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Villas CDP, NJ

ZIP 08251 — 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 08251

K-12 nearby
25
Public
22
Private
3
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 08251 (Villas, NJ) is associated with Lower Cape May Regional School District (LEA 3409090) 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 25 K-12 schools (22 public, 3 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.6 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.9% 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 Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus about 29.3 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
Lower Cape May Regional School District
LEA ID
3409090
Private school share (ACS)
0.9%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus29.3 miles (47.2 km)2yr-public
  • Atlantic Cape Community College32.9 miles (52.9 km)2yr-public
  • Delaware State University34.6 miles (55.6 km)4yr-public
  • Delaware Technical Community College-Central Office35.8 miles (57.6 km)4yr-public
  • Delaware Technical Community College-Terry35.8 miles (57.6 km)4yr-public
  • Stockton University38.5 miles (62.0 km)4yr-public
  • Rowan University48.2 miles (77.5 km)4yr-public
  • Camden County College52.6 miles (84.7 km)2yr-public
  • Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus53.1 miles (85.4 km)2yr-public
  • Pennco Tech-Blackwood54.4 miles (87.5 km)2yr-private
  • Salem Community College54.6 miles (87.9 km)2yr-public
  • Wor-Wic Community College54.6 miles (88.0 km)2yr-public
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Wilmington University57.3 miles (92.2 km)4yr-private
  • Delaware College of Art and Design59.4 miles (95.7 km)2yr-private
  • Strayer University-Delaware59.5 miles (95.7 km)4yr-private
  • Salisbury University59.5 miles (95.8 km)4yr-public
  • All-State Career School61.3 miles (98.6 km)2yr-private
  • Widener University61.9 miles (99.7 km)4yr-private
  • Chesapeake College62.2 miles (100.1 km)2yr-public
  • Washington College62.5 miles (100.5 km)4yr-private
  • University of Delaware63.0 miles (101.3 km)4yr-public
  • American Institute-Cherry Hill63.2 miles (101.6 km)2yr-private
  • Studio Incamminati63.2 miles (101.7 km)2yr-private
  • Goldey-Beacom College63.9 miles (102.8 km)4yr-private
  • Jna Institute of Culinary Arts64.0 miles (103.0 km)2yr-private
  • Rutgers University-Camden64.4 miles (103.7 km)4yr-public
  • Neumann University64.6 miles (103.9 km)4yr-private
  • University of the Arts64.7 miles (104.1 km)4yr-private
  • Swarthmore College64.7 miles (104.2 km)4yr-private
  • Thomas Jefferson University64.8 miles (104.2 km)4yr-private
  • Academy of Vocal Arts64.9 miles (104.4 km)4yr-private
  • Curtis Institute of Music64.9 miles (104.5 km)4yr-private
  • Peirce College65.0 miles (104.5 km)4yr-private
  • Rowan College at Burlington County65.3 miles (105.1 km)2yr-public
  • Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts65.3 miles (105.1 km)4yr-private
  • University of Pennsylvania65.3 miles (105.1 km)4yr-private
  • Missio Theological Seminary65.4 miles (105.3 km)4yr-private
  • Moore College of Art and Design65.5 miles (105.4 km)4yr-private
  • Drexel University65.6 miles (105.5 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania Institute of Technology65.6 miles (105.6 km)4yr-private
  • Walnut Hill College65.8 miles (105.8 km)4yr-private
  • Community College of Philadelphia65.8 miles (105.9 km)2yr-public
  • Williamson College of the Trades66.3 miles (106.6 km)2yr-private
  • Temple University66.9 miles (107.7 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine68.0 miles (109.5 km)4yr-public
  • Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia68.6 miles (110.4 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia68.8 miles (110.7 km)4yr-private
  • Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine69.2 miles (111.4 km)4yr-private
  • ASPIRA City College69.3 miles (111.5 km)2yr-private
  • Cecil College69.4 miles (111.6 km)2yr-public
  • Delaware County Community College69.4 miles (111.7 km)2yr-public
  • University of Maryland Eastern Shore69.9 miles (112.5 km)4yr-public
  • Cheyney University of Pennsylvania70.2 miles (113.0 km)4yr-public
  • Haverford College70.6 miles (113.6 km)4yr-private
  • Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia70.7 miles (113.8 km)2yr-private
  • Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing70.8 miles (113.9 km)2yr-private
  • La Salle University70.8 miles (114.0 km)4yr-private
  • Holy Family University71.4 miles (115.0 km)4yr-private
  • Harcum College71.7 miles (115.5 km)2yr-private
  • Bryn Mawr College72.0 miles (115.9 km)4yr-private
  • Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Philadelphia72.2 miles (116.1 km)2yr-private
  • Gratz College72.6 miles (116.9 km)4yr-private
  • Rosemont College72.7 miles (117.0 km)4yr-private
