ZIP 08865 — 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 08865

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 08865 (Phillipsburg, NJ) is associated with Alpha Borough School District (LEA 3400840) 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 61 K-12 schools (49 public, 12 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.8 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 Lafayette College about 3.3 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Alpha Borough School District

LEA ID

3400840

Private school share (ACS)

0.2%

Colleges & universities (100)

Lafayette College3.3 miles (5.4 km)4yr-private
Warren County Community College7.2 miles (11.6 km)2yr-public
Northampton County Area Community College9.6 miles (15.4 km)2yr-public
Moravian University13.5 miles (21.7 km)4yr-private
International Institute for Restorative Practices13.7 miles (22.1 km)4yr-private
Lehigh University14.1 miles (22.7 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem15.2 miles (24.5 km)2yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown16.5 miles (26.6 km)2yr-private
DeSales University16.7 miles (26.9 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley16.9 miles (27.2 km)4yr-public
Centenary University19.0 miles (30.6 km)4yr-private
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania19.9 miles (32.1 km)4yr-public

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Muhlenberg College20.5 miles (32.9 km)4yr-private
Cedar Crest College21.3 miles (34.2 km)4yr-private
Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown23.5 miles (37.9 km)2yr-private
Lehigh Carbon Community College24.5 miles (39.4 km)2yr-public
Raritan Valley Community College25.0 miles (40.2 km)2yr-public
Delaware Valley University28.3 miles (45.5 km)4yr-private
County College of Morris31.4 miles (50.6 km)2yr-public
Sussex County Community College32.1 miles (51.6 km)2yr-public
American Institute-Somerset33.4 miles (53.8 km)2yr-private
Bucks County Community College33.8 miles (54.4 km)2yr-public
Lansdale School of Business34.2 miles (55.1 km)2yr-private
Rabbinical College of America34.6 miles (55.7 km)4yr-private
Won Institute of Graduate Studies35.2 miles (56.7 km)4yr-private
Automotive Training Center-Warminster35.3 miles (56.8 km)2yr-private
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook35.3 miles (56.8 km)4yr-private
Princeton Theological Seminary35.5 miles (57.2 km)4yr-private
Gwynedd Mercy University35.6 miles (57.3 km)4yr-private
Princeton University35.7 miles (57.4 km)4yr-private
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania36.0 miles (58.0 km)4yr-public
The College of New Jersey36.0 miles (58.0 km)4yr-public
Rider University36.6 miles (59.0 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-New Jersey36.8 miles (59.2 km)4yr-private
Assumption College for Sisters36.9 miles (59.4 km)2yr-private
Montgomery County Community College37.4 miles (60.2 km)2yr-public
Saint Elizabeth University37.5 miles (60.3 km)4yr-private
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus37.7 miles (60.7 km)4yr-private
Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes Boruch37.8 miles (60.9 km)4yr-private
Drew University38.0 miles (61.2 km)4yr-private
American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education38.6 miles (62.1 km)2yr-private
Thomas Edison State University39.1 miles (63.0 km)4yr-public
Ursinus College39.1 miles (63.0 km)4yr-private
New Brunswick Theological Seminary39.3 miles (63.2 km)4yr-private
Rutgers University-New Brunswick39.5 miles (63.6 km)4yr-public
Cairn University-Langhorne39.5 miles (63.6 km)4yr-private
JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools39.6 miles (63.7 km)2yr-private
Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield39.6 miles (63.7 km)2yr-private
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church39.9 miles (64.2 km)4yr-private
Capital Health School of Radiologic Technology40.1 miles (64.5 km)2yr-private
Capital Health School of Nursing40.1 miles (64.5 km)2yr-private
Strayer University-Pennsylvania40.5 miles (65.1 km)4yr-private
Chamberlain University-New Jersey40.8 miles (65.6 km)4yr-private
Mercer County Community College40.8 miles (65.6 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington40.9 miles (65.8 km)4yr-public
Rabbi Jacob Joseph School41.8 miles (67.3 km)4yr-private
Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church41.9 miles (67.5 km)4yr-private
Westminster Theological Seminary42.2 miles (67.9 km)4yr-private
PITC Institute42.2 miles (67.9 km)2yr-private
Arcadia University42.5 miles (68.5 km)4yr-private
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College42.9 miles (69.0 km)4yr-private
Manor College43.0 miles (69.2 km)4yr-private
Salus University43.0 miles (69.2 km)4yr-private
Chestnut Hill College43.1 miles (69.4 km)4yr-private
Middlesex College43.3 miles (69.7 km)2yr-public
Orleans Technical College43.3 miles (69.7 km)2yr-private
UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey43.5 miles (69.9 km)2yr-public
American College of Financial Services43.9 miles (70.6 km)4yr-private
Gratz College44.3 miles (71.3 km)4yr-private
Pennco Tech-Bristol44.6 miles (71.8 km)2yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Philadelphia44.7 miles (71.9 km)2yr-private
DeVry University-New Jersey45.0 miles (72.5 km)4yr-private
Holy Family University45.5 miles (73.3 km)4yr-private
University of Valley Forge45.9 miles (73.9 km)4yr-private
Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Leyma46.0 miles (74.1 km)4yr-private
Healthcare Training Institute46.0 miles (74.1 km)2yr-private
Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia46.2 miles (74.3 km)2yr-private
La Salle University46.3 miles (74.5 km)4yr-private
Caldwell University46.6 miles (74.9 km)4yr-private
Cabrini University46.6 miles (75.0 km)4yr-private
Albright College46.7 miles (75.1 km)4yr-private
Valley Forge Military College46.9 miles (75.5 km)2yr-private
Eastern University46.9 miles (75.5 km)4yr-private
Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing47.0 miles (75.7 km)2yr-private
Seton Hall University47.2 miles (76.0 km)4yr-private
