ZIP 17821 — 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 17821

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 17821 (Riverside, PA) is associated with Bloomsburg Area School District (LEA 4203840) 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 21 K-12 schools (13 public, 8 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 8.1 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.4% 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 Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania about 10.3 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Bloomsburg Area School District

LEA ID

4203840

Private school share (ACS)

0.4%

Colleges & universities (100)

Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania10.3 miles (16.6 km)4yr-public
Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury11.3 miles (18.1 km)2yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg12.6 miles (20.3 km)2yr-private
Bucknell University12.7 miles (20.4 km)4yr-private
Susquehanna University18.0 miles (28.9 km)4yr-private
Lycoming College25.6 miles (41.2 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania College of Technology26.0 miles (41.8 km)4yr-public
Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing31.4 miles (50.6 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton32.0 miles (51.5 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill34.8 miles (55.9 km)4yr-public
Luzerne County Community College36.8 miles (59.3 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre39.3 miles (63.2 km)4yr-public

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Misericordia University42.7 miles (68.8 km)4yr-private
Wilkes University43.0 miles (69.2 km)4yr-private
King's College43.6 miles (70.2 km)4yr-private
Lebanon Valley College46.1 miles (74.2 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office47.8 miles (76.9 km)4yr-public
Harrisburg Area Community College49.6 miles (79.8 km)2yr-public
Central Penn College49.7 miles (80.0 km)4yr-private
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology51.8 miles (83.4 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg54.5 miles (87.8 km)4yr-public
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania55.8 miles (89.8 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks56.0 miles (90.2 km)4yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute56.6 miles (91.1 km)2yr-private
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology57.7 miles (92.9 km)2yr-public
Albright College58.0 miles (93.4 km)4yr-private
Elizabethtown College58.2 miles (93.6 km)4yr-private
Yeshivath Beth Moshe58.5 miles (94.1 km)4yr-private
Lehigh Carbon Community College58.5 miles (94.2 km)2yr-public
Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences58.5 miles (94.2 km)2yr-private
Reading Area Community College58.6 miles (94.3 km)2yr-public
University of Scranton58.8 miles (94.7 km)4yr-private
Lackawanna College58.9 miles (94.8 km)4yr-private
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine59.1 miles (95.2 km)4yr-private
Fortis Institute-Scranton59.4 miles (95.6 km)2yr-private
Keystone College59.8 miles (96.2 km)4yr-private
Alvernia University59.9 miles (96.3 km)4yr-private
Messiah University60.4 miles (97.1 km)4yr-private
Clarks Summit University60.8 miles (97.9 km)4yr-private
Marywood University60.8 miles (97.9 km)4yr-private
Johnson College61.0 miles (98.2 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton61.6 miles (99.1 km)4yr-public
Dickinson College61.7 miles (99.2 km)4yr-private
Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown62.6 miles (100.8 km)2yr-private
South Hills School of Business & Technology65.0 miles (104.6 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus65.0 miles (104.7 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus65.0 miles (104.7 km)4yr-public
Cedar Crest College65.1 miles (104.8 km)4yr-private
Muhlenberg College65.3 miles (105.2 km)4yr-private
Lancaster Bible College65.9 miles (106.1 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown67.0 miles (107.9 km)2yr-private
Franklin and Marshall College67.3 miles (108.3 km)4yr-private
Lancaster Theological Seminary67.5 miles (108.6 km)4yr-private
Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster67.5 miles (108.7 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem67.7 miles (108.9 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design67.9 miles (109.3 km)4yr-private
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology68.4 miles (110.1 km)2yr-public
YTI Career Institute-York68.9 miles (110.9 km)2yr-private
Millersville University of Pennsylvania70.0 miles (112.7 km)4yr-public
Moravian University70.4 miles (113.4 km)4yr-private
International Institute for Restorative Practices70.8 miles (113.9 km)4yr-private
Lehigh University71.2 miles (114.6 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley71.5 miles (115.0 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York71.7 miles (115.5 km)4yr-public
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center72.3 miles (116.3 km)2yr-public
York College of Pennsylvania72.3 miles (116.3 km)4yr-private
Northampton County Area Community College72.5 miles (116.6 km)2yr-public
DeSales University73.3 miles (118.0 km)4yr-private
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania76.7 miles (123.4 km)4yr-public
Elmira College76.9 miles (123.8 km)4yr-private
Arnot Ogden Medical Center77.3 miles (124.5 km)2yr-private
Lafayette College77.6 miles (124.9 km)4yr-private
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania79.2 miles (127.5 km)4yr-public
Juniata College79.4 miles (127.8 km)4yr-private
SUNY Corning Community College80.9 miles (130.2 km)2yr-public
Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc81.1 miles (130.5 km)2yr-private
Automotive Training Center-Exton83.1 miles (133.8 km)2yr-private
Ursinus College83.2 miles (133.8 km)4yr-private
University of Valley Forge83.4 miles (134.2 km)4yr-private
Binghamton University83.5 miles (134.4 km)4yr-public
Gettysburg College85.6 miles (137.7 km)4yr-private
United Lutheran Seminary86.0 miles (138.5 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech-Chambersburg86.4 miles (139.1 km)2yr-private
Warren County Community College86.6 miles (139.4 km)2yr-public
Immaculata University87.2 miles (140.3 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley87.6 miles (140.9 km)4yr-public
SUNY Broome Community College87.8 miles (141.3 km)2yr-public
Lansdale School of Business88.8 miles (142.9 km)2yr-private
Wilson College89.3 miles (143.7 km)4yr-private
American College of Financial Services89.8 miles (144.6 km)4yr-private
Lincoln University90.0 miles (144.8 km)4yr-public
West Chester University of Pennsylvania90.3 miles (145.3 km)4yr-public
Montgomery County Community College91.2 miles (146.8 km)2yr-public
Delaware Valley University91.4 miles (147.1 km)4yr-private
Gwynedd Mercy University91.9 miles (147.9 km)4yr-private
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook92.0 miles (148.0 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto92.3 miles (148.6 km)4yr-public
Valley Forge Military College92.6 miles (149.1 km)2yr-private
Cabrini University92.8 miles (149.3 km)4yr-private
Eastern University93.2 miles (150.0 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Liberty-Valley El Sch	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.7 km)
Danville Area MS	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
ST JOSEPH SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
ST CYRIL PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN	private	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
ST CYRIL PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
Danville Area SHS	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Danville Primary Sch	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Danville Ctr Adolescent Female	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
North Central Secure Trmnt Unt	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
BEAVER RUN AMISH PAROCHIAL	private	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
COLUMBIA COUNTY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
W W Evans Memorial El Sch	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
MARANATHA MENNONITE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
MEADOWBROOK CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Southern Columbia HS	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Southern Columbia MS	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Hartman El Ctr	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Bloomsburg Area MS	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Memorial El Sch	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Bloomsburg Area HS	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
ST COLUMBA CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.9 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 17821

What school district is ZIP code 17821 in?

ZIP 17821 (Riverside, PA) maps to Bloomsburg Area School District (LEA ID 4203840) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 17821?

US5 lists 21 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 13 public and 8 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 17821 attend private school?

About 0.4% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 17821 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	37.6%
High school	33.4%
Less than HS	7.0%
School district	Bloomsburg Area School District

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