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Plainfield CDP, PA

ZIP 17081 — 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 17081

K-12 nearby
26
Public
20
Private
6
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 17081 (Plainfield, PA) is associated with Big Spring School District (LEA 4203660) 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 26 K-12 schools (20 public, 6 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.5 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 4.5 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education
School district
Big Spring School District
LEA ID
4203660
Private school share (ACS)
0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Dickinson College4.5 miles (7.3 km)4yr-private
  • Messiah University15.9 miles (25.6 km)4yr-private
  • Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania16.0 miles (25.8 km)4yr-public
  • Central Penn College19.8 miles (31.8 km)4yr-private
  • Harrisburg University of Science and Technology21.7 miles (34.9 km)4yr-private
  • Harrisburg Area Community College22.0 miles (35.3 km)2yr-public
  • Triangle Tech-Chambersburg23.7 miles (38.1 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office23.9 miles (38.5 km)4yr-public
  • Gettysburg College25.3 miles (40.7 km)4yr-private
  • United Lutheran Seminary25.6 miles (41.2 km)4yr-private
  • Wilson College26.1 miles (41.9 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto28.3 miles (45.6 km)4yr-public
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg28.6 miles (46.1 km)4yr-public
  • York College of Pennsylvania34.2 miles (55.1 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York35.1 miles (56.5 km)4yr-public
  • YTI Career Institute-York36.0 miles (57.9 km)2yr-private
  • Mount St. Mary's University36.1 miles (58.0 km)4yr-private
  • Elizabethtown College36.6 miles (58.9 km)4yr-private
  • Lebanon Valley College41.5 miles (66.8 km)4yr-private
  • Juniata College43.8 miles (70.5 km)4yr-private
  • Hagerstown Community College44.3 miles (71.3 km)2yr-public
  • McDaniel College45.1 miles (72.7 km)4yr-private
  • Susquehanna University46.5 miles (74.8 km)4yr-private
  • Carroll Community College48.8 miles (78.5 km)2yr-public
  • South Hills School of Business & Technology49.8 miles (80.1 km)2yr-private
  • Millersville University of Pennsylvania50.9 miles (81.9 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-World Campus51.2 miles (82.4 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus51.2 miles (82.4 km)4yr-public
  • Franklin and Marshall College52.0 miles (83.8 km)4yr-private
  • Lancaster Theological Seminary52.1 miles (83.9 km)4yr-private
  • Frederick Community College52.2 miles (84.1 km)2yr-public
  • Pennsylvania College of Art and Design52.7 miles (84.8 km)4yr-private
  • Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury52.8 miles (84.9 km)2yr-private
  • Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology52.8 miles (85.0 km)2yr-public
  • Lancaster Bible College53.3 miles (85.8 km)4yr-private
  • Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology53.8 miles (86.5 km)2yr-public
  • Hood College54.4 miles (87.5 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster55.6 miles (89.5 km)4yr-private
  • Lancaster County Career and Technology Center55.8 miles (89.8 km)2yr-public
  • Bucknell University56.1 miles (90.3 km)4yr-private
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg57.9 miles (93.2 km)2yr-private
  • Shepherd University59.8 miles (96.3 km)4yr-public
  • Stevenson University59.9 miles (96.4 km)4yr-private
  • Valley College-Martinsburg61.0 miles (98.2 km)4yr-private
  • Martinsburg College61.0 miles (98.2 km)4yr-private
  • YTI Career Institute-Altoona62.1 miles (99.9 km)2yr-private
  • Ner Israel Rabbinical College62.8 miles (101.1 km)4yr-private
  • International Beauty School 462.9 miles (101.2 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona63.8 miles (102.6 km)4yr-public
  • Blue Ridge Community and Technical College65.2 miles (104.9 km)2yr-public
  • Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore65.3 miles (105.1 km)4yr-private
  • Goucher College65.7 miles (105.8 km)4yr-private
  • Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College65.8 miles (105.9 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill66.1 miles (106.4 km)4yr-public
  • Towson University66.2 miles (106.6 km)4yr-public
  • Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing66.8 miles (107.5 km)2yr-private
  • Notre Dame of Maryland University68.5 miles (110.3 km)4yr-private
  • Loyola University Maryland68.7 miles (110.6 km)4yr-private
  • Harford Community College69.0 miles (111.1 km)2yr-public
  • Baltimore City Community College69.2 miles (111.4 km)2yr-public
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute69.5 miles (111.8 km)2yr-private
  • Johns Hopkins University69.8 miles (112.3 km)4yr-private
