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Gilberton borough, PA

ZIP 17934 — 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 17934

K-12 nearby
20
Public
16
Private
4
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 17934 (Gilberton, PA) is associated with Mahanoy Area School District (LEA 4214430) 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 20 K-12 schools (16 public, 4 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.5 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 7.3 miles away (2yr-private).

District & higher education
School district
Mahanoy Area School District
LEA ID
4214430
Private school share (ACS)
0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing7.3 miles (11.7 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill11.0 miles (17.7 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton16.2 miles (26.0 km)4yr-public
  • Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania19.1 miles (30.7 km)4yr-public
  • Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury29.1 miles (46.8 km)2yr-private
  • Kutztown University of Pennsylvania29.8 miles (48.0 km)4yr-public
  • Luzerne County Community College29.9 miles (48.2 km)2yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks32.7 miles (52.7 km)4yr-public
  • Lehigh Carbon Community College32.9 miles (52.9 km)2yr-public
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute33.5 miles (53.9 km)2yr-private
  • Albright College34.0 miles (54.7 km)4yr-private
  • Susquehanna University34.5 miles (55.6 km)4yr-private
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Reading Area Community College35.0 miles (56.4 km)2yr-public
  • Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences35.3 miles (56.8 km)2yr-private
  • Wilkes University35.3 miles (56.8 km)4yr-private
  • Lebanon Valley College35.8 miles (57.6 km)4yr-private
  • King's College35.9 miles (57.8 km)4yr-private
  • Bucknell University36.6 miles (58.9 km)4yr-private
  • Alvernia University36.6 miles (58.9 km)4yr-private
  • Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown36.6 miles (59.0 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre36.7 miles (59.1 km)4yr-public
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg37.3 miles (60.1 km)2yr-private
  • Cedar Crest College39.2 miles (63.1 km)4yr-private
  • Muhlenberg College39.5 miles (63.5 km)4yr-private
  • Misericordia University40.0 miles (64.5 km)4yr-private
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown41.5 miles (66.8 km)2yr-private
  • Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem42.3 miles (68.1 km)2yr-private
  • Moravian University45.0 miles (72.4 km)4yr-private
  • International Institute for Restorative Practices45.2 miles (72.8 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley45.6 miles (73.3 km)4yr-public
  • Lehigh University45.6 miles (73.4 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office47.1 miles (75.9 km)4yr-public
  • DeSales University47.4 miles (76.3 km)4yr-private
  • Northampton County Area Community College47.4 miles (76.3 km)2yr-public
  • Elizabethtown College48.9 miles (78.7 km)4yr-private
  • Harrisburg Area Community College49.3 miles (79.3 km)2yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg49.3 miles (79.4 km)4yr-public
  • Lancaster Bible College49.9 miles (80.3 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshivath Beth Moshe50.6 miles (81.4 km)4yr-private
  • Central Penn College50.8 miles (81.7 km)4yr-private
  • Harrisburg University of Science and Technology50.8 miles (81.8 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster50.8 miles (81.8 km)4yr-private
  • University of Scranton51.3 miles (82.5 km)4yr-private
  • Lycoming College51.5 miles (82.8 km)4yr-private
  • Lackawanna College51.5 miles (82.8 km)4yr-private
  • Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine51.7 miles (83.2 km)4yr-private
  • Franklin and Marshall College51.9 miles (83.6 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania College of Technology51.9 miles (83.6 km)4yr-public
  • Fortis Institute-Scranton52.0 miles (83.7 km)2yr-private
  • Lancaster Theological Seminary52.1 miles (83.9 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania College of Art and Design52.4 miles (84.2 km)4yr-private
  • Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology52.5 miles (84.5 km)2yr-public
  • Lafayette College53.0 miles (85.3 km)4yr-private
  • Marywood University53.5 miles (86.1 km)4yr-private
  • Johnson College54.2 miles (87.2 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton54.2 miles (87.2 km)4yr-public
  • Millersville University of Pennsylvania55.5 miles (89.2 km)4yr-public
