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ZIP 17047 — Schools & Education

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.

Middle ClassLow Snow Area

School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 17047

K-12 nearby
14
Public
4
Private
10
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 17047 (PA) is associated with West Perry School District (LEA 4225740) 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 14 K-12 schools (4 public, 10 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.1 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.1% 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 Dickinson College about 17.1 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education
School district
West Perry School District
LEA ID
4225740
Private school share (ACS)
0.1%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Dickinson College17.1 miles (27.5 km)4yr-private
  • Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania22.6 miles (36.3 km)4yr-public
  • Central Penn College26.5 miles (42.6 km)4yr-private
  • Messiah University27.7 miles (44.6 km)4yr-private
  • Triangle Tech-Chambersburg28.6 miles (46.1 km)2yr-private
  • Harrisburg Area Community College29.1 miles (46.8 km)2yr-public
  • Harrisburg University of Science and Technology29.9 miles (48.2 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office30.4 miles (49.0 km)4yr-public
  • Wilson College31.7 miles (51.1 km)4yr-private
  • Juniata College32.1 miles (51.7 km)4yr-private
  • South Hills School of Business & Technology35.5 miles (57.1 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-World Campus36.9 miles (59.4 km)4yr-public
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus36.9 miles (59.4 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto37.4 miles (60.2 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg38.1 miles (61.3 km)4yr-public
  • Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology38.6 miles (62.1 km)2yr-public
  • Gettysburg College38.6 miles (62.2 km)4yr-private
  • United Lutheran Seminary38.9 miles (62.6 km)4yr-private
  • Susquehanna University41.1 miles (66.1 km)4yr-private
  • Elizabethtown College46.7 miles (75.2 km)4yr-private
  • York College of Pennsylvania47.5 miles (76.4 km)4yr-private
  • Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury48.0 miles (77.2 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York48.2 miles (77.5 km)4yr-public
  • Mount St. Mary's University48.2 miles (77.5 km)4yr-private
  • Lebanon Valley College48.2 miles (77.6 km)4yr-private
  • YTI Career Institute-York48.5 miles (78.0 km)2yr-private
  • Bucknell University49.1 miles (79.0 km)4yr-private
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg50.6 miles (81.5 km)2yr-private
  • YTI Career Institute-Altoona51.7 miles (83.2 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona52.8 miles (85.0 km)4yr-public
  • Hagerstown Community College53.0 miles (85.4 km)2yr-public
  • McDaniel College59.2 miles (95.3 km)4yr-private
  • Mount Aloysius College62.0 miles (99.7 km)4yr-private
  • Millersville University of Pennsylvania62.2 miles (100.1 km)4yr-public
  • Franklin and Marshall College62.8 miles (101.0 km)4yr-private
  • Carroll Community College62.8 miles (101.1 km)2yr-public
  • Lancaster Theological Seminary62.9 miles (101.2 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania College of Technology62.9 miles (101.3 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania College of Art and Design63.5 miles (102.1 km)4yr-private
  • Lancaster Bible College63.7 miles (102.5 km)4yr-private
  • Frederick Community College63.9 miles (102.8 km)2yr-public
  • Lycoming College64.2 miles (103.3 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Francis University64.3 miles (103.5 km)4yr-private
  • Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology64.5 miles (103.8 km)2yr-public
  • Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster66.0 miles (106.3 km)4yr-private
  • Hood College66.0 miles (106.3 km)4yr-private
  • Lancaster County Career and Technology Center67.0 miles (107.9 km)2yr-public
  • Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania67.4 miles (108.5 km)4yr-public
  • Martinsburg College67.6 miles (108.8 km)4yr-private
  • Valley College-Martinsburg67.6 miles (108.8 km)4yr-private
  • Shepherd University68.2 miles (109.7 km)4yr-public
  • Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing68.6 miles (110.4 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill68.8 miles (110.7 km)4yr-public
  • International Beauty School 469.7 miles (112.1 km)2yr-private
