ZIP 16602 — 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 16602

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 16602 (Altoona, PA) is associated with Altoona Area School District (LEA 4202340) 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 41 K-12 schools (24 public, 17 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.6 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 YTI Career Institute-Altoona about 2.4 miles away (2yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Altoona Area School District

LEA ID

4202340

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (99)

YTI Career Institute-Altoona2.4 miles (3.8 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona2.7 miles (4.4 km)4yr-public
Mount Aloysius College12.5 miles (20.1 km)4yr-private
Saint Francis University14.0 miles (22.5 km)4yr-private
Juniata College18.7 miles (30.1 km)4yr-private
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown29.7 miles (47.7 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College29.9 miles (48.1 km)2yr-public
DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center32.1 miles (51.6 km)2yr-private
South Hills School of Business & Technology32.6 miles (52.5 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus33.2 miles (53.4 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus33.2 miles (53.4 km)4yr-public
Commonwealth Technical Institute33.5 miles (54.0 km)2yr-private

Show all 99 colleges & universities

Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology41.8 miles (67.3 km)2yr-public
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus41.9 miles (67.4 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois46.8 miles (75.3 km)4yr-public
Triangle Tech Inc-Dubois49.1 miles (79.0 km)2yr-private
Triangle Tech-Chambersburg52.6 miles (84.6 km)2yr-private
Wilson College54.5 miles (87.7 km)4yr-private
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania54.8 miles (88.2 km)4yr-public
Saint Vincent College56.3 miles (90.6 km)4yr-private
Saint Vincent Seminary56.3 miles (90.6 km)4yr-private
Allegany College of Maryland62.4 miles (100.4 km)2yr-public
Triangle Tech Inc-Greensburg63.0 miles (101.5 km)2yr-private
University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg63.2 miles (101.6 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto63.9 miles (102.8 km)4yr-public
Seton Hill University63.9 miles (102.8 km)4yr-private
Dickinson College65.5 miles (105.4 km)4yr-private
Westmoreland County Community College65.6 miles (105.6 km)2yr-public
Frostburg State University66.5 miles (107.1 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington69.6 miles (112.0 km)4yr-public
West Virginia Junior College-United Career Institute70.5 miles (113.5 km)2yr-private
Hagerstown Community College71.5 miles (115.0 km)2yr-public
Martinsburg College74.2 miles (119.4 km)4yr-private
Valley College-Martinsburg74.2 miles (119.4 km)4yr-private
Citizens School of Nursing75.0 miles (120.6 km)2yr-private
United Lutheran Seminary76.0 miles (122.3 km)4yr-private
Gettysburg College76.1 miles (122.4 km)4yr-private
International Beauty School 476.2 miles (122.6 km)2yr-private
Institute of Medical Careers76.3 miles (122.8 km)2yr-private
Messiah University77.0 miles (123.9 km)4yr-private
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College77.0 miles (124.0 km)2yr-public
Central Penn College77.1 miles (124.0 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny77.3 miles (124.5 km)4yr-public
UPMC St. Margaret School of Nursing78.3 miles (126.0 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly78.3 miles (126.0 km)4yr-public
Mount St. Mary's University78.8 miles (126.9 km)4yr-private
Harrisburg Area Community College79.7 miles (128.2 km)2yr-public
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology80.5 miles (129.5 km)4yr-private
Shepherd University80.5 miles (129.5 km)4yr-public
Potomac State College of West Virginia University80.9 miles (130.3 km)4yr-public
Susquehanna University81.0 miles (130.3 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office81.0 miles (130.3 km)4yr-public
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary81.4 miles (131.0 km)4yr-private
Chatham University81.7 miles (131.5 km)4yr-private
Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc81.9 miles (131.8 km)2yr-private
UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing82.4 miles (132.6 km)2yr-private
Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics82.5 miles (132.7 km)2yr-private
Carnegie Mellon University82.6 miles (132.9 km)4yr-private
Western Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing82.7 miles (133.0 km)2yr-private
Laurel Business Institute82.9 miles (133.4 km)2yr-private
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus83.2 miles (133.8 km)4yr-public
Douglas Education Center83.4 miles (134.2 km)2yr-private
Garrett College83.5 miles (134.3 km)2yr-public
Butler County Community College83.5 miles (134.4 km)2yr-public
Carlow University83.7 miles (134.7 km)4yr-private
Bucknell University83.8 miles (134.8 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg84.4 miles (135.8 km)2yr-private
UPMC Mercy School of Nursing85.0 miles (136.7 km)2yr-private
Duquesne University85.3 miles (137.3 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania Western University85.6 miles (137.7 km)4yr-public
Vet Tech Institute85.6 miles (137.8 km)2yr-private
