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ZIP 90605 — Schools & Education
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.
Upper Middle ClassLow Snow Area
School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities
Schools & Education in ZIP 90605
K-12 nearby
100
Public
81
Private
19
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 90605 (Whittier, CA) is associated with East Whittier City Elementary School District (LEA 0611850) 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 100 K-12 schools (81 public, 19 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.2 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 ATI College-Whittier about 1.2 miles away (4yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
East Whittier City Elementary School District
LEA ID
0611850
Private school share (ACS)
0.1%
Colleges & universities (100)
- ATI College-Whittier1.2 miles (1.9 km)4yr-private
- Whittier College2.0 miles (3.3 km)4yr-private
- Southern California University of Health Sciences3.0 miles (4.8 km)4yr-private
- Biola University3.1 miles (5.0 km)4yr-private
- Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America4.5 miles (7.2 km)4yr-private
- Rio Hondo College4.8 miles (7.8 km)4yr-public
- Downey Adult School5.7 miles (9.1 km)2yr-public
- Latin American Bible Institute5.9 miles (9.5 km)4yr-private
- Cerritos College6.1 miles (9.8 km)2yr-public
- PCI College6.8 miles (10.9 km)4yr-private
- Grace Mission University6.8 miles (11.0 km)4yr-private
- Fremont University7.0 miles (11.3 km)4yr-private
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- University of the West7.4 miles (11.9 km)4yr-private
- American Career College-Anaheim7.5 miles (12.0 km)2yr-private
- Fullerton College8.0 miles (12.8 km)2yr-public
- South Baylo University8.0 miles (12.9 km)4yr-private
- North Orange County Community College District8.3 miles (13.3 km)4yr-public
- Healthcare Career College8.3 miles (13.4 km)2yr-private
- Cypress College8.4 miles (13.6 km)4yr-public
- North-West College-Anaheim8.5 miles (13.7 km)2yr-private
- Southern California Institute of Technology8.8 miles (14.2 km)4yr-private
- Bethesda University8.8 miles (14.2 km)4yr-private
- Marshall B Ketchum University9.0 miles (14.4 km)4yr-private
- Premiere Career College9.2 miles (14.7 km)2yr-private
- National Polytechnic College9.2 miles (14.9 km)2yr-private
- California State University-Fullerton9.3 miles (14.9 km)4yr-public
- North-West College-West Covina9.4 miles (15.2 km)2yr-private
- Hope International University9.5 miles (15.2 km)4yr-private
- East Los Angeles College9.5 miles (15.2 km)2yr-public
- Glendale Career College-North-West College-MFSON9.5 miles (15.2 km)2yr-private
- Touro University Worldwide10.0 miles (16.0 km)4yr-private
- Long Beach City College10.3 miles (16.5 km)2yr-public
- Daybreak University11.0 miles (17.6 km)4yr-private
- Universal Technical Institute-Southern California11.0 miles (17.8 km)2yr-private
- InterCoast Colleges-West Covina11.2 miles (18.0 km)4yr-private
- Alhambra Medical University11.5 miles (18.4 km)4yr-private
- California State University-Los Angeles11.6 miles (18.6 km)4yr-public
- West Coast University-Orange County11.6 miles (18.7 km)4yr-private
- Platt College-Los Angeles11.6 miles (18.7 km)4yr-private
- California Institute of Advanced Management11.7 miles (18.7 km)4yr-private
- Compton College11.7 miles (18.9 km)2yr-public
- California Career Institute12.1 miles (19.5 km)2yr-private
- Mt San Antonio College12.2 miles (19.7 km)2yr-public
- North-West College-Long Beach12.5 miles (20.1 km)2yr-private
- California State University-Long Beach12.6 miles (20.3 km)4yr-public
- Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science12.6 miles (20.3 km)4yr-private
- Platt College-Anaheim12.8 miles (20.7 km)4yr-private
- Haven University12.9 miles (20.8 km)4yr-private
- The Chicago School at Anaheim12.9 miles (20.8 km)4yr-private
- Concorde Career College-Garden Grove13.1 miles (21.1 km)2yr-private
- Tri-Community Adult Education13.2 miles (21.3 km)2yr-public
- Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health13.3 miles (21.3 km)2yr-public
- American University of Health Sciences13.6 miles (21.8 km)4yr-private
- Southern California Institute of Architecture13.6 miles (21.9 km)4yr-private
- California State Polytechnic University-Pomona13.8 miles (22.2 km)4yr-public
- South Coast College14.1 miles (22.8 km)2yr-private
- California Institute of Technology14.2 miles (22.8 km)4yr-private
- Pasadena City College14.5 miles (23.3 km)2yr-public
- California State University-Dominguez Hills14.5 miles (23.4 km)4yr-public
- Azusa Pacific University14.7 miles (23.6 km)4yr-private
- Chapman University14.7 miles (23.6 km)4yr-private
- California College of Music14.7 miles (23.7 km)2yr-private
- California College of ASU14.8 miles (23.9 km)4yr-private
- Los Angeles College of Music14.9 miles (24.0 km)4yr-private
- FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising15.0 miles (24.1 km)4yr-private
- Institute of Culinary Education15.0 miles (24.1 km)2yr-private
- The Chicago School at Los Angeles15.0 miles (24.1 km)4yr-private
- Los Angeles Community College District Office15.0 miles (24.2 km)4yr-public
- University of the People15.0 miles (24.2 km)4yr-private
- Citrus College15.0 miles (24.2 km)2yr-public
- Golden West College15.1 miles (24.3 km)2yr-public
- Los Angeles Trade Technical College15.1 miles (24.3 km)2yr-public
- Life Pacific University15.2 miles (24.4 km)4yr-private
- Fuller Theological Seminary15.2 miles (24.4 km)4yr-private
- Providence Christian College15.3 miles (24.6 km)4yr-private
- Santa Ana College15.3 miles (24.7 km)4yr-public
- Rancho Santiago Community College District Office15.5 miles (24.9 km)4yr-public
- UEI College-Gardena15.6 miles (25.1 km)2yr-private
- University of Southern California15.7 miles (25.2 km)4yr-private
- Pacific Oaks College15.8 miles (25.4 km)4yr-private
- Saybrook University15.8 miles (25.4 km)4yr-private
- Los Angeles Pacific University15.8 miles (25.4 km)4yr-private
- Trinity Law School16.1 miles (25.9 km)4yr-private
- Los Angeles Southwest College16.1 miles (26.0 km)2yr-public
- Occidental College16.2 miles (26.1 km)4yr-private
- America Evangelical University16.3 miles (26.2 km)4yr-private
- California State University-Chancellors Office16.4 miles (26.3 km)4yr-public
- Integrity College of Health16.5 miles (26.5 km)4yr-private
- Modern Technology School16.8 miles (27.1 km)2yr-private
- Southwestern Law School17.0 miles (27.3 km)4yr-private
- Coastline Community College17.1 miles (27.5 km)2yr-public
- World Mission University17.1 miles (27.6 km)4yr-private
- Dongguk University Los Angeles17.2 miles (27.6 km)4yr-private
- Sri Sai Krish Institute17.3 miles (27.8 km)2yr-private
- Learnet Academy Inc17.3 miles (27.8 km)4yr-private
- Los Angeles Pacific College17.3 miles (27.9 km)2yr-private
- Pacific States University17.5 miles (28.1 km)4yr-private
- Angeles College17.5 miles (28.2 km)4yr-private
- Western University of Health Sciences17.5 miles (28.2 km)4yr-private
- Art Center College of Design17.7 miles (28.5 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mulberry Elementary | public | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.7 km) |
| California High | public | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.8 km) |
| East Whittier Middle | public | — | — | 0.6 miles (0.9 km) |
| CARDEN ACADEMY OF WHITTIER | private | — | — | 0.6 miles (0.9 km) |
| MULBERRY TREE PRESCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.2 km) |
| Ocean View Elementary | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.2 km) |
