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Newburg borough, PA

ZIP 17240 — 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 17240

K-12 nearby
24
Public
8
Private
16
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 17240 (Newburg, 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 24 K-12 schools (8 public, 16 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.1 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 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania about 7.1 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
Big Spring School District
LEA ID
4203660
Private school share (ACS)
0.1%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania7.1 miles (11.4 km)4yr-public
  • Triangle Tech-Chambersburg11.2 miles (18.0 km)2yr-private
  • Wilson College14.4 miles (23.2 km)4yr-private
  • Dickinson College20.5 miles (32.9 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto21.4 miles (34.5 km)4yr-public
  • Gettysburg College28.3 miles (45.5 km)4yr-private
  • United Lutheran Seminary28.3 miles (45.6 km)4yr-private
  • Messiah University31.2 miles (50.3 km)4yr-private
  • Juniata College33.4 miles (53.7 km)4yr-private
  • Mount St. Mary's University34.6 miles (55.7 km)4yr-private
  • Central Penn College35.7 miles (57.4 km)4yr-private
  • Hagerstown Community College36.2 miles (58.3 km)2yr-public
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Harrisburg University of Science and Technology37.7 miles (60.7 km)4yr-private
  • Harrisburg Area Community College37.9 miles (61.1 km)2yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office39.9 miles (64.2 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg44.4 miles (71.5 km)4yr-public
  • South Hills School of Business & Technology45.5 miles (73.2 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus47.0 miles (75.7 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-World Campus47.0 miles (75.7 km)4yr-public
  • York College of Pennsylvania47.2 miles (76.0 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York48.3 miles (77.8 km)4yr-public
  • Frederick Community College49.0 miles (78.9 km)2yr-public
  • YTI Career Institute-Altoona49.1 miles (79.0 km)2yr-private
  • McDaniel College49.7 miles (80.0 km)4yr-private
  • YTI Career Institute-York49.8 miles (80.2 km)2yr-private
  • Valley College-Martinsburg50.1 miles (80.6 km)4yr-private
  • Martinsburg College50.1 miles (80.6 km)4yr-private
  • Shepherd University51.0 miles (82.1 km)4yr-public
  • Hood College51.2 miles (82.4 km)4yr-private
  • Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology51.2 miles (82.4 km)2yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona51.4 miles (82.7 km)4yr-public
  • Elizabethtown College52.1 miles (83.8 km)4yr-private
  • International Beauty School 452.2 miles (84.0 km)2yr-private
  • Carroll Community College53.0 miles (85.2 km)2yr-public
  • Blue Ridge Community and Technical College54.3 miles (87.4 km)2yr-public
  • Lebanon Valley College57.5 miles (92.6 km)4yr-private
  • Mount Aloysius College57.9 miles (93.1 km)4yr-private
  • Susquehanna University58.0 miles (93.4 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Francis University61.0 miles (98.1 km)4yr-private
  • American Public University System61.5 miles (98.9 km)4yr-private
  • Catholic International University61.5 miles (99.0 km)4yr-private
  • Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury64.8 miles (104.3 km)2yr-private
  • Millersville University of Pennsylvania65.5 miles (105.3 km)4yr-public
  • Stevenson University65.8 miles (105.9 km)4yr-private
  • Bucknell University66.5 miles (107.0 km)4yr-private
  • University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown66.7 miles (107.3 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania Highlands Community College66.8 miles (107.5 km)2yr-public
  • Franklin and Marshall College67.0 miles (107.8 km)4yr-private
  • Lancaster Theological Seminary67.1 miles (108.0 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania College of Art and Design67.6 miles (108.8 km)4yr-private
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg68.0 miles (109.5 km)2yr-private
  • Lancaster Bible College68.5 miles (110.2 km)4yr-private
  • Ner Israel Rabbinical College68.6 miles (110.4 km)4yr-private
  • Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology68.7 miles (110.5 km)2yr-public
  • Allegany College of Maryland70.0 miles (112.7 km)2yr-public
  • Patrick Henry College70.2 miles (113.0 km)4yr-private
  • Lancaster County Career and Technology Center70.4 miles (113.3 km)2yr-public
  • Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster70.7 miles (113.8 km)4yr-private
  • DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center71.4 miles (114.9 km)2yr-private
  • Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore71.8 miles (115.5 km)4yr-private
  • Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College71.8 miles (115.6 km)4yr-private
  • Commonwealth Technical Institute72.9 miles (117.3 km)2yr-private
  • Goucher College73.2 miles (117.8 km)4yr-private
  • Towson University73.4 miles (118.1 km)4yr-public
  • Shenandoah University74.6 miles (120.0 km)4yr-private
  • Howard Community College74.7 miles (120.3 km)2yr-public
  • Notre Dame of Maryland University75.2 miles (121.1 km)4yr-private
  • Baltimore City Community College75.3 miles (121.2 km)2yr-public
  • Loyola University Maryland75.4 miles (121.3 km)4yr-private
  • Coppin State University75.9 miles (122.1 km)4yr-public
  • Montgomery College76.1 miles (122.4 km)2yr-public
  • Johns Hopkins University76.3 miles (122.7 km)4yr-private
  • Morgan State University76.8 miles (123.6 km)4yr-public
  • University of Maryland-Baltimore County77.1 miles (124.1 km)4yr-public
  • Maryland Institute College of Art77.3 miles (124.5 km)4yr-private
  • Maryland University of Integrative Health77.4 miles (124.5 km)4yr-private
  • University of Baltimore77.6 miles (124.9 km)4yr-public
  • Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia78.2 miles (125.8 km)2yr-private
  • University of Maryland, Baltimore78.4 miles (126.1 km)4yr-public
  • University System of Maryland-Research Centers79.1 miles (127.2 km)4yr-public
  • University System of Maryland79.1 miles (127.2 km)4yr-public
  • Frostburg State University79.7 miles (128.2 km)4yr-public
  • Harford Community College79.9 miles (128.7 km)2yr-public
  • Community College of Baltimore County80.3 miles (129.2 km)2yr-public
  • Pennsylvania College of Technology80.3 miles (129.3 km)4yr-public
  • SANS Technology Institute80.7 miles (129.8 km)4yr-private
  • Divine Mercy University81.3 miles (130.8 km)4yr-private
  • Lycoming College81.6 miles (131.3 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill81.7 miles (131.5 km)4yr-public
  • Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital82.0 miles (131.9 km)4yr-private
  • Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing82.1 miles (132.2 km)2yr-private
  • Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania83.9 miles (135.0 km)4yr-public
  • Laurel Ridge Community College85.3 miles (137.3 km)2yr-public
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute85.5 miles (137.6 km)2yr-private
  • Capitol Technology University85.6 miles (137.8 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks85.9 miles (138.3 km)4yr-public
  • Washington Adventist University86.2 miles (138.7 km)4yr-private
  • Columbia College86.3 miles (138.9 km)2yr-private
  • Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences86.8 miles (139.7 km)2yr-private
  • University of Maryland-College Park87.2 miles (140.3 km)4yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
MOWERSVILLE AMISH PAROCHIAL SCHOOLprivate——2.4 miles (3.9 km)
OTTERBEIN SCHOOLprivate——2.5 miles (4.0 km)
MOWERSVILLE CHRISTIAN ACADEMYprivate——2.8 miles (4.5 km)
MOUNTAIN VIEW SCHOOLprivate——2.9 miles (4.7 km)
COVERED BRIDGE AMISH SCHOOLprivate——3.0 miles (4.9 km)
MEADOW RUN SCHOOLprivate——3.1 miles (5.0 km)
MCCLAYS MILL AMISH SCHOOLprivate——3.9 miles (6.2 km)
HICKORY LANE SCHOOLprivate——4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Lurgan El Schpublic——4.7 miles (7.6 km)
LURGAN VIEW AMISH SCHOOLprivate——5.1 miles (8.1 km)
OAK GROVE PAROCHIAL SCHOOLprivate——5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Grace B Luhrs Univ Elempublic——7.0 miles (11.2 km)
RIVER ROCK ACADEMY NEWVILLE CAMPUSprivate——7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Nancy Grayson El Schpublic——7.3 miles (11.8 km)
BROOK SIDE AMISH SCHOOL, CHAIRMANprivate——7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Shippensburg Area SHSpublic——7.8 miles (12.5 km)
James Burd El Schpublic——7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Shippensburg Area MSpublic——7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Shippensburg Area Intrm Schpublic——8.0 miles (12.9 km)
ANCHOR CHRISTIAN SCHOOLprivate——8.7 miles (14.0 km)
PATH VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOLprivate——9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Newville El Schpublic——9.4 miles (15.2 km)
MEADOW BROOK AMISH SCHOOLprivate——9.6 miles (15.4 km)
MTN VIEW AMISH SCHOOLprivate——9.7 miles (15.6 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 17240

What school district is ZIP code 17240 in?
ZIP 17240 (Newburg, 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 17240?
US5 lists 24 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 8 public and 16 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 17240 attend private school?
About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 17240 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher16.3%
High school45.2%
Less than HS22.7%
School districtBig Spring School District