ZIP 18053 — 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 18053

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 18053 (PA) is associated with Northwestern Lehigh School District (LEA 4217850) 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 36 K-12 schools (24 public, 12 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.7 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.5% 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 6.2 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Northwestern Lehigh School District

LEA ID

4217850

Private school share (ACS)

0.5%

Colleges & universities (100)

Lehigh Carbon Community College6.2 miles (9.9 km)2yr-public
Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown11.3 miles (18.2 km)2yr-private
Muhlenberg College13.3 miles (21.4 km)4yr-private
Cedar Crest College13.3 miles (21.5 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown14.4 miles (23.2 km)2yr-private
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania14.8 miles (23.8 km)4yr-public
Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem15.1 miles (24.3 km)2yr-private
Moravian University17.9 miles (28.8 km)4yr-private
International Institute for Restorative Practices18.2 miles (29.3 km)4yr-private
Lehigh University18.7 miles (30.0 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley19.3 miles (31.0 km)4yr-public
Northampton County Area Community College20.2 miles (32.5 km)2yr-public

Show all 100 colleges & universities

DeSales University21.3 miles (34.2 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill24.8 miles (39.9 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton25.0 miles (40.3 km)4yr-public
Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing25.5 miles (41.0 km)2yr-private
Lafayette College25.9 miles (41.7 km)4yr-private
Albright College27.0 miles (43.4 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks28.6 miles (46.1 km)4yr-public
Reading Area Community College29.2 miles (47.0 km)2yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute29.6 miles (47.7 km)2yr-private
Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences30.1 miles (48.4 km)2yr-private
Alvernia University30.8 miles (49.6 km)4yr-private
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania33.7 miles (54.2 km)4yr-public
Warren County Community College36.0 miles (57.9 km)2yr-public
Luzerne County Community College36.1 miles (58.1 km)2yr-public
Wilkes University37.5 miles (60.4 km)4yr-private
King's College37.8 miles (60.8 km)4yr-private
Ursinus College38.6 miles (62.2 km)4yr-private
Lansdale School of Business40.7 miles (65.5 km)2yr-private
Delaware Valley University40.8 miles (65.7 km)4yr-private
University of Valley Forge42.4 miles (68.2 km)4yr-private
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook43.6 miles (70.1 km)4yr-private
Gwynedd Mercy University43.6 miles (70.2 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre43.7 miles (70.3 km)4yr-public
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania43.7 miles (70.3 km)4yr-public
Montgomery County Community College43.8 miles (70.5 km)2yr-public
Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc44.8 miles (72.1 km)2yr-private
Misericordia University45.5 miles (73.1 km)4yr-private
American College of Financial Services45.7 miles (73.5 km)4yr-private
Automotive Training Center-Exton45.8 miles (73.7 km)2yr-private
Centenary University46.4 miles (74.7 km)4yr-private
Yeshivath Beth Moshe46.8 miles (75.2 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley47.0 miles (75.7 km)4yr-public
University of Scranton47.5 miles (76.5 km)4yr-private
Lackawanna College47.9 miles (77.1 km)4yr-private
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine48.0 miles (77.3 km)4yr-private
Immaculata University48.3 miles (77.7 km)4yr-private
Fortis Institute-Scranton48.3 miles (77.7 km)2yr-private
Won Institute of Graduate Studies48.6 miles (78.2 km)4yr-private
Automotive Training Center-Warminster48.8 miles (78.5 km)2yr-private
Cabrini University49.0 miles (78.8 km)4yr-private
Valley Forge Military College49.0 miles (78.9 km)2yr-private
Eastern University49.4 miles (79.6 km)4yr-private
Marywood University49.6 miles (79.8 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton50.0 miles (80.4 km)4yr-public
Lebanon Valley College50.3 miles (81.0 km)4yr-private
Chestnut Hill College50.4 miles (81.0 km)4yr-private
Johnson College50.6 miles (81.5 km)2yr-private
Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church50.7 miles (81.6 km)4yr-private
Villanova University50.9 miles (81.9 km)4yr-private
Bucks County Community College51.0 miles (82.2 km)2yr-public
Westminster Theological Seminary51.1 miles (82.3 km)4yr-private
Rosemont College51.3 miles (82.6 km)4yr-private
Arcadia University51.8 miles (83.3 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington52.0 miles (83.7 km)4yr-public
Bryn Mawr College52.0 miles (83.8 km)4yr-private
PITC Institute52.0 miles (83.8 km)2yr-private
Harcum College52.3 miles (84.2 km)2yr-private
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College52.5 miles (84.5 km)4yr-private
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church52.7 miles (84.8 km)4yr-private
Salus University53.2 miles (85.6 km)4yr-private