| Laurel Elementary | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.2 km) |
| Ceres Elementary | public | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.7 km) |
| Howard J. McKibben Elementary | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| Frontier High (Continuation) | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| Sierra Vista High (Alternative) | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| Lydia Jackson College Preparatory Academy | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| Evergreen Elementary | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.2 km) |
| ST GREGORY THE GREAT SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.2 km) |
| Lake Marie Elementary | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Orchard Dale Elementary | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| La Colima Elementary | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Hillview Middle | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Richard L. Graves Middle | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.5 km) |
| La Serna High | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.5 km) |
| ST PAUL HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| ST BRUNO PARISH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| Carmela Elementary | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Leffingwell Elementary | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Loma Vista Elementary | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| ST MARY OF THE ASSUMPTION SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Scott Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Los Altos Elementary | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Murphy Ranch Elementary | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| WHITTIER FRIENDS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Granada Middle | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Whittier High | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| Lou Henry Hoover School of Fine Arts | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| Jordan Elementary | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Gardenhill Elementary | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| Aeolian Elementary | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| HADLEY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Christian Sorensen Science Academy | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Meadow Green Elementary | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.6 km) |
| ST PAUL OF THE CROSS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Foster Road Elementary | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| PRIMANTI MONTESSORI ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Longfellow Elementary | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| HANGUI YU INC DBA SANTA FE KIDS COMPANY OF CALIFOR | private | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| PLYMOUTH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Reginald M. Benton Middle | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Macy Elementary | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Los Nietos Middle | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| John Foster Dulles Elementary | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.1 km) |
| Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.1 km) |
| La Mirada High | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Ada S. Nelson Elementary | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.2 km) |
| Walter F. Dexter Middle | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.2 km) |
| Rancho Santa Gertrudes Elementary | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Whittier Independent Study | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Lakeland Elementary | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Jersey Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| John H. Glenn High | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Daniel Phelan Language Academy | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Pioneer High | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Katherine Edwards Mid Sch STEAM & Dual Immersion Acad | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Los Molinos Elementary | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Tri-Cities ROP | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Lake Center Middle | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| WHITTIER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| WHITTIER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Olita Elementary | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| West Whittier Elementary | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| El Portal Elementary | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.7 km) |
| Paddison Elementary | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| La Pluma Elementary | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| ST LINUS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Lakeview Elementary | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Los Altos Elementary | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.0 km) |
| Santa Fe High | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Cresson Elementary | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Orange Grove Elementary | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Ramona Head Start/State Preschool | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Early Childhood Education Center | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| La Habra High | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Escalona Elementary | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Eastwood Elementary | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| ST MARK'S LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| William W. Orr Elementary | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| JOYLAND PRESCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| El Camino High (Continuation) | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| STEAM Academy @ Burke | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Birney Tech Academy | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Early Learning Program | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Grazide Elementary | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.8 km) |
| Walnut Elementary | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| ST MARIANNE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Nettie L. Waite Middle | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| El Rancho High | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
| Newton Middle | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
| El Cerrito Elementary | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
| MOLOKAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
| Rivera Elementary | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 90605
What school district is ZIP code 90605 in?
ZIP 90605 (Whittier, CA) maps to East Whittier City Elementary School District (LEA ID 0611850) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 90605?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 81 public and 19 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 90605 attend private school?
About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 90605 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 22.9% |
| High school | 27.9% |
| Less than HS | 17.2% |
| School district | East Whittier City Elementary School District |