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ZIP 10979 — 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 10979

K-12 nearby
26
Public
21
Private
5
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 10979 (NY) is associated with Greenwood Lake Union Free School District (LEA 3612960) 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 26 K-12 schools (21 public, 5 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.6 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 Ramapo College of New Jersey about 10.2 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
Greenwood Lake Union Free School District
LEA ID
3612960
Private school share (ACS)
0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Ramapo College of New Jersey10.2 miles (16.4 km)4yr-public
  • Lincoln Technical Institute-Mahwah11.0 miles (17.8 km)2yr-private
  • Yeshiva of Nitra Rabbinical College12.2 miles (19.7 km)4yr-private
  • Rockland Community College12.4 miles (20.0 km)2yr-public
  • Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of Rockland12.4 miles (20.0 km)4yr-private
  • Eastwick College-Ramsey12.9 miles (20.7 km)4yr-private
  • Bais Binyomin Academy13.0 miles (20.9 km)4yr-private
  • Uta Mesivta of Kiryas Joel13.2 miles (21.2 km)4yr-private
  • Derech Hachaim Seminary13.3 miles (21.5 km)2yr-private
  • Yeshiva Gedolah Kesser Torah13.4 miles (21.6 km)4yr-private
  • Rabbinical College Beth Shraga13.5 miles (21.7 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshivath Viznitz13.6 miles (21.9 km)4yr-private
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  • Bais Medrash Elyon13.6 miles (21.9 km)4yr-private
  • Ohel Margulia Seminary13.7 miles (22.0 km)2yr-private
  • Yeshiva D'monsey Rabbinical College13.9 miles (22.3 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshiva Shaar Ephraim14.0 miles (22.5 km)4yr-private
  • Mechon L'hoyroa14.1 miles (22.7 km)4yr-private
  • Beth Medrash Meor Yitzchok14.4 miles (23.2 km)4yr-private
  • Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary15.2 miles (24.4 km)4yr-private
  • Bais Medrash of Dexter Park15.7 miles (25.2 km)4yr-private
  • William Paterson University of New Jersey17.5 miles (28.1 km)4yr-public
  • Orange County Community College18.6 miles (29.9 km)2yr-public
  • Passaic County Community College19.8 miles (31.8 km)2yr-public
  • Bergen Community College19.8 miles (31.9 km)2yr-public
  • Berkeley College-Woodland Park20.7 miles (33.3 km)4yr-private
  • Dominican University New York21.2 miles (34.1 km)4yr-private
  • Assumption College for Sisters21.2 miles (34.1 km)2yr-private
  • St. Thomas Aquinas College22.0 miles (35.4 km)4yr-private
  • Ohr Hameir Theological Seminary22.9 miles (36.9 km)4yr-private
  • Montclair State University23.1 miles (37.1 km)4yr-public
  • American Institute-Clifton23.4 miles (37.7 km)2yr-private
  • United States Military Academy23.5 miles (37.8 km)4yr-public
  • Yeshiva Ohr Naftoli23.6 miles (37.9 km)4yr-private
  • Caldwell University24.3 miles (39.1 km)4yr-private
  • Sussex County Community College24.4 miles (39.2 km)2yr-public
  • Felician University24.6 miles (39.6 km)4yr-private
  • Universal Technical Institute-Bloomfield24.6 miles (39.6 km)2yr-private
  • Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus24.7 miles (39.8 km)4yr-private
  • Eastwick College-Hackensack25.0 miles (40.2 km)4yr-private
  • Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine25.5 miles (41.0 km)4yr-private
  • Mercy University25.5 miles (41.1 km)4yr-private
  • Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Teterboro25.5 miles (41.1 km)2yr-private
  • Jersey College25.9 miles (41.7 km)2yr-private
  • Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical Seminary26.2 miles (42.1 km)4yr-private
  • County College of Morris26.3 miles (42.2 km)2yr-public
  • Cochran School of Nursing26.8 miles (43.1 km)2yr-private
  • New York Medical College27.1 miles (43.7 km)4yr-private
  • Eastwick College-Nutley27.2 miles (43.8 km)2yr-private
  • Bloomfield College of Montclair State University27.5 miles (44.3 km)4yr-public
  • Academy for Jewish Religion27.5 miles (44.3 km)4yr-private
  • Eastern School of Acupuncture and Traditional Medicine27.6 miles (44.4 km)4yr-private
  • Rabbinical College of America27.7 miles (44.6 km)4yr-private
  • Mount Saint Mary College27.8 miles (44.7 km)4yr-private
  • University of Mount Saint Vincent28.2 miles (45.4 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Elizabeth University28.4 miles (45.7 km)4yr-private
  • SUNY Westchester Community College28.5 miles (45.8 km)2yr-public
  • Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing28.6 miles (46.0 km)2yr-private
  • Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus28.8 miles (46.4 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshiva of the Telshe Alumni28.9 miles (46.5 km)4yr-private
  • Best Care College29.2 miles (47.1 km)2yr-private
  • The College of Westchester29.5 miles (47.5 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Vladimirs Orthodox Theological Seminary29.5 miles (47.5 km)4yr-private
