ZIP 17522 — 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 17522

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 17522 (Ephrata, PA) is associated with Cocalico School District (LEA 4206270) 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 66 K-12 schools (36 public, 30 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.0 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.2% 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 Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster about 8.8 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Cocalico School District

LEA ID

4206270

Private school share (ACS)

0.2%

Colleges & universities (100)

Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster8.8 miles (14.2 km)4yr-private
Lancaster Bible College9.2 miles (14.8 km)4yr-private
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology11.3 miles (18.1 km)2yr-public
Franklin and Marshall College11.7 miles (18.8 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design11.7 miles (18.9 km)4yr-private
Lancaster Theological Seminary11.8 miles (19.0 km)4yr-private
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center14.0 miles (22.5 km)2yr-public
Alvernia University15.5 miles (25.0 km)4yr-private
Millersville University of Pennsylvania15.5 miles (25.0 km)4yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute15.5 miles (25.0 km)2yr-private
Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences15.7 miles (25.2 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks16.5 miles (26.5 km)4yr-public

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Reading Area Community College16.7 miles (26.8 km)2yr-public
Albright College18.9 miles (30.4 km)4yr-private
Lebanon Valley College21.1 miles (34.0 km)4yr-private
Elizabethtown College22.4 miles (36.0 km)4yr-private
Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc26.6 miles (42.8 km)2yr-private
Lincoln University28.4 miles (45.7 km)4yr-public
YTI Career Institute-York28.8 miles (46.3 km)2yr-private
Automotive Training Center-Exton29.0 miles (46.7 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg30.2 miles (48.6 km)4yr-public
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania31.1 miles (50.0 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York32.0 miles (51.6 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill32.3 miles (51.9 km)4yr-public
University of Valley Forge33.2 miles (53.4 km)4yr-private
Immaculata University33.3 miles (53.5 km)4yr-private
York College of Pennsylvania33.4 miles (53.8 km)4yr-private
West Chester University of Pennsylvania33.9 miles (54.5 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley35.3 miles (56.7 km)4yr-public
Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing35.8 miles (57.7 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office37.5 miles (60.3 km)4yr-public
Ursinus College37.7 miles (60.7 km)4yr-private
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania37.8 miles (60.8 km)4yr-public
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology37.9 miles (61.1 km)4yr-private
Cecil College38.4 miles (61.9 km)2yr-public
Harrisburg Area Community College38.7 miles (62.3 km)2yr-public
Goldey-Beacom College39.3 miles (63.2 km)4yr-private
University of Delaware40.7 miles (65.5 km)4yr-public
American College of Financial Services41.3 miles (66.4 km)4yr-private
Central Penn College41.3 miles (66.5 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine41.8 miles (67.2 km)4yr-public
Valley Forge Military College42.5 miles (68.4 km)2yr-private
Harford Community College42.7 miles (68.8 km)2yr-public
Cabrini University42.8 miles (68.9 km)4yr-private
Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown42.9 miles (69.0 km)2yr-private
Eastern University43.1 miles (69.4 km)4yr-private
Messiah University43.2 miles (69.5 km)4yr-private
Delaware County Community College43.5 miles (70.0 km)2yr-public
Williamson College of the Trades43.6 miles (70.2 km)2yr-private
Neumann University43.8 miles (70.5 km)4yr-private
Delaware College of Art and Design44.4 miles (71.4 km)2yr-private
Strayer University-Delaware44.4 miles (71.5 km)4yr-private
Cedar Crest College44.6 miles (71.8 km)4yr-private
Villanova University44.9 miles (72.2 km)4yr-private
Lehigh Carbon Community College44.9 miles (72.3 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology45.2 miles (72.8 km)4yr-private
Muhlenberg College45.5 miles (73.2 km)4yr-private
Rosemont College45.5 miles (73.2 km)4yr-private
Wilmington University45.9 miles (73.9 km)4yr-private
Harcum College46.4 miles (74.7 km)2yr-private
Bryn Mawr College46.4 miles (74.7 km)4yr-private
Lansdale School of Business46.9 miles (75.4 km)2yr-private
Swarthmore College47.0 miles (75.6 km)4yr-private
Haverford College47.2 miles (75.9 km)4yr-private
Montgomery County Community College47.2 miles (76.0 km)2yr-public
Widener University48.2 miles (77.6 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley48.4 miles (77.9 km)4yr-public
DeSales University48.9 miles (78.7 km)4yr-private
Gwynedd Mercy University49.3 miles (79.3 km)4yr-private
Salem Community College49.5 miles (79.7 km)2yr-public
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook49.6 miles (79.8 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown49.8 miles (80.1 km)2yr-private
Chestnut Hill College50.1 miles (80.6 km)4yr-private
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia50.4 miles (81.1 km)4yr-private
All-State Career School50.6 miles (81.4 km)2yr-private
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia50.8 miles (81.8 km)4yr-private
Lehigh University51.2 miles (82.5 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem51.3 miles (82.5 km)2yr-private
International Institute for Restorative Practices51.7 miles (83.3 km)4yr-private
Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing51.7 miles (83.3 km)2yr-private
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine51.8 miles (83.3 km)4yr-private
Moravian University52.1 miles (83.8 km)4yr-private
Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church52.4 miles (84.4 km)4yr-private
Westminster Theological Seminary52.8 miles (84.9 km)4yr-private
Walnut Hill College53.1 miles (85.5 km)4yr-private
Arcadia University53.5 miles (86.1 km)4yr-private