  • Blue Ridge Community and Technical College71.8 miles (115.5 km)2yr-public
  • Stevenson University74.2 miles (119.4 km)4yr-private
  • University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown74.5 miles (119.8 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania Highlands Community College74.6 miles (120.1 km)2yr-public
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute76.3 miles (122.9 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks76.6 miles (123.3 km)4yr-public
  • Ner Israel Rabbinical College77.1 miles (124.1 km)4yr-private
  • Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences77.9 miles (125.4 km)2yr-private
  • American Public University System78.6 miles (126.5 km)4yr-private
  • DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center78.6 miles (126.5 km)2yr-private
  • Catholic International University78.7 miles (126.6 km)4yr-private
  • Reading Area Community College78.7 miles (126.6 km)2yr-public
  • Alvernia University78.7 miles (126.6 km)4yr-private
  • Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore79.6 miles (128.2 km)4yr-private
  • Albright College80.0 miles (128.7 km)4yr-private
  • Goucher College80.1 miles (128.8 km)4yr-private
  • Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College80.1 miles (128.9 km)4yr-private
  • Commonwealth Technical Institute80.2 miles (129.0 km)2yr-private
  • Towson University80.5 miles (129.6 km)4yr-public
  • Harford Community College82.8 miles (133.2 km)2yr-public
  • Notre Dame of Maryland University82.8 miles (133.3 km)4yr-private
  • Loyola University Maryland83.0 miles (133.6 km)4yr-private
  • Baltimore City Community College83.5 miles (134.4 km)2yr-public
  • Johns Hopkins University84.1 miles (135.3 km)4yr-private
  • Coppin State University84.2 miles (135.5 km)4yr-public
  • Morgan State University84.2 miles (135.5 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton84.4 miles (135.8 km)4yr-public
  • Allegany College of Maryland85.2 miles (137.1 km)2yr-public
  • Maryland Institute College of Art85.3 miles (137.3 km)4yr-private
  • Howard Community College85.5 miles (137.6 km)2yr-public
  • University of Baltimore85.6 miles (137.8 km)4yr-public
  • University of Maryland-Baltimore County86.2 miles (138.8 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois86.5 miles (139.3 km)4yr-public
  • University of Maryland, Baltimore86.5 miles (139.3 km)4yr-public
  • Patrick Henry College86.7 miles (139.5 km)4yr-private
  • Community College of Baltimore County86.7 miles (139.6 km)2yr-public
  • Kutztown University of Pennsylvania87.0 miles (140.0 km)4yr-public
  • University System of Maryland-Research Centers87.1 miles (140.1 km)4yr-public
  • University System of Maryland87.1 miles (140.1 km)4yr-public
  • Maryland University of Integrative Health88.4 miles (142.3 km)4yr-private
  • Lincoln University88.6 miles (142.6 km)4yr-public
  • Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia88.8 miles (142.9 km)2yr-private
  • Triangle Tech Inc-Dubois89.2 miles (143.6 km)2yr-private
  • Montgomery College89.4 miles (143.9 km)2yr-public
  • Shenandoah University92.1 miles (148.2 km)4yr-private
  • Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus92.5 miles (148.8 km)4yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLprivate——1.1 miles (1.8 km)
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLprivate——1.1 miles (1.8 km)
FARM LANE SCHOOLprivate——1.9 miles (3.1 km)
STONY POINT AMISH SCHOOLprivate——3.1 miles (5.0 km)
RIPPLING CREEK SCHOOLprivate——4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Loysville Youth Dev Ctrpublic——4.2 miles (6.8 km)
LIBERTY VALLEY AMISH SCHOOLprivate——4.3 miles (7.0 km)
MANASSA SCHOOLprivate——5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Blain El Schpublic——5.2 miles (8.4 km)
CREEKWOOD AMISH SCHOOLprivate——6.4 miles (10.3 km)
West Perry MSpublic——6.7 miles (10.7 km)
West Perry SHSpublic——6.8 miles (10.9 km)
HONEYSUCKLE RIDGE SCHOOLprivate——8.7 miles (14.0 km)
RACCOON VALLEY SCHOOLprivate——9.3 miles (15.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 17047

What school district is ZIP code 17047 in?
ZIP 17047 (PA) maps to West Perry School District (LEA ID 4225740) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 17047?
US5 lists 14 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 4 public and 10 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 17047 attend private school?
About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 17047 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher11.4%
High school46.4%
Less than HS19.0%
School districtWest Perry School District