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Jim Thorpe borough, PA

ZIP 18229 — 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 18229

K-12 nearby
23
Public
16
Private
7
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 18229 (Jim Thorpe, PA) is associated with Jim Thorpe Area School District (LEA 4212540) 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 23 K-12 schools (16 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 18.7 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
Jim Thorpe Area School District
LEA ID
4212540
Private school share (ACS)
0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Lehigh Carbon Community College18.7 miles (30.1 km)2yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton19.0 miles (30.6 km)4yr-public
  • Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem23.0 miles (37.1 km)2yr-private
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown23.3 miles (37.5 km)2yr-private
  • Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown24.1 miles (38.7 km)2yr-private
  • Wilkes University24.4 miles (39.3 km)4yr-private
  • King's College24.5 miles (39.4 km)4yr-private
  • Luzerne County Community College24.6 miles (39.6 km)2yr-public
  • Muhlenberg College24.7 miles (39.7 km)4yr-private
  • Cedar Crest College25.2 miles (40.5 km)4yr-private
  • Northampton County Area Community College25.6 miles (41.2 km)2yr-public
  • Moravian University25.7 miles (41.4 km)4yr-private
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • International Institute for Restorative Practices26.3 miles (42.3 km)4yr-private
  • East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania26.5 miles (42.6 km)4yr-public
  • Lehigh University27.2 miles (43.7 km)4yr-private
  • Lafayette College29.1 miles (46.8 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley29.4 miles (47.2 km)4yr-public
  • Kutztown University of Pennsylvania29.4 miles (47.3 km)4yr-public
  • DeSales University31.3 miles (50.3 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre31.4 miles (50.6 km)4yr-public
  • Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing31.6 miles (50.9 km)2yr-private
  • Yeshivath Beth Moshe32.1 miles (51.6 km)4yr-private
  • Misericordia University32.5 miles (52.4 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill32.7 miles (52.6 km)4yr-public
  • University of Scranton32.9 miles (52.9 km)4yr-private
  • Lackawanna College33.2 miles (53.4 km)4yr-private
  • Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine33.3 miles (53.7 km)4yr-private
  • Fortis Institute-Scranton33.6 miles (54.1 km)2yr-private
  • Marywood University34.9 miles (56.1 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton35.3 miles (56.7 km)4yr-public
  • Johnson College35.9 miles (57.8 km)2yr-private
  • Warren County Community College36.6 miles (58.9 km)2yr-public
  • Clarks Summit University39.0 miles (62.7 km)4yr-private
  • Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania40.7 miles (65.5 km)4yr-public
  • Albright College41.3 miles (66.4 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks42.5 miles (68.5 km)4yr-public
  • Reading Area Community College43.4 miles (69.9 km)2yr-public
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute43.6 miles (70.1 km)2yr-private
  • Keystone College43.7 miles (70.4 km)4yr-private
  • Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences44.3 miles (71.2 km)2yr-private
  • Centenary University44.3 miles (71.2 km)4yr-private
  • Alvernia University45.1 miles (72.5 km)4yr-private
  • Sussex County Community College48.7 miles (78.3 km)2yr-public
  • Delaware Valley University51.4 miles (82.7 km)4yr-private
  • Ursinus College52.3 miles (84.1 km)4yr-private
  • Lansdale School of Business53.0 miles (85.2 km)2yr-private
  • Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook55.5 miles (89.3 km)4yr-private
  • Gwynedd Mercy University55.6 miles (89.5 km)4yr-private
  • Raritan Valley Community College56.1 miles (90.4 km)2yr-public
  • Montgomery County Community College56.2 miles (90.5 km)2yr-public
  • University of Valley Forge56.6 miles (91.1 km)4yr-private
  • Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury57.3 miles (92.2 km)2yr-private
  • County College of Morris57.4 miles (92.3 km)2yr-public
  • American College of Financial Services59.2 miles (95.2 km)4yr-private
  • Won Institute of Graduate Studies59.3 miles (95.5 km)4yr-private
  • Automotive Training Center-Warminster59.4 miles (95.7 km)2yr-private
  • Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc59.5 miles (95.7 km)2yr-private
  • Automotive Training Center-Exton60.3 miles (97.1 km)2yr-private
  • Lebanon Valley College60.5 miles (97.4 km)4yr-private
