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Townsend town, DE

ZIP 19734 — 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 19734

K-12 nearby
31
Public
29
Private
2
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 19734 (Townsend, DE) is associated with Appoquinimink School District (LEA 1000080) 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 31 K-12 schools (29 public, 2 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.7 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.3% 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 Delaware Technical Community College-Central Office about 13.5 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
Appoquinimink School District
LEA ID
1000080
Private school share (ACS)
0.3%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Delaware Technical Community College-Central Office13.5 miles (21.7 km)4yr-public
  • Delaware Technical Community College-Terry13.6 miles (21.9 km)4yr-public
  • Delaware State University14.7 miles (23.7 km)4yr-public
  • Wilmington University21.1 miles (33.9 km)4yr-private
  • University of Delaware21.3 miles (34.2 km)4yr-public
  • Salem Community College24.0 miles (38.6 km)2yr-public
  • Cecil College24.2 miles (38.9 km)2yr-public
  • Goldey-Beacom College24.9 miles (40.1 km)4yr-private
  • Washington College24.9 miles (40.2 km)4yr-private
  • Delaware College of Art and Design25.5 miles (41.0 km)2yr-private
  • Strayer University-Delaware25.6 miles (41.2 km)4yr-private
  • Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus32.0 miles (51.6 km)2yr-public
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Lincoln University32.8 miles (52.9 km)4yr-public
  • Harford Community College35.8 miles (57.6 km)2yr-public
  • Neumann University35.9 miles (57.8 km)4yr-private
  • Rowan University36.4 miles (58.5 km)4yr-public
  • Widener University36.8 miles (59.2 km)4yr-private
  • Chesapeake College37.6 miles (60.5 km)2yr-public
  • All-State Career School38.3 miles (61.7 km)2yr-private
  • Williamson College of the Trades38.4 miles (61.8 km)2yr-private
  • Cheyney University of Pennsylvania38.6 miles (62.1 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania Institute of Technology39.0 miles (62.8 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine39.2 miles (63.1 km)4yr-public
  • Swarthmore College39.5 miles (63.6 km)4yr-private
  • Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus39.6 miles (63.7 km)2yr-public
  • West Chester University of Pennsylvania39.6 miles (63.7 km)4yr-public
  • Delaware County Community College42.7 miles (68.8 km)2yr-public
  • Camden County College43.0 miles (69.2 km)2yr-public
  • Pennco Tech-Blackwood43.1 miles (69.4 km)2yr-private
  • Community College of Baltimore County44.3 miles (71.3 km)2yr-public
  • Immaculata University44.9 miles (72.2 km)4yr-private
  • Studio Incamminati45.8 miles (73.7 km)2yr-private
  • Jna Institute of Culinary Arts46.2 miles (74.3 km)2yr-private
  • Walnut Hill College46.2 miles (74.3 km)4yr-private
  • University of Pennsylvania46.3 miles (74.5 km)4yr-private
  • Drexel University46.7 miles (75.1 km)4yr-private
  • Academy of Vocal Arts46.7 miles (75.2 km)4yr-private
  • Automotive Training Center-Exton46.8 miles (75.2 km)2yr-private
  • University of the Arts46.8 miles (75.4 km)4yr-private
  • Curtis Institute of Music46.9 miles (75.4 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley46.9 miles (75.4 km)4yr-public
  • Peirce College47.0 miles (75.6 km)4yr-private
  • Haverford College47.0 miles (75.7 km)4yr-private
  • Thomas Jefferson University47.2 miles (75.9 km)4yr-private
  • Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia47.2 miles (75.9 km)4yr-private
  • Moore College of Art and Design47.3 miles (76.1 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts47.5 miles (76.4 km)4yr-private
  • Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc47.6 miles (76.7 km)2yr-private
  • Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia47.7 miles (76.8 km)4yr-private
  • Community College of Philadelphia47.8 miles (76.9 km)2yr-public
  • Harcum College47.8 miles (76.9 km)2yr-private
  • Missio Theological Seminary48.0 miles (77.3 km)4yr-private
  • Bryn Mawr College48.1 miles (77.5 km)4yr-private
  • Villanova University48.2 miles (77.6 km)4yr-private
  • Rosemont College48.2 miles (77.6 km)4yr-private
  • Rutgers University-Camden48.3 miles (77.7 km)4yr-public
  • Eastern University48.6 miles (78.2 km)4yr-private
  • Valley Forge Military College48.6 miles (78.2 km)2yr-private
  • Cabrini University48.9 miles (78.7 km)4yr-private
  • Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine48.9 miles (78.8 km)4yr-private
  • Temple University49.1 miles (79.0 km)4yr-public
  • Morgan State University49.9 miles (80.3 km)4yr-public
  • Goucher College50.3 miles (81.0 km)4yr-private
  • Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing50.5 miles (81.4 km)2yr-private
  • Towson University51.2 miles (82.3 km)4yr-public
  • University of Valley Forge51.2 miles (82.4 km)4yr-private
  • University System of Maryland-Research Centers51.3 miles (82.6 km)4yr-public
  • University System of Maryland51.3 miles (82.6 km)4yr-public
