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ZIP 17266 — 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 17266

K-12 nearby
22
Public
12
Private
10
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 17266 (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 22 K-12 schools (12 public, 10 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.9 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 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania about 6.2 miles away (4yr-public).

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

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania6.2 miles (9.9 km)4yr-public
  • Triangle Tech-Chambersburg13.7 miles (22.1 km)2yr-private
  • Dickinson College13.8 miles (22.3 km)4yr-private
  • Wilson College15.8 miles (25.5 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto18.3 miles (29.5 km)4yr-public
  • Gettysburg College19.8 miles (31.8 km)4yr-private
  • United Lutheran Seminary19.9 miles (32.0 km)4yr-private
  • Messiah University22.9 miles (36.9 km)4yr-private
  • Mount St. Mary's University28.3 miles (45.5 km)4yr-private
  • Central Penn College29.3 miles (47.2 km)4yr-private
  • Harrisburg University of Science and Technology30.6 miles (49.2 km)4yr-private
  • Harrisburg Area Community College31.3 miles (50.4 km)2yr-public
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office33.4 miles (53.7 km)4yr-public
  • Hagerstown Community College34.4 miles (55.3 km)2yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg36.4 miles (58.5 km)4yr-public
  • York College of Pennsylvania37.6 miles (60.4 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York38.7 miles (62.3 km)4yr-public
  • YTI Career Institute-York40.4 miles (65.0 km)2yr-private
  • McDaniel College41.1 miles (66.2 km)4yr-private
  • Juniata College42.7 miles (68.8 km)4yr-private
  • Elizabethtown College43.5 miles (70.0 km)4yr-private
  • Frederick Community College44.0 miles (70.8 km)2yr-public
  • Carroll Community College44.5 miles (71.6 km)2yr-public
  • Hood College46.1 miles (74.3 km)4yr-private
  • Shepherd University49.8 miles (80.2 km)4yr-public
  • Lebanon Valley College50.3 miles (80.9 km)4yr-private
  • Valley College-Martinsburg50.7 miles (81.6 km)4yr-private
  • Martinsburg College50.7 miles (81.6 km)4yr-private
  • International Beauty School 452.6 miles (84.7 km)2yr-private
  • South Hills School of Business & Technology52.8 miles (85.0 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-World Campus54.3 miles (87.4 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus54.3 miles (87.4 km)4yr-public
  • Blue Ridge Community and Technical College54.9 miles (88.4 km)2yr-public
  • Millersville University of Pennsylvania56.2 miles (90.4 km)4yr-public
  • Susquehanna University56.6 miles (91.0 km)4yr-private
  • Stevenson University56.9 miles (91.6 km)4yr-private
  • Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology57.5 miles (92.5 km)2yr-public
  • Franklin and Marshall College57.9 miles (93.2 km)4yr-private
  • Lancaster Theological Seminary58.0 miles (93.3 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania College of Art and Design58.5 miles (94.1 km)4yr-private
  • YTI Career Institute-Altoona58.9 miles (94.8 km)2yr-private
  • Lancaster Bible College59.5 miles (95.7 km)4yr-private
  • Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology59.5 miles (95.8 km)2yr-public
  • Ner Israel Rabbinical College59.8 miles (96.2 km)4yr-private
  • American Public University System60.2 miles (96.9 km)4yr-private
  • Catholic International University60.2 miles (96.9 km)4yr-private
  • Lancaster County Career and Technology Center61.1 miles (98.3 km)2yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona61.1 miles (98.4 km)4yr-public
  • Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster61.7 miles (99.2 km)4yr-private
  • Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore62.8 miles (101.0 km)4yr-private
  • Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College62.9 miles (101.3 km)4yr-private
  • Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury63.0 miles (101.3 km)2yr-private
  • Goucher College63.9 miles (102.9 km)4yr-private
  • Towson University64.2 miles (103.3 km)4yr-public
  • Bucknell University66.0 miles (106.2 km)4yr-private
  • Notre Dame of Maryland University66.2 miles (106.5 km)4yr-private
  • Loyola University Maryland66.3 miles (106.7 km)4yr-private
  • Baltimore City Community College66.4 miles (106.9 km)2yr-public
  • Howard Community College66.8 miles (107.5 km)2yr-public
  • Coppin State University67.0 miles (107.9 km)4yr-public
  • Johns Hopkins University67.3 miles (108.2 km)4yr-private