  • Manhattan University29.6 miles (47.6 km)4yr-private
  • Drew University29.6 miles (47.7 km)4yr-private
  • Sarah Lawrence College29.9 miles (48.2 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshiva University30.5 miles (49.1 km)4yr-private
  • CUNY Lehman College30.6 miles (49.3 km)4yr-public
  • Seton Hall University30.6 miles (49.3 km)4yr-private
  • CUNY Bronx Community College30.7 miles (49.5 km)2yr-public
  • Monroe University30.9 miles (49.6 km)4yr-private
  • Boricua College30.9 miles (49.7 km)4yr-private
  • Montefiore School of Nursing31.0 miles (49.9 km)2yr-private
  • New Jersey Institute of Technology31.3 miles (50.3 km)4yr-public
  • Center for Ultrasound Research & Education31.5 miles (50.6 km)2yr-private
  • Rutgers University-Newark31.5 miles (50.7 km)4yr-public
  • Essex County College31.5 miles (50.7 km)2yr-public
  • CUNY City College31.5 miles (50.7 km)4yr-public
  • School of Professional Horticulture, New York Botanical Garden31.6 miles (50.8 km)2yr-private
  • Manhattan School of Music31.6 miles (50.8 km)4yr-private
  • Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York31.6 miles (50.8 km)4yr-private
  • New York Theological Seminary31.6 miles (50.8 km)4yr-private
  • Jewish Theological Seminary of America31.6 miles (50.8 km)4yr-private
  • Pillar College31.6 miles (50.9 km)4yr-private
  • Barnard College31.6 miles (50.9 km)4yr-private
  • Teachers College at Columbia University31.7 miles (51.0 km)4yr-private
  • Fordham University31.7 miles (51.1 km)4yr-private
  • Columbia University in the City of New York31.8 miles (51.1 km)4yr-private
  • Bank Street College of Education31.8 miles (51.1 km)4yr-private
  • CUNY Hostos Community College32.3 miles (52.0 km)2yr-public
  • New York College of Podiatric Medicine32.6 miles (52.5 km)4yr-private
  • Helene Fuld College of Nursing32.6 miles (52.5 km)4yr-private
  • Iona University32.7 miles (52.6 km)4yr-private
  • Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing32.7 miles (52.7 km)4yr-private
  • Manhattanville University32.9 miles (53.0 km)4yr-private
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai33.1 miles (53.2 km)4yr-private
  • American Musical and Dramatic Academy33.1 miles (53.3 km)4yr-private
  • The Juilliard School33.1 miles (53.3 km)4yr-private
  • CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice33.2 miles (53.4 km)4yr-public
  • SUNY at Purchase College33.3 miles (53.6 km)4yr-public
  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine33.4 miles (53.8 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
GREENWOOD LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLpublic——3.1 miles (4.9 km)
Upper Greenwood Lake Elementary Schoolpublic——3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Marshall Hill Elementary Schoolpublic——3.8 miles (6.1 km)
THE CHILDREN'S CASTLEprivate——4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Eleanor G. Hewittpublic——5.1 miles (8.2 km)
PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLpublic——5.2 miles (8.3 km)
TUXEDO PARK SCHOOLprivate——5.5 miles (8.9 km)
TUXEDO PARK SCHOOLprivate——5.5 miles (8.9 km)
SANFORDVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLpublic——5.7 miles (9.2 km)
WARWICK VALLEY HIGH SCHOOLpublic——6.2 miles (9.9 km)
WARWICK VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOLpublic——6.2 miles (9.9 km)
CEDARWOOD CHRISTIAN SCHOOLprivate——6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Martin J. Ryerson Schoolpublic——6.3 miles (10.2 km)
GREENWOOD LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOLpublic——6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Robert Erskine Schoolpublic——6.7 miles (10.8 km)
GEORGE F BAKER HIGH SCHOOLpublic——6.8 miles (10.9 km)
GEORGE GRANT MASON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLpublic——6.8 miles (11.0 km)
SLOATSBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOLpublic——6.8 miles (11.0 km)
West Milford High Schoolpublic——7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Macopin Middle Schoolpublic——8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Peter Cooper Schoolpublic——8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Lakeland Regional High Schoolpublic——8.7 miles (13.9 km)
Wanaque Elementary Schoolpublic——8.9 miles (14.4 km)
Maple Road Elementary Schoolpublic——9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Rolling Hills Primary Schoolpublic——9.9 miles (15.9 km)
SAGE ALLIANCE AT MAHWAHprivate——10.0 miles (16.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 10979

What school district is ZIP code 10979 in?
ZIP 10979 (NY) maps to Greenwood Lake Union Free School District (LEA ID 3612960) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 10979?
US5 lists 26 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 21 public and 5 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 10979 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 10979 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher0.0%
High school0.0%
Less than HS0.0%
School districtGreenwood Lake Union Free School District