  • American Institute-Cherry Hill51.4 miles (82.6 km)2yr-private
  • Anne Arundel Community College51.4 miles (82.7 km)2yr-public
  • American College of Financial Services51.6 miles (83.1 km)4yr-private
  • Notre Dame of Maryland University51.7 miles (83.2 km)4yr-private
  • University of Baltimore51.7 miles (83.3 km)4yr-public
  • Loyola University Maryland51.8 miles (83.4 km)4yr-private
  • Johns Hopkins University51.9 miles (83.5 km)4yr-private
  • ASPIRA City College51.9 miles (83.5 km)2yr-private
  • Maryland Institute College of Art52.0 miles (83.6 km)4yr-private
  • Atlantic Cape Community College52.3 miles (84.1 km)2yr-public
  • University of Maryland, Baltimore52.3 miles (84.2 km)4yr-public
  • United States Naval Academy52.3 miles (84.2 km)4yr-public
  • La Salle University52.6 miles (84.6 km)4yr-private
  • St. John's College52.7 miles (84.8 km)4yr-private
  • Lancaster County Career and Technology Center52.9 miles (85.1 km)2yr-public
  • Chestnut Hill College53.7 miles (86.4 km)4yr-private
  • Coppin State University53.9 miles (86.8 km)4yr-public
  • Baltimore City Community College54.1 miles (87.1 km)2yr-public
  • Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore54.5 miles (87.8 km)4yr-private
  • Gratz College54.8 miles (88.2 km)4yr-private
  • Arcadia University55.6 miles (89.4 km)4yr-private
  • Westminster Theological Seminary55.6 miles (89.5 km)4yr-private
  • Reconstructionist Rabbinical College55.6 miles (89.6 km)4yr-private
  • Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church55.7 miles (89.7 km)4yr-private
  • Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College55.9 miles (90.0 km)4yr-private
  • Salus University56.0 miles (90.2 km)4yr-private
  • PITC Institute56.4 miles (90.7 km)2yr-private
  • Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster56.5 miles (91.0 km)4yr-private
  • Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology56.5 miles (91.0 km)2yr-public
  • Manor College56.8 miles (91.4 km)4yr-private
  • Millersville University of Pennsylvania56.8 miles (91.4 km)4yr-public
  • Ursinus College57.0 miles (91.8 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
Townsend Early Childhood Centerpublic——2.0 miles (3.3 km)
Townsend Elementary Schoolpublic——2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Spring Meadow Early Childhood Centerpublic——3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Old State Elementary Schoolpublic——3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Odessa High Schoolpublic——3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Cantwells Bridge Middle Schoolpublic——3.9 miles (6.3 km)
ST ANDREW'S SCHOOLprivate——4.0 miles (6.5 km)
ST ANNES EPISCOPAL SCHOOLprivate——4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Middletown High Schoolpublic——5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Meredith (Everett) Middle Schoolpublic——5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Silver Lake Elementary Schoolpublic——5.4 miles (8.7 km)
MOT Charter Schoolpublic——5.4 miles (8.8 km)
Appoquinimink PreSchool Centerpublic——5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Brick Mill Early Childhood Centerpublic——5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Brick Mill Elementary Schoolpublic——5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Smyrna Middle Schoolpublic——5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Redding (Louis L.) Middle Schoolpublic——5.7 miles (9.2 km)
North Smyrna Elementary Schoolpublic——5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Smyrna High Schoolpublic——5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Providence Creek Academy Charter Schoolpublic——6.0 miles (9.7 km)
First State Military Academypublic——6.2 miles (9.9 km)
Moore (John Bassett) Schoolpublic——6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Smyrna Elementary Schoolpublic——6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Clayton Elementary Schoolpublic——6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Bunker Hill Elementary Schoolpublic——7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Appoquinimink High Schoolpublic——7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Clayton Intermediate Schoolpublic——7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Sunnyside Elementary Schoolpublic——7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Cedar Lane Elementary Schoolpublic——8.5 miles (13.6 km)
Cedar Lane Early Childhood Centerpublic——8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Waters (Alfred G.) Middle Schoolpublic——8.6 miles (13.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 19734

What school district is ZIP code 19734 in?
ZIP 19734 (Townsend, DE) maps to Appoquinimink School District (LEA ID 1000080) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 19734?
US5 lists 31 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 29 public and 2 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 19734 attend private school?
About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 19734 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher32.6%
High school30.9%
Less than HS5.1%
School districtAppoquinimink School District