Villanova University47.5 miles (76.5 km)4yr-private
Rosemont College47.6 miles (76.6 km)4yr-private
ASPIRA City College47.7 miles (76.8 km)2yr-private
Bryn Mawr College47.9 miles (77.0 km)4yr-private
Kean University47.9 miles (77.1 km)4yr-public
Harcum College48.2 miles (77.6 km)2yr-private
Best Care College48.6 miles (78.3 km)2yr-private
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine48.7 miles (78.4 km)4yr-private
Reading Area Community College48.8 miles (78.5 km)2yr-public
Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok49.0 miles (78.8 km)4yr-private
Haverford College49.1 miles (79.1 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley49.4 miles (79.5 km)4yr-public
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia49.5 miles (79.7 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks49.6 miles (79.9 km)4yr-public
Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences49.8 miles (80.1 km)2yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Lopatcong Elementary School	public	—	—	0.6 miles (0.9 km)
Lopatcong Township Middle School	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
STS PHILIP & JAMES SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
Phillipsburg High School	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Phillipsburg Early Childhood Learning Center	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
Philipsburg Primary School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Phillipsburg Elementary School	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Greenwich School	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Stewartsville Middle School	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.8 km)
Harmony Township School	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
Phillipsburg Middle School	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
March El Sch	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Alpha Borough School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Forks El Sch	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Easton Arts Academy Elementary CS	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
Pohatcong Township School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
GODDARD SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Shawnee El Sch	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Cheston El Sch	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Paxinosa El Sch	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Easton Area MS	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Bloomsbury Borough School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
WARREN GLEN ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
ST JANE FRANCES DE CHANTAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.1 miles (8.1 km)
Wilson Borough El Sch	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Franklin Township School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Wilson Area HS	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Avona El Sch	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Tracy El Sch	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Wilson Area Intermediate Sch	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.1 km)
Easton Area HS	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Career Institute of Technology	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
THE CHILDRENS GARDEN EARLY ED CENTER	private	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Palmer El Sch	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Ethel Hoppock Middle School	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Williams Township El Sch	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Warren County Vocational Technical School	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Holland Township Elementary School	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
Nazareth Area MS	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Nazareth Area Intermediate Sch	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
BETHLEHEM CHRISTIAN SCHOOL UPPER CAMPUS	private	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
WARREN RCH	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Brass Castle School	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
Nazareth Area HS	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Thomas B. Conley Elementary School	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Shafer El Sch	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Farmersville El Sch	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
Washington Memorial Elementary School	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Plainfield El Sch	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
LEHIGH LEARNING ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
THE GODDARD SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Belvidere Elementary School	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Belvidere High School	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Warren Hills Regional Middle School	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
WINSTON HALL ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
HOLY FAMILY	private	—	—	9.5 miles (15.2 km)
Taylor Street Elementary School	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Warren Hills Regional High School	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Lower Nazareth El Sch	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 08865

What school district is ZIP code 08865 in?

ZIP 08865 (Phillipsburg, NJ) maps to Alpha Borough School District (LEA ID 3400840) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 08865?

US5 lists 61 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 49 public and 12 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 08865 attend private school?

About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 08865 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	29.3%
High school	35.6%
Less than HS	7.0%
School district	Alpha Borough School District

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