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Amherst Town city, MA

ZIP 01002 — 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 01002

K-12 nearby
32
Public
24
Private
8
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 01002 (Amherst Town, MA) is associated with Amherst School District (LEA 2501890) 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 32 K-12 schools (24 public, 8 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.1 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 Amherst College about 3.1 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education
School district
Amherst School District
LEA ID
2501890
Private school share (ACS)
0.5%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Amherst College3.1 miles (5.0 km)4yr-private
  • University of Massachusetts-Amherst3.8 miles (6.1 km)4yr-public
  • Hampshire College4.5 miles (7.3 km)4yr-private
  • Mount Holyoke College9.6 miles (15.4 km)4yr-private
  • Smith College9.7 miles (15.6 km)4yr-private
  • Conway School of Landscape Design10.3 miles (16.6 km)4yr-private
  • Holyoke Community College15.3 miles (24.6 km)2yr-public
  • College of Our Lady of the Elms17.0 miles (27.4 km)4yr-private
  • Western New England University17.5 miles (28.1 km)4yr-private
  • American International College18.1 miles (29.2 km)4yr-private
  • Greenfield Community College18.5 miles (29.8 km)2yr-public
  • Springfield Technical Community College18.7 miles (30.0 km)2yr-public
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing Education18.8 miles (30.2 km)4yr-private
  • Springfield College18.8 miles (30.2 km)4yr-private
  • Bay Path University22.3 miles (35.9 km)4yr-private
  • Westfield State University23.5 miles (37.9 km)4yr-public
  • Anna Maria College27.7 miles (44.5 km)4yr-private
  • Mount Wachusett Community College28.9 miles (46.5 km)2yr-public
  • Worcester State University32.1 miles (51.7 km)4yr-public
  • Assumption University32.5 miles (52.4 km)4yr-private
  • Clark University33.4 miles (53.8 km)4yr-private
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute33.8 miles (54.4 km)4yr-private
  • Quinsigamond Community College34.1 miles (54.8 km)2yr-public
  • College of the Holy Cross34.4 miles (55.3 km)4yr-private
  • Nichols College34.9 miles (56.2 km)4yr-private
  • Franklin Pierce University35.3 miles (56.7 km)4yr-private
  • University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School36.1 miles (58.1 km)4yr-public
  • SIT Graduate Institute36.8 miles (59.3 km)4yr-private
  • Fitchburg State University37.5 miles (60.3 km)4yr-public
  • University of Connecticut39.8 miles (64.1 km)4yr-public
  • Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts39.8 miles (64.1 km)4yr-public
  • Keene State College39.9 miles (64.2 km)4yr-public
  • Antioch University-New England40.1 miles (64.6 km)4yr-private
  • University of Hartford41.2 miles (66.3 km)4yr-private
  • Rensselaer at Hartford42.3 miles (68.0 km)4yr-private
  • Landmark College42.5 miles (68.3 km)4yr-private
  • Arizona College of Nursing - Hartford42.5 miles (68.3 km)4yr-private
  • Connecticut State Community College42.6 miles (68.5 km)2yr-public
  • University of Saint Joseph42.6 miles (68.6 km)4yr-private
  • University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus43.0 miles (69.2 km)4yr-public
  • Hartford International University for Religion and Peace43.0 miles (69.2 km)4yr-private
  • Goodwin University43.9 miles (70.7 km)4yr-private
  • Berkshire Community College44.2 miles (71.1 km)2yr-public
  • Trinity College44.2 miles (71.2 km)4yr-private
  • Williams College44.9 miles (72.3 km)4yr-private
  • Eastern Connecticut State University46.1 miles (74.1 km)4yr-public
  • American Institute-West Hartford46.1 miles (74.2 km)2yr-private
  • Bard College at Simon's Rock48.3 miles (77.7 km)4yr-private
  • Central Connecticut State University49.0 miles (78.9 km)4yr-public
  • Charter Oak State College50.9 miles (82.0 km)4yr-public
  • Framingham State University52.4 miles (84.3 km)4yr-public
  • Holy Apostles College and Seminary53.2 miles (85.6 km)4yr-private
  • National Aviation Academy of New England55.1 miles (88.6 km)2yr-private
  • Bennington College55.1 miles (88.8 km)4yr-private
  • Nashua Community College56.1 miles (90.3 km)2yr-public
  • Bryant University56.2 miles (90.4 km)4yr-private
  • St Joseph School of Nursing56.6 miles (91.1 km)2yr-private
  • Wesleyan University56.8 miles (91.5 km)4yr-private
  • Rivier University57.2 miles (92.1 km)4yr-private
  • Dean College57.6 miles (92.7 km)4yr-private
  • Lincoln Technical Institute-Lincoln58.2 miles (93.7 km)2yr-private
  • Thomas More College of Liberal Arts58.3 miles (93.7 km)4yr-private
  • Pope St John XXIII National Seminary58.6 miles (94.4 km)4yr-private
  • Regis College58.6 miles (94.4 km)4yr-private
  • Wellesley College59.1 miles (95.1 km)4yr-private
  • University of Massachusetts-Lowell61.0 miles (98.2 km)4yr-public
  • Massachusetts Bay Community College61.1 miles (98.4 km)2yr-public
