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East Petersburg borough, PA
ZIP 17520 — 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 17520
K-12 nearby
100
Public
66
Private
34
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 17520 (East Petersburg, PA) is associated with Hempfield School District (LEA 4211790) 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 100 K-12 schools (66 public, 34 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.9 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.7% 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 Lancaster Bible College about 3.6 miles away (4yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
Hempfield School District
LEA ID
4211790
Private school share (ACS)
0.7%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Lancaster Bible College3.6 miles (5.8 km)4yr-private
- Franklin and Marshall College3.8 miles (6.1 km)4yr-private
- Lancaster Theological Seminary4.0 miles (6.4 km)4yr-private
- Pennsylvania College of Art and Design4.4 miles (7.1 km)4yr-private
- Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology5.2 miles (8.4 km)2yr-public
- Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster6.0 miles (9.6 km)4yr-private
- Millersville University of Pennsylvania6.7 miles (10.8 km)4yr-public
- Lancaster County Career and Technology Center8.9 miles (14.4 km)2yr-public
- Elizabethtown College13.4 miles (21.5 km)4yr-private
- YTI Career Institute-York18.0 miles (29.0 km)2yr-private
- Lebanon Valley College18.3 miles (29.5 km)4yr-private
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York21.2 miles (34.2 km)4yr-public
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- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg22.0 miles (35.4 km)4yr-public
- York College of Pennsylvania22.6 miles (36.4 km)4yr-private
- Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute25.9 miles (41.8 km)2yr-private
- Alvernia University26.3 miles (42.2 km)4yr-private
- Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences26.3 miles (42.3 km)2yr-private
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks26.8 miles (43.2 km)4yr-public
- Reading Area Community College27.3 miles (44.0 km)2yr-public
- Albright College29.5 miles (47.5 km)4yr-private
- Lincoln University30.0 miles (48.3 km)4yr-public
- Harrisburg University of Science and Technology30.3 miles (48.7 km)4yr-private
- Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office30.8 miles (49.5 km)4yr-public
- Harrisburg Area Community College31.5 miles (50.7 km)2yr-public
- Messiah University34.0 miles (54.7 km)4yr-private
- Central Penn College34.0 miles (54.8 km)4yr-private
- Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc35.1 miles (56.6 km)2yr-private
- Harford Community College37.2 miles (59.9 km)2yr-public
- Automotive Training Center-Exton37.4 miles (60.2 km)2yr-private
- Cecil College37.7 miles (60.7 km)2yr-public
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill38.7 miles (62.3 km)4yr-public
- West Chester University of Pennsylvania41.0 miles (65.9 km)4yr-public
- Kutztown University of Pennsylvania41.4 miles (66.6 km)4yr-public
- Immaculata University41.5 miles (66.7 km)4yr-private
- Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing41.9 miles (67.5 km)2yr-private
- University of Valley Forge42.4 miles (68.3 km)4yr-private
- Goldey-Beacom College42.7 miles (68.8 km)4yr-private
- University of Delaware42.8 miles (68.9 km)4yr-public
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley43.8 miles (70.5 km)4yr-public
- Cheyney University of Pennsylvania44.9 miles (72.2 km)4yr-public
- Dickinson College45.4 miles (73.1 km)4yr-private
- Ursinus College47.6 miles (76.6 km)4yr-private
- Delaware College of Art and Design49.0 miles (78.8 km)2yr-private
- Strayer University-Delaware49.0 miles (78.9 km)4yr-private
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine49.0 miles (78.9 km)4yr-public
- Goucher College49.3 miles (79.3 km)4yr-private
- Wilmington University49.6 miles (79.8 km)4yr-private
- McDaniel College49.6 miles (79.8 km)4yr-private
- Gettysburg College50.3 miles (81.0 km)4yr-private
- American College of Financial Services50.5 miles (81.2 km)4yr-private
- Neumann University50.5 miles (81.3 km)4yr-private
- Towson University50.6 miles (81.4 km)4yr-public
- Williamson College of the Trades50.8 miles (81.7 km)2yr-private
- United Lutheran Seminary50.8 miles (81.8 km)4yr-private
- Valley Forge Military College51.2 miles (82.4 km)2yr-private
- Delaware County Community College51.4 miles (82.7 km)2yr-public
- Cabrini University51.6 miles (83.0 km)4yr-private
- Stevenson University51.6 miles (83.1 km)4yr-private
- Carroll Community College51.9 miles (83.4 km)2yr-public
- Eastern University51.9 miles (83.5 km)4yr-private
- Community College of Baltimore County52.0 miles (83.6 km)2yr-public
- Pennsylvania Institute of Technology52.5 miles (84.5 km)4yr-private
- Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore52.5 miles (84.5 km)4yr-private
- Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown53.4 miles (86.0 km)2yr-private
- Villanova University53.5 miles (86.1 km)4yr-private
- Ner Israel Rabbinical College53.5 miles (86.1 km)4yr-private
- Morgan State University53.5 miles (86.2 km)4yr-public
- Notre Dame of Maryland University53.6 miles (86.2 km)4yr-private
- Loyola University Maryland53.9 miles (86.7 km)4yr-private
- Rosemont College54.1 miles (87.1 km)4yr-private
- Salem Community College54.1 miles (87.1 km)2yr-public
- Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College54.2 miles (87.2 km)4yr-private
- Swarthmore College54.3 miles (87.4 km)4yr-private
- Harcum College55.0 miles (88.4 km)2yr-private
- Bryn Mawr College55.0 miles (88.5 km)4yr-private
- Johns Hopkins University55.0 miles (88.6 km)4yr-private
- Widener University55.1 miles (88.6 km)4yr-private
- Lehigh Carbon Community College55.2 miles (88.8 km)2yr-public
- Cedar Crest College55.2 miles (88.9 km)4yr-private
- Haverford College55.6 miles (89.4 km)4yr-private
- Susquehanna University55.7 miles (89.7 km)4yr-private
- Muhlenberg College56.1 miles (90.3 km)4yr-private
- Baltimore City Community College56.3 miles (90.5 km)2yr-public
- Maryland Institute College of Art56.4 miles (90.7 km)4yr-private
- University of Baltimore56.5 miles (91.0 km)4yr-public
- Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury56.7 miles (91.3 km)2yr-private
- Coppin State University56.8 miles (91.3 km)4yr-public
- Lansdale School of Business56.9 miles (91.5 km)2yr-private
- Montgomery County Community College56.9 miles (91.6 km)2yr-public
- All-State Career School57.6 miles (92.8 km)2yr-private
- University System of Maryland57.7 miles (92.9 km)4yr-public
- University System of Maryland-Research Centers57.7 miles (92.9 km)4yr-public
- University of Maryland, Baltimore57.9 miles (93.2 km)4yr-public
- Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia58.7 miles (94.5 km)4yr-private
- Gwynedd Mercy University59.1 miles (95.2 km)4yr-private
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley59.2 miles (95.3 km)4yr-public
- Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia59.2 miles (95.3 km)4yr-private
- Chestnut Hill College59.2 miles (95.3 km)4yr-private
- Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook59.5 miles (95.7 km)4yr-private
- DeSales University59.7 miles (96.0 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Petersburg El Sch | public | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.8 km) |
| Bucher Sch | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.2 km) |
