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Bowmanstown borough, PA

ZIP 18030 — 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 18030

K-12 nearby
30
Public
22
Private
8
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 18030 (Bowmanstown, PA) is associated with Palmerton Area School District (LEA 4218360) 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 30 K-12 schools (22 public, 8 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.4 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.6% 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 Lehigh Carbon Community College about 9.9 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
Palmerton Area School District
LEA ID
4218360
Private school share (ACS)
0.6%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Lehigh Carbon Community College9.9 miles (15.9 km)2yr-public
  • Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown15.4 miles (24.7 km)2yr-private
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown15.9 miles (25.6 km)2yr-private
  • Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem16.0 miles (25.8 km)2yr-private
  • Muhlenberg College16.4 miles (26.4 km)4yr-private
  • Cedar Crest College16.7 miles (26.9 km)4yr-private
  • Moravian University18.9 miles (30.3 km)4yr-private
  • International Institute for Restorative Practices19.3 miles (31.1 km)4yr-private
  • Northampton County Area Community College19.9 miles (32.1 km)2yr-public
  • Lehigh University20.1 miles (32.3 km)4yr-private
  • Kutztown University of Pennsylvania20.9 miles (33.7 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley21.7 miles (34.9 km)4yr-public
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton22.9 miles (36.9 km)4yr-public
  • DeSales University23.6 miles (38.0 km)4yr-private
  • Lafayette College24.8 miles (39.9 km)4yr-private
  • Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing28.6 miles (46.0 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill28.6 miles (46.0 km)4yr-public
  • East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania28.9 miles (46.5 km)4yr-public
  • Luzerne County Community College32.0 miles (51.6 km)2yr-public
  • Wilkes University32.7 miles (52.7 km)4yr-private
  • King's College32.9 miles (53.0 km)4yr-private
  • Albright College33.1 miles (53.3 km)4yr-private
  • Warren County Community College34.0 miles (54.7 km)2yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks34.7 miles (55.8 km)4yr-public
  • Reading Area Community College35.3 miles (56.8 km)2yr-public
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute35.7 miles (57.4 km)2yr-private
  • Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences36.2 miles (58.2 km)2yr-private
  • Alvernia University36.9 miles (59.4 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre39.3 miles (63.3 km)4yr-public
  • Misericordia University40.8 miles (65.7 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshivath Beth Moshe41.0 miles (65.9 km)4yr-private
  • University of Scranton41.8 miles (67.2 km)4yr-private
  • Lackawanna College42.1 miles (67.8 km)4yr-private
  • Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine42.2 miles (68.0 km)4yr-private
  • Fortis Institute-Scranton42.5 miles (68.4 km)2yr-private
  • Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania43.3 miles (69.7 km)4yr-public
  • Ursinus College43.5 miles (70.0 km)4yr-private
  • Centenary University43.5 miles (70.0 km)4yr-private
  • Marywood University43.7 miles (70.4 km)4yr-private
  • Delaware Valley University43.8 miles (70.4 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton44.1 miles (71.0 km)4yr-public
  • Lansdale School of Business44.6 miles (71.9 km)2yr-private
  • Johnson College44.8 miles (72.1 km)2yr-private
  • Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook47.3 miles (76.2 km)4yr-private
  • Gwynedd Mercy University47.4 miles (76.3 km)4yr-private
  • University of Valley Forge47.7 miles (76.7 km)4yr-private
  • Montgomery County Community College47.9 miles (77.0 km)2yr-public
  • Clarks Summit University47.9 miles (77.1 km)4yr-private
  • American College of Financial Services50.4 miles (81.2 km)4yr-private
  • Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc50.6 miles (81.4 km)2yr-private
  • Sussex County Community College50.7 miles (81.6 km)2yr-public
  • Automotive Training Center-Exton51.4 miles (82.8 km)2yr-private
  • Won Institute of Graduate Studies51.7 miles (83.1 km)4yr-private
  • Automotive Training Center-Warminster51.8 miles (83.4 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley52.3 miles (84.2 km)4yr-public
  • Keystone College52.6 miles (84.7 km)4yr-private
  • Raritan Valley Community College52.8 miles (85.0 km)2yr-public
  • Bucks County Community College53.5 miles (86.0 km)2yr-public
  • Immaculata University53.7 miles (86.5 km)4yr-private
  • Cabrini University53.7 miles (86.5 km)4yr-private
  • Valley Forge Military College53.8 miles (86.6 km)2yr-private
  • Eastern University54.2 miles (87.2 km)4yr-private