West Chester University of Pennsylvania53.2 miles (85.6 km)4yr-public
Haverford College53.5 miles (86.1 km)4yr-private
Clarks Summit University53.6 miles (86.3 km)4yr-private
Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster53.7 miles (86.5 km)4yr-private
Raritan Valley Community College53.8 miles (86.6 km)2yr-public
Manor College53.9 miles (86.7 km)4yr-private
Lancaster Bible College54.1 miles (87.0 km)4yr-private
Gratz College54.1 miles (87.1 km)4yr-private
Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing54.3 miles (87.4 km)2yr-private
Delaware County Community College54.5 miles (87.7 km)2yr-public
Sussex County Community College55.0 miles (88.4 km)2yr-public
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania55.1 miles (88.8 km)4yr-public
La Salle University55.3 miles (89.0 km)4yr-private
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine55.6 miles (89.5 km)4yr-private
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia55.8 miles (89.7 km)4yr-private
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia55.9 miles (89.9 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-Pennsylvania55.9 miles (89.9 km)4yr-private
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology56.2 miles (90.5 km)2yr-public
Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury56.3 miles (90.6 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine56.4 miles (90.7 km)4yr-public
Franklin and Marshall College56.5 miles (91.0 km)4yr-private
Cairn University-Langhorne56.6 miles (91.2 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design56.6 miles (91.2 km)4yr-private
Lancaster Theological Seminary56.7 miles (91.2 km)4yr-private
Orleans Technical College56.7 miles (91.3 km)2yr-private
ASPIRA City College57.0 miles (91.7 km)2yr-private
The College of New Jersey57.7 miles (92.9 km)4yr-public
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Philadelphia57.9 miles (93.2 km)2yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Northwestern Lehigh MS	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Northwestern Lehigh HS	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
Northwestern Lehigh El Sch	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
Peters El Sch	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
ST JOHN NEUMANN REGIONAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Northern Lehigh SHS	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Slatington El Sch	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
BLUE MOUNTAIN CHRISTIAN DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
Northern Lehigh MS	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
Lehigh Career and Technical Institute	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Schnecksville Sch	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
KIDSPEACE NATIONAL CENTERS	private	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
KIDS PEACE ATHLETE CENTER SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
MAHONING VALLEY ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Lehighton Area HS	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
S S Palmer El Sch	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
ST JOHN NEUMANN REGIONAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
VALLEY RIDGE ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Lehighton Area Elementary Center	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
Parkside Education Center	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
WILLOW ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
BHA-ISST	private	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
WILLOW ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Lehighton Area MS	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Kernsville Sch	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
Palmerton Area HS	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
Palmerton Area JHS	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
Ironton Sch	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Weisenberg El Sch	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Orefield MS	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
West Penn Twp El Sch	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.4 km)
Circle of Seasons CS	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
PACKER RIDGE ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
Lehigh El Sch	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
ST JOSEPH THE WORKER SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Parkland HS	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 18053

What school district is ZIP code 18053 in?

ZIP 18053 (PA) maps to Northwestern Lehigh School District (LEA ID 4217850) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 18053?

US5 lists 36 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 24 public and 12 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 18053 attend private school?

About 0.5% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 18053 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	25.3%
High school	31.6%
Less than HS	5.9%
School district	Northwestern Lehigh School District

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