ZIP 17056 — 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 17056

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 17056 (Mexico, PA) is associated with Juniata County School District (LEA 4212600) 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 28 K-12 schools (4 public, 24 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.2 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 Dickinson College about 24.5 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Juniata County School District

LEA ID

4212600

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

Dickinson College24.5 miles (39.5 km)4yr-private
Central Penn College27.3 miles (43.9 km)4yr-private
Harrisburg Area Community College29.7 miles (47.8 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office30.3 miles (48.8 km)4yr-public
Susquehanna University30.9 miles (49.7 km)4yr-private
South Hills School of Business & Technology31.0 miles (49.9 km)2yr-private
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology31.3 miles (50.3 km)2yr-public
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology31.4 miles (50.5 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus32.1 miles (51.7 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus32.1 miles (51.7 km)4yr-public
Messiah University32.6 miles (52.5 km)4yr-private
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania34.3 miles (55.2 km)4yr-public

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Juniata College34.9 miles (56.2 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury37.9 miles (60.9 km)2yr-private
Bucknell University37.9 miles (61.1 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg39.4 miles (63.3 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg39.6 miles (63.8 km)4yr-public
Triangle Tech-Chambersburg40.4 miles (65.0 km)2yr-private
Wilson College43.5 miles (70.0 km)4yr-private
Lebanon Valley College46.4 miles (74.7 km)4yr-private
Elizabethtown College48.2 miles (77.6 km)4yr-private
Gettysburg College48.8 miles (78.6 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto49.0 miles (78.9 km)4yr-public
United Lutheran Seminary49.1 miles (79.0 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania College of Technology51.1 miles (82.3 km)4yr-public
Lycoming College52.4 miles (84.3 km)4yr-private
YTI Career Institute-York52.5 miles (84.5 km)2yr-private
York College of Pennsylvania52.5 miles (84.5 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York53.0 miles (85.3 km)4yr-public
YTI Career Institute-Altoona55.1 miles (88.7 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona55.4 miles (89.2 km)4yr-public
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania57.5 miles (92.5 km)4yr-public
Mount St. Mary's University59.1 miles (95.1 km)4yr-private
Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing62.0 miles (99.8 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill62.7 miles (101.0 km)4yr-public
Franklin and Marshall College64.2 miles (103.3 km)4yr-private
Millersville University of Pennsylvania64.3 miles (103.5 km)4yr-public
Lancaster Theological Seminary64.3 miles (103.6 km)4yr-private
Lancaster Bible College64.6 miles (104.0 km)4yr-private
Hagerstown Community College64.8 miles (104.2 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design64.9 miles (104.4 km)4yr-private
Mount Aloysius College65.7 miles (105.8 km)4yr-private
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology65.9 miles (106.1 km)2yr-public
Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster67.0 miles (107.8 km)4yr-private
Saint Francis University67.5 miles (108.6 km)4yr-private
McDaniel College68.4 miles (110.1 km)4yr-private
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center68.9 miles (110.9 km)2yr-public
Carroll Community College72.1 miles (116.0 km)2yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute73.5 miles (118.4 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks73.7 miles (118.5 km)4yr-public
Frederick Community College75.0 miles (120.8 km)2yr-public
Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences75.3 miles (121.1 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton75.8 miles (122.0 km)4yr-public
Reading Area Community College75.9 miles (122.2 km)2yr-public
Alvernia University76.2 miles (122.6 km)4yr-private
Albright College76.9 miles (123.8 km)4yr-private
Hood College77.2 miles (124.3 km)4yr-private
Martinsburg College79.3 miles (127.7 km)4yr-private
Valley College-Martinsburg79.3 miles (127.7 km)4yr-private
Shepherd University79.9 miles (128.6 km)4yr-public
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown80.1 miles (128.9 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College80.3 miles (129.2 km)2yr-public
International Beauty School 481.4 miles (131.0 km)2yr-private
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania82.5 miles (132.8 km)4yr-public
Stevenson University82.6 miles (133.0 km)4yr-private
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College83.5 miles (134.4 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois83.7 miles (134.6 km)4yr-public
DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center83.8 miles (134.9 km)2yr-private
Luzerne County Community College84.5 miles (136.0 km)2yr-public
Commonwealth Technical Institute85.3 miles (137.4 km)2yr-private
Ner Israel Rabbinical College85.5 miles (137.7 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech Inc-Dubois86.4 miles (139.0 km)2yr-private
Goucher College87.6 miles (141.0 km)4yr-private
Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore87.7 miles (141.2 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre87.7 miles (141.2 km)4yr-public
Harford Community College88.1 miles (141.8 km)2yr-public
Towson University88.3 miles (142.1 km)4yr-public
Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College88.3 miles (142.2 km)4yr-private
American Public University System90.4 miles (145.5 km)4yr-private
Catholic International University90.4 miles (145.5 km)4yr-private
Lincoln University90.7 miles (145.9 km)4yr-public
Wilkes University90.7 miles (146.0 km)4yr-private
Notre Dame of Maryland University90.8 miles (146.1 km)4yr-private
Loyola University Maryland91.0 miles (146.4 km)4yr-private
Misericordia University91.2 miles (146.8 km)4yr-private
King's College91.4 miles (147.1 km)4yr-private
Baltimore City Community College91.7 miles (147.6 km)2yr-public
Lehigh Carbon Community College91.9 miles (147.9 km)2yr-public
Morgan State University92.0 miles (148.0 km)4yr-public
Johns Hopkins University92.1 miles (148.2 km)4yr-private
Coppin State University92.4 miles (148.7 km)4yr-public
Maryland Institute College of Art93.3 miles (150.2 km)4yr-private
University of Baltimore93.6 miles (150.7 km)4yr-public
Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc93.7 miles (150.8 km)2yr-private
Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown93.8 miles (150.9 km)2yr-private
Community College of Baltimore County94.0 miles (151.3 km)2yr-public
University of Maryland, Baltimore94.7 miles (152.4 km)4yr-public
University of Maryland-Baltimore County94.8 miles (152.6 km)4yr-public
Howard Community College94.9 miles (152.7 km)2yr-public
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus94.9 miles (152.7 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
WALKER MENNONITE SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
MOUNTAIN VIEW AMISH SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
BREEZY HOLLOW AMISH SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
WINDY ACRES SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
BLACK ROCK SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
RED ROCK SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
RED ROCK SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Juniata SHS	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
Tuscarora MS	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
Juniata El Sch	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
SOARING HEIGHTS SCHOOL - MIFFLINTOWN	private	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
CEDAR VIEW SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
KURTZ VALLEY SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
RACCOON VALLEY SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
RIDGESIDE SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
LAUREL RUN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
CREEKWOOD AMISH SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
WHISPERING PINES AMISH SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
DELAWARE CREEK SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.7 miles (10.7 km)
SHADE MTN AMISH SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
HONEYSUCKLE RIDGE SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
LIBERTY VALLEY AMISH SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
ROCKLAND SUNBEAMS AMISH SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
SHADE MOUNTAIN SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
GOODWILL MENNONITE SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
JUNIATA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
MIFFLIN CO CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
East Derry El Sch	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 17056

What school district is ZIP code 17056 in?

ZIP 17056 (Mexico, PA) maps to Juniata County School District (LEA ID 4212600) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 17056?

US5 lists 28 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 4 public and 24 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 17056 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 17056 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	47.4%
High school	0.0%
Less than HS	52.6%
School district	Juniata County School District

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