  • Clarks Summit University55.6 miles (89.5 km)4yr-private
  • Lancaster County Career and Technology Center56.1 miles (90.2 km)2yr-public
  • East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania56.1 miles (90.3 km)4yr-public
  • Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc57.3 miles (92.2 km)2yr-private
  • Keystone College57.5 miles (92.5 km)4yr-private
  • Ursinus College57.6 miles (92.7 km)4yr-private
  • University of Valley Forge58.5 miles (94.2 km)4yr-private
  • Automotive Training Center-Exton59.1 miles (95.2 km)2yr-private
  • Messiah University60.0 miles (96.6 km)4yr-private
  • YTI Career Institute-York60.2 miles (96.9 km)2yr-private
  • Warren County Community College62.7 miles (100.9 km)2yr-public
  • Lansdale School of Business62.8 miles (101.1 km)2yr-private
  • Immaculata University62.9 miles (101.3 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley62.9 miles (101.3 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York63.6 miles (102.4 km)4yr-public
  • American College of Financial Services64.5 miles (103.8 km)4yr-private
  • York College of Pennsylvania64.6 miles (104.0 km)4yr-private
  • Delaware Valley University65.2 miles (105.0 km)4yr-private
  • Montgomery County Community College65.3 miles (105.1 km)2yr-public
  • Gwynedd Mercy University65.9 miles (106.1 km)4yr-private
  • Dickinson College65.9 miles (106.1 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook66.0 miles (106.2 km)4yr-private
  • West Chester University of Pennsylvania66.6 miles (107.2 km)4yr-public
  • Valley Forge Military College67.4 miles (108.5 km)2yr-private
  • Cabrini University67.5 miles (108.6 km)4yr-private
  • Eastern University68.0 miles (109.4 km)4yr-private
  • Cheyney University of Pennsylvania69.7 miles (112.2 km)4yr-public
  • Villanova University69.8 miles (112.3 km)4yr-private
  • Lincoln University69.9 miles (112.5 km)4yr-public
  • Rosemont College70.3 miles (113.1 km)4yr-private
  • Bryn Mawr College71.2 miles (114.5 km)4yr-private
  • Chestnut Hill College71.3 miles (114.8 km)4yr-private
  • Harcum College71.4 miles (114.8 km)2yr-private
  • Delaware County Community College71.8 miles (115.5 km)2yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine72.3 miles (116.3 km)4yr-public
  • Centenary University72.3 miles (116.4 km)4yr-private
  • Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church72.4 miles (116.5 km)4yr-private
  • Won Institute of Graduate Studies72.4 miles (116.6 km)4yr-private
  • Haverford College72.5 miles (116.7 km)4yr-private
  • Automotive Training Center-Warminster72.6 miles (116.9 km)2yr-private
  • Westminster Theological Seminary72.8 miles (117.2 km)4yr-private
  • Arcadia University73.6 miles (118.4 km)4yr-private
  • PITC Institute74.1 miles (119.2 km)2yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
Schuylkill Technology Centers-North Campuspublic——1.6 miles (2.5 km)
Shenandoah Valley El Schpublic——1.7 miles (2.7 km)
Shenandoah Valley JSHSpublic——1.7 miles (2.7 km)
Mahanoy Area El Schpublic——3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Mahanoy Area JSHSpublic——3.5 miles (5.6 km)
North Schuylkill El Schpublic——4.3 miles (7.0 km)
North Schuylkill JSHSpublic——4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Saint Clair Area El/MSpublic——5.6 miles (9.0 km)
NATIVITY BVM HIGH SCHOOLprivate——7.3 miles (11.7 km)
ST NICHOLAS SCHOOLprivate——7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Minersville Area El Ctrpublic——7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Minersville Area JSHSpublic——7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Clarke El Ctrpublic——7.7 miles (12.4 km)
THE PERCEPTION TRAINING CENTER, INC.private——7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Lengel MSpublic——7.8 miles (12.6 km)
ASSUMPTION BVM SCHOOLprivate——7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Pottsville Area HSpublic——7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Schuylkill Technology Centers-South Campuspublic——8.0 miles (12.8 km)
Gillingham Charter Schoolpublic——8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Early Childhood Edu Ctrpublic——9.0 miles (14.5 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 17934

What school district is ZIP code 17934 in?
ZIP 17934 (Gilberton, PA) maps to Mahanoy Area School District (LEA ID 4214430) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 17934?
US5 lists 20 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 16 public and 4 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 17934 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 17934 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher10.1%
High school51.2%
Less than HS24.0%
School districtMahanoy Area School District