Point Park University85.8 miles (138.0 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech Inc-Pittsburgh86.2 miles (138.8 km)2yr-private
La Roche University86.3 miles (138.8 km)4yr-private
Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Saints Cyril and Methodius86.3 miles (138.9 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania College of Technology86.3 miles (139.0 km)4yr-public
Community College of Allegheny County86.6 miles (139.3 km)2yr-public
Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury87.5 miles (140.8 km)2yr-private
Lycoming College87.8 miles (141.4 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg88.5 miles (142.5 km)4yr-public
American Public University System88.9 miles (143.1 km)4yr-private
Catholic International University89.0 miles (143.2 km)4yr-private
Frederick Community College89.1 miles (143.3 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania Gunsmith School89.1 miles (143.4 km)2yr-private
Hood College90.8 miles (146.2 km)4yr-private
Rosedale Technical College91.0 miles (146.5 km)2yr-private
Shenandoah University93.7 miles (150.8 km)4yr-private
York College of Pennsylvania95.2 miles (153.3 km)4yr-private
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania95.4 miles (153.5 km)4yr-public
Pittsburgh Technical College95.7 miles (153.9 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York96.2 miles (154.9 km)4yr-public
Robert Morris University96.5 miles (155.3 km)4yr-private
McDaniel College96.8 miles (155.9 km)4yr-private
Elizabethtown College97.1 miles (156.2 km)4yr-private
YTI Career Institute-York97.2 miles (156.5 km)2yr-private
Trinity Anglican Seminary97.6 miles (157.1 km)4yr-private
Lebanon Valley College98.6 miles (158.7 km)4yr-private
Grove City College99.7 miles (160.5 km)4yr-private
Carroll Community College99.7 miles (160.5 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Kimmel Alternative School	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.1 km)
FAITH TABERNACLE SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
Penn-Lincoln El Sch	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
Logan El Sch	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
GREAT COMMISSION SCHOOLS	private	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
Altoona Area HS	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.2 km)
Altoona Area Jr HS	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
ARROWS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.5 miles (2.5 km)
Irving El Sch	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
TENDER LOVE FOR CHILDREN CHILD CARE	private	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
BISHOP GUILFOYLE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
Juniata El Sch	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC SCHOOL-ALTOONA ELMNTRY CMPS	private	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
Pleasant Valley El Sch	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
SOARING HEIGHTS SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
Baker El Sch	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
HARBOR HOUSE PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN LLC.	private	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Juniata Gap El Sch	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
MERAKEY EDUCATION CENTER	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Central Pennsylvania Digital Learning Foundation CS	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC SCHOOL ELDORADO	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Mowrie A Ebner El Sch	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Hollidaysburg Area SHS	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Charles W Longer El Sch	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Hollidaysburg Area JHS	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Bellwood Antis MS	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Lewis M Myers El Sch	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Bellwood-Antis HS	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Frankstown El Sch	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
PENN-MONT ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
TWIN MOUNTAIN AMISH SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Foot of Ten El Sch	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
LONE PINE SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
SHADY POND SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
BLAIR COUNTY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
ST PATRICK SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.0 miles (14.4 km)
WHITE OAK SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Williamsburg Community El Sch	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Williamsburg Community JSHS	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Penn Cambria MS	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 16602

What school district is ZIP code 16602 in?

ZIP 16602 (Altoona, PA) maps to Altoona Area School District (LEA ID 4202340) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 16602?

US5 lists 41 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 24 public and 17 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 16602 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 16602 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	21.0%
High school	46.7%
Less than HS	6.8%
School district	Altoona Area School District

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