ZIP 17979 — 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 17979

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 17979 (Summit Station, 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 33 K-12 schools (22 public, 11 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 8.5 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 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill about 5.7 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Blue Mountain School District

LEA ID

4203870

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill5.7 miles (9.2 km)4yr-public
Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing9.0 miles (14.5 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks18.4 miles (29.6 km)4yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute19.0 miles (30.5 km)2yr-private
Albright College20.6 miles (33.1 km)4yr-private
Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences20.9 miles (33.6 km)2yr-private
Reading Area Community College20.9 miles (33.7 km)2yr-public
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania22.1 miles (35.5 km)4yr-public
Alvernia University22.2 miles (35.7 km)4yr-private
Lebanon Valley College23.0 miles (37.0 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton30.5 miles (49.1 km)4yr-public
Lehigh Carbon Community College31.7 miles (51.0 km)2yr-public

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown33.2 miles (53.4 km)2yr-private
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania33.5 miles (53.8 km)4yr-public
Lancaster Bible College33.9 miles (54.6 km)4yr-private
Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster34.7 miles (55.9 km)4yr-private
Elizabethtown College35.2 miles (56.7 km)4yr-private
Cedar Crest College35.8 miles (57.5 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury35.9 miles (57.8 km)2yr-private
Franklin and Marshall College36.0 miles (58.0 km)4yr-private
Lancaster Theological Seminary36.2 miles (58.3 km)4yr-private
Muhlenberg College36.4 miles (58.5 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design36.4 miles (58.6 km)4yr-private
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology36.5 miles (58.7 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg37.7 miles (60.7 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office38.4 miles (61.8 km)4yr-public
Susquehanna University39.0 miles (62.7 km)4yr-private
Millersville University of Pennsylvania39.7 miles (63.8 km)4yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown39.8 miles (64.0 km)2yr-private
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center40.0 miles (64.4 km)2yr-public
Harrisburg Area Community College40.5 miles (65.2 km)2yr-public
Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem41.0 miles (65.9 km)2yr-private
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology41.4 miles (66.6 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley41.8 miles (67.3 km)4yr-public
Central Penn College42.5 miles (68.4 km)4yr-private
Moravian University43.1 miles (69.3 km)4yr-private
International Institute for Restorative Practices43.1 miles (69.3 km)4yr-private
Lehigh University43.1 miles (69.4 km)4yr-private
DeSales University43.3 miles (69.7 km)4yr-private
Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc43.4 miles (69.9 km)2yr-private
Bucknell University44.9 miles (72.2 km)4yr-private
Luzerne County Community College45.1 miles (72.5 km)2yr-public
Automotive Training Center-Exton45.5 miles (73.2 km)2yr-private
University of Valley Forge46.1 miles (74.1 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg46.2 miles (74.3 km)2yr-private
YTI Career Institute-York46.2 miles (74.4 km)2yr-private
Northampton County Area Community College46.6 miles (75.0 km)2yr-public
Ursinus College46.7 miles (75.1 km)4yr-private
Immaculata University49.6 miles (79.8 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York49.8 miles (80.1 km)4yr-public
Wilkes University49.9 miles (80.2 km)4yr-private
Messiah University50.1 miles (80.6 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley50.1 miles (80.6 km)4yr-public
King's College50.4 miles (81.1 km)4yr-private
York College of Pennsylvania50.8 miles (81.8 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre52.3 miles (84.2 km)4yr-public
West Chester University of Pennsylvania52.6 miles (84.7 km)4yr-public
Lafayette College52.8 miles (84.9 km)4yr-private
American College of Financial Services53.0 miles (85.3 km)4yr-private
Lansdale School of Business53.5 miles (86.1 km)2yr-private
Lincoln University54.0 miles (87.0 km)4yr-public
Misericordia University55.4 miles (89.2 km)4yr-private
Montgomery County Community College55.5 miles (89.2 km)2yr-public
Valley Forge Military College55.6 miles (89.4 km)2yr-private
Cabrini University55.7 miles (89.7 km)4yr-private
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania56.0 miles (90.2 km)4yr-public
Eastern University56.2 miles (90.4 km)4yr-private
Gwynedd Mercy University56.5 miles (91.0 km)4yr-private
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook56.7 miles (91.2 km)4yr-private
Delaware Valley University57.7 miles (92.9 km)4yr-private
