ZIP 18517 — 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 18517

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 18517 (Taylor, PA) is associated with Riverside School District (LEA 4223250) 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 68 K-12 schools (42 public, 26 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.3 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.4% 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 Yeshivath Beth Moshe about 3.0 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Riverside School District

LEA ID

4223250

Private school share (ACS)

0.4%

Colleges & universities (100)

Yeshivath Beth Moshe3.0 miles (4.8 km)4yr-private
University of Scranton3.0 miles (4.9 km)4yr-private
Lackawanna College3.1 miles (4.9 km)4yr-private
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine3.3 miles (5.3 km)4yr-private
Fortis Institute-Scranton3.6 miles (5.7 km)2yr-private
Marywood University5.0 miles (8.0 km)4yr-private
Johnson College5.3 miles (8.6 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton5.7 miles (9.2 km)4yr-public
Clarks Summit University7.1 miles (11.4 km)4yr-private
Keystone College11.8 miles (19.0 km)4yr-private
King's College13.2 miles (21.2 km)4yr-private
Misericordia University13.8 miles (22.2 km)4yr-private

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Wilkes University13.9 miles (22.3 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre16.9 miles (27.1 km)4yr-public
Luzerne County Community College20.0 miles (32.1 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton32.8 miles (52.8 km)4yr-public
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania39.3 miles (63.3 km)4yr-public
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania46.6 miles (75.0 km)4yr-public
Binghamton University49.6 miles (79.9 km)4yr-public
Lehigh Carbon Community College50.7 miles (81.6 km)2yr-public
SUNY Broome Community College52.2 miles (84.0 km)2yr-public
Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem53.3 miles (85.7 km)2yr-private
Northampton County Area Community College53.9 miles (86.7 km)2yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown53.9 miles (86.8 km)2yr-private
Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing54.5 miles (87.7 km)2yr-private
Sussex County Community College54.5 miles (87.8 km)2yr-public
Lafayette College54.7 miles (88.1 km)4yr-private
Moravian University55.5 miles (89.3 km)4yr-private
Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown56.0 miles (90.1 km)2yr-private
International Institute for Restorative Practices56.2 miles (90.4 km)4yr-private
Muhlenberg College56.2 miles (90.4 km)4yr-private
Cedar Crest College56.8 miles (91.3 km)4yr-private
Lehigh University57.1 miles (92.0 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill57.2 miles (92.1 km)4yr-public
Warren County Community College57.7 miles (92.8 km)2yr-public
Centenary University59.4 miles (95.6 km)4yr-private
Sullivan County Community College59.8 miles (96.2 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley60.0 miles (96.5 km)4yr-public
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania61.0 miles (98.2 km)4yr-public
Yeshivath Zichron Moshe61.0 miles (98.2 km)4yr-private
DeSales University61.7 miles (99.3 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury66.2 miles (106.6 km)2yr-private
Orange County Community College66.8 miles (107.5 km)2yr-public
Yeshiva of Ocean66.9 miles (107.6 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg67.3 miles (108.2 km)2yr-private
Lycoming College67.5 miles (108.7 km)4yr-private
Bucknell University68.0 miles (109.4 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania College of Technology68.9 miles (110.9 km)4yr-public
County College of Morris69.7 miles (112.1 km)2yr-public
Assumption College for Sisters72.0 miles (115.9 km)2yr-private
Albright College72.1 miles (116.1 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks72.8 miles (117.2 km)4yr-public
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi72.8 miles (117.2 km)4yr-public
Susquehanna University73.2 miles (117.8 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute73.9 miles (118.9 km)2yr-private
Reading Area Community College74.1 miles (119.3 km)2yr-public
Elmira College74.6 miles (120.0 km)4yr-private
Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences74.9 miles (120.5 km)2yr-private
Rabbinical College of America75.2 miles (121.0 km)4yr-private
Arnot Ogden Medical Center75.4 miles (121.3 km)2yr-private
Yeshiva of Nitra Rabbinical College75.6 miles (121.7 km)4yr-private
Alvernia University75.8 miles (122.1 km)4yr-private
Raritan Valley Community College76.2 miles (122.6 km)2yr-public
Saint Elizabeth University78.8 miles (126.8 km)4yr-private
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus79.3 miles (127.6 km)4yr-private
Drew University80.1 miles (128.9 km)4yr-private
Hartwick College80.5 miles (129.6 km)4yr-private
Derech Hachaim Seminary80.6 miles (129.6 km)2yr-private
Uta Mesivta of Kiryas Joel80.6 miles (129.7 km)4yr-private
Delaware Valley University81.1 miles (130.5 km)4yr-private
SUNY Oneonta81.4 miles (131.0 km)4yr-public
Ithaca College81.5 miles (131.2 km)4yr-private
Tompkins Cortland Community College82.0 miles (132.0 km)2yr-public
Cornell University82.8 miles (133.2 km)4yr-private
Ramapo College of New Jersey82.9 miles (133.4 km)4yr-public
Lansdale School of Business84.0 miles (135.1 km)2yr-private
Lincoln Technical Institute-Mahwah84.1 miles (135.3 km)2yr-private
Ursinus College84.1 miles (135.4 km)4yr-private
American Institute-Somerset84.4 miles (135.8 km)2yr-private
Caldwell University84.5 miles (135.9 km)4yr-private
Lebanon Valley College84.6 miles (136.1 km)4yr-private
William Paterson University of New Jersey84.6 miles (136.2 km)4yr-public
Eastwick College-Ramsey85.5 miles (137.5 km)4yr-private
Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes Boruch85.5 miles (137.6 km)4yr-private
SUNY Corning Community College86.0 miles (138.4 km)2yr-public
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook86.2 miles (138.8 km)4yr-private
Gwynedd Mercy University86.4 miles (139.0 km)4yr-private
Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of Rockland86.4 miles (139.0 km)4yr-private
Berkeley College-Woodland Park86.4 miles (139.0 km)4yr-private