University of Pennsylvania53.9 miles (86.7 km)4yr-private
Drexel University54.0 miles (86.9 km)4yr-private
Delaware Valley University54.1 miles (87.0 km)4yr-private
Dickinson College54.3 miles (87.3 km)4yr-private
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College54.3 miles (87.3 km)4yr-private
PITC Institute54.4 miles (87.6 km)2yr-private
La Salle University54.6 miles (87.8 km)4yr-private
Moore College of Art and Design54.9 miles (88.3 km)4yr-private
Academy of Vocal Arts55.0 miles (88.5 km)4yr-private
Curtis Institute of Music55.1 miles (88.7 km)4yr-private
Community College of Philadelphia55.1 miles (88.7 km)2yr-public
Peirce College55.2 miles (88.9 km)4yr-private
Temple University55.2 miles (88.9 km)4yr-public
Gratz College55.3 miles (88.9 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Fulton El Sch	public	—	—	0.5 miles (0.7 km)
Highland El Sch	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.2 km)
OUR MOTHER OF PERPETUAL HELP CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
PLEASANT VALLEY MENNONITE SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.1 miles (1.9 km)
Ephrata SHS	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
Ephrata MS	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Ephrata Intermediate Sch	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
EPHRATA MENNONITE SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Akron El Sch	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
SPRINGVILLE MENNONITE SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
HAHNSTOWN MENNONITE SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center - Brownstown	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Reamstown El Sch	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
Cocalico SHS	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
HINKLETOWN MENNONITE SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
SHEAFFERS	private	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Denver El Sch	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Cocalico MS	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Brownstown El Sch	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.5 km)
Clay El Sch	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
CROSSROADS MENNONITE SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
LITITZ AREA MENNONITE SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
HAMMERCREEK AMISH SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
VERITAS ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
John Beck El Sch	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
John R Bonfield El Sch	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.2 km)
GEHMANS MENNONITE SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
BRICKERVILLE MENNONITE SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Garden Spot MS	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Garden Spot SHS	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
SNAKE HILL SCHOOL C/O JOHN GLICK/CHAIRMAN	private	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
WALNUT HILL PAROCHIAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.9 miles (11.2 km)
LINDEN HALL	private	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Kissel Hill El Sch	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Lititz El Sch	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.7 km)
Adamstown El Sch	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Brecknock El Sch	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
SHALOM MENNONITE SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
TERRE HILL MENNONITE HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Fritz El Sch	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.5 km)
Warwick SHS	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.5 km)
LITITZ CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.7 miles (12.5 km)
NEW HAVEN MENNONITE SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
COUNTRYSIDE AMISH SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
COUNTRYSIDE SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Warwick MS	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
Blue Ball El Sch	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
New Holland Elementary	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
UNION GROVE MENNONITE SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Manheim Twp MS	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Landis Run Intermediate School	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Manheim Twp HS	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
GIBBONS SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
ST JOHN NEUMANN CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.7 miles (13.9 km)
Neff Sch	public	—	—	8.7 miles (13.9 km)
Smoketown El Sch	public	—	—	8.7 miles (13.9 km)
WEAVERTOWN MENNONITE SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Reidenbaugh El Sch	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
Conestoga Valley SHS	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
Nitrauer Sch	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Gerald G Huesken MS	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
WILDLIFE VIEW AMISH SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
MONTESSORI ACADEMY OF LANCASTER	private	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Leola El Sch	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.4 km)
HIDDEN MEADOW SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.5 miles (15.4 km)
PLEASANT VIEW AMISH SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 17522

What school district is ZIP code 17522 in?

ZIP 17522 (Ephrata, PA) maps to Cocalico School District (LEA ID 4206270) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 17522?

US5 lists 66 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 36 public and 30 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 17522 attend private school?

About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 17522 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	23.5%
High school	37.8%
Less than HS	14.4%
School district	Cocalico School District

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