ZIP 18704 — 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 18704

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 18704 (Swoyersville, PA) is associated with Wyoming Valley West School District (LEA 4225950) 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 66 K-12 schools (45 public, 21 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.4 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 Wilkes University about 1.8 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Wyoming Valley West School District

LEA ID

4225950

Private school share (ACS)

0.1%

Colleges & universities (100)

Wilkes University1.8 miles (2.9 km)4yr-private
King's College2.0 miles (3.2 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre6.0 miles (9.7 km)4yr-public
Luzerne County Community College6.1 miles (9.9 km)2yr-public
Misericordia University6.4 miles (10.4 km)4yr-private
Yeshivath Beth Moshe16.2 miles (26.1 km)4yr-private
University of Scranton16.7 miles (26.8 km)4yr-private
Lackawanna College16.8 miles (27.0 km)4yr-private
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine17.0 miles (27.4 km)4yr-private
Fortis Institute-Scranton17.3 miles (27.9 km)2yr-private
Marywood University18.8 miles (30.2 km)4yr-private
Johnson College19.2 miles (30.9 km)2yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton19.5 miles (31.4 km)4yr-public
Clarks Summit University20.0 miles (32.2 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton20.2 miles (32.5 km)4yr-public
Keystone College21.7 miles (34.9 km)4yr-private
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania32.9 miles (52.9 km)4yr-public
Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing41.9 miles (67.5 km)2yr-private
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania42.7 miles (68.8 km)4yr-public
Lehigh Carbon Community College44.2 miles (71.2 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill44.9 miles (72.3 km)4yr-public
Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem49.1 miles (79.0 km)2yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown49.4 miles (79.5 km)2yr-private
Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown49.7 miles (80.0 km)2yr-private
Muhlenberg College50.7 miles (81.5 km)4yr-private
Cedar Crest College51.1 miles (82.2 km)4yr-private
Northampton County Area Community College51.1 miles (82.3 km)2yr-public
Moravian University51.7 miles (83.2 km)4yr-private
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania52.2 miles (84.0 km)4yr-public
International Institute for Restorative Practices52.3 miles (84.2 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury52.5 miles (84.5 km)2yr-private
Lehigh University53.2 miles (85.6 km)4yr-private
Lafayette College53.5 miles (86.1 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg54.1 miles (87.1 km)2yr-private
Bucknell University54.7 miles (88.0 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley55.5 miles (89.3 km)4yr-public
Lycoming College56.4 miles (90.8 km)4yr-private
Binghamton University57.1 miles (91.9 km)4yr-public
DeSales University57.4 miles (92.3 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania College of Technology57.6 miles (92.8 km)4yr-public
Warren County Community College58.9 miles (94.7 km)2yr-public
Susquehanna University59.5 miles (95.7 km)4yr-private
SUNY Broome Community College60.3 miles (97.1 km)2yr-public
Sussex County Community College61.6 miles (99.2 km)2yr-public
Albright College62.3 miles (100.2 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks62.5 miles (100.6 km)4yr-public
Centenary University63.2 miles (101.7 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute63.5 miles (102.2 km)2yr-private
Reading Area Community College64.1 miles (103.2 km)2yr-public
Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences64.7 miles (104.2 km)2yr-private
Alvernia University65.8 miles (105.9 km)4yr-private
Lebanon Valley College71.6 miles (115.3 km)4yr-private
Sullivan County Community College73.2 miles (117.9 km)2yr-public
Elmira College74.0 miles (119.0 km)4yr-private
Yeshivath Zichron Moshe74.3 miles (119.6 km)4yr-private
Arnot Ogden Medical Center74.7 miles (120.2 km)2yr-private
County College of Morris74.9 miles (120.6 km)2yr-public
Delaware Valley University77.5 miles (124.7 km)4yr-private
Ursinus College77.7 miles (125.0 km)4yr-private
Assumption College for Sisters78.1 miles (125.8 km)2yr-private
Orange County Community College78.2 miles (125.8 km)2yr-public
Raritan Valley Community College78.3 miles (126.0 km)2yr-public
Lansdale School of Business79.0 miles (127.1 km)2yr-private
Yeshiva of Ocean80.0 miles (128.8 km)4yr-private
Rabbinical College of America80.3 miles (129.2 km)4yr-private
University of Valley Forge81.4 miles (131.0 km)4yr-private
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook81.6 miles (131.3 km)4yr-private
Gwynedd Mercy University81.7 miles (131.4 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office81.8 miles (131.6 km)4yr-public
Montgomery County Community College82.2 miles (132.3 km)2yr-public
Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc83.2 miles (133.9 km)2yr-private
Saint Elizabeth University83.8 miles (134.9 km)4yr-private
Harrisburg Area Community College83.9 miles (135.0 km)2yr-public
SUNY Corning Community College84.0 miles (135.1 km)2yr-public
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus84.3 miles (135.7 km)4yr-private
Lancaster Bible College84.3 miles (135.7 km)4yr-private
Automotive Training Center-Exton84.4 miles (135.9 km)2yr-private
American College of Financial Services84.7 miles (136.3 km)4yr-private
Elizabethtown College84.7 miles (136.4 km)4yr-private
Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster84.9 miles (136.6 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg85.0 miles (136.7 km)4yr-public
Central Penn College85.0 miles (136.8 km)4yr-private
Drew University85.0 miles (136.9 km)4yr-private
Won Institute of Graduate Studies85.4 miles (137.4 km)4yr-private
Ithaca College85.5 miles (137.6 km)4yr-private
Automotive Training Center-Warminster85.5 miles (137.6 km)2yr-private
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology85.6 miles (137.8 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley86.1 miles (138.6 km)4yr-public
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi86.3 miles (138.9 km)4yr-public
