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Pottsville city, PA

ZIP 17901 — 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 17901

K-12 nearby
24
Public
19
Private
5
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 17901 (Pottsville, PA) is associated with Blue Mountain School District (LEA 4203870) 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 24 K-12 schools (19 public, 5 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.3 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.1% 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 Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing about 4.7 miles away (2yr-private).

District & higher education
School district
Blue Mountain School District
LEA ID
4203870
Private school share (ACS)
0.1%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing4.7 miles (7.5 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill6.5 miles (10.5 km)4yr-public
  • Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania24.1 miles (38.8 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton24.4 miles (39.3 km)4yr-public
  • Lebanon Valley College27.4 miles (44.1 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks27.6 miles (44.4 km)4yr-public
  • Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury28.1 miles (45.3 km)2yr-private
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute28.2 miles (45.4 km)2yr-private
  • Kutztown University of Pennsylvania28.4 miles (45.8 km)4yr-public
  • Albright College29.5 miles (47.5 km)4yr-private
  • Reading Area Community College30.1 miles (48.4 km)2yr-public
  • Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences30.1 miles (48.4 km)2yr-private
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Alvernia University31.4 miles (50.6 km)4yr-private
  • Susquehanna University32.3 miles (51.9 km)4yr-private
  • Lehigh Carbon Community College35.0 miles (56.3 km)2yr-public
  • Bucknell University36.8 miles (59.1 km)4yr-private
  • Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown37.7 miles (60.7 km)2yr-private
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg37.9 miles (61.0 km)2yr-private
  • Luzerne County Community College38.3 miles (61.7 km)2yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office39.5 miles (63.6 km)4yr-public
  • Cedar Crest College40.3 miles (64.9 km)4yr-private
  • Elizabethtown College40.5 miles (65.2 km)4yr-private
  • Muhlenberg College40.8 miles (65.6 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg41.1 miles (66.2 km)4yr-public
  • Harrisburg Area Community College41.7 miles (67.1 km)2yr-public
  • Lancaster Bible College42.0 miles (67.7 km)4yr-private
  • Harrisburg University of Science and Technology43.0 miles (69.3 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster43.1 miles (69.4 km)4yr-private
  • Central Penn College43.3 miles (69.7 km)4yr-private
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown43.5 miles (70.1 km)2yr-private
  • Wilkes University43.7 miles (70.3 km)4yr-private
  • Franklin and Marshall College44.0 miles (70.8 km)4yr-private
  • Lancaster Theological Seminary44.2 miles (71.1 km)4yr-private
  • King's College44.3 miles (71.3 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania College of Art and Design44.4 miles (71.5 km)4yr-private
  • Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem44.5 miles (71.7 km)2yr-private
  • Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology44.6 miles (71.8 km)2yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre45.1 miles (72.5 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley46.7 miles (75.1 km)4yr-public
  • Moravian University47.0 miles (75.6 km)4yr-private
  • International Institute for Restorative Practices47.1 miles (75.8 km)4yr-private
  • Lehigh University47.3 miles (76.2 km)4yr-private
  • Millersville University of Pennsylvania47.4 miles (76.3 km)4yr-public
  • Lancaster County Career and Technology Center48.3 miles (77.7 km)2yr-public
  • DeSales University48.4 miles (77.8 km)4yr-private
  • Misericordia University48.4 miles (77.9 km)4yr-private
  • Northampton County Area Community College50.0 miles (80.5 km)2yr-public
  • YTI Career Institute-York51.9 miles (83.4 km)2yr-private
  • Messiah University52.2 miles (84.0 km)4yr-private
  • Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc52.6 miles (84.7 km)2yr-private
  • Lycoming College54.2 miles (87.2 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania College of Technology54.4 miles (87.6 km)4yr-public
  • Automotive Training Center-Exton54.6 miles (87.9 km)2yr-private
  • University of Valley Forge54.8 miles (88.3 km)4yr-private
  • Ursinus College54.9 miles (88.4 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York55.3 miles (88.9 km)4yr-public
  • Lafayette College56.0 miles (90.0 km)4yr-private
  • York College of Pennsylvania56.2 miles (90.5 km)4yr-private
  • Immaculata University58.6 miles (94.4 km)4yr-private
