ZIP 18079 — 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 18079

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 18079 (Slatedale, PA) is associated with Northern Lehigh School District (LEA 4217670) 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 37 K-12 schools (25 public, 12 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.9 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 6.0 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Northern Lehigh School District

LEA ID

4217670

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

Lehigh Carbon Community College6.0 miles (9.7 km)2yr-public
Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown11.5 miles (18.5 km)2yr-private
Muhlenberg College12.9 miles (20.7 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown13.1 miles (21.1 km)2yr-private
Cedar Crest College13.1 miles (21.1 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem13.6 miles (21.8 km)2yr-private
Moravian University16.4 miles (26.4 km)4yr-private
International Institute for Restorative Practices16.8 miles (27.0 km)4yr-private
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania17.2 miles (27.7 km)4yr-public
Lehigh University17.4 miles (28.0 km)4yr-private
Northampton County Area Community College18.2 miles (29.3 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley18.5 miles (29.8 km)4yr-public

Show all 100 colleges & universities

DeSales University20.5 miles (33.0 km)4yr-private
Lafayette College23.7 miles (38.1 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton25.6 miles (41.2 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill27.6 miles (44.3 km)4yr-public
Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing28.0 miles (45.1 km)2yr-private
Albright College29.5 miles (47.5 km)4yr-private
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania30.7 miles (49.5 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks31.3 miles (50.4 km)4yr-public
Reading Area Community College31.8 miles (51.1 km)2yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute32.3 miles (52.0 km)2yr-private
Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences32.7 miles (52.6 km)2yr-private
Alvernia University33.4 miles (53.7 km)4yr-private
Warren County Community College33.5 miles (53.9 km)2yr-public
Luzerne County Community College35.7 miles (57.4 km)2yr-public
Wilkes University36.6 miles (58.9 km)4yr-private
King's College36.8 miles (59.3 km)4yr-private
Ursinus College39.5 miles (63.6 km)4yr-private
Delaware Valley University40.5 miles (65.1 km)4yr-private
Lansdale School of Business41.0 miles (65.9 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre43.1 miles (69.3 km)4yr-public
University of Valley Forge43.6 miles (70.2 km)4yr-private
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook43.7 miles (70.3 km)4yr-private
Centenary University43.7 miles (70.4 km)4yr-private
Gwynedd Mercy University43.8 miles (70.4 km)4yr-private
Montgomery County Community College44.1 miles (71.0 km)2yr-public
Misericordia University44.6 miles (71.8 km)4yr-private
Yeshivath Beth Moshe45.0 miles (72.4 km)4yr-private
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania45.1 miles (72.6 km)4yr-public
University of Scranton45.8 miles (73.7 km)4yr-private
Lackawanna College46.1 miles (74.2 km)4yr-private
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine46.3 miles (74.4 km)4yr-private
American College of Financial Services46.5 miles (74.8 km)4yr-private
Fortis Institute-Scranton46.5 miles (74.9 km)2yr-private
Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc46.5 miles (74.9 km)2yr-private
Automotive Training Center-Exton47.4 miles (76.3 km)2yr-private
Marywood University47.7 miles (76.8 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton48.1 miles (77.5 km)4yr-public
Won Institute of Graduate Studies48.3 miles (77.7 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley48.3 miles (77.7 km)4yr-public
Automotive Training Center-Warminster48.5 miles (78.0 km)2yr-private
Johnson College48.8 miles (78.6 km)2yr-private
Immaculata University49.7 miles (80.0 km)4yr-private
Cabrini University49.8 miles (80.1 km)4yr-private
Valley Forge Military College49.9 miles (80.2 km)2yr-private
Eastern University50.3 miles (80.9 km)4yr-private
Bucks County Community College50.4 miles (81.1 km)2yr-public
Chestnut Hill College50.7 miles (81.6 km)4yr-private
Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church50.9 miles (82.0 km)4yr-private
Westminster Theological Seminary51.3 miles (82.6 km)4yr-private
Villanova University51.7 miles (83.1 km)4yr-private
Raritan Valley Community College51.7 miles (83.2 km)2yr-public
Clarks Summit University51.9 miles (83.6 km)4yr-private
Arcadia University52.0 miles (83.7 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington52.0 miles (83.7 km)4yr-public
Rosemont College52.1 miles (83.8 km)4yr-private
Sussex County Community College52.1 miles (83.8 km)2yr-public
PITC Institute52.2 miles (84.0 km)2yr-private
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church52.5 miles (84.6 km)4yr-private
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College52.6 miles (84.7 km)4yr-private