  • Bucks County Community College60.5 miles (97.4 km)2yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley61.2 miles (98.5 km)4yr-public
  • Assumption College for Sisters61.8 miles (99.4 km)2yr-private
  • Rabbinical College of America62.0 miles (99.8 km)4yr-private
  • Cabrini University62.4 miles (100.5 km)4yr-private
  • Valley Forge Military College62.5 miles (100.6 km)2yr-private
  • Immaculata University62.6 miles (100.8 km)4yr-private
  • Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church62.8 miles (101.1 km)4yr-private
  • Chestnut Hill College62.9 miles (101.1 km)4yr-private
  • Eastern University62.9 miles (101.2 km)4yr-private
  • Bucknell University63.1 miles (101.6 km)4yr-private
  • Westminster Theological Seminary63.2 miles (101.7 km)4yr-private
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg63.3 miles (101.9 km)2yr-private
  • Susquehanna University63.5 miles (102.1 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington63.5 miles (102.3 km)4yr-public
  • Bryn Athyn College of the New Church63.8 miles (102.6 km)4yr-private
  • Arcadia University63.8 miles (102.7 km)4yr-private
  • PITC Institute63.9 miles (102.9 km)2yr-private
  • Villanova University64.3 miles (103.4 km)4yr-private
  • Reconstructionist Rabbinical College64.5 miles (103.7 km)4yr-private
  • Rosemont College64.6 miles (104.0 km)4yr-private
  • American Institute-Somerset64.7 miles (104.1 km)2yr-private
  • Salus University65.0 miles (104.7 km)4yr-private
  • Bryn Mawr College65.3 miles (105.0 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Elizabeth University65.4 miles (105.2 km)4yr-private
  • Manor College65.5 miles (105.5 km)4yr-private
  • Harcum College65.5 miles (105.5 km)2yr-private
  • The College of New Jersey65.6 miles (105.5 km)4yr-public
  • Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus65.8 miles (105.9 km)4yr-private
  • Gratz College66.1 miles (106.4 km)4yr-private
  • Strayer University-Pennsylvania66.2 miles (106.6 km)4yr-private
  • Drew University66.3 miles (106.7 km)4yr-private
  • Cairn University-Langhorne66.4 miles (106.8 km)4yr-private
  • Princeton Theological Seminary66.5 miles (107.1 km)4yr-private
  • Rider University66.7 miles (107.3 km)4yr-private
  • Haverford College66.7 miles (107.3 km)4yr-private
  • Princeton University66.7 miles (107.3 km)4yr-private
  • Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing66.9 miles (107.7 km)2yr-private
  • Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster67.3 miles (108.3 km)4yr-private
  • Lancaster Bible College67.3 miles (108.4 km)4yr-private
  • La Salle University67.5 miles (108.6 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
Carbon Career & Technical Institutepublic——4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Jim Thorpe Area HSpublic——4.4 miles (7.1 km)
L B Morris El Schpublic——4.5 miles (7.3 km)
PACKER RIDGE ACADEMYprivate——5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Towamensing El Schpublic——7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Lehighton Area MSpublic——7.2 miles (11.6 km)
WILLOW ACADEMYprivate——7.3 miles (11.8 km)
BHA-ISSTprivate——7.3 miles (11.8 km)
WILLOW ACADEMYprivate——7.3 miles (11.8 km)
VALLEY RIDGE ACADEMYprivate——7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Weatherly Area MSpublic——7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Weatherly Area El Schpublic——7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Weatherly Area HSpublic——7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Lehighton Area Elementary Centerpublic——7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Lehighton Area HSpublic——7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Penn-Kidder Campuspublic——8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Panther Valley El Schpublic——8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Palmerton Area HSpublic——8.9 miles (14.4 km)
Palmerton Area JHSpublic——8.9 miles (14.4 km)
ST JOHN NEUMANN REGIONAL SCHOOLprivate——9.4 miles (15.1 km)
S S Palmer El Schpublic——9.4 miles (15.2 km)
Parkside Education Centerpublic——9.5 miles (15.2 km)
MAHONING VALLEY ACADEMYprivate——9.5 miles (15.3 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 18229

What school district is ZIP code 18229 in?
ZIP 18229 (Jim Thorpe, PA) maps to Jim Thorpe Area School District (LEA ID 4212540) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 18229?
US5 lists 23 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 16 public and 7 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 18229 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 18229 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher26.6%
High school31.1%
Less than HS4.9%
School districtJim Thorpe Area School District