ZIP 17027 — 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 17027

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 17027 (Messiah College, PA) is associated with Mechanicsburg Area School District (LEA 4215030) 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 79 K-12 schools (53 public, 26 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.2 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 Messiah University about 0.4 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Mechanicsburg Area School District

LEA ID

4215030

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

Messiah University0.4 miles (0.6 km)4yr-private
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology9.5 miles (15.3 km)4yr-private
Central Penn College10.8 miles (17.3 km)4yr-private
Dickinson College11.2 miles (18.0 km)4yr-private
Harrisburg Area Community College11.3 miles (18.2 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office13.4 miles (21.5 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg13.8 miles (22.3 km)4yr-public
York College of Pennsylvania20.3 miles (32.6 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York20.9 miles (33.6 km)4yr-public
YTI Career Institute-York21.0 miles (33.8 km)2yr-private
Elizabethtown College21.3 miles (34.2 km)4yr-private
Gettysburg College25.5 miles (41.0 km)4yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

United Lutheran Seminary26.0 miles (41.8 km)4yr-private
Lebanon Valley College28.1 miles (45.2 km)4yr-private
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania28.7 miles (46.1 km)4yr-public
Millersville University of Pennsylvania35.4 miles (57.0 km)4yr-public
Triangle Tech-Chambersburg35.9 miles (57.8 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto36.1 miles (58.2 km)4yr-public
Franklin and Marshall College36.5 miles (58.8 km)4yr-private
Lancaster Theological Seminary36.6 miles (59.0 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design37.1 miles (59.8 km)4yr-private
Wilson College37.5 miles (60.3 km)4yr-private
Lancaster Bible College37.8 miles (60.8 km)4yr-private
Mount St. Mary's University37.8 miles (60.9 km)4yr-private
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology38.2 miles (61.5 km)2yr-public
McDaniel College39.5 miles (63.6 km)4yr-private
Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster40.1 miles (64.5 km)4yr-private
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center40.3 miles (64.9 km)2yr-public
Carroll Community College43.1 miles (69.4 km)2yr-public
Susquehanna University44.8 miles (72.1 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury49.8 miles (80.1 km)2yr-private
Hagerstown Community College50.8 miles (81.8 km)2yr-public
Stevenson University51.7 miles (83.3 km)4yr-private
Frederick Community College53.5 miles (86.2 km)2yr-public
Ner Israel Rabbinical College54.6 miles (87.9 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill55.0 miles (88.5 km)4yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute55.2 miles (88.8 km)2yr-private
Bucknell University55.5 miles (89.3 km)4yr-private
Hood College55.6 miles (89.4 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks55.7 miles (89.6 km)4yr-public
Goucher College55.8 miles (89.7 km)4yr-private
Harford Community College55.8 miles (89.8 km)2yr-public
Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore56.3 miles (90.6 km)4yr-private
Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing56.3 miles (90.6 km)2yr-private
Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences56.4 miles (90.7 km)2yr-private
Towson University56.5 miles (90.9 km)4yr-public
Alvernia University56.9 miles (91.5 km)4yr-private
Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College57.1 miles (91.9 km)4yr-private
Reading Area Community College57.3 miles (92.2 km)2yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg57.4 miles (92.4 km)2yr-private
Juniata College58.9 miles (94.7 km)4yr-private
Albright College59.0 miles (94.9 km)4yr-private
Notre Dame of Maryland University59.1 miles (95.1 km)4yr-private
Loyola University Maryland59.4 miles (95.5 km)4yr-private
Morgan State University60.2 miles (96.8 km)4yr-public
Baltimore City Community College60.4 miles (97.2 km)2yr-public
Johns Hopkins University60.5 miles (97.4 km)4yr-private
Coppin State University61.0 miles (98.3 km)4yr-public
Lincoln University61.5 miles (99.0 km)4yr-public
Maryland Institute College of Art61.8 miles (99.5 km)4yr-private
Community College of Baltimore County61.8 miles (99.5 km)2yr-public
University of Baltimore62.1 miles (99.9 km)4yr-public
South Hills School of Business & Technology62.2 miles (100.1 km)2yr-private
University of Maryland, Baltimore63.2 miles (101.7 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus63.5 miles (102.3 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus63.5 miles (102.3 km)4yr-public
University System of Maryland63.6 miles (102.3 km)4yr-public
University System of Maryland-Research Centers63.6 miles (102.3 km)4yr-public
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology63.6 miles (102.4 km)2yr-public
University of Maryland-Baltimore County63.9 miles (102.9 km)4yr-public
Howard Community College65.4 miles (105.3 km)2yr-public
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania65.5 miles (105.4 km)4yr-public
Cecil College65.5 miles (105.5 km)2yr-public
Shepherd University65.9 miles (106.0 km)4yr-public
Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia68.3 miles (110.0 km)2yr-private
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania68.4 miles (110.1 km)4yr-public
Maryland University of Integrative Health68.7 miles (110.5 km)4yr-private
Valley College-Martinsburg68.9 miles (110.9 km)4yr-private
Martinsburg College69.0 miles (111.0 km)4yr-private
Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc69.5 miles (111.8 km)2yr-private
International Beauty School 470.6 miles (113.7 km)2yr-private
Automotive Training Center-Exton71.8 miles (115.5 km)2yr-private
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College73.0 miles (117.5 km)2yr-public
Montgomery College73.6 miles (118.4 km)2yr-public
University of Delaware73.6 miles (118.5 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania College of Technology74.5 miles (119.9 km)4yr-public
Goldey-Beacom College74.9 miles (120.5 km)4yr-private
West Chester University of Pennsylvania75.2 miles (121.0 km)4yr-public
Lycoming College75.4 miles (121.3 km)4yr-private
American Public University System75.6 miles (121.6 km)4yr-private
Catholic International University75.6 miles (121.6 km)4yr-private
Immaculata University75.8 miles (122.0 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton76.4 miles (122.9 km)4yr-public
University of Valley Forge76.6 miles (123.2 km)4yr-private
Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital77.0 miles (123.9 km)4yr-private