Bryn Mawr College52.7 miles (84.9 km)4yr-private
Harcum College53.0 miles (85.3 km)2yr-private
Lebanon Valley College53.3 miles (85.7 km)4yr-private
Salus University53.3 miles (85.8 km)4yr-private
Manor College53.9 miles (86.8 km)4yr-private
Haverford College54.2 miles (87.2 km)4yr-private
Gratz College54.3 miles (87.4 km)4yr-private
West Chester University of Pennsylvania54.7 miles (88.0 km)4yr-public
Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing54.8 miles (88.1 km)2yr-private
Delaware County Community College55.5 miles (89.3 km)2yr-public
Strayer University-Pennsylvania55.5 miles (89.3 km)4yr-private
La Salle University55.5 miles (89.4 km)4yr-private
Cairn University-Langhorne56.1 miles (90.3 km)4yr-private
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine56.1 miles (90.3 km)4yr-private
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia56.3 miles (90.6 km)4yr-private
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia56.4 miles (90.8 km)4yr-private
Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster56.5 miles (90.9 km)4yr-private
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania56.5 miles (90.9 km)4yr-public
Orleans Technical College56.5 miles (91.0 km)2yr-private
Keystone College56.7 miles (91.2 km)4yr-private
The College of New Jersey56.7 miles (91.2 km)4yr-public
Lancaster Bible College56.8 miles (91.5 km)4yr-private
County College of Morris57.0 miles (91.7 km)2yr-public
ASPIRA City College57.3 miles (92.1 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine57.5 miles (92.5 km)4yr-public
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Philadelphia57.8 miles (93.0 km)2yr-private
Rider University58.1 miles (93.5 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury58.4 miles (94.0 km)2yr-private
Princeton Theological Seminary58.9 miles (94.8 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Peters El Sch	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
ST JOHN NEUMANN REGIONAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
Northern Lehigh SHS	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Slatington El Sch	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
Northern Lehigh MS	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
S S Palmer El Sch	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
ST JOHN NEUMANN REGIONAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Parkside Education Center	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Northwestern Lehigh MS	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Palmerton Area HS	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Palmerton Area JHS	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Northwestern Lehigh HS	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Northwestern Lehigh El Sch	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Schnecksville Sch	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Lehigh Career and Technical Institute	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
VALLEY RIDGE ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Lehigh El Sch	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Lehighton Area HS	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Lehighton Area Elementary Center	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.0 km)
KIDSPEACE NATIONAL CENTERS	private	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
KIDS PEACE ATHLETE CENTER SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
BHA-ISST	private	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
WILLOW ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
WILLOW ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Lehighton Area MS	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Ironton Sch	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
MAHONING VALLEY ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
PACKER RIDGE ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
Kernsville Sch	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
BLUE MOUNTAIN CHRISTIAN DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Orefield MS	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Parkland HS	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Colonel John Siegfried El Sch	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Northampton Area HS	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
Northampton Area MS	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
WHITEHALL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Jim Thorpe Area HS	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 18079

What school district is ZIP code 18079 in?

ZIP 18079 (Slatedale, PA) maps to Northern Lehigh School District (LEA ID 4217670) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 18079?

US5 lists 37 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 25 public and 12 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 18079 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 18079 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	6.5%
High school	61.9%
Less than HS	24.5%
School district	Northern Lehigh School District

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