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Pen Argyl borough, PA

ZIP 18072 — 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 18072

K-12 nearby
29
Public
23
Private
6
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 18072 (Pen Argyl, PA) is associated with Bangor Area School District (LEA 4203000) 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 29 K-12 schools (23 public, 6 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.4 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 Lafayette College about 10.3 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education
School district
Bangor Area School District
LEA ID
4203000
Private school share (ACS)
0.6%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Lafayette College10.3 miles (16.6 km)4yr-private
  • East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania11.4 miles (18.3 km)4yr-public
  • Northampton County Area Community College12.3 miles (19.8 km)2yr-public
  • Warren County Community College14.3 miles (23.1 km)2yr-public
  • Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem15.8 miles (25.5 km)2yr-private
  • Moravian University16.1 miles (25.9 km)4yr-private
  • International Institute for Restorative Practices16.7 miles (26.9 km)4yr-private
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown17.3 miles (27.8 km)2yr-private
  • Lehigh University17.6 miles (28.3 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley21.1 miles (33.9 km)4yr-public
  • Muhlenberg College21.5 miles (34.6 km)4yr-private
  • DeSales University21.9 miles (35.3 km)4yr-private
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Lehigh Carbon Community College22.2 miles (35.7 km)2yr-public
  • Centenary University22.2 miles (35.8 km)4yr-private
  • Cedar Crest College22.4 miles (36.1 km)4yr-private
  • Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown23.8 miles (38.3 km)2yr-private
  • Sussex County Community College30.4 miles (48.9 km)2yr-public
  • Raritan Valley Community College34.0 miles (54.7 km)2yr-public
  • County College of Morris35.5 miles (57.2 km)2yr-public
  • Kutztown University of Pennsylvania35.8 miles (57.5 km)4yr-public
  • Delaware Valley University38.1 miles (61.3 km)4yr-private
  • Rabbinical College of America39.8 miles (64.1 km)4yr-private
  • Assumption College for Sisters40.4 miles (65.0 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton41.4 miles (66.7 km)4yr-public
  • American Institute-Somerset42.6 miles (68.5 km)2yr-private
  • King's College42.8 miles (68.9 km)4yr-private
  • Lansdale School of Business42.9 miles (69.0 km)2yr-private
  • Wilkes University43.0 miles (69.1 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Elizabeth University43.1 miles (69.4 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshivath Beth Moshe43.3 miles (69.7 km)4yr-private
  • Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus43.5 miles (70.0 km)4yr-private
  • Drew University44.0 miles (70.8 km)4yr-private
  • University of Scranton44.0 miles (70.9 km)4yr-private
  • Lackawanna College44.4 miles (71.4 km)4yr-private
  • Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine44.4 miles (71.5 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook44.4 miles (71.5 km)4yr-private
  • Fortis Institute-Scranton44.5 miles (71.7 km)2yr-private
  • Bucks County Community College44.5 miles (71.7 km)2yr-public
  • Gwynedd Mercy University44.7 miles (71.9 km)4yr-private
  • Luzerne County Community College45.2 miles (72.7 km)2yr-public
  • Marywood University45.2 miles (72.8 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton45.3 miles (72.9 km)4yr-public
  • Won Institute of Graduate Studies45.4 miles (73.1 km)4yr-private
  • Automotive Training Center-Warminster45.5 miles (73.2 km)2yr-private
  • Strayer University-New Jersey45.7 miles (73.5 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes Boruch45.9 miles (73.8 km)4yr-private
  • Ursinus College46.2 miles (74.3 km)4yr-private
  • Montgomery County Community College46.2 miles (74.4 km)2yr-public
  • Princeton Theological Seminary46.4 miles (74.7 km)4yr-private
  • Johnson College46.4 miles (74.7 km)2yr-private
  • Princeton University46.5 miles (74.8 km)4yr-private
  • The College of New Jersey47.1 miles (75.8 km)4yr-public
  • American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education47.3 miles (76.1 km)2yr-private
  • JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools47.7 miles (76.7 km)2yr-private
  • Rider University47.7 miles (76.7 km)4yr-private
  • Albright College47.7 miles (76.8 km)4yr-private
  • Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield48.4 miles (77.8 km)2yr-private
  • New Brunswick Theological Seminary48.6 miles (78.2 km)4yr-private
  • Rutgers University-New Brunswick48.8 miles (78.6 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill49.5 miles (79.7 km)4yr-public
  • Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing49.8 miles (80.2 km)2yr-private
  • Reading Area Community College50.0 miles (80.4 km)2yr-public