Yeshiva of Nitra Rabbinical College86.3 miles (138.9 km)4yr-private
Bucks County Community College86.4 miles (139.1 km)2yr-public
Franklin and Marshall College86.5 miles (139.3 km)4yr-private
Lancaster Theological Seminary86.7 miles (139.6 km)4yr-private
American Institute-Somerset86.8 miles (139.7 km)2yr-private
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology86.8 miles (139.8 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design86.9 miles (139.8 km)4yr-private
Cornell University86.9 miles (139.9 km)4yr-private
Immaculata University87.2 miles (140.3 km)4yr-private
Tompkins Cortland Community College87.8 miles (141.2 km)2yr-public
Cabrini University88.0 miles (141.6 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
State El Ctr	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.2 km)
WYOMING VALLEY MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
WYOMING SEMINARY COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.9 miles (1.4 km)
JENNY LYNN ELEMENTARY	private	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
Wyoming Valley West MS	public	—	—	1.2 miles (2.0 km)
Chester Street El Sch	public	—	—	1.2 miles (2.0 km)
West Side Career & Technology Center	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.0 km)
Third Avenue El Sch	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Dr David W Kistler El Sch	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.5 km)
JENNY LYNN FERRARO ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.8 miles (2.8 km)
MILFORD E BARNES JR SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
GRAHAM ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
Lyndwood El Sch	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
ST NICHOLAS-ST MARY'S SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
CHEDER MENACHEM, INC.	private	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
CHEDER MENACHEM, INC.	private	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Lee Park El Sch	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Wyoming Valley West SHS	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Wolfpack Early Learning Academy	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
WILKES-BARRE MENNONITE SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
WYOMING VALLEY CHILDRENS ASSN	private	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
Dana El Ctr	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Hanover Area Memorial El Sch	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
G A R MS	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.1 km)
Heights/Murray El Sch	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Daniel J Flood El Sch	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
TRUCKSVILLE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CENTER	private	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
Dodson El Sch	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
WILKES-BARRE ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
Wilkes-Barre Area SD STEM Academy	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Wilkes-Barre Area HS	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
IM BIG NOW LEARNING CENTER	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Solomon/Plains El Sch	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Solomon/Plains MS	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Hanover Green El Sch	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
AL NOOR ISLAMIC ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Hanover Area JSHS	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
NEW STORY SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Wyoming Area Primary Ctr	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Greater Nanticoke Area SHS	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.1 km)
Dallas SHS	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
GNA El Ctr	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Greater Nanticoke Area Ed Ctr	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Kennedy Early Childhood Center	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Dallas MS	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.4 km)
Wycallis Primary Center	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
WYOMING AREA CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Dallas Intermediate Sch	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Lehman-Jackson El Sch	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Lake-Lehman JSHS	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Wyoming Area Kindergarten Ctr	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Wyoming Area Sec Ctr	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Pittston Area SHS	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.0 km)
Wyoming Area Intermediate Ctr	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Fairview El Sch	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
WYOMING VALLEY SDA ELEMENTARY	private	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Crestwood Secondary Campus	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Pittston City Intrmd Ctr	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Pittston Area MS	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Rice El Sch	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
Bear Creek Community CS	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Martin F Quinn Pittston Area Primary Ctr	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
ST JUDE SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
HOLY ROSARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	10.0 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 18704

What school district is ZIP code 18704 in?

ZIP 18704 (Swoyersville, PA) maps to Wyoming Valley West School District (LEA ID 4225950) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 18704?

US5 lists 66 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 45 public and 21 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 18704 attend private school?

About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 18704 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	29.4%
High school	34.4%
Less than HS	5.5%
School district	Wyoming Valley West School District

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