Capitol Technology University77.0 miles (124.0 km)4yr-private
SANS Technology Institute77.3 miles (124.4 km)4yr-private
YTI Career Institute-Altoona77.5 miles (124.7 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley78.2 miles (125.8 km)4yr-public
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania79.1 miles (127.3 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Shepherdstown El Sch	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.8 km)
Upper Allen El Sch	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
Mechanicsburg MS	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Elmwood Academy	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Mechanicsburg Area SHS	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
THE GODDARD SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Kindergarten Academy	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Broad Street El Sch	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Dillsburg El Sch	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Rossmoyne El Sch	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Northside El Sch	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Northern HS	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Northern El Sch	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Monroe El Sch	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Northern MS	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Allen MS	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
CALVARY CHAPEL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.9 miles (7.8 km)
WEST SHORE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
THE CHILDRENS GARDEN OF ST JOHNS LUTHERAN CHURCH	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
RIVER ROCK ACADEMY-SHIREMANSTOWN	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
South Mountain El Sch	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
AL-HUDA	private	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
BROOKSIDE MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Sporting Hill El Sch	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
KIDDIE ACADEMY OF SILVER SPRING TOWNSHIP	private	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
OAKWOOD BAPTIST DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
GRACE WAY CHILDREN ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER	private	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Fairview El Sch	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Fairview Intermediate Sch	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Hoover El Sch	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Hampden El Sch	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.7 km)
NEW STORY	private	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Camp Hill SHS	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Cumberland Valley HS	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Camp Hill MS	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Silver Spring El Sch	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Eagle View MS	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Cumberland Perry Area Career & Technical Center	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Highland El Sch	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Cedar Cliff HS	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Iron Forge El Sch	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
CHERUB MONTESSORI CENTER	private	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Eisenhower El Sch	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Boiling Springs HS	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Yellow Breeches MS	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Mountain View MS	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
FAITH TABERNACLE SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Red Land SHS	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.8 km)
HARRISBURG ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Wellsville Campus	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Winding Creek El Sch	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Hillside El Sch	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Washington Heights El Sch	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Crossroads MS	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
New Cumberland MS	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
ST THERESA SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Green Ridge El Sch	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Fishing Creek El Sch	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
LEARNING & SHARING	private	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
West Creek Hills El Sch	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
NEW STORY	private	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
MERAKEY AUTISM CENTER HAMPDEN TOWNSHIP	private	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
THE GODDARD SCHOOL ENOLA	private	—	—	9.2 miles (14.7 km)
Shaull El Sch	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
ST STEPHEN'S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
ARCHE CLASSICAL ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Harrisburg HS - SciTech Cmp	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Capital Area School for the Arts CS	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
NEW CITY SCHOOL DBA LOGOS HARRISBURG	private	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
THE WORSHIP ACADEMY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS	private	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
Foose Sch	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.5 km)
Sylvan Heights Science CS	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.5 km)
Old Trail Intermediate Sch	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
LITTLE HANDS NURSERY SCHOOL, LLC	private	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Pennsylvania STEAM Academy CS	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Benjamin Franklin Sch	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Steelton-Highspire El Sch	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 17027

What school district is ZIP code 17027 in?

ZIP 17027 (Messiah College, PA) maps to Mechanicsburg Area School District (LEA ID 4215030) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 17027?

US5 lists 79 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 53 public and 26 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 17027 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 17027 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	47.7%
High school	34.6%
Less than HS	3.7%
School district	Mechanicsburg Area School District

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