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ZIP 08402 — 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 08402

K-12 nearby
56
Public
48
Private
8
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 08402 (Margate City, NJ) is associated with Margate City School District (LEA 3409690) 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 56 K-12 schools (48 public, 8 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.1 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.2% 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 Stockton University about 11.5 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
Margate City School District
LEA ID
3409690
Private school share (ACS)
0.2%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Stockton University11.5 miles (18.6 km)4yr-public
  • Atlantic Cape Community College13.3 miles (21.3 km)2yr-public
  • Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus30.6 miles (49.2 km)2yr-public
  • Rowan University42.1 miles (67.8 km)4yr-public
  • Camden County College42.6 miles (68.5 km)2yr-public
  • Pennco Tech-Blackwood44.6 miles (71.7 km)2yr-private
  • Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus45.5 miles (73.2 km)2yr-public
  • Rowan College at Burlington County49.2 miles (79.2 km)2yr-public
  • American Institute-Cherry Hill50.3 miles (81.0 km)2yr-private
  • Ocean County College50.4 miles (81.1 km)2yr-public
  • American Institute-Toms River51.9 miles (83.5 km)2yr-private
  • Beth Medrash of Asbury Park52.0 miles (83.6 km)4yr-private
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Rabbinical Seminary Mkor Chaim52.1 miles (83.9 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yaakov Yitzchok52.6 miles (84.7 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshiva Chemdas Hatorah53.0 miles (85.3 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah53.6 miles (86.2 km)4yr-private
  • Rutgers University-Camden54.1 miles (87.0 km)4yr-public
  • Studio Incamminati54.1 miles (87.1 km)2yr-private
  • Mosdos Yaakov V'Yisroel54.7 miles (88.1 km)4yr-private
  • Seminary Bnos Chaim54.9 miles (88.3 km)2yr-private
  • Jna Institute of Culinary Arts54.9 miles (88.4 km)2yr-private
  • Beth Medrash Govoha55.2 miles (88.9 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshiva Gedolah Shaarei Shmuel55.3 miles (89.0 km)4yr-private
  • Thomas Jefferson University55.3 miles (89.0 km)4yr-private
  • Georgian Court University55.4 miles (89.2 km)4yr-private
  • University of the Arts55.4 miles (89.2 km)4yr-private
  • Missio Theological Seminary55.6 miles (89.5 km)4yr-private
  • Bais Medrash Toras Chesed55.7 miles (89.6 km)4yr-private
  • Peirce College55.7 miles (89.6 km)4yr-private
  • Curtis Institute of Music55.7 miles (89.7 km)4yr-private
  • Academy of Vocal Arts55.8 miles (89.8 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts55.9 miles (89.9 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshiva Bais Aharon55.9 miles (89.9 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshiva Toras Chaim56.0 miles (90.2 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yerachmiel56.2 miles (90.4 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshivas Emek Hatorah56.2 miles (90.5 km)4yr-private
  • Keser Torah-Mayan Hatalmud56.2 miles (90.5 km)4yr-private
  • Moore College of Art and Design56.2 miles (90.5 km)4yr-private
  • Delaware State University56.3 miles (90.5 km)4yr-public
  • Bais Medrash Mayan Hatorah56.3 miles (90.6 km)4yr-private
  • Community College of Philadelphia56.3 miles (90.6 km)2yr-public
  • Yeshiva Gedolah of Woodlake Village56.3 miles (90.6 km)4yr-private
  • Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia56.5 miles (90.9 km)2yr-private
  • All-State Career School56.5 miles (91.0 km)2yr-private
  • University of Pennsylvania56.6 miles (91.2 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshiva Gedolah Keren Hatorah56.7 miles (91.2 km)4yr-private
  • Drexel University56.7 miles (91.3 km)4yr-private
  • Pennco Tech-Bristol56.8 miles (91.3 km)2yr-private
  • Holy Family University56.8 miles (91.5 km)4yr-private
  • Temple University57.0 miles (91.7 km)4yr-public
  • Delaware Technical Community College-Central Office57.0 miles (91.8 km)4yr-public
  • Delaware Technical Community College-Terry57.2 miles (92.0 km)4yr-public
  • Walnut Hill College57.3 miles (92.3 km)4yr-private
  • Salem Community College57.5 miles (92.6 km)2yr-public
  • Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Philadelphia57.9 miles (93.2 km)2yr-private
  • ASPIRA City College58.4 miles (93.9 km)2yr-private
  • Widener University58.5 miles (94.1 km)4yr-private
  • Orleans Technical College59.3 miles (95.4 km)2yr-private
  • La Salle University60.1 miles (96.7 km)4yr-private
  • Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine60.3 miles (97.0 km)4yr-private
  • Swarthmore College60.4 miles (97.2 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia60.5 miles (97.3 km)4yr-private
  • Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia60.5 miles (97.4 km)4yr-private
  • Gratz College61.1 miles (98.4 km)4yr-private
  • Strayer University-Pennsylvania61.2 miles (98.6 km)4yr-private
  • Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing61.4 miles (98.7 km)2yr-private
  • Manor College61.5 miles (99.0 km)4yr-private
  • Cairn University-Langhorne61.9 miles (99.6 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania Institute of Technology61.9 miles (99.6 km)4yr-private
  • Salus University62.1 miles (99.9 km)4yr-private
  • Neumann University62.6 miles (100.7 km)4yr-private
  • Strayer University-Delaware62.6 miles (100.8 km)4yr-private
  • Delaware College of Art and Design62.7 miles (100.9 km)2yr-private
  • Wilmington University62.7 miles (101.0 km)4yr-private
  • Capital Health School of Nursing62.8 miles (101.0 km)2yr-private
  • Reconstructionist Rabbinical College62.8 miles (101.1 km)4yr-private
  • Capital Health School of Radiologic Technology62.8 miles (101.1 km)2yr-private
  • Talmudical Academy-New Jersey63.0 miles (101.4 km)4yr-private
  • Bryn Athyn College of the New Church63.2 miles (101.7 km)4yr-private
