ZIP 18709 — 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 18709

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 18709 (Luzerne, 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 (46 public, 20 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.9 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.5% 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 King's College about 2.6 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Wyoming Valley West School District

LEA ID

4225950

Private school share (ACS)

0.5%

Colleges & universities (100)

King's College2.6 miles (4.2 km)4yr-private
Wilkes University2.9 miles (4.6 km)4yr-private
Misericordia University5.7 miles (9.1 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre6.4 miles (10.2 km)4yr-public
Luzerne County Community College8.0 miles (12.8 km)2yr-public
Yeshivath Beth Moshe14.6 miles (23.4 km)4yr-private
University of Scranton15.0 miles (24.1 km)4yr-private
Lackawanna College15.1 miles (24.3 km)4yr-private
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine15.3 miles (24.6 km)4yr-private
Fortis Institute-Scranton15.6 miles (25.1 km)2yr-private
Marywood University17.1 miles (27.5 km)4yr-private
Johnson College17.4 miles (28.0 km)2yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton17.8 miles (28.7 km)4yr-public
Clarks Summit University18.1 miles (29.2 km)4yr-private
Keystone College19.9 miles (32.0 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton22.0 miles (35.4 km)4yr-public
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania34.5 miles (55.5 km)4yr-public
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania42.6 miles (68.5 km)4yr-public
Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing43.8 miles (70.4 km)2yr-private
Lehigh Carbon Community College45.4 miles (73.1 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill46.7 miles (75.2 km)4yr-public
Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem50.0 miles (80.4 km)2yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown50.3 miles (81.0 km)2yr-private
Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown50.9 miles (81.9 km)2yr-private
Muhlenberg College51.7 miles (83.3 km)4yr-private
Northampton County Area Community College51.8 miles (83.4 km)2yr-public
Cedar Crest College52.2 miles (84.0 km)4yr-private
Moravian University52.6 miles (84.6 km)4yr-private
International Institute for Restorative Practices53.2 miles (85.6 km)4yr-private
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania53.7 miles (86.4 km)4yr-public
Lafayette College54.1 miles (87.0 km)4yr-private
Lehigh University54.1 miles (87.0 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury54.2 miles (87.2 km)2yr-private
Binghamton University55.5 miles (89.4 km)4yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg55.6 miles (89.4 km)2yr-private
Bucknell University56.2 miles (90.4 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley56.4 miles (90.8 km)4yr-public
Lycoming College57.4 miles (92.3 km)4yr-private
DeSales University58.3 miles (93.8 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania College of Technology58.6 miles (94.4 km)4yr-public
SUNY Broome Community College58.8 miles (94.5 km)2yr-public
Warren County Community College59.1 miles (95.1 km)2yr-public
Sussex County Community College61.1 miles (98.3 km)2yr-public
Susquehanna University61.1 miles (98.4 km)4yr-private
Centenary University63.1 miles (101.5 km)4yr-private
Albright College63.9 miles (102.8 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks64.2 miles (103.3 km)4yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute65.2 miles (104.9 km)2yr-private
Reading Area Community College65.7 miles (105.8 km)2yr-public
Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences66.4 miles (106.8 km)2yr-private
Alvernia University67.4 miles (108.5 km)4yr-private
Sullivan County Community College71.7 miles (115.3 km)2yr-public
Yeshivath Zichron Moshe72.8 miles (117.1 km)4yr-private
Elmira College73.3 miles (118.0 km)4yr-private
Lebanon Valley College73.5 miles (118.2 km)4yr-private
Arnot Ogden Medical Center74.1 miles (119.2 km)2yr-private
County College of Morris74.6 miles (120.1 km)2yr-public
Orange County Community College77.0 miles (123.9 km)2yr-public
Assumption College for Sisters77.8 miles (125.1 km)2yr-private
Delaware Valley University78.4 miles (126.1 km)4yr-private
Raritan Valley Community College78.5 miles (126.3 km)2yr-public
Yeshiva of Ocean78.5 miles (126.3 km)4yr-private
Ursinus College78.9 miles (127.0 km)4yr-private
Rabbinical College of America80.0 miles (128.8 km)4yr-private
Lansdale School of Business80.0 miles (128.8 km)2yr-private
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook82.6 miles (132.9 km)4yr-private
Gwynedd Mercy University82.7 miles (133.1 km)4yr-private
University of Valley Forge82.7 miles (133.2 km)4yr-private
Montgomery County Community College83.3 miles (134.0 km)2yr-public
SUNY Corning Community College83.5 miles (134.4 km)2yr-public
Saint Elizabeth University83.6 miles (134.5 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office83.6 miles (134.6 km)4yr-public
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus84.1 miles (135.3 km)4yr-private
Ithaca College84.3 miles (135.7 km)4yr-private
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi84.5 miles (135.9 km)4yr-public
Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc84.7 miles (136.3 km)2yr-private
Drew University84.8 miles (136.5 km)4yr-private
Yeshiva of Nitra Rabbinical College85.3 miles (137.2 km)4yr-private
Harrisburg Area Community College85.7 miles (138.0 km)2yr-public
Cornell University85.8 miles (138.0 km)4yr-private
Automotive Training Center-Exton85.8 miles (138.1 km)2yr-private
American College of Financial Services85.9 miles (138.3 km)4yr-private
Lancaster Bible College86.1 miles (138.6 km)4yr-private
Won Institute of Graduate Studies86.3 miles (138.9 km)4yr-private
Automotive Training Center-Warminster86.4 miles (139.1 km)2yr-private
Tompkins Cortland Community College86.4 miles (139.1 km)2yr-public
Elizabethtown College86.6 miles (139.3 km)4yr-private
Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster86.6 miles (139.4 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg86.8 miles (139.7 km)4yr-public
