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Poestenkill CDP, NY

ZIP 12140 — 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 12140

K-12 nearby
46
Public
36
Private
10
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 12140 (Poestenkill, NY) is associated with Averill Park Central School District (LEA 3600016) 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 46 K-12 schools (36 public, 10 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.4 miles.

ACS estimates show about 1.5% 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 Hudson Valley Community College about 6.6 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
Averill Park Central School District
LEA ID
3600016
Private school share (ACS)
1.5%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Hudson Valley Community College6.6 miles (10.7 km)2yr-public
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute6.7 miles (10.8 km)4yr-private
  • Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing7.1 miles (11.4 km)2yr-private
  • Russell Sage College7.5 miles (12.1 km)4yr-private
  • Siena College10.3 miles (16.5 km)4yr-private
  • SUNY-System Office10.5 miles (16.8 km)4yr-public
  • Albany Medical College11.7 miles (18.9 km)4yr-private
  • Albany Law School11.8 miles (18.9 km)4yr-private
  • Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences11.9 miles (19.1 km)4yr-private
  • Mildred Elley School-Albany Campus12.0 miles (19.3 km)2yr-private
  • The College of Saint Rose12.0 miles (19.4 km)4yr-private
  • Bryant & Stratton College-Albany13.0 miles (21.0 km)4yr-private
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Maria College of Albany13.1 miles (21.1 km)4yr-private
  • St. Peter's Hospital College of Nursing13.2 miles (21.2 km)2yr-private
  • University at Albany13.8 miles (22.2 km)4yr-public
  • Excelsior University15.8 miles (25.3 km)4yr-private
  • Williams College17.8 miles (28.7 km)4yr-private
  • Belanger School of Nursing19.9 miles (32.0 km)2yr-private
  • Berkshire Community College20.2 miles (32.6 km)2yr-public
  • Union College20.9 miles (33.6 km)4yr-private
  • Schenectady County Community College21.8 miles (35.1 km)2yr-public
  • Bennington College22.3 miles (35.9 km)4yr-private
  • Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts22.9 miles (36.8 km)4yr-public
  • Empire State University28.9 miles (46.5 km)4yr-public
  • Skidmore College30.2 miles (48.6 km)4yr-private
  • Bard College at Simon's Rock34.7 miles (55.8 km)4yr-private
  • Columbia-Greene Community College35.6 miles (57.3 km)2yr-public
  • Fulton-Montgomery Community College42.7 miles (68.7 km)2yr-public
  • SUNY Adirondack45.7 miles (73.6 km)2yr-public
  • Greenfield Community College47.3 miles (76.2 km)2yr-public
  • SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill48.0 miles (77.3 km)4yr-public
  • Bard College50.0 miles (80.5 km)4yr-private
  • SIT Graduate Institute51.8 miles (83.4 km)4yr-private
  • Conway School of Landscape Design53.0 miles (85.4 km)4yr-private
  • Smith College53.4 miles (85.9 km)4yr-private
  • Westfield State University54.7 miles (88.1 km)4yr-public
  • Landmark College56.2 miles (90.5 km)4yr-private
  • University of Massachusetts-Amherst56.4 miles (90.8 km)4yr-public
  • Amherst College57.2 miles (92.0 km)4yr-private
  • Holyoke Community College57.5 miles (92.5 km)2yr-public
  • Hampshire College57.9 miles (93.2 km)4yr-private
  • Mount Holyoke College58.4 miles (94.0 km)4yr-private
  • College of Our Lady of the Elms61.8 miles (99.4 km)4yr-private
  • Springfield Technical Community College64.1 miles (103.2 km)2yr-public