  • Morgan State University69.8 miles (112.4 km)4yr-public
  • Coppin State University69.9 miles (112.4 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks69.9 miles (112.5 km)4yr-public
  • American Public University System70.1 miles (112.9 km)4yr-private
  • Catholic International University70.2 miles (112.9 km)4yr-private
  • Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences70.8 miles (114.0 km)2yr-private
  • Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania70.9 miles (114.1 km)4yr-public
  • Maryland Institute College of Art71.0 miles (114.2 km)4yr-private
  • University of Baltimore71.3 miles (114.7 km)4yr-public
  • Alvernia University71.4 miles (114.9 km)4yr-private
  • Howard Community College71.5 miles (115.1 km)2yr-public
  • Mount Aloysius College71.7 miles (115.3 km)4yr-private
  • Reading Area Community College71.7 miles (115.4 km)2yr-public
  • University of Maryland-Baltimore County72.0 miles (115.8 km)4yr-public
  • University of Maryland, Baltimore72.2 miles (116.2 km)4yr-public
  • Community College of Baltimore County72.4 miles (116.6 km)2yr-public
  • Pennsylvania College of Technology72.7 miles (117.0 km)4yr-public
  • University System of Maryland-Research Centers72.8 miles (117.1 km)4yr-public
  • University System of Maryland72.8 miles (117.1 km)4yr-public
  • Albright College73.3 miles (117.9 km)4yr-private
  • Lycoming College73.8 miles (118.7 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Francis University74.4 miles (119.8 km)4yr-private
  • Maryland University of Integrative Health74.5 miles (120.0 km)4yr-private
  • Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia74.8 miles (120.4 km)2yr-private
  • Montgomery College76.5 miles (123.0 km)2yr-public
  • Patrick Henry College76.5 miles (123.2 km)4yr-private
  • Lincoln University76.8 miles (123.6 km)4yr-public
  • Cecil College80.2 miles (129.1 km)2yr-public
  • SANS Technology Institute80.7 miles (129.9 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital81.2 miles (130.6 km)4yr-private
  • Kutztown University of Pennsylvania81.8 miles (131.7 km)4yr-public
  • University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown81.9 miles (131.8 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania Highlands Community College82.1 miles (132.1 km)2yr-public
  • Capitol Technology University83.0 miles (133.6 km)4yr-private
  • Divine Mercy University84.8 miles (136.4 km)4yr-private
  • Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc84.9 miles (136.6 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton85.1 miles (137.0 km)4yr-public
  • Shenandoah University85.2 miles (137.1 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
Carlisle Area HSpublic——4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Wilson MSpublic——4.2 miles (6.7 km)
DICKINSON COLLEGE CHILDREN'S CENTERprivate——4.3 miles (6.8 km)
Mooreland El Schpublic——4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Bellaire El Schpublic——4.3 miles (6.9 km)
ST PATRICK SCHOOLprivate——4.6 miles (7.5 km)
North Dickinson El Schpublic——4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Crestview El Schpublic——5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Lamberton MSpublic——5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Letort El Schpublic——5.1 miles (8.3 km)
Hamilton El Schpublic——5.3 miles (8.5 km)
BLUE RIDGE MENNONITE SCHOOLprivate——5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Mount Rock Elem Schpublic——5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Big Spring HSpublic——5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Big Spring MSpublic——5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Oak Flat El Schpublic——6.2 miles (9.9 km)
ARCHE CLASSICAL ACADEMYprivate——6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Newville El Schpublic——6.6 miles (10.6 km)
NEW STORYprivate——6.7 miles (10.7 km)
W.G. Rice El Schpublic——6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Mt Holly Springs El Schpublic——7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Yellow Breeches MSpublic——8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Middlesex El Schpublic——8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Boiling Springs HSpublic——8.4 miles (13.6 km)
Iron Forge El Schpublic——8.6 miles (13.8 km)
CHERUB MONTESSORI CENTERprivate——8.6 miles (13.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 17081

What school district is ZIP code 17081 in?
ZIP 17081 (Plainfield, PA) maps to Big Spring School District (LEA ID 4203660) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 17081?
US5 lists 26 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 20 public and 6 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 17081 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 17081 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher13.4%
High school54.9%
Less than HS0.0%
School districtBig Spring School District