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Salem city, NJ

ZIP 08079 — Schools & Education

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

Middle ClassLow Snow Area

School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 08079

K-12 nearby
22
Public
20
Private
2
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 08079 (Salem, NJ) is associated with Alloway Township School District (LEA 3400810) 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 22 K-12 schools (20 public, 2 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.9 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.1% 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 Salem Community College about 11.0 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
Alloway Township School District
LEA ID
3400810
Private school share (ACS)
0.1%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Salem Community College11.0 miles (17.7 km)2yr-public
  • Wilmington University12.7 miles (20.5 km)4yr-private
  • Delaware College of Art and Design15.2 miles (24.4 km)2yr-private
  • Strayer University-Delaware15.2 miles (24.5 km)4yr-private
  • Goldey-Beacom College19.4 miles (31.3 km)4yr-private
  • University of Delaware19.6 miles (31.5 km)4yr-public
  • Rowan University20.2 miles (32.6 km)4yr-public
  • Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus21.1 miles (34.0 km)2yr-public
  • Widener University22.4 miles (36.1 km)4yr-private
  • Neumann University23.0 miles (37.0 km)4yr-private
  • Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus23.4 miles (37.6 km)2yr-public
  • All-State Career School23.4 miles (37.6 km)2yr-private
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Delaware Technical Community College-Central Office24.5 miles (39.5 km)4yr-public
  • Delaware Technical Community College-Terry24.7 miles (39.8 km)4yr-public
  • Delaware State University25.2 miles (40.6 km)4yr-public
  • Williamson College of the Trades25.3 miles (40.7 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania Institute of Technology25.4 miles (40.9 km)4yr-private
  • Swarthmore College25.4 miles (40.9 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine26.6 miles (42.8 km)4yr-public
  • Camden County College26.8 miles (43.1 km)2yr-public
  • Pennco Tech-Blackwood26.9 miles (43.3 km)2yr-private
  • Cheyney University of Pennsylvania27.4 miles (44.1 km)4yr-public
  • Cecil College28.8 miles (46.3 km)2yr-public
  • Delaware County Community College29.4 miles (47.3 km)2yr-public
  • West Chester University of Pennsylvania29.7 miles (47.9 km)4yr-public
  • Studio Incamminati30.1 miles (48.5 km)2yr-private
  • Jna Institute of Culinary Arts30.6 miles (49.2 km)2yr-private
  • Walnut Hill College30.9 miles (49.7 km)4yr-private
  • University of Pennsylvania30.9 miles (49.8 km)4yr-private
  • Academy of Vocal Arts31.2 miles (50.2 km)4yr-private
  • University of the Arts31.3 miles (50.3 km)4yr-private
  • Drexel University31.3 miles (50.3 km)4yr-private
  • Curtis Institute of Music31.3 miles (50.4 km)4yr-private
  • Peirce College31.4 miles (50.6 km)4yr-private
  • Thomas Jefferson University31.6 miles (50.8 km)4yr-private
  • Moore College of Art and Design31.8 miles (51.2 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts31.9 miles (51.4 km)4yr-private
  • Lincoln University32.1 miles (51.6 km)4yr-public
  • Community College of Philadelphia32.3 miles (51.9 km)2yr-public
  • Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia32.4 miles (52.1 km)4yr-private
  • Missio Theological Seminary32.4 miles (52.2 km)4yr-private
  • Rutgers University-Camden32.5 miles (52.3 km)4yr-public
  • Haverford College32.8 miles (52.8 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia32.9 miles (52.9 km)4yr-private
  • Temple University33.6 miles (54.1 km)4yr-public
  • Harcum College33.8 miles (54.3 km)2yr-private
  • Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine33.9 miles (54.6 km)4yr-private
  • Bryn Mawr College34.1 miles (54.9 km)4yr-private
  • Immaculata University34.4 miles (55.3 km)4yr-private
  • Rosemont College34.4 miles (55.3 km)4yr-private
  • Villanova University34.5 miles (55.5 km)4yr-private
  • American Institute-Cherry Hill35.2 miles (56.7 km)2yr-private
  • Eastern University35.3 miles (56.7 km)4yr-private
  • Valley Forge Military College35.4 miles (57.0 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley35.6 miles (57.2 km)4yr-public
  • Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing35.6 miles (57.3 km)2yr-private
  • Cabrini University35.6 miles (57.4 km)4yr-private
  • ASPIRA City College36.4 miles (58.6 km)2yr-private
  • La Salle University37.3 miles (60.0 km)4yr-private
  • Automotive Training Center-Exton37.4 miles (60.1 km)2yr-private
  • American College of Financial Services38.7 miles (62.3 km)4yr-private
  • Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc38.9 miles (62.6 km)2yr-private
  • Chestnut Hill College39.1 miles (63.0 km)4yr-private
  • Gratz College39.6 miles (63.7 km)4yr-private
  • University of Valley Forge40.2 miles (64.7 km)4yr-private
  • Atlantic Cape Community College40.5 miles (65.1 km)2yr-public
  • Reconstructionist Rabbinical College40.5 miles (65.2 km)4yr-private
  • Arcadia University40.6 miles (65.3 km)4yr-private
  • Westminster Theological Seminary40.7 miles (65.5 km)4yr-private
  • Washington College40.8 miles (65.6 km)4yr-private
  • Salus University40.8 miles (65.7 km)4yr-private
  • Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church40.9 miles (65.8 km)4yr-private
  • Rowan College at Burlington County41.2 miles (66.3 km)2yr-public
  • PITC Institute41.3 miles (66.4 km)2yr-private
  • Manor College41.4 miles (66.7 km)4yr-private
  • Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia41.9 miles (67.4 km)2yr-private
  • Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Philadelphia42.9 miles (69.0 km)2yr-private
  • Holy Family University42.9 miles (69.0 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington43.2 miles (69.5 km)4yr-public
  • Orleans Technical College43.9 miles (70.7 km)2yr-private
  • Montgomery County Community College44.5 miles (71.6 km)2yr-public
  • Ursinus College45.0 miles (72.4 km)4yr-private
  • Harford Community College45.4 miles (73.0 km)2yr-public
  • Bryn Athyn College of the New Church45.4 miles (73.0 km)4yr-private
  • Gwynedd Mercy University46.4 miles (74.7 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook46.7 miles (75.2 km)4yr-private
  • Lansdale School of Business47.7 miles (76.8 km)2yr-private
  • Stockton University48.1 miles (77.5 km)4yr-public
  • Strayer University-Pennsylvania48.2 miles (77.5 km)4yr-private
  • Pennco Tech-Bristol48.6 miles (78.2 km)2yr-private
  • Won Institute of Graduate Studies49.2 miles (79.2 km)4yr-private
  • Automotive Training Center-Warminster49.3 miles (79.3 km)2yr-private
  • Cairn University-Langhorne51.2 miles (82.4 km)4yr-private
  • Chesapeake College53.7 miles (86.4 km)2yr-public
  • Lancaster County Career and Technology Center53.8 miles (86.6 km)2yr-public
  • Bucks County Community College54.1 miles (87.1 km)2yr-public
  • Delaware Valley University54.2 miles (87.3 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster56.2 miles (90.4 km)4yr-private
  • Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology56.9 miles (91.6 km)2yr-public
  • Community College of Baltimore County57.6 miles (92.6 km)2yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
Quinton Township Schoolpublic——1.1 miles (1.8 km)
Salem High Schoolpublic——2.6 miles (4.2 km)
John Fenwick Academypublic——2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Salem Middle Schoolpublic——2.7 miles (4.4 km)
STRANG SCHOOL/RANCH HOPEprivate——3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Alloway Township Schoolpublic——3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Mannington Township Elementary Schoolpublic——4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Elsinboro Township Schoolpublic——4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Lower Alloways Creek Elementary Schoolpublic——5.5 miles (8.9 km)
WOODLAND COUNTRY DAY SCHOOLprivate——6.7 miles (10.8 km)
NJ Regional Day - Manningtonpublic——6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Salem County Career and Technical High Schoolpublic——6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Valley Park Elementary Schoolpublic——7.4 miles (12.0 km)
Stow Creek Township Schoolpublic——7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Penn Beach Elementarypublic——8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Pennsville Middle Schoolpublic——8.6 miles (13.9 km)
Pennsville Memorial High Schoolpublic——8.7 miles (14.1 km)
Central Park Elementary Schoolpublic——9.1 miles (14.7 km)
Mary S. Shoemaker Schoolpublic——9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Woodstown Middle Schoolpublic——9.5 miles (15.2 km)
Woodstown High Schoolpublic——9.5 miles (15.3 km)
William Roper Early Childhood Learning Centerpublic——9.7 miles (15.6 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 08079

What school district is ZIP code 08079 in?
ZIP 08079 (Salem, NJ) maps to Alloway Township School District (LEA ID 3400810) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 08079?
US5 lists 22 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 20 public and 2 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 08079 attend private school?
About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 08079 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher18.5%
High school41.0%
Less than HS13.3%
School districtAlloway Township School District