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ZIP 15863 — 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 15863

K-12 nearby
18
Public
9
Private
9
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 15863 (PA) is associated with Punxsutawney Area School District (LEA 4219800) 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 18 K-12 schools (9 public, 9 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 8.2 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 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois about 9.1 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
Punxsutawney Area School District
LEA ID
4219800
Private school share (ACS)
0.0%

Colleges & universities (94)

  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois9.1 miles (14.6 km)4yr-public
  • Triangle Tech Inc-Dubois9.5 miles (15.3 km)2yr-private
  • Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus32.1 miles (51.7 km)4yr-public
  • Saint Francis University36.6 miles (58.9 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona39.7 miles (63.8 km)4yr-public
  • Mount Aloysius College40.3 miles (64.9 km)4yr-private
  • YTI Career Institute-Altoona43.1 miles (69.4 km)2yr-private
  • DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center49.2 miles (79.1 km)2yr-private
  • Commonwealth Technical Institute49.6 miles (79.8 km)2yr-private
  • University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown51.7 miles (83.2 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania Highlands Community College51.8 miles (83.4 km)2yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus53.2 miles (85.6 km)4yr-public
Show all 94 colleges & universities
  • Pennsylvania State University-World Campus53.2 miles (85.6 km)4yr-public
  • South Hills School of Business & Technology54.0 miles (86.9 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington55.1 miles (88.7 km)4yr-public
  • Juniata College55.8 miles (89.8 km)4yr-private
  • Butler County Community College57.4 miles (92.4 km)2yr-public
  • Saint Vincent College58.0 miles (93.3 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Vincent Seminary58.0 miles (93.3 km)4yr-private
  • Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology58.1 miles (93.5 km)2yr-public
  • Citizens School of Nursing58.7 miles (94.5 km)2yr-private
  • Northern Pennsylvania Regional College59.6 miles (95.9 km)2yr-public
  • University of Pittsburgh-Titusville60.3 miles (97.0 km)2yr-public
  • Triangle Tech Inc-Greensburg61.3 miles (98.7 km)2yr-private
  • Seton Hill University61.5 miles (99.0 km)4yr-private
  • University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg62.6 miles (100.7 km)4yr-public
  • Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania63.0 miles (101.3 km)4yr-public
  • Institute of Medical Careers64.0 miles (103.0 km)2yr-private
  • UPMC St. Margaret School of Nursing64.6 miles (104.0 km)2yr-private
  • University of Pittsburgh-Bradford64.8 miles (104.2 km)4yr-public
  • Grove City College65.4 miles (105.3 km)4yr-private
  • West Virginia Junior College-United Career Institute65.4 miles (105.3 km)2yr-private
  • Westmoreland County Community College66.0 miles (106.2 km)2yr-public
  • Pittsburgh Theological Seminary68.1 miles (109.6 km)4yr-private
  • La Roche University68.8 miles (110.6 km)4yr-private
  • Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc68.8 miles (110.7 km)2yr-private
  • Chatham University69.0 miles (111.1 km)4yr-private
  • Western Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing69.3 miles (111.6 km)2yr-private
  • UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing69.4 miles (111.6 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny69.4 miles (111.7 km)4yr-public
  • Carnegie Mellon University69.9 miles (112.5 km)4yr-private
  • University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus70.4 miles (113.2 km)4yr-public
  • Carlow University71.0 miles (114.3 km)4yr-private
  • Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Saints Cyril and Methodius71.6 miles (115.3 km)4yr-private
  • UPMC Mercy School of Nursing72.1 miles (116.1 km)2yr-private
  • Triangle Tech Inc-Pittsburgh72.3 miles (116.4 km)2yr-private
  • Duquesne University72.4 miles (116.5 km)4yr-private
  • Vet Tech Institute72.4 miles (116.6 km)2yr-private
  • Point Park University72.7 miles (117.0 km)4yr-private
  • Community College of Allegheny County73.0 miles (117.4 km)2yr-public
  • Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics73.1 miles (117.7 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania Gunsmith School73.6 miles (118.5 km)2yr-private
  • St Bonaventure University75.9 miles (122.2 km)4yr-private