  • Chestnut Hill College54.5 miles (87.7 km)4yr-private
  • Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church54.6 miles (87.9 km)4yr-private
  • Westminster Theological Seminary55.0 miles (88.5 km)4yr-private
  • Lebanon Valley College55.3 miles (89.0 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington55.5 miles (89.4 km)4yr-public
  • Villanova University55.6 miles (89.4 km)4yr-private
  • Arcadia University55.6 miles (89.5 km)4yr-private
  • PITC Institute55.8 miles (89.8 km)2yr-private
  • Rosemont College56.0 miles (90.1 km)4yr-private
  • Bryn Athyn College of the New Church56.0 miles (90.1 km)4yr-private
  • Reconstructionist Rabbinical College56.3 miles (90.6 km)4yr-private
  • Bryn Mawr College56.6 miles (91.1 km)4yr-private
  • County College of Morris56.8 miles (91.4 km)2yr-public
  • Harcum College56.9 miles (91.6 km)2yr-private
  • Salus University56.9 miles (91.6 km)4yr-private
  • Manor College57.5 miles (92.5 km)4yr-private
  • Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury57.7 miles (92.9 km)2yr-private
  • Gratz College57.9 miles (93.2 km)4yr-private
  • Haverford College58.1 miles (93.5 km)4yr-private
  • Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing58.5 miles (94.2 km)2yr-private
  • West Chester University of Pennsylvania58.8 miles (94.5 km)4yr-public
  • Strayer University-Pennsylvania58.8 miles (94.6 km)4yr-private
  • Cairn University-Langhorne59.2 miles (95.3 km)4yr-private
  • La Salle University59.3 miles (95.4 km)4yr-private
  • The College of New Jersey59.3 miles (95.5 km)4yr-public
  • Delaware County Community College59.5 miles (95.7 km)2yr-public
  • Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster59.7 miles (96.1 km)4yr-private
  • Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine59.9 miles (96.4 km)4yr-private
  • Orleans Technical College60.0 miles (96.5 km)2yr-private
  • Lancaster Bible College60.0 miles (96.6 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia60.1 miles (96.8 km)4yr-private
  • Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia60.3 miles (97.0 km)4yr-private
  • Cheyney University of Pennsylvania60.5 miles (97.4 km)4yr-public
  • Rider University60.6 miles (97.5 km)4yr-private
  • Rabbinical College of America60.9 miles (98.1 km)4yr-private
  • ASPIRA City College60.9 miles (98.1 km)2yr-private
  • Princeton Theological Seminary61.1 miles (98.3 km)4yr-private
  • American Institute-Somerset61.2 miles (98.5 km)2yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
ST JOHN NEUMANN REGIONAL SCHOOLprivate——2.7 miles (4.3 km)
S S Palmer El Schpublic——2.7 miles (4.4 km)
Parkside Education Centerpublic——2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Palmerton Area HSpublic——3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Palmerton Area JHSpublic——3.0 miles (4.9 km)
VALLEY RIDGE ACADEMYprivate——3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Slatington El Schpublic——3.6 miles (5.7 km)
Lehighton Area HSpublic——3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Lehighton Area Elementary Centerpublic——3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Lehighton Area MSpublic——3.8 miles (6.1 km)
BHA-ISSTprivate——3.8 miles (6.1 km)
WILLOW ACADEMYprivate——3.8 miles (6.1 km)
WILLOW ACADEMYprivate——3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Northern Lehigh SHSpublic——3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Northern Lehigh MSpublic——4.0 miles (6.4 km)
PACKER RIDGE ACADEMYprivate——4.4 miles (7.1 km)
ST JOHN NEUMANN REGIONAL SCHOOLprivate——4.6 miles (7.4 km)
MAHONING VALLEY ACADEMYprivate——5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Peters El Schpublic——5.7 miles (9.1 km)
Jim Thorpe Area HSpublic——6.2 miles (10.0 km)
L B Morris El Schpublic——6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Carbon Career & Technical Institutepublic——6.6 miles (10.7 km)
Towamensing El Schpublic——7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Lehigh El Schpublic——7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Northwestern Lehigh MSpublic——8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Panther Valley El Schpublic——8.9 miles (14.4 km)
Northwestern Lehigh El Schpublic——8.9 miles (14.4 km)
Northwestern Lehigh HSpublic——8.9 miles (14.4 km)
Schnecksville Schpublic——9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Lehigh Career and Technical Institutepublic——10.0 miles (16.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 18030

What school district is ZIP code 18030 in?
ZIP 18030 (Bowmanstown, PA) maps to Palmerton Area School District (LEA ID 4218360) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 18030?
US5 lists 30 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 22 public and 8 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 18030 attend private school?
About 0.6% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 18030 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher19.3%
High school40.4%
Less than HS18.2%
School districtPalmerton Area School District