ZIP 18216 — 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 18216

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 18216 (Beaver Meadows, PA) is associated with Hazleton Area School District (LEA 4211700) 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 26 K-12 schools (20 public, 6 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.7 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.1% 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 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton about 7.8 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Hazleton Area School District

LEA ID

4211700

Private school share (ACS)

0.1%

Colleges & universities (100)

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton7.8 miles (12.5 km)4yr-public
Luzerne County Community College18.2 miles (29.3 km)2yr-public
Wilkes University20.9 miles (33.7 km)4yr-private
King's College21.3 miles (34.3 km)4yr-private
Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing23.2 miles (37.3 km)2yr-private
Lehigh Carbon Community College24.2 miles (38.9 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill25.2 miles (40.6 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre26.0 miles (41.8 km)4yr-public
Misericordia University28.2 miles (45.4 km)4yr-private
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania29.3 miles (47.2 km)4yr-public
Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown29.5 miles (47.5 km)2yr-private
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania30.1 miles (48.5 km)4yr-public

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown31.2 miles (50.2 km)2yr-private
Muhlenberg College31.2 miles (50.2 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem31.4 miles (50.5 km)2yr-private
Cedar Crest College31.4 miles (50.5 km)4yr-private
Yeshivath Beth Moshe33.7 miles (54.2 km)4yr-private
Moravian University34.2 miles (55.1 km)4yr-private
University of Scranton34.4 miles (55.4 km)4yr-private
Lackawanna College34.7 miles (55.8 km)4yr-private
International Institute for Restorative Practices34.7 miles (55.8 km)4yr-private
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine34.9 miles (56.1 km)4yr-private
Northampton County Area Community College35.1 miles (56.5 km)2yr-public
Fortis Institute-Scranton35.2 miles (56.6 km)2yr-private
Lehigh University35.4 miles (57.0 km)4yr-private
Marywood University36.6 miles (59.0 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley36.8 miles (59.3 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton37.2 miles (59.9 km)4yr-public
Johnson College37.5 miles (60.4 km)2yr-private
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania37.7 miles (60.7 km)4yr-public
DeSales University38.8 miles (62.5 km)4yr-private
Lafayette College39.4 miles (63.5 km)4yr-private
Clarks Summit University39.7 miles (64.0 km)4yr-private
Albright College40.1 miles (64.5 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks40.5 miles (65.1 km)4yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute41.5 miles (66.8 km)2yr-private
Reading Area Community College42.0 miles (67.5 km)2yr-public
Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences42.6 miles (68.6 km)2yr-private
Keystone College43.1 miles (69.3 km)4yr-private
Alvernia University43.7 miles (70.3 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury46.0 miles (74.0 km)2yr-private
Warren County Community College47.7 miles (76.7 km)2yr-public
Bucknell University51.7 miles (83.1 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg51.9 miles (83.5 km)2yr-private
Susquehanna University52.3 miles (84.1 km)4yr-private
Lebanon Valley College53.3 miles (85.8 km)4yr-private
Centenary University55.7 miles (89.6 km)4yr-private
Ursinus College56.6 miles (91.0 km)4yr-private
Delaware Valley University58.8 miles (94.6 km)4yr-private
Lansdale School of Business59.0 miles (94.9 km)2yr-private
University of Valley Forge59.7 miles (96.1 km)4yr-private
Sussex County Community College59.8 miles (96.3 km)2yr-public
Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc61.2 miles (98.4 km)2yr-private
Lycoming College61.4 miles (98.8 km)4yr-private
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook61.8 miles (99.5 km)4yr-private
Gwynedd Mercy University61.9 miles (99.5 km)4yr-private
Montgomery County Community College62.0 miles (99.8 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania College of Technology62.3 miles (100.2 km)4yr-public
Automotive Training Center-Exton62.4 miles (100.5 km)2yr-private
Lancaster Bible College63.3 miles (101.9 km)4yr-private
Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster63.7 miles (102.5 km)4yr-private
American College of Financial Services63.7 miles (102.5 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley64.4 miles (103.7 km)4yr-public
Immaculata University65.3 miles (105.2 km)4yr-private
Franklin and Marshall College65.7 miles (105.7 km)4yr-private
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology65.8 miles (105.9 km)2yr-public
Lancaster Theological Seminary65.8 miles (105.9 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design65.9 miles (106.1 km)4yr-private
Elizabethtown College65.9 miles (106.1 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office66.4 miles (106.9 km)4yr-public
Won Institute of Graduate Studies66.7 miles (107.3 km)4yr-private
Automotive Training Center-Warminster66.8 miles (107.5 km)2yr-private
Cabrini University66.9 miles (107.7 km)4yr-private
Valley Forge Military College67.0 miles (107.8 km)2yr-private
Raritan Valley Community College67.1 miles (108.0 km)2yr-public
Eastern University67.4 miles (108.5 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg67.7 miles (108.9 km)4yr-public
Harrisburg Area Community College68.5 miles (110.3 km)2yr-public
Chestnut Hill College68.6 miles (110.4 km)4yr-private
Bucks County Community College68.7 miles (110.6 km)2yr-public
County College of Morris68.8 miles (110.7 km)2yr-public
Villanova University68.9 miles (110.9 km)4yr-private
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center69.0 miles (111.0 km)2yr-public
Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church69.0 miles (111.0 km)4yr-private
Westminster Theological Seminary69.4 miles (111.6 km)4yr-private
Rosemont College69.4 miles (111.7 km)4yr-private
Millersville University of Pennsylvania69.5 miles (111.8 km)4yr-public
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology69.9 miles (112.5 km)4yr-private
West Chester University of Pennsylvania70.0 miles (112.7 km)4yr-public
Arcadia University70.0 miles (112.7 km)4yr-private
Bryn Mawr College70.1 miles (112.8 km)4yr-private
Central Penn College70.1 miles (112.9 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington70.2 miles (113.0 km)4yr-public
PITC Institute70.3 miles (113.1 km)2yr-private
Harcum College70.4 miles (113.3 km)2yr-private
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College70.8 miles (113.9 km)4yr-private
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church70.8 miles (114.0 km)4yr-private
Salus University71.4 miles (115.0 km)4yr-private
Haverford College71.5 miles (115.1 km)4yr-private
Manor College72.1 miles (116.0 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Weatherly Area HS	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Weatherly Area El Sch	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Weatherly Area MS	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Heights Terrace El/MS	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Arthur Street El Sch	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
IMMANUEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
HOLY FAMILY ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
HAZLETON TRINITY NURSERY & KINDERGARTEN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Hazleton El/MS	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
MMI PREPARATORY SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Freeland El/MS	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Hazleton Area Career Center	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Hazle Township Early Learning Center	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.1 km)
Maple Manor El/MS	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
West Hazleton El/MS	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Hazleton Area HS	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
McAdoo-Kelayres El/MS	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Panther Valley El Sch	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Panther Valley Intermediate Sch	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
Panther Valley JSHS	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Drums El/MS	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
ST JEROME REGIONAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
L B Morris El Sch	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Carbon Career & Technical Institute	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.2 km)
BRIGHT BEGINNINGS EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Jim Thorpe Area HS	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 18216

What school district is ZIP code 18216 in?

ZIP 18216 (Beaver Meadows, PA) maps to Hazleton Area School District (LEA ID 4211700) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 18216?

US5 lists 26 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 20 public and 6 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 18216 attend private school?

About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 18216 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	8.2%
High school	52.9%
Less than HS	6.1%
School district	Hazleton Area School District

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