Rockland Community College86.4 miles (139.1 km)2yr-public
Yeshiva Ohr Naftoli86.5 miles (139.2 km)4yr-private
State University of New York at Cortland86.7 miles (139.4 km)4yr-public
Passaic County Community College86.8 miles (139.8 km)2yr-public
Strayer University-New Jersey86.9 miles (139.8 km)4yr-private
Bais Binyomin Academy87.0 miles (139.9 km)4yr-private
Montclair State University87.1 miles (140.1 km)4yr-public
Montgomery County Community College87.3 miles (140.5 km)2yr-public
JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools87.3 miles (140.6 km)2yr-private
Rabbinical College Beth Shraga87.4 miles (140.7 km)4yr-private
Yeshiva Gedolah Kesser Torah87.5 miles (140.7 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Riverside JSHS	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
Riverside El Sch West	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
West Scranton Intrmd Sch	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Frances Willard #32	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
West Scranton HS	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
John F. Kennedy #7	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
TRIBORO CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Riverside El Sch East	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
ALL SAINTS ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
Old Forge El Sch	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Old Forge JSHS	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
South Scranton Intrmd Sch	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
Charles Sumner #18	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
McNichols Plaza	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Scranton HS	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
John G Whittier #2	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
MONTESSORI KINDERGARTEN	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
MILTON EISNER YESHIVA HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Isaac Tripp El Sch	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
DISCOVERY MONTESSORI	private	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
SCRANTON HEBREW DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
BETH SHALOM ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
CARRIAGE BARN ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
BNOS YISROEL GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Northeast Intrmd Sch	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
John Adams #4	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
SCRANTON PREPARATORY SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Neil Armstrong #40	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
William Prescott #38	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
HOLY ROSARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
LUTHERAN ACADEMY - SCRANTON	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
THE LUTHERAN ACADEMY SCRANTON	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
ST CLARE/SAINT PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
MERAKEY EDUCATION AND AUTISM CENTER	private	—	—	4.3 miles (6.8 km)
Robert Morris #27	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Dunmore El Ctr	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.5 km)
ST MARY OF MT CARMEL SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Dunmore JSHS	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.6 km)
NATIVITYMIGUEL SCHOOL OF SCRANTON	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
NAVTIVITY MIGUEL SCHL-SCRANTON	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
HOLY CROSS HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
HOLY CROSS HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
HOLY CROSS HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Pittston Area MS	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Pittston City Intrmd Ctr	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Martin F Quinn Pittston Area Primary Ctr	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Newton-Ransom El School	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Northeast Secure Treatment Unit	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Abington Heights MS	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.4 km)
South Abington Sch	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
SCRANTON AREA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY DBA ABINGTON CHRIS	private	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Wyoming Area Intermediate Ctr	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Clarks Summit El Sch	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Mid Valley El Ctr	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Abington Heights HS	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Mid Valley Secondary Center	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Wyoming Area Sec Ctr	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Wyoming Area Kindergarten Ctr	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Pittston Area SHS	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
OUR LADY OF PEACE SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
WYOMING AREA CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Valley View El Ctr	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Wyoming Area Primary Ctr	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Waverly Sch	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
LA SALLE ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
NEW STORY SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 18517

What school district is ZIP code 18517 in?

ZIP 18517 (Taylor, PA) maps to Riverside School District (LEA ID 4223250) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 18517?

US5 lists 68 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 42 public and 26 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 18517 attend private school?

About 0.4% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 18517 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	21.8%
High school	43.4%
Less than HS	12.2%
School district	Riverside School District

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