  • American International College64.8 miles (104.2 km)4yr-private
  • Ulster County Community College65.3 miles (105.0 km)2yr-public
  • Springfield College65.3 miles (105.0 km)4yr-private
  • Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing Education65.3 miles (105.0 km)4yr-private
  • Antioch University-New England65.9 miles (106.1 km)4yr-private
  • Western New England University66.2 miles (106.5 km)4yr-private
  • Bay Path University66.3 miles (106.7 km)4yr-private
  • Keene State College66.5 miles (107.1 km)4yr-public
  • Culinary Institute of America68.3 miles (110.0 km)4yr-private
  • Dutchess Community College69.4 miles (111.7 km)2yr-public
  • Marist University70.0 miles (112.7 km)4yr-private
  • State University of New York at New Paltz71.2 miles (114.6 km)4yr-public
  • Vassar College71.8 miles (115.5 km)4yr-private
  • Davis College72.8 miles (117.1 km)4yr-private
  • Word of Life Bible Institute72.8 miles (117.1 km)2yr-private
  • University of Hartford75.3 miles (121.1 km)4yr-private
  • SUNY College of Technology at Delhi75.8 miles (122.0 km)4yr-public
  • University of Saint Joseph75.9 miles (122.1 km)4yr-private
  • Franklin Pierce University76.1 miles (122.5 km)4yr-private
  • Hartford International University for Religion and Peace77.1 miles (124.1 km)4yr-private
  • Herkimer County Community College77.3 miles (124.3 km)2yr-public
  • Rensselaer at Hartford77.9 miles (125.4 km)4yr-private
  • Connecticut State Community College78.2 miles (125.9 km)2yr-public
  • SUNY Oneonta78.4 miles (126.2 km)4yr-public
  • Arizona College of Nursing - Hartford78.5 miles (126.4 km)4yr-private
  • River Valley Community College78.5 miles (126.4 km)2yr-public
  • University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus78.6 miles (126.4 km)4yr-public
  • Trinity College78.9 miles (127.0 km)4yr-private
  • Hartwick College79.0 miles (127.1 km)4yr-private
  • American Institute-West Hartford79.1 miles (127.3 km)2yr-private
  • Mount Wachusett Community College80.0 miles (128.8 km)2yr-public
  • Central Connecticut State University80.1 miles (128.9 km)4yr-public
  • Goodwin University80.6 miles (129.8 km)4yr-private
  • Charter Oak State College81.2 miles (130.7 km)4yr-public
  • Yeshiva of Ocean82.3 miles (132.4 km)4yr-private
  • University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus83.0 miles (133.5 km)4yr-public
  • Post University83.6 miles (134.6 km)4yr-private
  • Mount Saint Mary College84.9 miles (136.6 km)4yr-private
  • Sullivan County Community College85.9 miles (138.3 km)2yr-public
  • Yeshivath Zichron Moshe86.2 miles (138.7 km)4yr-private
  • Anna Maria College86.9 miles (139.9 km)4yr-private
  • Holy Apostles College and Seminary88.3 miles (142.1 km)4yr-private
  • Mohawk Valley Community College88.4 miles (142.3 km)2yr-public
  • Yeshiva Ohr Naftoli89.2 miles (143.5 km)4yr-private
  • Western Connecticut State University89.6 miles (144.1 km)4yr-public
  • Fitchburg State University89.9 miles (144.7 km)4yr-public
  • SUNY Polytechnic Institute90.2 miles (145.2 km)4yr-public
  • University of Connecticut90.5 miles (145.6 km)4yr-public
  • Saint Elizabeth College of Nursing90.9 miles (146.2 km)2yr-private
  • Wesleyan University91.1 miles (146.7 km)4yr-private
  • Utica University91.4 miles (147.0 km)4yr-private
  • Worcester State University91.9 miles (148.0 km)4yr-public
  • Assumption University92.1 miles (148.2 km)4yr-private
  • United States Military Academy92.5 miles (148.9 km)4yr-public
  • Middlebury College92.8 miles (149.4 km)4yr-private
