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ZIP 17251 — 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 17251

K-12 nearby
23
Public
8
Private
15
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 17251 (PA) is associated with Chambersburg Area School District (LEA 4205550) 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 23 K-12 schools (8 public, 15 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.0 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 Triangle Tech-Chambersburg about 9.7 miles away (2yr-private).

District & higher education
School district
Chambersburg Area School District
LEA ID
4205550
Private school share (ACS)
0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Triangle Tech-Chambersburg9.7 miles (15.6 km)2yr-private
  • Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania10.0 miles (16.1 km)4yr-public
  • Wilson College12.7 miles (20.5 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto21.4 miles (34.5 km)4yr-public
  • Dickinson College26.2 miles (42.2 km)4yr-private
  • Juniata College30.9 miles (49.7 km)4yr-private
  • United Lutheran Seminary31.2 miles (50.3 km)4yr-private
  • Gettysburg College31.3 miles (50.4 km)4yr-private
  • Hagerstown Community College34.6 miles (55.7 km)2yr-public
  • Mount St. Mary's University35.8 miles (57.6 km)4yr-private
  • Messiah University36.9 miles (59.3 km)4yr-private
  • Central Penn College41.4 miles (66.6 km)4yr-private
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Harrisburg University of Science and Technology43.4 miles (69.9 km)4yr-private
  • Harrisburg Area Community College43.7 miles (70.3 km)2yr-public
  • YTI Career Institute-Altoona45.0 miles (72.3 km)2yr-private
  • South Hills School of Business & Technology45.3 miles (73.0 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office45.6 miles (73.4 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-World Campus46.9 miles (75.4 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus46.9 miles (75.4 km)4yr-public
  • Martinsburg College46.9 miles (75.4 km)4yr-private
  • Valley College-Martinsburg46.9 miles (75.4 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona47.5 miles (76.4 km)4yr-public
  • Shepherd University48.7 miles (78.4 km)4yr-public
  • International Beauty School 449.0 miles (78.8 km)2yr-private
  • Frederick Community College49.1 miles (79.0 km)2yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg50.1 miles (80.6 km)4yr-public
  • Blue Ridge Community and Technical College51.0 miles (82.0 km)2yr-public
  • Hood College51.1 miles (82.3 km)4yr-private
  • Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology51.9 miles (83.6 km)2yr-public
  • York College of Pennsylvania52.3 miles (84.1 km)4yr-private
  • McDaniel College52.4 miles (84.3 km)4yr-private
  • Mount Aloysius College53.3 miles (85.8 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York53.4 miles (85.9 km)4yr-public
  • YTI Career Institute-York55.1 miles (88.6 km)2yr-private
  • Carroll Community College55.5 miles (89.3 km)2yr-public
  • Saint Francis University56.5 miles (91.0 km)4yr-private
  • Elizabethtown College57.7 miles (92.9 km)4yr-private
  • American Public University System59.0 miles (95.0 km)4yr-private
  • Catholic International University59.1 miles (95.1 km)4yr-private
  • University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown61.3 miles (98.7 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania Highlands Community College61.5 miles (98.9 km)2yr-public
  • Susquehanna University62.7 miles (100.9 km)4yr-private
  • Lebanon Valley College63.3 miles (101.8 km)4yr-private
  • Allegany College of Maryland64.5 miles (103.9 km)2yr-public
  • DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center66.1 miles (106.4 km)2yr-private
  • Commonwealth Technical Institute67.6 miles (108.8 km)2yr-private
  • Patrick Henry College68.6 miles (110.4 km)4yr-private
  • Stevenson University68.6 miles (110.4 km)4yr-private
  • Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury69.5 miles (111.9 km)2yr-private
  • Bucknell University70.8 miles (113.9 km)4yr-private
  • Millersville University of Pennsylvania70.8 miles (114.0 km)4yr-public
  • Shenandoah University71.2 miles (114.6 km)4yr-private
  • Ner Israel Rabbinical College71.4 miles (114.8 km)4yr-private
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg72.2 miles (116.3 km)2yr-private
  • Franklin and Marshall College72.5 miles (116.6 km)4yr-private
  • Lancaster Theological Seminary72.6 miles (116.8 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania College of Art and Design73.0 miles (117.6 km)4yr-private
  • Lancaster Bible College74.0 miles (119.0 km)4yr-private
  • Frostburg State University74.1 miles (119.2 km)4yr-public
  • Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology74.1 miles (119.3 km)2yr-public
  • Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College74.7 miles (120.2 km)4yr-private
  • Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore74.7 miles (120.3 km)4yr-private
  • Lancaster County Career and Technology Center75.7 miles (121.9 km)2yr-public
  • Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster76.2 miles (122.6 km)4yr-private
  • Goucher College76.4 miles (123.0 km)4yr-private
  • Towson University76.5 miles (123.2 km)4yr-public
  • Howard Community College76.6 miles (123.3 km)2yr-public
  • Montgomery College76.7 miles (123.4 km)2yr-public
  • Baltimore City Community College78.1 miles (125.7 km)2yr-public
  • Notre Dame of Maryland University78.2 miles (125.9 km)4yr-private
  • Loyola University Maryland78.3 miles (126.1 km)4yr-private
  • Coppin State University78.7 miles (126.6 km)4yr-public
  • Maryland University of Integrative Health79.1 miles (127.3 km)4yr-private
  • Johns Hopkins University79.2 miles (127.5 km)4yr-private
  • University of Maryland-Baltimore County79.6 miles (128.1 km)4yr-public
  • Morgan State University79.9 miles (128.5 km)4yr-public
  • Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia80.1 miles (128.9 km)2yr-private
  • Maryland Institute College of Art80.2 miles (129.1 km)4yr-private
  • University of Baltimore80.5 miles (129.6 km)4yr-public
  • Divine Mercy University80.7 miles (129.9 km)4yr-private
  • University of Maryland, Baltimore81.2 miles (130.7 km)4yr-public
  • SANS Technology Institute81.4 miles (130.9 km)4yr-private
  • Laurel Ridge Community College81.8 miles (131.7 km)2yr-public
  • University System of Maryland-Research Centers81.9 miles (131.8 km)4yr-public
  • University System of Maryland81.9 miles (131.8 km)4yr-public
  • Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital83.0 miles (133.5 km)4yr-private
  • Community College of Baltimore County83.6 miles (134.5 km)2yr-public
  • Pennsylvania College of Technology83.7 miles (134.7 km)4yr-public
  • Potomac State College of West Virginia University83.8 miles (134.9 km)4yr-public
  • Harford Community College84.2 miles (135.5 km)2yr-public
  • Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus84.5 miles (136.0 km)4yr-public
  • Lycoming College85.0 miles (136.8 km)4yr-private
  • Columbia College86.3 miles (139.0 km)2yr-private
  • Washington Adventist University87.2 miles (140.3 km)4yr-private
  • Capitol Technology University87.2 miles (140.3 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill87.3 miles (140.6 km)4yr-public
  • Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing87.7 miles (141.2 km)2yr-private
  • Virginia University of Integrative Medicine87.9 miles (141.5 km)4yr-private
  • Chamberlain University-Virginia88.0 miles (141.5 km)4yr-private
  • University of the Potomac-VA Campus88.3 miles (142.0 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
Lurgan El Schpublic——3.3 miles (5.3 km)
LURGAN VIEW AMISH SCHOOLprivate——4.0 miles (6.4 km)
OTTERBEIN SCHOOLprivate——4.1 miles (6.6 km)
MEADOW BROOK AMISH SCHOOLprivate——4.1 miles (6.6 km)
MCCLAYS MILL AMISH SCHOOLprivate——4.3 miles (7.0 km)
MTN VIEW AMISH SCHOOLprivate——4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Fannett-Metal MSpublic——5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Fannett-Metal SHSpublic——5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Fannett-Metal El Schpublic——5.3 miles (8.5 km)
MOWERSVILLE AMISH PAROCHIAL SCHOOLprivate——5.3 miles (8.5 km)
MOWERSVILLE CHRISTIAN ACADEMYprivate——5.5 miles (8.9 km)
BROOK SIDE AMISH SCHOOL, CHAIRMANprivate——6.0 miles (9.7 km)
PATH VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOLprivate——6.5 miles (10.4 km)
MOUNTAIN VIEW SCHOOLprivate——8.4 miles (13.5 km)
COVERED BRIDGE AMISH SCHOOLprivate——8.4 miles (13.6 km)
MEADOW RUN SCHOOLprivate——8.8 miles (14.2 km)
ANCHOR CHRISTIAN SCHOOLprivate——9.2 miles (14.9 km)
OAK GROVE PAROCHIAL SCHOOLprivate——9.3 miles (15.0 km)
CULBERTSON MENNONITE SCHOOLprivate——9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Shippensburg Area SHSpublic——9.7 miles (15.7 km)
Nancy Grayson El Schpublic——9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Shade Gap El Schpublic——9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Shippensburg Area MSpublic——9.9 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 17251

What school district is ZIP code 17251 in?
ZIP 17251 (PA) maps to Chambersburg Area School District (LEA ID 4205550) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 17251?
US5 lists 23 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 8 public and 15 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 17251 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 17251 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher0.0%
High school32.0%
Less than HS44.0%
School districtChambersburg Area School District