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ZIP 18972 — 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 18972

K-12 nearby
21
Public
18
Private
3
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 18972 (PA) is associated with Palisades School District (LEA 4218330) 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 21 K-12 schools (18 public, 3 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.7 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 Lafayette College about 12.7 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education
School district
Palisades School District
LEA ID
4218330
Private school share (ACS)
0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Lafayette College12.7 miles (20.5 km)4yr-private
  • DeSales University13.2 miles (21.2 km)4yr-private
  • Northampton County Area Community College14.5 miles (23.3 km)2yr-public
  • Lehigh University14.5 miles (23.3 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley14.8 miles (23.8 km)4yr-public
  • International Institute for Restorative Practices15.0 miles (24.1 km)4yr-private
  • Moravian University15.4 miles (24.7 km)4yr-private
  • Delaware Valley University15.9 miles (25.6 km)4yr-private
  • Warren County Community College16.0 miles (25.8 km)2yr-public
  • Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem18.2 miles (29.3 km)2yr-private
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown18.7 miles (30.1 km)2yr-private
  • Muhlenberg College20.7 miles (33.3 km)4yr-private
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Cedar Crest College21.1 miles (34.0 km)4yr-private
  • Bucks County Community College21.6 miles (34.8 km)2yr-public
  • Lansdale School of Business22.6 miles (36.4 km)2yr-private
  • Won Institute of Graduate Studies22.7 miles (36.5 km)4yr-private
  • Automotive Training Center-Warminster22.7 miles (36.6 km)2yr-private
  • Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook23.2 miles (37.4 km)4yr-private
  • Gwynedd Mercy University23.5 miles (37.9 km)4yr-private
  • Raritan Valley Community College23.6 miles (38.0 km)2yr-public
  • Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown23.8 miles (38.2 km)2yr-private
  • The College of New Jersey25.5 miles (41.1 km)4yr-public
  • Montgomery County Community College25.6 miles (41.2 km)2yr-public
  • Rider University26.6 miles (42.9 km)4yr-private
  • Centenary University26.9 miles (43.3 km)4yr-private
  • Princeton Theological Seminary27.2 miles (43.7 km)4yr-private
  • Lehigh Carbon Community College27.2 miles (43.8 km)2yr-public
  • Bryn Athyn College of the New Church27.4 miles (44.0 km)4yr-private
  • Princeton University27.4 miles (44.1 km)4yr-private
  • Cairn University-Langhorne27.4 miles (44.1 km)4yr-private
  • Strayer University-Pennsylvania28.1 miles (45.2 km)4yr-private
  • Thomas Edison State University28.3 miles (45.5 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington28.4 miles (45.6 km)4yr-public
  • Ursinus College29.0 miles (46.6 km)4yr-private
  • Capital Health School of Radiologic Technology29.4 miles (47.4 km)2yr-private
  • Capital Health School of Nursing29.4 miles (47.4 km)2yr-private
  • Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church29.5 miles (47.5 km)4yr-private
  • PITC Institute29.7 miles (47.8 km)2yr-private
  • Westminster Theological Seminary29.8 miles (47.9 km)4yr-private
  • Arcadia University30.1 miles (48.5 km)4yr-private
  • Reconstructionist Rabbinical College30.4 miles (48.9 km)4yr-private
  • Manor College30.4 miles (49.0 km)4yr-private
  • Salus University30.5 miles (49.1 km)4yr-private
  • American Institute-Somerset30.5 miles (49.1 km)2yr-private
  • Orleans Technical College30.8 miles (49.5 km)2yr-private
  • Chestnut Hill College30.9 miles (49.8 km)4yr-private
  • Mercer County Community College31.3 miles (50.3 km)2yr-public
  • Gratz College31.8 miles (51.2 km)4yr-private
  • Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Philadelphia32.2 miles (51.8 km)2yr-private
  • East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania32.5 miles (52.3 km)4yr-public
  • Pennco Tech-Bristol32.5 miles (52.4 km)2yr-private
  • American College of Financial Services32.7 miles (52.6 km)4yr-private
  • Holy Family University33.1 miles (53.2 km)4yr-private
  • Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia33.7 miles (54.2 km)2yr-private
  • La Salle University33.8 miles (54.5 km)4yr-private
  • Strayer University-New Jersey34.2 miles (55.0 km)4yr-private
  • Kutztown University of Pennsylvania34.6 miles (55.7 km)4yr-public
  • Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing34.7 miles (55.9 km)2yr-private
  • Cabrini University35.1 miles (56.5 km)4yr-private
  • ASPIRA City College35.2 miles (56.7 km)2yr-private
  • Eastern University35.4 miles (57.0 km)4yr-private
