ZIP 33851 — 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 33851

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 33851 (Lake Hamilton, FL) is associated with Polk County School District (LEA 1201590) 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 82 K-12 schools (57 public, 25 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.9 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 Polk State College about 5.4 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Polk County School District

LEA ID

1201590

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (85)

Polk State College5.4 miles (8.7 km)4yr-public
Warner University15.2 miles (24.4 km)4yr-private
Webber International University15.3 miles (24.6 km)4yr-private
Florida Polytechnic University15.4 miles (24.8 km)4yr-public
Southeastern University18.0 miles (29.0 km)4yr-private
Florida Southern College19.8 miles (31.9 km)4yr-private
Johnson University Florida23.9 miles (38.4 km)4yr-private
Universal Technical Institute-Orlando29.1 miles (46.9 km)2yr-private
Southern Technical College31.1 miles (50.0 km)2yr-private
Florida College of Integrative Medicine31.9 miles (51.4 km)4yr-private
Orange Technical College-South Campus32.1 miles (51.7 km)2yr-public
South Florida State College33.6 miles (54.0 km)4yr-public

Show all 85 colleges & universities

Valencia College34.3 miles (55.2 km)4yr-public
Ana G. Mendez University35.8 miles (57.6 km)4yr-private
DeVry University-Florida37.1 miles (59.8 km)4yr-private
Orange Technical College37.9 miles (61.0 km)2yr-public
Orange Technical College-West Campus38.5 miles (61.9 km)2yr-public
Concorde Career Institute-Orlando39.5 miles (63.6 km)2yr-private
AdventHealth University39.9 miles (64.2 km)4yr-private
Rollins College41.4 miles (66.6 km)4yr-private
Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-Orlando41.6 miles (67.0 km)4yr-private
Orange Technical College-East Campus41.8 miles (67.3 km)2yr-public
Full Sail University42.9 miles (69.0 km)4yr-private
Saint Leo University43.6 miles (70.1 km)4yr-private
Herzing University-Tampa43.7 miles (70.3 km)4yr-private
Herzing University-Orlando43.8 miles (70.4 km)4yr-private
Gwinnett Institute44.3 miles (71.3 km)4yr-private
City College-Altamonte Springs44.8 miles (72.2 km)2yr-private
Strayer University-Florida45.0 miles (72.4 km)4yr-private
Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology45.3 miles (72.9 km)4yr-private
Florida College46.3 miles (74.5 km)4yr-private
University of Central Florida46.3 miles (74.5 km)4yr-public
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Orlando47.3 miles (76.2 km)2yr-private
University of South Florida48.1 miles (77.5 km)4yr-public
Erwin Technical College49.6 miles (79.9 km)2yr-public
Hillsborough Community College51.4 miles (82.6 km)4yr-public
Schiller International University51.4 miles (82.7 km)4yr-private
H W Brewster Technical College51.4 miles (82.8 km)2yr-public
The University of Tampa51.7 miles (83.3 km)4yr-private
Seminole State College of Florida52.1 miles (83.8 km)4yr-public
South University-Tampa53.6 miles (86.3 km)4yr-private
Concorde Career Institute-Tampa54.6 miles (87.9 km)2yr-private
Beacon College55.1 miles (88.7 km)4yr-private
Lake-Sumter State College55.2 miles (88.8 km)4yr-public
Arizona College of Nursing-Tampa55.2 miles (88.9 km)4yr-private
Faith Theological Seminary and Christian College58.5 miles (94.1 km)4yr-private
Eastern Florida State College58.7 miles (94.5 km)4yr-public
Florida Institute of Technology-Online61.0 miles (98.2 km)4yr-private
Florida Institute of Technology61.0 miles (98.2 km)4yr-private
Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay63.7 miles (102.6 km)4yr-private
Pasco-Hernando State College64.3 miles (103.5 km)4yr-public
St Petersburg College64.6 miles (104.0 km)4yr-public
Trinity College of Florida65.1 miles (104.8 km)4yr-private
ATA Career Education65.5 miles (105.4 km)4yr-private
Manatee Technical College66.7 miles (107.3 km)2yr-public
Fred K Marchman Technical College66.9 miles (107.7 km)2yr-public
Meridian College67.1 miles (108.1 km)2yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Sarasota67.6 miles (108.7 km)4yr-private
National Aviation Academy of Tampa Bay67.8 miles (109.1 km)2yr-private
Eckerd College68.8 miles (110.7 km)4yr-private
Withlacoochee Technical College70.0 miles (112.7 km)2yr-public
Galen Health Institutes-Sarasota70.0 miles (112.7 km)4yr-private
Ultimate Medical Academy71.1 miles (114.4 km)2yr-private
Stetson University71.2 miles (114.6 km)4yr-private
Dragon Rises College of Oriental Medicine72.5 miles (116.6 km)4yr-private
State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota72.5 miles (116.6 km)4yr-public
New College of Florida73.1 miles (117.7 km)4yr-public
East West College of Natural Medicine73.5 miles (118.3 km)4yr-private
Ringling College of Art and Design73.7 miles (118.5 km)4yr-private
Suncoast Technical College75.0 miles (120.8 km)2yr-public
Taylor College84.2 miles (135.6 km)2yr-private
College of Central Florida84.4 miles (135.8 km)4yr-public
Rasmussen University-Florida84.5 miles (135.9 km)4yr-private
Marion Technical College84.5 miles (136.0 km)2yr-public
Aviator College of Aeronautical Science and Technology85.9 miles (138.3 km)2yr-private
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide86.5 miles (139.2 km)4yr-private
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach86.5 miles (139.2 km)4yr-private
Daytona State College87.3 miles (140.4 km)4yr-public
Bethune-Cookman University88.0 miles (141.6 km)4yr-private
Indian River State College88.5 miles (142.4 km)4yr-public
Daytona College90.9 miles (146.2 km)4yr-private
Fortis Institute-Port Saint Lucie95.7 miles (154.0 km)2yr-private
Fort Myers Technical College97.4 miles (156.8 km)2yr-public
Premiere International College98.2 miles (158.1 km)2yr-private
Hodges University99.8 miles (160.6 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
DUNDEE ELEMENTARY ACADEMY	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