  • Rosedale Technical College76.8 miles (123.5 km)2yr-private
  • Jamestown Business College77.6 miles (124.9 km)4yr-private
  • Westminster College78.0 miles (125.6 km)4yr-private
  • Trinity Anglican Seminary78.3 miles (126.0 km)4yr-private
  • Jamestown Community College78.5 miles (126.3 km)2yr-public
  • UPMC Jameson School of Nursing78.9 miles (127.0 km)2yr-private
  • Geneva College79.2 miles (127.4 km)4yr-private
  • Robert Morris University79.4 miles (127.8 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver79.6 miles (128.1 km)4yr-public
  • Community College of Beaver County80.5 miles (129.6 km)2yr-public
  • Douglas Education Center80.6 miles (129.7 km)2yr-private
  • Allegheny College80.8 miles (130.0 km)4yr-private
  • New Castle School of Trades81.4 miles (131.0 km)2yr-private
  • Pittsburgh Technical College81.6 miles (131.3 km)4yr-private
  • Thiel College84.9 miles (136.6 km)4yr-private
  • Laurel Technical Institute85.4 miles (137.5 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly85.4 miles (137.5 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania Western University85.6 miles (137.7 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango88.2 miles (142.0 km)4yr-public
  • Laurel Business Institute89.8 miles (144.6 km)2yr-private
  • Penn Commercial Business/Technical School93.2 miles (150.0 km)2yr-private
  • East Ohio College93.5 miles (150.4 km)2yr-private
  • Washington Health System School of Nursing93.5 miles (150.4 km)2yr-private
  • Washington & Jefferson College93.8 miles (151.0 km)4yr-private
  • Allegany College of Maryland94.3 miles (151.8 km)2yr-public
  • Frostburg State University94.3 miles (151.8 km)4yr-public
  • Youngstown State University94.3 miles (151.8 km)4yr-public
  • Triangle Tech-Chambersburg94.4 miles (151.9 km)2yr-private
  • Kent State University at East Liverpool94.9 miles (152.7 km)4yr-public
  • Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania95.7 miles (154.0 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania College of Technology95.7 miles (154.1 km)4yr-public
  • Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Boardman95.9 miles (154.4 km)2yr-private
  • Wilson College96.5 miles (155.3 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College96.6 miles (155.4 km)4yr-public
  • Lycoming College97.1 miles (156.2 km)4yr-private
  • Erie Institute of Technology Inc97.9 miles (157.6 km)2yr-private
  • Great Lakes Institute of Technology98.0 miles (157.7 km)2yr-private
  • Mercyhurst University98.1 miles (157.9 km)4yr-private
  • Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine98.6 miles (158.6 km)4yr-private
  • ETI Technical College of Niles98.8 miles (159.0 km)2yr-private
  • Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Niles99.1 miles (159.5 km)2yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
LONE OAK AMISH SCHOOLprivate——2.1 miles (3.3 km)
BUTCHERS RUN AMISH SCHOOLprivate——3.0 miles (4.8 km)
C G Johnson El Schpublic——5.7 miles (9.2 km)
BUCKS RUN AMISH SCHOOLprivate——6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical Schoolpublic——7.1 miles (11.5 km)
Wasson Avenue El Schpublic——7.2 miles (11.6 km)
DUBOIS AREA CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOLprivate——7.7 miles (12.5 km)
DUBOIS AREA CATHOLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLprivate——7.7 miles (12.5 km)
SOARING HEIGHTS SCHOOLprivate——7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Punxsutawney Area El Schpublic——8.2 miles (13.2 km)
PUNXSUTAWNEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOLprivate——8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Punxsutawney Area HSpublic——8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Oklahoma El Schpublic——8.6 miles (13.9 km)
DuBois Area MSpublic——8.7 miles (14.0 km)
DU BOIS CHRISTIAN SCHOOLSprivate——8.8 miles (14.2 km)
SS COSMAS & DAMIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLprivate——9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Juniata El Schpublic——9.1 miles (14.7 km)
DuBois Area SHSpublic——9.2 miles (14.8 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 15863

What school district is ZIP code 15863 in?
ZIP 15863 (PA) maps to Punxsutawney Area School District (LEA ID 4219800) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 15863?
US5 lists 18 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 9 public and 9 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 15863 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 15863 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher6.9%
High school63.4%
Less than HS5.9%
School districtPunxsutawney Area School District