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Branchdale CDP, PA

ZIP 17923 — 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 17923

K-12 nearby
24
Public
19
Private
5
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 17923 (Branchdale, PA) is associated with Minersville Area School District (LEA 4215510) 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 6.8 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 Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing about 8.0 miles away (2yr-private).

District & higher education
School district
Minersville Area School District
LEA ID
4215510
Private school share (ACS)
0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing8.0 miles (12.8 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill8.1 miles (13.0 km)4yr-public
  • Lebanon Valley College23.3 miles (37.4 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks26.3 miles (42.3 km)4yr-public
  • Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania26.8 miles (43.1 km)4yr-public
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute26.8 miles (43.1 km)2yr-private
  • Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury27.9 miles (44.9 km)2yr-private
  • Albright College28.6 miles (46.0 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton28.6 miles (46.0 km)4yr-public
  • Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences28.8 miles (46.3 km)2yr-private
  • Reading Area Community College28.9 miles (46.4 km)2yr-public
  • Kutztown University of Pennsylvania29.3 miles (47.2 km)4yr-public
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Alvernia University30.1 miles (48.4 km)4yr-private
  • Susquehanna University31.2 miles (50.3 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office35.6 miles (57.3 km)4yr-public
  • Elizabethtown College36.4 miles (58.5 km)4yr-private
  • Bucknell University36.9 miles (59.3 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg37.0 miles (59.5 km)4yr-public
  • Lehigh Carbon Community College37.2 miles (59.9 km)2yr-public
  • Harrisburg Area Community College37.8 miles (60.8 km)2yr-public
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg38.2 miles (61.4 km)2yr-private
  • Lancaster Bible College38.6 miles (62.1 km)4yr-private
  • Harrisburg University of Science and Technology39.0 miles (62.8 km)4yr-private
  • Central Penn College39.5 miles (63.5 km)4yr-private
  • Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown39.5 miles (63.6 km)2yr-private
  • Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster39.7 miles (64.0 km)4yr-private
  • Franklin and Marshall College40.4 miles (65.0 km)4yr-private
  • Lancaster Theological Seminary40.6 miles (65.3 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania College of Art and Design40.9 miles (65.8 km)4yr-private
  • Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology41.1 miles (66.2 km)2yr-public
  • Cedar Crest College42.1 miles (67.8 km)4yr-private
  • Luzerne County Community College42.5 miles (68.3 km)2yr-public
  • Muhlenberg College42.6 miles (68.6 km)4yr-private
  • Millersville University of Pennsylvania43.8 miles (70.4 km)4yr-public
  • Lancaster County Career and Technology Center44.9 miles (72.2 km)2yr-public
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown45.7 miles (73.5 km)2yr-private
  • Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem46.8 miles (75.3 km)2yr-private
  • YTI Career Institute-York47.8 miles (76.8 km)2yr-private
  • Wilkes University47.8 miles (77.0 km)4yr-private
  • Messiah University48.2 miles (77.5 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley48.4 miles (77.9 km)4yr-public
  • King's College48.4 miles (78.0 km)4yr-private
  • Moravian University49.1 miles (79.0 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre49.1 miles (79.0 km)4yr-public
  • International Institute for Restorative Practices49.2 miles (79.1 km)4yr-private
  • Lehigh University49.3 miles (79.4 km)4yr-private
  • DeSales University50.0 miles (80.4 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York51.1 miles (82.3 km)4yr-public
  • Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc51.3 miles (82.5 km)2yr-private
  • York College of Pennsylvania52.1 miles (83.8 km)4yr-private
  • Northampton County Area Community College52.3 miles (84.2 km)2yr-public
  • Misericordia University52.5 miles (84.4 km)4yr-private
  • Automotive Training Center-Exton53.4 miles (85.9 km)2yr-private
  • University of Valley Forge54.0 miles (87.0 km)4yr-private
  • Ursinus College54.6 miles (88.0 km)4yr-private
  • Dickinson College54.9 miles (88.4 km)4yr-private
  • Lycoming College55.3 miles (89.0 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania College of Technology55.5 miles (89.3 km)4yr-public