DON E WOODS OPPORTUNITY CENTER	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
SCENIC TERRACE K-8	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
DUNDEE RIDGE MIDDLE ACADEMY	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
ALTA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
RIDGE TECHNICAL ACADEMY	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
RIDGE TEEN PARENT PROGRAM	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
SANDHILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
HAINES CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
SHELLEY S. BOONE MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
ESTHERS SCHOOL INC - HAINES CITY	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
DANIEL JENKINS ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
WINTER HAVEN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
LANDMARK CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
GARDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
NEW DIRECTION ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
ABA HAINES CITY INC	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
KIDS ACADEMY LIGHTHOUSE	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
MILLENNIUM CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
ELBERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
HAINES CITY HEADSTART CENTER	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
BETHUNE ACADEMY	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
CHAIN OF LAKES COLLEGIATE HIGH	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
JEWETT SCHOOL OF THE ARTS	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
JEWETT MIDDLE ACADEMY MAGNET	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
VALOR CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
FRANK E. BRIGHAM ACADEMY	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
DENISON MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
WINTER HAVEN HEAD START	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
LANGUAGE & LITERACY ACADEMY FOR LEARNING	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
GRACE LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
WINTER HAVEN ADVENTIST ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
OVELLS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
LAKE ALFRED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
NEW BEGINNINGS HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
CYPRESS JUNCTION MONTESSORI	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
OUR CAREER CENTERED ACADEMY INC.	private	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
WINTER HAVEN MONTESSORI	private	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
BEYMER UNITED METHODIST PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN	private	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
CHAIN OF LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
LAKE MARION CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
TREASURES OF LIFE ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
KAREN M. SIEGEL ACADEMY	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
LAKE ALFRED POLYTECH ACADEMY	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.3 km)
HARTRIDGE ACADEMY	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
JOHN SNIVELY ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
DISCOVERY ACADEMY OF LAKE ALFRED	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
THE VANGUARD SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
DAVENPORT ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
INWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
NAVIGATOR ACADEMY OF LEADERSHIP DAVENPORT	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
NAVIGATOR ACADEMY OF LEADERSHIP HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
FRED G. GARNER ACADEMY	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
LAKE SHIPP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
SHALOM CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
HORIZONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
LAUREL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
OASIS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.7 miles (13.9 km)
WAHNETA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
GCTE CENTER INC	private	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
LAKE REGION HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
IMMANUEL LUTHERAN	private	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
JANIE HOWARD WILSON SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
WESTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.4 km)
BETHEL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
LAKE WALES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.9 km)
VICTORY RIDGE ACADEMY	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
ROOSEVELT ACADEMY	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
JORDAN CHRISTIAN PREPARATORY	private	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
ENDTIME CHRISTIAN SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE	private	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
WALTER CALDWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
SPOOK HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
EDWARD W BOK ACADEMY NORTH	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
CANDLELIGHT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
EAGLE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 33851

What school district is ZIP code 33851 in?

ZIP 33851 (Lake Hamilton, FL) maps to Polk County School District (LEA ID 1201590) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 33851?

US5 lists 82 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 57 public and 25 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 33851 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 33851 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	13.4%
High school	35.5%
Less than HS	23.5%
School district	Polk County School District

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