  • PITC Institute63.2 miles (101.8 km)2yr-private
  • Williamson College of the Trades63.3 miles (101.8 km)2yr-private
  • Thomas Edison State University63.4 miles (102.0 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington63.4 miles (102.1 km)4yr-public
  • Haverford College63.5 miles (102.1 km)4yr-private
  • Arcadia University63.5 miles (102.2 km)4yr-private
  • Westminster Theological Seminary64.2 miles (103.3 km)4yr-private
  • Harcum College64.6 miles (103.9 km)2yr-private
  • Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church64.6 miles (103.9 km)4yr-private
  • Mercer County Community College64.6 miles (103.9 km)2yr-public
  • Delaware County Community College64.8 miles (104.2 km)2yr-public
  • Bryn Mawr College64.8 miles (104.2 km)4yr-private
  • Chestnut Hill College65.1 miles (104.8 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine65.2 miles (105.0 km)4yr-public
  • Rosemont College65.7 miles (105.7 km)4yr-private
  • Villanova University66.2 miles (106.6 km)4yr-private
  • The College of New Jersey66.7 miles (107.4 km)4yr-public
  • Rider University67.0 miles (107.8 km)4yr-private
  • Automotive Training Center-Warminster67.6 miles (108.8 km)2yr-private
  • Bucks County Community College67.7 miles (108.9 km)2yr-public
  • Won Institute of Graduate Studies67.7 miles (109.0 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
William H. Ross III Schoolpublic——0.4 miles (0.6 km)
Eugene A. Tighe Middle Schoolpublic——0.6 miles (0.9 km)
Ventnor Middle Schoolpublic——1.0 miles (1.6 km)
Ventnor Elementary Schoolpublic——1.0 miles (1.6 km)
Richmond Avenue Schoolpublic——2.9 miles (4.6 km)
Chelsea Heights Schoolpublic——3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Atlantic City High Schoolpublic——3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Sovereign Avenue Schoolpublic——3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Brighton Avenue Schoolpublic——3.6 miles (5.8 km)
OUR LADY STAR OF THE SEA SCHOOLprivate——3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Texas Avenue Schoolpublic——3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Belhaven Middle Schoolpublic——4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Mainland Regional High Schoolpublic——4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Northfield Community Middle Schoolpublic——4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Northfield Community Elementary Schoolpublic——4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Seaview Elementary Schoolpublic——4.3 miles (6.9 km)
South Main Street Elementary Schoolpublic——4.3 miles (6.9 km)
RAAB MONTESSORI ACADEMYprivate——4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Complexpublic——4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Venice Park Schoolpublic——4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Dawes Avenue Elementary Schoolpublic——4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Ocean City High Schoolpublic——4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Ocean City Primary Schoolpublic——4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Washington Avenue Elementary Schoolpublic——4.7 miles (7.6 km)
New York Avenue Schoolpublic——4.8 miles (7.7 km)
North Main Street Elementary Schoolpublic——4.9 miles (7.9 km)
New York Avenue Elementary Schoolpublic——5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Chartertech High School for the Performing Artspublic——5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Bargaintown Preschoolpublic——5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Pennsylvania Ave Schoolpublic——5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Jordan Road Elementary Schoolpublic——5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Uptown School Complexpublic——5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Pleasantville High Schoolpublic——5.6 miles (9.1 km)
Leeds Avenue Elementary Schoolpublic——5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Pleasantville Middle Schoolpublic——5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Principle Academy Charter Schoolpublic——6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Ocean City Intermediate Schoolpublic——6.1 miles (9.8 km)
TRINITY LEARNING CTR-HOLYprivate——6.7 miles (10.8 km)
HIGHLAND ACADEMY IIprivate——6.8 miles (11.0 km)
ATLANTIC CHRISTIAN SCHOOLprivate——7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Atlantic Regional Schoolpublic——7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Swift-Slaybaugh Complexpublic——7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Fernwood Avenue Middle Schoolpublic——7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Emma C Attalespublic——7.7 miles (12.3 km)
H Ashton Marshpublic——7.7 miles (12.3 km)
Clayton J. Davenport Elementary Schoolpublic——8.0 miles (12.8 km)
Egg Harbor Township High Schoolpublic——8.1 miles (13.1 km)
Upper Township Primary Schoolpublic——8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Upper Township Elementary Schoolpublic——8.6 miles (13.8 km)
CHAMPION BAPTIST ACADEMYprivate——8.6 miles (13.9 km)
Arthur Rann Elementary Schoolpublic——8.9 miles (14.4 km)
ISLAMIC ACADAMEY OF SOUTH JERSEYprivate——9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Brigantine Community Schoolpublic——9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Dr. Joyanne D. Miller Elementary Schoolpublic——9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Alder Avenue Middle Schoolpublic——9.6 miles (15.5 km)
LIFE POINT ACADEMY/ LIFE POINT CHURCHprivate——10.0 miles (16.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 08402

What school district is ZIP code 08402 in?
ZIP 08402 (Margate City, NJ) maps to Margate City School District (LEA ID 3409690) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 08402?
US5 lists 56 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 48 public and 8 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 08402 attend private school?
About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 08402 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher60.1%
High school14.9%
Less than HS3.5%
School districtMargate City School District