  • Immaculata University57.5 miles (92.5 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley58.1 miles (93.5 km)4yr-public
  • Lafayette College58.4 miles (93.9 km)4yr-private
  • West Chester University of Pennsylvania60.4 miles (97.2 km)4yr-public
  • Lincoln University60.7 miles (97.6 km)4yr-public
  • American College of Financial Services61.0 miles (98.2 km)4yr-private
  • Lansdale School of Business61.4 miles (98.7 km)2yr-private
  • Yeshivath Beth Moshe63.0 miles (101.4 km)4yr-private
  • Montgomery County Community College63.4 miles (102.0 km)2yr-public
  • Valley Forge Military College63.6 miles (102.3 km)2yr-private
  • University of Scranton63.7 miles (102.5 km)4yr-private
  • Cabrini University63.7 miles (102.6 km)4yr-private
  • Cheyney University of Pennsylvania63.9 miles (102.8 km)4yr-public
  • Lackawanna College63.9 miles (102.8 km)4yr-private
  • Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine64.1 miles (103.1 km)4yr-private
  • Eastern University64.2 miles (103.3 km)4yr-private
  • Gwynedd Mercy University64.4 miles (103.6 km)4yr-private
  • Fortis Institute-Scranton64.4 miles (103.7 km)2yr-private
  • Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook64.5 miles (103.9 km)4yr-private
  • East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania65.0 miles (104.6 km)4yr-public
  • Delaware Valley University65.3 miles (105.0 km)4yr-private
  • Marywood University65.9 miles (106.1 km)4yr-private
  • Villanova University66.0 miles (106.2 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton66.6 miles (107.2 km)4yr-public
  • Johnson College66.6 miles (107.2 km)2yr-private
  • Rosemont College66.6 miles (107.2 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine67.0 miles (107.7 km)4yr-public
  • Delaware County Community College67.1 miles (108.0 km)2yr-public
  • Bryn Mawr College67.5 miles (108.7 km)4yr-private
  • Harcum College67.7 miles (108.9 km)2yr-private
  • Clarks Summit University68.1 miles (109.6 km)4yr-private
  • Warren County Community College68.6 miles (110.4 km)2yr-public
  • Chestnut Hill College68.7 miles (110.6 km)4yr-private
  • Haverford College68.7 miles (110.6 km)4yr-private
  • Williamson College of the Trades68.9 miles (110.9 km)2yr-private
  • Keystone College69.9 miles (112.6 km)4yr-private
  • Neumann University70.0 miles (112.6 km)4yr-private
  • Goldey-Beacom College70.0 miles (112.7 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania Institute of Technology70.1 miles (112.8 km)4yr-private
  • Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church70.2 miles (113.0 km)4yr-private
  • Westminster Theological Seminary70.6 miles (113.7 km)4yr-private
  • Cecil College71.1 miles (114.4 km)2yr-public
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——3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Blue Mountain El West Schpublic——4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Schuylkill Technology Centers-South Campuspublic——5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Minersville Area JSHSpublic——5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Minersville Area El Ctrpublic——5.1 miles (8.2 km)
ST NICHOLAS SCHOOLprivate——5.4 miles (8.6 km)
Pine Grove El Schpublic——5.9 miles (9.6 km)
Pine Grove Area MSpublic——6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Pine Grove Area HSpublic——6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Clarke El Ctrpublic——6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Pottsville Area HSpublic——6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Lengel MSpublic——6.6 miles (10.6 km)
THE PERCEPTION TRAINING CENTER, INC.private——6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Gillingham Charter Schoolpublic——7.0 miles (11.3 km)
ASSUMPTION BVM SCHOOLprivate——7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Schuylkill Haven MSpublic——7.8 miles (12.6 km)
NATIVITY BVM HIGH SCHOOLprivate——7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Schuylkill Haven SHSpublic——8.0 miles (12.8 km)
Schuylkill Haven El Ctrpublic——8.1 miles (13.0 km)
ST JOSEPH CENTER FOR SPECIAL LEARNINGprivate——8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Saint Clair Area El/MSpublic——9.1 miles (14.7 km)
Blue Mountain HSpublic——9.7 miles (15.5 km)
North Schuylkill El Schpublic——9.7 miles (15.6 km)
North Schuylkill JSHSpublic——9.9 miles (15.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 17923

What school district is ZIP code 17923 in?
ZIP 17923 (Branchdale, PA) maps to Minersville Area School District (LEA ID 4215510) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 17923?
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 17923 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 17923 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher10.1%
High school49.3%
Less than HS25.7%
School districtMinersville Area School District