Central Penn College86.8 miles (139.7 km)4yr-private
American Institute-Somerset87.0 miles (139.9 km)2yr-private
Bucks County Community College87.2 miles (140.3 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley87.4 miles (140.7 km)4yr-public
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology87.5 miles (140.8 km)4yr-private
Franklin and Marshall College88.3 miles (142.2 km)4yr-private
Lancaster Theological Seminary88.5 miles (142.4 km)4yr-private
Immaculata University88.6 miles (142.5 km)4yr-private
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology88.6 miles (142.6 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design88.7 miles (142.7 km)4yr-private
Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes Boruch89.1 miles (143.4 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
GRAHAM ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.4 miles (0.7 km)
West Side Career & Technology Center	public	—	—	0.6 miles (0.9 km)
Dana El Ctr	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.7 km)
WYOMING VALLEY CHILDRENS ASSN	private	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
JENNY LYNN ELEMENTARY	private	—	—	1.3 miles (2.2 km)
JENNY LYNN FERRARO ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
WYOMING VALLEY MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
WYOMING SEMINARY COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Chester Street El Sch	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Wyoming Valley West MS	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
TRUCKSVILLE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CENTER	private	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
Third Avenue El Sch	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
Wilkes-Barre Area SD STEM Academy	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Wilkes-Barre Area HS	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
State El Ctr	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
NEW STORY SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
IM BIG NOW LEARNING CENTER	private	—	—	2.5 miles (3.9 km)
Solomon/Plains MS	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Solomon/Plains El Sch	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Daniel J Flood El Sch	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
CHEDER MENACHEM, INC.	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
CHEDER MENACHEM, INC.	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
MILFORD E BARNES JR SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
ST NICHOLAS-ST MARY'S SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.1 miles (5.1 km)
Dr David W Kistler El Sch	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Dodson El Sch	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Wyoming Area Primary Ctr	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
WILKES-BARRE ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
Heights/Murray El Sch	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
AL NOOR ISLAMIC ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
G A R MS	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Wolfpack Early Learning Academy	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
WILKES-BARRE MENNONITE SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Lyndwood El Sch	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Lee Park El Sch	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Wyoming Valley West SHS	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Hanover Area Memorial El Sch	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
WYOMING AREA CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Dallas SHS	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Dallas MS	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Wycallis Primary Center	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Wyoming Area Kindergarten Ctr	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Dallas Intermediate Sch	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Wyoming Area Sec Ctr	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Hanover Green El Sch	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Pittston Area SHS	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Hanover Area JSHS	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
Wyoming Area Intermediate Ctr	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Lehman-Jackson El Sch	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Lake-Lehman JSHS	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Pittston City Intrmd Ctr	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Pittston Area MS	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Martin F Quinn Pittston Area Primary Ctr	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Greater Nanticoke Area SHS	public	—	—	7.4 miles (12.0 km)
Greater Nanticoke Area Ed Ctr	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
GNA El Ctr	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Kennedy Early Childhood Center	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
HOLY ROSARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Northeast Secure Treatment Unit	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Fairview El Sch	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Bear Creek Community CS	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
WYOMING VALLEY SDA ELEMENTARY	private	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Old Forge JSHS	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.0 km)
Old Forge El Sch	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 18709

What school district is ZIP code 18709 in?

ZIP 18709 (Luzerne, 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 18709?

US5 lists 66 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 46 public and 20 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 18709 attend private school?

About 0.5% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 18709 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	14.2%
High school	37.0%
Less than HS	12.0%
School district	Wyoming Valley West School District

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