  • Patrick Henry College67.3 miles (108.3 km)4yr-private
  • Morgan State University67.7 miles (108.9 km)4yr-public
  • Mount Aloysius College67.7 miles (108.9 km)4yr-private
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg67.7 miles (108.9 km)2yr-private
  • Maryland Institute College of Art68.4 miles (110.0 km)4yr-private
  • University of Maryland-Baltimore County68.5 miles (110.3 km)4yr-public
  • University of Baltimore68.7 miles (110.5 km)4yr-public
  • University of Maryland, Baltimore69.5 miles (111.8 km)4yr-public
  • Maryland University of Integrative Health69.6 miles (112.0 km)4yr-private
  • Montgomery College69.7 miles (112.2 km)2yr-public
  • University System of Maryland-Research Centers70.1 miles (112.9 km)4yr-public
  • University System of Maryland70.1 miles (112.9 km)4yr-public
  • Harford Community College70.2 miles (112.9 km)2yr-public
  • Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia70.2 miles (113.0 km)2yr-private
  • Saint Francis University70.8 miles (113.9 km)4yr-private
  • Community College of Baltimore County70.9 miles (114.2 km)2yr-public
  • SANS Technology Institute74.2 miles (119.3 km)4yr-private
  • Shenandoah University75.0 miles (120.7 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital75.1 miles (120.9 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill75.9 miles (122.1 km)4yr-public
  • University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown76.0 miles (122.3 km)4yr-public
  • Allegany College of Maryland76.1 miles (122.5 km)2yr-public
  • Pennsylvania Highlands Community College76.2 miles (122.6 km)2yr-public
  • Divine Mercy University76.6 miles (123.3 km)4yr-private
  • Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing76.7 miles (123.5 km)2yr-private
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute77.7 miles (125.0 km)2yr-private
  • Capitol Technology University78.0 miles (125.5 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks78.2 miles (125.9 km)4yr-public
  • Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences78.9 miles (127.0 km)2yr-private
  • Washington Adventist University79.3 miles (127.6 km)4yr-private
  • Alvernia University79.4 miles (127.8 km)4yr-private
  • Reading Area Community College79.8 miles (128.4 km)2yr-public
  • University of Maryland-College Park80.0 miles (128.8 km)4yr-public
  • Columbia College80.6 miles (129.8 km)2yr-private
  • DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center80.8 miles (130.1 km)2yr-private
  • Lincoln University81.1 miles (130.5 km)4yr-public
  • University of the District of Columbia81.2 miles (130.7 km)4yr-public
  • Wesley Theological Seminary81.2 miles (130.7 km)4yr-private
  • Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania81.3 miles (130.8 km)4yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
Oak Flat El Schpublic——5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Shippensburg Area Intrm Schpublic——5.2 miles (8.4 km)
James Burd El Schpublic——5.4 miles (8.7 km)
OAK GROVE PAROCHIAL SCHOOLprivate——5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Big Spring HSpublic——6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Newville El Schpublic——6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Grace B Luhrs Univ Elempublic——6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Mount Rock Elem Schpublic——6.2 miles (9.9 km)
Big Spring MSpublic——6.2 miles (10.0 km)
BLUE RIDGE MENNONITE SCHOOLprivate——6.5 miles (10.4 km)
COVERED BRIDGE AMISH SCHOOLprivate——6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Nancy Grayson El Schpublic——6.9 miles (11.2 km)
MEADOW RUN SCHOOLprivate——7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Shippensburg Area MSpublic——7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Shippensburg Area SHSpublic——7.7 miles (12.3 km)
North Dickinson El Schpublic——8.9 miles (14.3 km)
HICKORY LANE SCHOOLprivate——9.0 miles (14.5 km)
RIVER ROCK ACADEMY NEWVILLE CAMPUSprivate——9.2 miles (14.8 km)
MOWERSVILLE CHRISTIAN ACADEMYprivate——9.2 miles (14.9 km)
MOUNTAIN VIEW SCHOOLprivate——9.3 miles (14.9 km)
MOWERSVILLE AMISH PAROCHIAL SCHOOLprivate——9.4 miles (15.2 km)
ANCHOR CHRISTIAN SCHOOLprivate——9.9 miles (15.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 17266

What school district is ZIP code 17266 in?
ZIP 17266 (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 17266?
US5 lists 22 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 12 public and 10 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 17266 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 17266 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher19.6%
High school47.3%
Less than HS14.9%
School districtBig Spring School District