ZIP 16002 — 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 16002

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 16002 (Nixon, PA) is associated with Butler Area School District (LEA 4204590) 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 24 K-12 schools (15 public, 9 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.7 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.3% 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 Butler County Community College about 3.1 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Butler Area School District

LEA ID

4204590

Private school share (ACS)

0.3%

Colleges & universities (100)

Butler County Community College3.1 miles (5.0 km)2yr-public
Citizens School of Nursing17.0 miles (27.3 km)2yr-private
La Roche University19.0 miles (30.5 km)4yr-private
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania19.8 miles (31.8 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington20.0 miles (32.2 km)4yr-public
UPMC St. Margaret School of Nursing22.4 miles (36.0 km)2yr-private
Institute of Medical Careers24.2 miles (39.0 km)2yr-private
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary24.3 miles (39.1 km)4yr-private
Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Saints Cyril and Methodius24.4 miles (39.2 km)4yr-private
Geneva College24.6 miles (39.6 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania Gunsmith School24.7 miles (39.7 km)2yr-private
Western Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing24.8 miles (40.0 km)2yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Trinity Anglican Seminary24.9 miles (40.1 km)4yr-private
Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc24.9 miles (40.1 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver24.9 miles (40.1 km)4yr-public
UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing25.3 miles (40.7 km)2yr-private
Chatham University25.6 miles (41.2 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech Inc-Pittsburgh25.8 miles (41.5 km)2yr-private
Community College of Beaver County26.0 miles (41.9 km)2yr-public
Carnegie Mellon University26.1 miles (42.0 km)4yr-private
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus26.1 miles (42.0 km)4yr-public
Grove City College26.3 miles (42.4 km)4yr-private
Community College of Allegheny County26.6 miles (42.8 km)2yr-public
Carlow University26.6 miles (42.8 km)4yr-private
Vet Tech Institute26.8 miles (43.0 km)2yr-private
UPMC Mercy School of Nursing27.1 miles (43.6 km)2yr-private
Point Park University27.1 miles (43.6 km)4yr-private
Duquesne University27.2 miles (43.7 km)4yr-private
Robert Morris University27.6 miles (44.4 km)4yr-private
Rosedale Technical College28.3 miles (45.5 km)2yr-private
UPMC Jameson School of Nursing29.8 miles (48.0 km)2yr-private
Pittsburgh Technical College32.2 miles (51.8 km)4yr-private
Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics32.3 miles (52.0 km)2yr-private
New Castle School of Trades32.3 miles (52.0 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny32.5 miles (52.3 km)4yr-public
Westminster College32.5 miles (52.3 km)4yr-private
West Virginia Junior College-United Career Institute35.2 miles (56.6 km)2yr-private
Seton Hill University38.3 miles (61.6 km)4yr-private
East Ohio College38.7 miles (62.2 km)2yr-private
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus38.9 miles (62.6 km)4yr-public
Triangle Tech Inc-Greensburg39.1 miles (62.9 km)2yr-private
Kent State University at East Liverpool40.2 miles (64.7 km)4yr-public
University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg40.9 miles (65.8 km)4yr-public
Laurel Technical Institute41.0 miles (65.9 km)2yr-private
Westmoreland County Community College42.9 miles (69.1 km)2yr-public
Saint Vincent College43.2 miles (69.5 km)4yr-private
Saint Vincent Seminary43.2 miles (69.5 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango44.8 miles (72.1 km)4yr-public
Douglas Education Center45.2 miles (72.7 km)2yr-private
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Boardman45.4 miles (73.0 km)2yr-private
Youngstown State University45.9 miles (73.9 km)4yr-public
Penn Commercial Business/Technical School48.1 miles (77.5 km)2yr-private
Washington Health System School of Nursing48.2 miles (77.6 km)2yr-private
Washington & Jefferson College48.9 miles (78.7 km)4yr-private
Thiel College49.7 miles (80.0 km)4yr-private
Franciscan University of Steubenville50.3 miles (80.9 km)4yr-private
Kent State University at Salem51.3 miles (82.6 km)4yr-public
Trinity Health System School of Nursing51.4 miles (82.8 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania Western University51.9 miles (83.5 km)4yr-public
ETI Technical College of Niles52.0 miles (83.8 km)2yr-private
Eastern Gateway Community College52.4 miles (84.2 km)2yr-public