  • Bryn Athyn College of the New Church50.1 miles (80.7 km)4yr-private
  • Clarks Summit University50.1 miles (80.7 km)4yr-private
  • Thomas Edison State University50.2 miles (80.8 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks50.3 miles (80.9 km)4yr-public
  • Chamberlain University-New Jersey50.3 miles (81.0 km)4yr-private
  • Cairn University-Langhorne50.3 miles (81.0 km)4yr-private
  • UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey50.7 miles (81.5 km)2yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre50.7 miles (81.6 km)4yr-public
  • Misericordia University50.7 miles (81.7 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington50.8 miles (81.8 km)4yr-public
  • Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences51.0 miles (82.0 km)2yr-private
  • Rabbi Jacob Joseph School51.0 miles (82.0 km)4yr-private
  • Strayer University-Pennsylvania51.1 miles (82.3 km)4yr-private
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute51.2 miles (82.3 km)2yr-private
  • Capital Health School of Radiologic Technology51.2 miles (82.4 km)2yr-private
  • Capital Health School of Nursing51.2 miles (82.4 km)2yr-private
  • Alvernia University51.3 miles (82.5 km)4yr-private
  • Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church51.4 miles (82.8 km)4yr-private
  • Caldwell University51.6 miles (83.0 km)4yr-private
  • Westminster Theological Seminary51.7 miles (83.3 km)4yr-private
  • Mercer County Community College51.8 miles (83.3 km)2yr-public
  • American College of Financial Services51.8 miles (83.3 km)4yr-private
  • PITC Institute51.9 miles (83.6 km)2yr-private
  • Arcadia University52.2 miles (84.0 km)4yr-private
  • Middlesex College52.3 miles (84.2 km)2yr-public
  • Chestnut Hill College52.4 miles (84.2 km)4yr-private
  • University of Valley Forge52.4 miles (84.3 km)4yr-private
  • Reconstructionist Rabbinical College52.6 miles (84.6 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Leyma52.8 miles (85.0 km)4yr-private
  • Salus University52.8 miles (85.0 km)4yr-private
  • Healthcare Training Institute52.8 miles (85.0 km)2yr-private
  • Manor College52.9 miles (85.2 km)4yr-private
  • DeVry University-New Jersey53.5 miles (86.0 km)4yr-private
  • Seton Hall University53.5 miles (86.0 km)4yr-private
  • Orleans Technical College53.7 miles (86.4 km)2yr-private
  • Gratz College54.1 miles (87.0 km)4yr-private
  • Best Care College54.6 miles (87.8 km)2yr-private
  • Cabrini University54.8 miles (88.1 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
Wind Gap MSpublic——1.3 miles (2.2 km)
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION SCHOOLprivate——1.7 miles (2.8 km)
Pen Argyl Area HSpublic——1.9 miles (3.0 km)
Washington El Schpublic——2.5 miles (4.0 km)
FAITH CHRISTIAN SCHOOLprivate——3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Plainfield El Schpublic——3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Kenneth N Butz Jr El Schpublic——4.9 miles (7.8 km)
Career Institute of Technologypublic——5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Hamilton Twp El Schpublic——5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Bangor Area MSpublic——6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Five Points El Schpublic——6.1 miles (9.8 km)
DeFranco El Schpublic——6.2 miles (9.9 km)
Bangor Area HSpublic——6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Nazareth Area HSpublic——7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Nazareth Area MSpublic——7.4 miles (12.0 km)
Nazareth Area Intermediate Schpublic——7.4 miles (12.0 km)
Shafer El Schpublic——7.5 miles (12.1 km)
HOLY FAMILYprivate——7.6 miles (12.3 km)
LEHIGH LEARNING ACADEMYprivate——7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Tracy El Schpublic——8.9 miles (14.4 km)
GODDARD SCHOOLprivate——9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Forks El Schpublic——9.2 miles (14.9 km)
Pleasant Valley HSpublic——9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Harmony Township Schoolpublic——9.3 miles (15.0 km)
POCONO ADVENTIST CHRISTIAN SCHOOLprivate——9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Pleasant Valley MSpublic——9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Easton Area MSpublic——9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Shawnee El Schpublic——9.7 miles (15.7 km)
Phillipsburg High Schoolpublic——9.8 miles (15.7 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 18072

What school district is ZIP code 18072 in?
ZIP 18072 (Pen Argyl, PA) maps to Bangor Area School District (LEA ID 4203000) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 18072?
US5 lists 29 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 23 public and 6 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 18072 attend private school?
About 0.6% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 18072 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher23.1%
High school36.3%
Less than HS13.4%
School districtBangor Area School District