  • Dickinson College58.7 miles (94.5 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshivath Beth Moshe58.8 miles (94.7 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley59.0 miles (95.0 km)4yr-public
  • University of Scranton59.5 miles (95.7 km)4yr-private
  • Lackawanna College59.7 miles (96.1 km)4yr-private
  • Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine59.9 miles (96.4 km)4yr-private
  • Fortis Institute-Scranton60.3 miles (97.0 km)2yr-private
  • Lansdale School of Business61.1 miles (98.4 km)2yr-private
  • American College of Financial Services61.5 miles (98.9 km)4yr-private
  • East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania61.6 miles (99.1 km)4yr-public
  • Marywood University61.8 miles (99.4 km)4yr-private
  • West Chester University of Pennsylvania61.9 miles (99.6 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton62.4 miles (100.5 km)4yr-public
  • Johnson College62.5 miles (100.5 km)2yr-private
  • Lincoln University63.3 miles (101.9 km)4yr-public
  • Montgomery County Community College63.3 miles (101.9 km)2yr-public
  • Clarks Summit University64.0 miles (102.9 km)4yr-private
  • Valley Forge Military College64.2 miles (103.3 km)2yr-private
  • Gwynedd Mercy University64.2 miles (103.3 km)4yr-private
  • Cabrini University64.3 miles (103.5 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook64.3 miles (103.5 km)4yr-private
  • Delaware Valley University64.5 miles (103.9 km)4yr-private
  • Eastern University64.8 miles (104.3 km)4yr-private
  • Cheyney University of Pennsylvania65.2 miles (104.9 km)4yr-public
  • Keystone College65.8 miles (105.9 km)4yr-private
  • Warren County Community College66.1 miles (106.3 km)2yr-public
  • Villanova University66.6 miles (107.2 km)4yr-private
  • Rosemont College67.2 miles (108.1 km)4yr-private
  • Delaware County Community College68.0 miles (109.5 km)2yr-public
  • Bryn Mawr College68.1 miles (109.6 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine68.1 miles (109.6 km)4yr-public
  • Harcum College68.2 miles (109.8 km)2yr-private
  • Chestnut Hill College68.9 miles (110.9 km)4yr-private
  • Haverford College69.3 miles (111.6 km)4yr-private
  • Williamson College of the Trades70.0 miles (112.7 km)2yr-private
  • Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church70.3 miles (113.1 km)4yr-private
  • Westminster Theological Seminary70.7 miles (113.7 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania Institute of Technology71.2 miles (114.5 km)4yr-private
  • Neumann University71.2 miles (114.6 km)4yr-private
  • Won Institute of Graduate Studies71.3 miles (114.8 km)4yr-private
  • Arcadia University71.4 miles (115.0 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
Early Childhood Edu Ctrpublic——0.7 miles (1.0 km)
Minersville Area JSHSpublic——0.9 miles (1.4 km)
Minersville Area El Ctrpublic——1.0 miles (1.5 km)
ST NICHOLAS SCHOOLprivate——1.3 miles (2.1 km)
Schuylkill Technology Centers-South Campuspublic——1.4 miles (2.2 km)
Clarke El Ctrpublic——3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Pottsville Area HSpublic——3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Lengel MSpublic——3.4 miles (5.5 km)
THE PERCEPTION TRAINING CENTER, INC.private——3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Gillingham Charter Schoolpublic——4.0 miles (6.5 km)
ASSUMPTION BVM SCHOOLprivate——4.1 miles (6.6 km)
NATIVITY BVM HIGH SCHOOLprivate——4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Saint Clair Area El/MSpublic——5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Blue Mountain El West Schpublic——5.9 miles (9.4 km)
North Schuylkill El Schpublic——6.1 miles (9.9 km)
North Schuylkill JSHSpublic——6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Schuylkill Haven MSpublic——6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Schuylkill Haven SHSpublic——6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Schuylkill Haven El Ctrpublic——6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Schuylkill Technology Centers-North Campuspublic——6.8 miles (11.0 km)
ST JOSEPH CENTER FOR SPECIAL LEARNINGprivate——7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Blue Mountain HSpublic——7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Shenandoah Valley El Schpublic——10.0 miles (16.1 km)
Shenandoah Valley JSHSpublic——10.0 miles (16.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 17901

What school district is ZIP code 17901 in?
ZIP 17901 (Pottsville, PA) maps to Blue Mountain School District (LEA ID 4203870) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 17901?
US5 lists 24 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 19 public and 5 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 17901 attend private school?
About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 17901 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher22.5%
High school42.6%
Less than HS8.0%
School districtBlue Mountain School District