Villanova University58.0 miles (93.4 km)4yr-private
Dickinson College58.1 miles (93.5 km)4yr-private
Rosemont College58.6 miles (94.3 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine59.0 miles (95.0 km)4yr-public
Delaware County Community College59.1 miles (95.2 km)2yr-public
Bryn Mawr College59.5 miles (95.8 km)4yr-private
Harcum College59.7 miles (96.0 km)2yr-private
Haverford College60.7 miles (97.7 km)4yr-private
Chestnut Hill College60.8 miles (97.8 km)4yr-private
Williamson College of the Trades61.0 miles (98.2 km)2yr-private
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania61.5 miles (99.0 km)4yr-public
Neumann University62.1 miles (100.0 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology62.2 miles (100.1 km)4yr-private
Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church62.3 miles (100.2 km)4yr-private
Westminster Theological Seminary62.7 miles (100.9 km)4yr-private
Goldey-Beacom College62.7 miles (101.0 km)4yr-private
Lycoming College63.1 miles (101.6 km)4yr-private
Warren County Community College63.2 miles (101.7 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania College of Technology63.3 miles (101.9 km)4yr-public
Arcadia University63.5 miles (102.1 km)4yr-private
Swarthmore College63.6 miles (102.4 km)4yr-private
Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing63.8 miles (102.7 km)2yr-private
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia63.9 miles (102.8 km)4yr-private
Won Institute of Graduate Studies64.0 miles (103.0 km)4yr-private
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia64.1 miles (103.1 km)4yr-private
PITC Institute64.1 miles (103.2 km)2yr-private
Yeshivath Beth Moshe64.2 miles (103.3 km)4yr-private
Automotive Training Center-Warminster64.2 miles (103.4 km)2yr-private
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College64.3 miles (103.4 km)4yr-private
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine64.5 miles (103.9 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Blue Mountain El West Sch	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Schuylkill Haven MS	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Schuylkill Haven SHS	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Schuylkill Haven El Ctr	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
ST JOSEPH CENTER FOR SPECIAL LEARNING	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
BETHEL DUNKARD BRETHREN CHURCH SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
REHRERSBURG CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Blue Mountain HS	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Tulpehocken Area HS	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Tulpehocken Area MS	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Bethel El Sch	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Gillingham Charter School	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Pottsville Area HS	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
ASSUMPTION BVM SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Lengel MS	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
THE PERCEPTION TRAINING CENTER, INC.	private	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
Clarke El Ctr	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
BLUE MOUNTAIN SDA ELEMENTARY	private	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
BLUE MOUNTAIN ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
Blue Mountain El East School	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Early Childhood Edu Ctr	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Blue Mountain MS	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Schuylkill Technology Centers-South Campus	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
NATIVITY BVM HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.0 miles (14.4 km)
Penn Bernville El Sch	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
FRYSTOWN AMISH SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.5 miles (15.2 km)
Pine Grove Area HS	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.2 km)
Pine Grove Area MS	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Pine Grove El Sch	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.4 km)
ST NICHOLAS SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.7 miles (15.5 km)
LEBANON VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Minersville Area El Ctr	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Minersville Area JSHS	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 17979

What school district is ZIP code 17979 in?

ZIP 17979 (Summit Station, 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 17979?

US5 lists 33 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 22 public and 11 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 17979 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 17979 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	42.5%
High school	34.3%
Less than HS	0.0%
School district	Blue Mountain School District

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