  • Valley Forge Military College35.4 miles (57.0 km)2yr-private
  • New Brunswick Theological Seminary35.5 miles (57.2 km)4yr-private
  • Rutgers University-New Brunswick35.7 miles (57.4 km)4yr-public
  • Villanova University35.8 miles (57.6 km)4yr-private
  • Rosemont College35.8 miles (57.6 km)4yr-private
  • Bryn Mawr College36.0 miles (57.9 km)4yr-private
  • University of Valley Forge36.0 miles (57.9 km)4yr-private
  • American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education36.2 miles (58.2 km)2yr-private
  • Chamberlain University-New Jersey36.3 miles (58.4 km)4yr-private
  • Harcum College36.3 miles (58.4 km)2yr-private
  • Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine36.4 miles (58.6 km)4yr-private
  • County College of Morris36.6 miles (58.9 km)2yr-public
  • Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes Boruch36.8 miles (59.2 km)4yr-private
  • Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield37.0 miles (59.5 km)2yr-private
  • Haverford College37.2 miles (59.8 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia37.3 miles (60.0 km)4yr-private
  • Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia37.7 miles (60.7 km)4yr-private
  • Temple University37.8 miles (60.9 km)4yr-public
  • Rabbinical College of America38.0 miles (61.2 km)4yr-private
  • JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools38.2 miles (61.5 km)2yr-private
  • Rabbi Jacob Joseph School38.2 miles (61.5 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley38.9 miles (62.7 km)4yr-public
  • Community College of Philadelphia39.1 miles (62.9 km)2yr-public
  • Missio Theological Seminary39.3 miles (63.2 km)4yr-private
  • Moore College of Art and Design39.5 miles (63.5 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts39.5 miles (63.6 km)4yr-private
  • Drexel University39.7 miles (63.9 km)4yr-private
  • Walnut Hill College39.8 miles (64.0 km)4yr-private
  • Middlesex College39.9 miles (64.1 km)2yr-public
  • Peirce College40.0 miles (64.3 km)4yr-private
  • University of Pennsylvania40.0 miles (64.4 km)4yr-private
  • Rutgers University-Camden40.0 miles (64.4 km)4yr-public
  • Curtis Institute of Music40.0 miles (64.4 km)4yr-private
  • Thomas Jefferson University40.0 miles (64.5 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Elizabeth University40.0 miles (64.5 km)4yr-private
  • Academy of Vocal Arts40.1 miles (64.6 km)4yr-private
  • Drew University40.1 miles (64.6 km)4yr-private
  • Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus40.1 miles (64.6 km)4yr-private
  • University of the Arts40.2 miles (64.7 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
RIVER VALLEY WALDORF SCHOOLprivate——2.4 miles (3.9 km)
Milford Public Schoolpublic——3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Frenchtown Elementarypublic——3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Palisades HSpublic——3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Durham-Nockamixon El Schpublic——3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Tinicum El Schpublic——4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Palisades MSpublic——4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Holland Township Elementary Schoolpublic——5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Kingwood Township Schoolpublic——6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Alexandria Township Schoolpublic——6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Delaware Valley Regional High Schoolpublic——6.7 miles (10.8 km)
WARREN GLEN ACADEMYprivate——7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Bedminster El Schpublic——8.1 miles (13.1 km)
Upper Bucks County Technical Schoolpublic——8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Springfield El Schpublic——8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Pohatcong Township Schoolpublic——8.9 miles (14.4 km)
Bloomsbury Borough Schoolpublic——9.0 miles (14.5 km)
KIDDIE ACADEMY OF PLUMSTEADVILLEprivate——9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Alpha Borough Schoolpublic——9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Franklin Township Schoolpublic——9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Williams Township El Schpublic——9.8 miles (15.7 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 18972

What school district is ZIP code 18972 in?
ZIP 18972 (PA) maps to Palisades School District (LEA ID 4218330) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 18972?
US5 lists 21 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 18 public and 3 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 18972 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 18972 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher34.9%
High school35.2%
Less than HS5.3%
School districtPalisades School District