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Niles52.6 miles (84.7 km)2yr-private
Allegheny Wesleyan College52.7 miles (84.8 km)4yr-private
Casal Aveda Institute54.2 miles (87.3 km)2yr-private
Bethany College56.1 miles (90.2 km)4yr-private
University of Pittsburgh-Titusville57.1 miles (91.9 km)2yr-public
Commonwealth Technical Institute59.4 miles (95.6 km)2yr-private
Allegheny College59.6 miles (95.9 km)4yr-private
West Liberty University59.7 miles (96.0 km)4yr-public
Triangle Tech Inc-Dubois59.9 miles (96.3 km)2yr-private
Kent State University at Trumbull60.3 miles (97.1 km)4yr-public
DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center60.5 miles (97.3 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly60.9 miles (98.0 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois61.5 miles (99.0 km)4yr-public
Laurel Business Institute63.4 miles (102.1 km)2yr-private
Waynesburg University65.6 miles (105.6 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College65.6 miles (105.6 km)2yr-public
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown65.7 miles (105.7 km)4yr-public
University of Mount Union65.9 miles (106.1 km)4yr-private
Saint Francis University67.2 miles (108.2 km)4yr-private
Wheeling University67.6 miles (108.8 km)4yr-private
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Alliance68.0 miles (109.5 km)2yr-private
West Virginia Northern Community College69.1 miles (111.2 km)2yr-public
Mount Aloysius College70.2 miles (113.0 km)4yr-private
Northeast Ohio Medical University75.2 miles (121.0 km)4yr-public
Hiram College75.4 miles (121.3 km)4yr-private
Belmont College77.5 miles (124.7 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona78.1 miles (125.6 km)4yr-public
Ohio University-Eastern Campus78.1 miles (125.7 km)4yr-public
Walsh University79.3 miles (127.6 km)4yr-private
YTI Career Institute-Altoona79.5 miles (128.0 km)2yr-private
Malone University79.6 miles (128.0 km)4yr-private
Northern Pennsylvania Regional College80.1 miles (128.9 km)2yr-public
West Virginia University Hospital Departments of Rad Tech and Nutrition80.4 miles (129.4 km)4yr-private
Kent State University at Kent80.9 miles (130.2 km)4yr-public
Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences81.0 miles (130.4 km)4yr-private
Kent State University at Geauga81.4 miles (131.0 km)4yr-public
West Virginia University81.8 miles (131.6 km)4yr-public
West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown81.9 miles (131.8 km)4yr-private
Morgantown Beauty College Inc82.1 miles (132.2 km)2yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
HIS KIDS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
Summit Township El Sch	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
SUMMIT ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
McQuistion El Sch	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
BUTLER CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
BUTLER MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
FIRST BAPTIST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Emily Brittain El Sch	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Broad Street El Sch	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
ST LUKE LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Butler Area IHS	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Butler Area SHS	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Butler County Area Vocational Technical School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Knoch HS	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Knoch MS	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.8 km)
Knoch Intermediate El Sch	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.8 km)
PENN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Knoch Primary Sch	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
ST WENDELIN CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Northwest El Sch	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
HOLY SEPULCHER CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Center Township El Sch	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Connoquenessing El Sch	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Buffalo El Sch	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 16002

What school district is ZIP code 16002 in?

ZIP 16002 (Nixon, PA) maps to Butler Area School District (LEA ID 4204590) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 16002?

US5 lists 24 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 15 public and 9 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 16002 attend private school?

About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 16002 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	26.3%
High school	36.7%
Less than HS	3.9%
School district	Butler Area School District

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