  • Villanova University73.1 miles (117.6 km)4yr-private
  • West Chester University of Pennsylvania73.2 miles (117.8 km)4yr-public
  • Orleans Technical College73.5 miles (118.4 km)2yr-private
  • Manor College73.8 miles (118.8 km)4yr-private
  • Salus University73.9 miles (118.9 km)4yr-private
  • Pennco Tech-Bristol74.0 miles (119.1 km)2yr-private
  • Reconstructionist Rabbinical College74.2 miles (119.4 km)4yr-private
  • Eastern University74.5 miles (119.8 km)4yr-private
  • Arcadia University74.6 miles (120.1 km)4yr-private
  • PITC Institute74.8 miles (120.4 km)2yr-private
  • Valley Forge Military College74.9 miles (120.5 km)2yr-private
  • Chestnut Hill College74.9 miles (120.5 km)4yr-private
  • Cabrini University74.9 miles (120.6 km)4yr-private
  • Westminster Theological Seminary75.1 miles (120.9 km)4yr-private
  • Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church75.4 miles (121.4 km)4yr-private
  • Lincoln University75.7 miles (121.9 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington75.9 miles (122.1 km)4yr-public
  • Bryn Athyn College of the New Church76.8 miles (123.6 km)4yr-private
  • Strayer University-Pennsylvania76.8 miles (123.7 km)4yr-private
  • Immaculata University77.1 miles (124.1 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley77.5 miles (124.8 km)4yr-public
  • American College of Financial Services78.2 miles (125.9 km)4yr-private
  • Cairn University-Langhorne78.6 miles (126.6 km)4yr-private
  • Ocean County College79.0 miles (127.2 km)2yr-public
  • American Institute-Toms River79.8 miles (128.4 km)2yr-private
  • Beth Medrash of Asbury Park80.0 miles (128.7 km)4yr-private
  • Rabbinical Seminary Mkor Chaim80.0 miles (128.8 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yaakov Yitzchok80.4 miles (129.5 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshiva Chemdas Hatorah80.7 miles (129.9 km)4yr-private
  • Automotive Training Center-Exton80.7 miles (129.9 km)2yr-private
  • Harford Community College81.2 miles (130.7 km)2yr-public
  • Automotive Training Center-Warminster81.4 miles (131.0 km)2yr-private
  • Montgomery County Community College81.4 miles (131.0 km)2yr-public
  • Won Institute of Graduate Studies81.5 miles (131.1 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah81.5 miles (131.2 km)4yr-private
  • Mosdos Yaakov V'Yisroel82.0 miles (132.0 km)4yr-private
  • University of Valley Forge82.2 miles (132.3 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
David C. Douglass Memorial Schoolpublic——1.4 miles (2.2 km)
RIO GRANDE BAPTIST ACADEMYprivate——2.8 miles (4.4 km)
Lower Cape May Regional High Schoolpublic——3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Richard M. Teitelman Middle Schoolpublic——3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Maud Abrams Schoolpublic——3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Sandman Consolidated Schoolpublic——4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Carl T. Mitnick Schoolpublic——4.3 miles (6.8 km)
CAPE CHRISTIAN ACADEMYprivate——5.0 miles (8.1 km)
West Cape May Elementary Schoolpublic——6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Crest Memorial Schoolpublic——6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Cape May City Elementary Schoolpublic——6.1 miles (9.9 km)
Middle Township Elementary #2public——6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Wildwood High Schoolpublic——6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Wildwood Middle Schoolpublic——6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Glenwood Avenue Elementary Schoolpublic——6.6 miles (10.7 km)
Middle Township Elementary #1public——6.6 miles (10.7 km)
Middle Township Elementary #4public——6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Middle Township High Schoolpublic——6.8 miles (10.9 km)
WILDWOOD CATHOLIC ACADEMYprivate——7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Margaret Mace Elementary Schoolpublic——7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Cape May Regional Schoolpublic——8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Ocean Academypublic——8.7 miles (13.9 km)
Cape May County High Schoolpublic——8.7 miles (13.9 km)
Cape May County Technical High Schoolpublic——8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Stone Harbor Elementary Schoolpublic——9.4 miles (15.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 08251

What school district is ZIP code 08251 in?
ZIP 08251 (Villas, NJ) maps to Lower Cape May Regional School District (LEA ID 3409090) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 08251?
US5 lists 25 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 22 public and 3 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 08251 attend private school?
About 0.9% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 08251 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher24.1%
High school40.4%
Less than HS6.0%
School districtLower Cape May Regional School District