  • Upper Valley Educators Institute93.2 miles (150.0 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
POESTENKILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLpublic——0.9 miles (1.4 km)
ALGONQUIN MIDDLE SCHOOLpublic——2.6 miles (4.2 km)
VANDERHEYDEN HALLprivate——3.1 miles (5.0 km)
AVERILL PARK HIGH SCHOOLpublic——3.6 miles (5.7 km)
MILLER HILL SCHOOLpublic——3.9 miles (6.3 km)
TAMARAC MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOLpublic——4.0 miles (6.4 km)
TAMARAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLpublic——4.0 miles (6.5 km)
WEST SAND LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLpublic——4.6 miles (7.4 km)
ST JUDE THE APOSTLE SCHOOLprivate——4.8 miles (7.7 km)
GARDNER-DICKINSON SCHOOLpublic——5.4 miles (8.7 km)
ROBERT C PARKER SCHOOLprivate——5.8 miles (9.3 km)
EMMA WILLARD SCHOOLprivate——5.8 miles (9.3 km)
SUSAN ODELL TAYLOR SCHOOL FOR CHILDRENprivate——5.9 miles (9.4 km)
PS 16public——5.9 miles (9.5 km)
PS 18public——6.2 miles (10.0 km)
PS 14public——6.3 miles (10.1 km)
TROY HIGH SCHOOLpublic——6.4 miles (10.3 km)
TROY MIDDLE SCHOOLpublic——6.5 miles (10.4 km)
LA SALLE INSTITUTEprivate——6.6 miles (10.6 km)
CARROLL HILL SCHOOLpublic——6.6 miles (10.6 km)
NORTH GREENBUSH SCHOOLpublic——6.8 miles (10.9 km)
BELL TOP SCHOOLpublic——6.8 miles (11.0 km)
PS 2public——7.2 miles (11.6 km)
KIPP TROY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOLpublic——7.4 miles (12.0 km)
RENSSELAER COUNTY JAILpublic——7.6 miles (12.2 km)
HEATLY SCHOOLpublic——7.8 miles (12.6 km)
KNICKERBACKER MIDDLE SCHOOLpublic——7.8 miles (12.6 km)
WOODLAND HILL MONTESSORI SCHOOLprivate——7.8 miles (12.6 km)
LANSINGBURGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLpublic——7.8 miles (12.6 km)
RENSSELAER PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLpublic——7.8 miles (12.6 km)
COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOLpublic——8.4 miles (13.6 km)
VAN SCHAICK ISLAND SCHOOLpublic——8.5 miles (13.7 km)
WATERVLIET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLpublic——8.5 miles (13.7 km)
WATERVLIET JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLpublic——8.7 miles (13.9 km)
TURNPIKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLpublic——8.8 miles (14.2 km)
RENSSELAER JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLpublic——9.0 miles (14.4 km)
VAN RENSSELAER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLpublic——9.0 miles (14.4 km)
MENANDS SCHOOLpublic——9.1 miles (14.7 km)
NURSES MIDDLE COLLEGE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL-CAPITAL REGIONpublic——9.2 miles (14.7 km)
DOANE STUART SCHOOLprivate——9.2 miles (14.7 km)
ST COLMAN'S SCHOOLprivate——9.2 miles (14.7 km)
ST MARY'S SCHOOLprivate——9.3 miles (15.0 km)
ABRAM LANSING SCHOOLpublic——9.4 miles (15.2 km)
BERLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLpublic——9.6 miles (15.4 km)
COHOES MIDDLE SCHOOLpublic——9.6 miles (15.4 km)
NORTH ALBANY ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOLpublic——9.6 miles (15.4 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 12140

What school district is ZIP code 12140 in?
ZIP 12140 (Poestenkill, NY) maps to Averill Park Central School District (LEA ID 3600016) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 12140?
US5 lists 46 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 36 public and 10 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 12140 attend private school?
About 1.5% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 12140 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher44.9%
High school30.1%
Less than HS2.1%
School districtAverill Park Central School District