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Palmerton borough, PA

ZIP 18071 — 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 18071

K-12 nearby
27
Public
20
Private
7
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 18071 (Palmerton, PA) is associated with Lehighton Area School District (LEA 4213500) 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 27 K-12 schools (20 public, 7 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 Lehigh Carbon Community College about 12.1 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
Lehighton Area School District
LEA ID
4213500
Private school share (ACS)
0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Lehigh Carbon Community College12.1 miles (19.4 km)2yr-public
  • Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem14.1 miles (22.7 km)2yr-private
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown14.5 miles (23.4 km)2yr-private
  • Northampton County Area Community College16.5 miles (26.5 km)2yr-public
  • Muhlenberg College16.6 miles (26.7 km)4yr-private
  • Moravian University16.7 miles (26.8 km)4yr-private
  • Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown16.8 miles (27.0 km)2yr-private
  • Cedar Crest College17.2 miles (27.7 km)4yr-private
  • International Institute for Restorative Practices17.3 miles (27.8 km)4yr-private
  • Lehigh University18.2 miles (29.3 km)4yr-private
  • Lafayette College20.3 miles (32.7 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley20.6 miles (33.2 km)4yr-public
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • DeSales University22.5 miles (36.1 km)4yr-private
  • East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania22.8 miles (36.8 km)4yr-public
  • Kutztown University of Pennsylvania25.2 miles (40.5 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton26.9 miles (43.3 km)4yr-public
  • Warren County Community College28.8 miles (46.3 km)2yr-public
  • Wilkes University33.3 miles (53.5 km)4yr-private
  • King's College33.3 miles (53.7 km)4yr-private
  • Luzerne County Community College33.7 miles (54.3 km)2yr-public
  • Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing34.6 miles (55.7 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill34.7 miles (55.8 km)4yr-public
  • Albright College37.6 miles (60.5 km)4yr-private
  • Centenary University37.7 miles (60.7 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshivath Beth Moshe39.1 miles (62.9 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks39.5 miles (63.6 km)4yr-public
  • Reading Area Community College39.8 miles (64.1 km)2yr-public
  • University of Scranton39.9 miles (64.2 km)4yr-private
  • Lackawanna College40.3 miles (64.8 km)4yr-private
  • Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine40.4 miles (65.0 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre40.5 miles (65.1 km)4yr-public
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute40.5 miles (65.1 km)2yr-private
  • Fortis Institute-Scranton40.6 miles (65.3 km)2yr-private
  • Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences40.8 miles (65.6 km)2yr-private
  • Alvernia University41.4 miles (66.6 km)4yr-private
  • Misericordia University41.4 miles (66.7 km)4yr-private
  • Marywood University41.7 miles (67.1 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton42.0 miles (67.6 km)4yr-public
  • Delaware Valley University42.5 miles (68.3 km)4yr-private
  • Johnson College42.8 miles (68.9 km)2yr-private
  • Lansdale School of Business44.5 miles (71.6 km)2yr-private
  • Ursinus College44.6 miles (71.8 km)4yr-private
  • Sussex County Community College44.6 miles (71.8 km)2yr-public
  • Clarks Summit University46.2 miles (74.3 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook46.9 miles (75.5 km)4yr-private
  • Gwynedd Mercy University47.0 miles (75.7 km)4yr-private
  • Montgomery County Community College47.8 miles (76.9 km)2yr-public
  • Raritan Valley Community College48.0 miles (77.2 km)2yr-public
  • Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania48.1 miles (77.4 km)4yr-public
  • University of Valley Forge49.5 miles (79.7 km)4yr-private
  • Won Institute of Graduate Studies50.4 miles (81.1 km)4yr-private
  • Automotive Training Center-Warminster50.5 miles (81.3 km)2yr-private
  • County College of Morris51.0 miles (82.1 km)2yr-public
  • American College of Financial Services51.3 miles (82.6 km)4yr-private
  • Keystone College51.4 miles (82.7 km)4yr-private
  • Bucks County Community College51.5 miles (82.8 km)2yr-public
  • Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc53.2 miles (85.6 km)2yr-private
  • Automotive Training Center-Exton53.8 miles (86.6 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley54.0 miles (87.0 km)4yr-public
  • Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church54.3 miles (87.3 km)4yr-private
  • Chestnut Hill College54.4 miles (87.6 km)4yr-private
  • Cabrini University54.6 miles (87.8 km)4yr-private
  • Westminster Theological Seminary54.6 miles (87.9 km)4yr-private
  • Valley Forge Military College54.7 miles (88.0 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington54.8 miles (88.2 km)4yr-public
  • Bryn Athyn College of the New Church54.9 miles (88.3 km)4yr-private
  • Eastern University55.0 miles (88.5 km)4yr-private
  • Arcadia University55.2 miles (88.9 km)4yr-private
  • PITC Institute55.3 miles (88.9 km)2yr-private
  • Rabbinical College of America55.3 miles (89.0 km)4yr-private
  • Immaculata University55.7 miles (89.7 km)4yr-private
  • Reconstructionist Rabbinical College55.8 miles (89.8 km)4yr-private
  • Assumption College for Sisters55.8 miles (89.9 km)2yr-private
  • Villanova University56.3 miles (90.6 km)4yr-private
  • Salus University56.4 miles (90.7 km)4yr-private
  • The College of New Jersey56.5 miles (90.9 km)4yr-public
  • American Institute-Somerset56.5 miles (90.9 km)2yr-private
  • Rosemont College56.6 miles (91.1 km)4yr-private
  • Manor College56.8 miles (91.4 km)4yr-private
  • Bryn Mawr College57.2 miles (92.0 km)4yr-private
  • Strayer University-Pennsylvania57.2 miles (92.1 km)4yr-private
  • Cairn University-Langhorne57.3 miles (92.2 km)4yr-private
  • Gratz College57.4 miles (92.4 km)4yr-private
  • Harcum College57.5 miles (92.5 km)2yr-private
  • Princeton Theological Seminary57.6 miles (92.6 km)4yr-private
  • Rider University57.6 miles (92.6 km)4yr-private
  • Princeton University57.8 miles (92.9 km)4yr-private
  • Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing58.5 miles (94.2 km)2yr-private
  • Saint Elizabeth University58.5 miles (94.2 km)4yr-private
  • Haverford College58.6 miles (94.3 km)4yr-private
  • Orleans Technical College58.8 miles (94.7 km)2yr-private
  • Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus58.9 miles (94.8 km)4yr-private
  • La Salle University58.9 miles (94.9 km)4yr-private
  • Thomas Edison State University59.2 miles (95.3 km)4yr-public
  • Drew University59.4 miles (95.5 km)4yr-private
  • Strayer University-New Jersey59.8 miles (96.2 km)4yr-private
  • Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine60.0 miles (96.6 km)4yr-private
  • Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Philadelphia60.1 miles (96.8 km)2yr-private
  • Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia60.4 miles (97.2 km)4yr-private
  • Capital Health School of Radiologic Technology60.4 miles (97.2 km)2yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
Towamensing El Schpublic——2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Palmerton Area JHSpublic——3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Palmerton Area HSpublic——3.1 miles (5.1 km)
Parkside Education Centerpublic——3.5 miles (5.6 km)
S S Palmer El Schpublic——3.6 miles (5.9 km)
ST JOHN NEUMANN REGIONAL SCHOOLprivate——3.6 miles (5.9 km)
Lehigh El Schpublic——5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Slatington El Schpublic——5.7 miles (9.1 km)
Northern Lehigh SHSpublic——5.9 miles (9.4 km)
Northern Lehigh MSpublic——5.9 miles (9.4 km)
ST JOHN NEUMANN REGIONAL SCHOOLprivate——6.9 miles (11.0 km)
Pleasant Valley El Schpublic——6.9 miles (11.2 km)
Pleasant Valley Intermediate Schpublic——7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Moore El Schpublic——7.5 miles (12.1 km)
VALLEY RIDGE ACADEMYprivate——8.2 miles (13.3 km)
PACKER RIDGE ACADEMYprivate——8.4 miles (13.6 km)
Lehighton Area MSpublic——8.8 miles (14.2 km)
WILLOW ACADEMYprivate——8.9 miles (14.3 km)
WILLOW ACADEMYprivate——8.9 miles (14.3 km)
BHA-ISSTprivate——8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Peters El Schpublic——8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Lehighton Area HSpublic——9.0 miles (14.4 km)
Lehighton Area Elementary Centerpublic——9.0 miles (14.4 km)
Jim Thorpe Area HSpublic——9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Carbon Career & Technical Institutepublic——9.7 miles (15.6 km)
L B Morris El Schpublic——9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Pleasant Valley MSpublic——9.9 miles (15.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 18071

What school district is ZIP code 18071 in?
ZIP 18071 (Palmerton, PA) maps to Lehighton Area School District (LEA ID 4213500) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 18071?
US5 lists 27 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 20 public and 7 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 18071 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 18071 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher15.5%
High school52.5%
Less than HS11.5%
School districtLehighton Area School District