  • Brandeis University61.2 miles (98.5 km)4yr-private
  • Babson College61.2 miles (98.5 km)4yr-private
  • Franklin W Olin College of Engineering61.3 miles (98.6 km)4yr-private
  • Middlesex Community College61.4 miles (98.8 km)2yr-public
  • Lasell University62.1 miles (99.9 km)4yr-private
  • Hebrew College62.2 miles (100.1 km)4yr-private
  • Rhode Island College62.4 miles (100.4 km)4yr-public
  • Bentley University63.1 miles (101.5 km)4yr-private
  • University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus63.3 miles (101.9 km)4yr-public
  • Providence College63.5 miles (102.3 km)4yr-private
  • William James College64.3 miles (103.5 km)4yr-private
  • New England College64.8 miles (104.2 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Anselm College64.8 miles (104.4 km)4yr-private
  • Rhode Island School of Design65.3 miles (105.2 km)4yr-private
  • Johnson & Wales University-Providence65.5 miles (105.4 km)4yr-private
  • Johnson & Wales University-Online65.5 miles (105.4 km)4yr-private
  • Post University65.6 miles (105.5 km)4yr-private
  • Brown University65.6 miles (105.6 km)4yr-private
  • Boston College65.9 miles (106.0 km)4yr-private
  • FINE Mortuary College65.9 miles (106.1 km)2yr-private
  • College Unbound66.0 miles (106.3 km)4yr-private
  • University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online66.2 miles (106.5 km)4yr-public
  • University of New Hampshire at Manchester66.2 miles (106.5 km)4yr-public
  • Saint John's Seminary66.2 miles (106.6 km)4yr-private
  • Hudson Valley Community College66.5 miles (107.0 km)2yr-public
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute67.0 miles (107.7 km)4yr-private
  • Manchester Community College67.1 miles (108.0 km)2yr-public
  • Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing67.3 miles (108.2 km)2yr-private
  • Community College of Rhode Island67.4 miles (108.4 km)2yr-public
  • Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis Inc67.7 miles (109.0 km)4yr-private
  • Russell Sage College67.7 miles (109.0 km)4yr-private
  • Massachusetts School of Law67.8 miles (109.1 km)4yr-private
  • Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology68.0 miles (109.4 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
Pelham Elementarypublic——1.1 miles (1.7 km)
Fort River Elementarypublic——2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Amherst Regional Middle Schoolpublic——3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Amherst Regional Highpublic——3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Wildwood Elementarypublic——3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Crocker Farm Elementarypublic——3.2 miles (5.2 km)
THE COMMON SCHOOLprivate——3.3 miles (5.3 km)
AMHERST MONTESSORI SCHOOLprivate——3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter Schoolpublic——5.1 miles (8.3 km)
THE HARTSBROOK SCHOOLprivate——6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Shutesbury Elementarypublic——6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Hadley Elementarypublic——6.6 miles (10.6 km)
THE MACDUFFIE SCHOOLprivate——6.6 miles (10.7 km)
Hopkins Academypublic——7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Cold Springpublic——7.0 miles (11.2 km)
East Meadowpublic——7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Chestnut Hill Community Schoolpublic——7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Swift River Elementarypublic——7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Granby Jr Sr High Schoolpublic——7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Leverett Elementarypublic——7.2 miles (11.5 km)
Belchertown Highpublic——7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Hatfield Elementarypublic——7.2 miles (11.7 km)
Smith Academypublic——7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Jabish Middle Schoolpublic——7.3 miles (11.8 km)
THE MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF NORTHAMPTONprivate——8.9 miles (14.3 km)
CUTCHINS PROGRAMprivate——8.9 miles (14.4 km)
Bridge Streetpublic——9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Sunderland Elementarypublic——9.0 miles (14.5 km)
CAMPUS SCHOOL OF SMITH COLLEGEprivate——9.5 miles (15.3 km)
LANDER GRINSPOON ACADEMY - SOLOMON SCHECHTERprivate——9.6 miles (15.5 km)
Jackson Streetpublic——9.7 miles (15.7 km)
Whately Elementarypublic——9.7 miles (15.7 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 01002

What school district is ZIP code 01002 in?
ZIP 01002 (Amherst Town, MA) maps to Amherst School District (LEA ID 2501890) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 01002?
US5 lists 32 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 24 public and 8 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 01002 attend private school?
About 0.5% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 01002 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher73.9%
High school8.6%
Less than HS2.8%
School districtAmherst School District