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ZIP 17261 — 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 17261

K-12 nearby
32
Public
23
Private
9
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 17261 (PA) is associated with Waynesboro Area School District (LEA 4225110) 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 32 K-12 schools (23 public, 9 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 8.5 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 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto about 2.2 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
Waynesboro Area School District
LEA ID
4225110
Private school share (ACS)
0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto2.2 miles (3.5 km)4yr-public
  • Wilson College9.7 miles (15.7 km)4yr-private
  • Triangle Tech-Chambersburg11.7 miles (18.9 km)2yr-private
  • Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania13.6 miles (21.9 km)4yr-public
  • United Lutheran Seminary14.2 miles (22.8 km)4yr-private
  • Gettysburg College14.5 miles (23.3 km)4yr-private
  • Mount St. Mary's University14.9 miles (24.0 km)4yr-private
  • Hagerstown Community College18.0 miles (29.0 km)2yr-public
  • Frederick Community College28.6 miles (46.1 km)2yr-public
  • Dickinson College28.8 miles (46.3 km)4yr-private
  • Hood College30.8 miles (49.6 km)4yr-private
  • McDaniel College33.0 miles (53.1 km)4yr-private
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Shepherd University33.5 miles (53.9 km)4yr-public
  • Messiah University34.3 miles (55.2 km)4yr-private
  • Valley College-Martinsburg35.3 miles (56.7 km)4yr-private
  • Martinsburg College35.3 miles (56.8 km)4yr-private
  • Carroll Community College35.7 miles (57.4 km)2yr-public
  • International Beauty School 437.0 miles (59.6 km)2yr-private
  • Blue Ridge Community and Technical College39.4 miles (63.5 km)2yr-public
  • York College of Pennsylvania41.8 miles (67.2 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York43.1 miles (69.4 km)4yr-public
  • Central Penn College43.1 miles (69.4 km)4yr-private
  • Harrisburg University of Science and Technology43.3 miles (69.6 km)4yr-private
  • American Public University System43.8 miles (70.5 km)4yr-private
  • Catholic International University43.8 miles (70.5 km)4yr-private
  • Harrisburg Area Community College44.6 miles (71.7 km)2yr-public
  • YTI Career Institute-York45.8 miles (73.8 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office46.7 miles (75.2 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg47.0 miles (75.6 km)4yr-public
  • Stevenson University49.2 miles (79.2 km)4yr-private
  • Patrick Henry College50.8 miles (81.8 km)4yr-private
  • Juniata College51.7 miles (83.2 km)4yr-private
  • Ner Israel Rabbinical College51.8 miles (83.3 km)4yr-private
  • Elizabethtown College52.4 miles (84.3 km)4yr-private
  • Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College55.2 miles (88.8 km)4yr-private
  • Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore55.5 miles (89.3 km)4yr-private
  • Montgomery College55.9 miles (89.9 km)2yr-public
  • Howard Community College55.9 miles (90.0 km)2yr-public
  • Towson University57.6 miles (92.7 km)4yr-public
  • Goucher College57.7 miles (92.9 km)4yr-private
  • Maryland University of Integrative Health58.3 miles (93.8 km)4yr-private
  • Baltimore City Community College58.5 miles (94.1 km)2yr-public
  • Notre Dame of Maryland University59.0 miles (94.9 km)4yr-private
  • Coppin State University59.1 miles (95.0 km)4yr-public
  • Loyola University Maryland59.1 miles (95.1 km)4yr-private
  • Shenandoah University59.1 miles (95.1 km)4yr-private
  • Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia59.4 miles (95.6 km)2yr-private
  • University of Maryland-Baltimore County59.5 miles (95.8 km)4yr-public
  • Johns Hopkins University59.8 miles (96.3 km)4yr-private
  • SANS Technology Institute60.5 miles (97.4 km)4yr-private
  • Maryland Institute College of Art60.7 miles (97.7 km)4yr-private
  • Morgan State University60.7 miles (97.7 km)4yr-public
  • Divine Mercy University61.0 miles (98.2 km)4yr-private
  • University of Baltimore61.0 miles (98.2 km)4yr-public
  • University of Maryland, Baltimore61.6 miles (99.1 km)4yr-public
  • Millersville University of Pennsylvania61.7 miles (99.3 km)4yr-public
  • Lebanon Valley College61.7 miles (99.4 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital62.0 miles (99.8 km)4yr-private
  • University System of Maryland-Research Centers62.4 miles (100.4 km)4yr-public
  • University System of Maryland62.4 miles (100.4 km)4yr-public
  • YTI Career Institute-Altoona63.9 miles (102.9 km)2yr-private
  • Franklin and Marshall College64.3 miles (103.5 km)4yr-private
  • Lancaster Theological Seminary64.3 miles (103.5 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania College of Art and Design64.7 miles (104.2 km)4yr-private
  • Community College of Baltimore County64.9 miles (104.5 km)2yr-public
  • Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology65.7 miles (105.8 km)2yr-public
  • South Hills School of Business & Technology65.8 miles (105.8 km)2yr-private
  • Columbia College65.9 miles (106.1 km)2yr-private
  • Washington Adventist University66.2 miles (106.6 km)4yr-private
  • Lancaster Bible College66.3 miles (106.7 km)4yr-private
  • Capitol Technology University66.3 miles (106.7 km)4yr-private
  • Lancaster County Career and Technology Center66.4 miles (106.8 km)2yr-public
  • Allegany College of Maryland66.5 miles (107.0 km)2yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona66.9 miles (107.7 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-World Campus67.3 miles (108.3 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus67.3 miles (108.3 km)4yr-public
  • University of Maryland-College Park67.4 miles (108.4 km)4yr-public
  • Virginia University of Integrative Medicine67.4 miles (108.5 km)4yr-private
  • Chamberlain University-Virginia67.4 miles (108.5 km)4yr-private
  • Wesley Theological Seminary67.5 miles (108.6 km)4yr-private
  • University of the District of Columbia67.6 miles (108.8 km)4yr-public
  • American University67.7 miles (109.0 km)4yr-private
  • University of the Potomac-VA Campus67.7 miles (109.0 km)4yr-private
  • Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing67.8 miles (109.1 km)2yr-private
  • Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster68.2 miles (109.8 km)4yr-private
  • Harford Community College68.3 miles (110.0 km)2yr-public
  • Marymount University69.0 miles (111.1 km)4yr-private
  • The Catholic University of America69.6 miles (112.0 km)4yr-private
  • Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family69.6 miles (112.1 km)4yr-private
  • Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies69.7 miles (112.2 km)4yr-private
  • Georgetown University69.8 miles (112.3 km)4yr-private
  • National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts69.8 miles (112.4 km)2yr-private
  • Trinity Washington University69.9 miles (112.5 km)4yr-private
  • Howard University69.9 miles (112.5 km)4yr-private
  • Laurel Ridge Community College69.9 miles (112.5 km)2yr-public
  • Institute of World Politics70.3 miles (113.2 km)4yr-private
  • NewU University70.4 miles (113.3 km)4yr-private
  • University of Management and Technology70.5 miles (113.5 km)4yr-private
  • Bowie State University70.6 miles (113.6 km)4yr-public
  • Strayer University-Virginia70.7 miles (113.8 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
ABRAXAS YOUTH CENTERprivate——1.1 miles (1.9 km)
South Mountain Secure Trmnt Unpublic——1.3 miles (2.1 km)
Fayetteville El Schpublic——4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Mowrey El Schpublic——4.6 miles (7.3 km)
PROVIDENCE SCHOOL PIGEON HILL BUILDINGprivate——5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Guilford Hills El Schpublic——5.6 miles (9.1 km)
MONTESSORI ACADEMY OF CHAMBERSBURGprivate——6.7 miles (10.8 km)
New Franklin El Schpublic——6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Falling Spring El Schpublic——7.2 miles (11.6 km)
ST ANDREW SCHOOLprivate——8.2 miles (13.1 km)
Chambersburg Area MS - Southpublic——8.2 miles (13.3 km)
Hooverville El Schpublic——8.4 miles (13.6 km)
Waynesboro Area Senior High Schoolpublic——8.4 miles (13.6 km)
Fairview El Schpublic——8.4 miles (13.6 km)
Scotland El Schpublic——8.4 miles (13.6 km)
Summitview El Schpublic——8.5 miles (13.6 km)
Franklin Twp El Schpublic——8.5 miles (13.6 km)
Waynesboro Area MSpublic——8.5 miles (13.6 km)
Buchanan El Schpublic——8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Fairfield Area HSpublic——8.9 miles (14.4 km)
CALVARY MENNONITE SCHOOLprivate——8.9 miles (14.4 km)
Fairfield Area MSpublic——8.9 miles (14.4 km)
Chambersburg Area SHSpublic——9.0 miles (14.5 km)
JIL CHRISTIAN SCHOOLprivate——9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Fairfield Area El Schpublic——9.1 miles (14.6 km)
PROVIDENCE CHRISTIAN ACADEMYprivate——9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Chambersburg Area MS - Northpublic——9.4 miles (15.2 km)
Chambersburg Area Career Magnet Schpublic——9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Franklin County Career and Technology Centerpublic——9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Stevens El Schpublic——9.6 miles (15.5 km)
CORPUS CHRISTI SCHOOLprivate——9.7 miles (15.7 km)
SHALOM CHRISTIAN ACADEMYprivate——9.8 miles (15.7 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 17261

What school district is ZIP code 17261 in?
ZIP 17261 (PA) maps to Waynesboro Area School District (LEA ID 4225110) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 17261?
US5 lists 32 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 23 public and 9 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 17261 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 17261 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
School districtWaynesboro Area School District