89.5 km)4yr-public
Torah Temimah Talmudical Seminary55.7 miles (89.6 km)4yr-private
Bucks County Community College56.6 miles (91.1 km)2yr-public
DeVry University-New Jersey56.6 miles (91.1 km)4yr-private
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church57.1 miles (91.8 km)4yr-private
Missio Theological Seminary57.2 miles (92.1 km)4yr-private
Studio Incamminati57.2 miles (92.1 km)2yr-private
Thomas Jefferson University57.5 miles (92.5 km)4yr-private
ASPIRA City College57.6 miles (92.7 km)2yr-private
Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield57.6 miles (92.7 km)2yr-private
CUNY Kingsborough Community College57.6 miles (92.7 km)2yr-public
Jna Institute of Culinary Arts57.8 miles (93.0 km)2yr-private
Manor College57.8 miles (93.0 km)4yr-private
University of the Arts57.8 miles (93.1 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts57.9 miles (93.1 km)4yr-private
Temple University58.0 miles (93.3 km)4yr-public
Peirce College58.0 miles (93.3 km)4yr-private
Community College of Philadelphia58.1 miles (93.5 km)2yr-public
Curtis Institute of Music58.1 miles (93.5 km)4yr-private
Academy of Vocal Arts58.3 miles (93.8 km)4yr-private
Moore College of Art and Design58.3 miles (93.9 km)4yr-private
American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education58.5 miles (94.1 km)2yr-private
College of Staten Island CUNY58.7 miles (94.4 km)4yr-public
Gratz College58.7 miles (94.4 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-New Jersey58.7 miles (94.5 km)4yr-private
Merkaz Bnos-Business School58.9 miles (94.7 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington58.9 miles (94.8 km)4yr-public
La Salle University58.9 miles (94.8 km)4yr-private
Salus University59.0 miles (94.9 km)4yr-private
St Paul's School of Nursing-Staten Island59.0 miles (95.0 km)2yr-private
Drexel University59.2 miles (95.3 km)4yr-private
Mirrer Yeshiva Cent Institute59.3 miles (95.4 km)4yr-private
University of Pennsylvania59.4 miles (95.5 km)4yr-private
Bet Medrash Gadol Ateret Torah59.5 miles (95.7 km)4yr-private
Wagner College59.6 miles (95.9 km)4yr-private
Center for Allied Health Education59.6 miles (95.9 km)2yr-private
Elyon College59.6 miles (95.9 km)2yr-private
Yeshivat Hechal Shemuel59.8 miles (96.2 km)4yr-private
American Institute-Somerset59.8 miles (96.2 km)2yr-private
Automotive Training Center-Warminster60.0 miles (96.5 km)2yr-private
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College60.0 miles (96.5 km)4yr-private
PITC Institute60.0 miles (96.6 km)2yr-private
Yeshiva Ohr Yisrael60.0 miles (96.6 km)4yr-private
Central Yeshiva Beth Joseph60.0 miles (96.6 km)4yr-private
Walnut Hill College60.1 miles (96.8 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Waretown Elementary School	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
Frederic A. Priff Elementary School	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Robert L. Horbelt Elementary School	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Barnegat High School	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Russell O. Brackman Middle School	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Joseph T. Donahue Elementary School	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Cecil S. Collins Elementary	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.5 km)
Lillian M. Dunfee Elementary	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
OCEAN RCH	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.8 km)
Forked River Elementary School	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Ethel A. Jacobsen Elementary School	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Ocean County Vocational Technical School Waretown Center	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
THE EDUCATION ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Southern Regional High School	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
Long Beach Island Grade School	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
Southern Regional Middle School	public	—	—	8.7 miles (13.9 km)
Lacey Township High School	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
Lacey Township Middle School	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
Oxycocus Elementary School	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Lanoka Harbor Elementary School	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
Mill Pond Elementary School	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Ocean Acres Elementary School	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Cedar Creek Elementary School	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Clara B. Worth Elementary School	public	—	—	9.9 miles (16.0 km)
ST MARY ACADEMY	private	—	—	10.0 miles (16.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 08006

What school district is ZIP code 08006 in?

ZIP 08006 (Barnegat Light, NJ) maps to Long Beach Island School District (LEA ID 3408910) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 08006?

US5 lists 27 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 24 public and 3 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 08006 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 08006 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	72.7%
High school	8.6%
Less than HS	0.8%
School district	Long Beach Island School District

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