| MONTESSORI ACADEMY OF LANCASTER | private | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| CHESTERBROOK ACADEMY | private | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| Reidenbaugh El Sch | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Neff Sch | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Manheim Twp HS | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Manheim Twp MS | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Landis Run Intermediate School | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| ST LEO THE GREAT SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| ST JOHN NEUMANN CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Centerville El Sch | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Nitrauer Sch | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Centerville MS | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Landisville Pri Ctr | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Landisville Intrmd Ctr | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| LANCASTER COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Hempfield SHS | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Rohrerstown El Sch | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Brecht Sch | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Landisville MS | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Wharton El Sch | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.2 km) |
| Ross El Sch | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.2 km) |
| RIVER ROCK ACADEMY - LANCASTER | private | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.2 km) |
| KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER | private | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| LANCASTER CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| LANCASTER FRIENDS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Schaeffer Sch | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.5 km) |
| Kissel Hill El Sch | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Reynolds MS | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| SACRED HEART OF JESUS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.8 km) |
| SOLVIT ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| SOLVIT ACADEMY INC | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| LITITZ CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| NEW SCHOOL MONTESSORI | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Warwick SHS | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Warwick MS | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| SPORTING HILL MENNONITE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Fulton El Sch | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| THE JENKINS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| STONE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| Price El Sch | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| McCaskey Campus | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Lititz El Sch | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.5 km) |
| LINDEN HALL | private | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| Wheatland MS | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| Wickersham El Sch | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| Smith-Wade-El El Sch | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| SPORTING HILL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.8 km) |
| RESURRECTION CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.8 km) |
| Lincoln MS | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.8 km) |
| La Academia Partnership CS | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| WONDER ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Carter and MacRae El Sch | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (8.0 km) |
| WAY OF JESUS ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.9 miles (8.0 km) |
| NEW STORY | private | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| King El Sch | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| Lafayette El Sch | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.3 km) |
| Burrowes El Sch | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| John R Bonfield El Sch | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| Phoenix Academy | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| Baron EL Sch | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.6 km) |
| Jackson MS | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.6 km) |
| Doe Run El Sch | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| Mountville El Sch | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| Washington El Sch | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| Hamilton El Sch | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| Manheim Central SHS | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| DAYSPRING CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| Manheim Central MS | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| Manor Middle School | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| LITITZ AREA MENNONITE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| Hambright El Sch | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| Eshleman El Sch | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| Fritz El Sch | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| CLEARVIEW MENNONITE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| SNAKE HILL SCHOOL C/O JOHN GLICK/CHAIRMAN | private | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| Martin School | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (9.9 km) |
| Farmdale El Sch | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| MANHEIM CHRISTIAN DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.2 km) |
| SONLIGHT RIVER BRETHREN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.2 km) |
| ANCHOR CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.6 km) |
| Penn Manor HS | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.7 km) |
| John Beck El Sch | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) |
| PROSPECT GROVE HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.5 km) |
| THE JANUS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.8 km) |
| Conestoga Valley SHS | public | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.1 km) |
| Brownstown El Sch | public | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.1 km) |
| Smoketown El Sch | public | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.4 km) |
| Gerald G Huesken MS | public | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.5 km) |
| Central Manor El Sch | public | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.6 km) |
| Letort El Sch | public | — | — | 8.2 miles (13.2 km) |
| Donegal Primary School | public | — | — | 8.3 miles (13.4 km) |
| Lancaster County Career and Technology Center - Mt Joy | public | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.6 km) |
| Leola El Sch | public | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.6 km) |
| NEW HAVEN MENNONITE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.7 km) |
| Lancaster County Career and Technology Center - Brownstown | public | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.9 km) |
| HAMMERCREEK AMISH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.9 km) |
| Columbia HS | public | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.9 km) |
| Columbia MS Hill Campus | public | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.9 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 17520
What school district is ZIP code 17520 in?
ZIP 17520 (East Petersburg, PA) maps to Hempfield School District (LEA ID 4211790) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 17520?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 66 public and 34 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 17520 attend private school?
About 0.7% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 17520 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 35.5% |
| High school | 34.9% |
| Less than HS | 6.9% |
| School district | Hempfield School District |