ZIP 02740 — 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 02740

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 02740 (New Bedford, MA) is associated with New Bedford School District (LEA 2508430) 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 60 K-12 schools (49 public, 11 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 2.3 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.2% 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 University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth about 3.5 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

New Bedford School District

LEA ID

2508430

Private school share (ACS)

0.2%

Colleges & universities (100)

University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth3.5 miles (5.6 km)4yr-public
Bristol Community College11.0 miles (17.7 km)2yr-public
Roger Williams University16.6 miles (26.8 km)4yr-private
Roger Williams University School of Law16.7 miles (26.9 km)4yr-private
Massachusetts Maritime Academy17.7 miles (28.4 km)4yr-public
Salve Regina University22.0 miles (35.4 km)4yr-private
IYRS School of Technology & Trades22.3 miles (35.8 km)2yr-private
Bridgewater State University24.3 miles (39.0 km)4yr-public
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)26.0 miles (41.9 km)4yr-private
College Unbound27.1 miles (43.6 km)4yr-private
Brown University27.3 miles (44.0 km)4yr-private
Johnson & Wales University-Online27.5 miles (44.3 km)4yr-private

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Johnson & Wales University-Providence27.5 miles (44.3 km)4yr-private
Rhode Island School of Design27.6 miles (44.4 km)4yr-private
Community College of Rhode Island28.5 miles (45.9 km)2yr-public
New England Institute of Technology29.2 miles (47.0 km)4yr-private
Providence College29.4 miles (47.3 km)4yr-private
Stonehill College30.0 miles (48.3 km)4yr-private
Massasoit Community College30.4 miles (48.8 km)2yr-public
Rhode Island College30.6 miles (49.3 km)4yr-public
Cape Cod Community College31.3 miles (50.3 km)2yr-public
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing31.3 miles (50.3 km)2yr-private
University of Rhode Island32.2 miles (51.9 km)4yr-public
Lincoln Technical Institute-Lincoln34.7 miles (55.8 km)2yr-private
Bryant University36.6 miles (58.9 km)4yr-private
Dean College39.0 miles (62.7 km)4yr-private
FINE Mortuary College39.8 miles (64.1 km)2yr-private
Curry College42.5 miles (68.4 km)4yr-private
Quincy College42.6 miles (68.6 km)4yr-public
Laboure College of Healthcare43.5 miles (70.0 km)4yr-private
Boston Baptist College43.5 miles (70.0 km)4yr-private
Eastern Nazarene College44.0 miles (70.7 km)4yr-private
University of Massachusetts-Boston46.9 miles (75.5 km)4yr-public
William James College47.4 miles (76.3 km)4yr-private
Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology48.0 miles (77.2 km)4yr-private
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering48.3 miles (77.7 km)4yr-private
Roxbury Community College48.5 miles (78.0 km)2yr-public
Babson College48.5 miles (78.1 km)4yr-private
Wentworth Institute of Technology49.0 miles (78.8 km)4yr-private
Wellesley College49.0 miles (78.8 km)4yr-private
Massachusetts College of Art and Design49.0 miles (78.9 km)4yr-public
MCPHS University49.0 miles (78.9 km)4yr-private
Northeastern University49.1 miles (79.1 km)4yr-private
Northeastern University Professional Programs49.1 miles (79.1 km)4yr-private
The New England Conservatory of Music49.2 miles (79.2 km)4yr-private
Simmons University49.2 miles (79.2 km)4yr-private
Emmanuel College49.3 miles (79.4 km)4yr-private
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology49.4 miles (79.5 km)4yr-private
Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis Inc49.5 miles (79.7 km)4yr-private
Massachusetts Bay Community College49.5 miles (79.7 km)2yr-public
Berklee College of Music49.6 miles (79.8 km)4yr-private
Boston Architectural College49.7 miles (80.0 km)4yr-private
Boston College49.7 miles (80.0 km)4yr-private
New England Law-Boston49.7 miles (80.0 km)4yr-private
Emerson College49.8 miles (80.2 km)4yr-private
Urban College of Boston49.9 miles (80.2 km)2yr-private
New England College of Optometry49.9 miles (80.4 km)4yr-private
Boston University50.1 miles (80.6 km)4yr-private
Fisher College50.1 miles (80.6 km)4yr-private
Saint John's Seminary50.2 miles (80.7 km)4yr-private
Suffolk University50.2 miles (80.8 km)4yr-private
University of Massachusetts-Central Office50.2 miles (80.8 km)4yr-public
Sattler College50.4 miles (81.1 km)4yr-private
North Bennet Street School50.5 miles (81.2 km)2yr-private
Massachusetts Institute of Technology50.5 miles (81.3 km)4yr-private
Hebrew College50.7 miles (81.6 km)4yr-private
Hult International Business School51.1 miles (82.2 km)4yr-private
Lasell University51.1 miles (82.3 km)4yr-private
MGH Institute of Health Professions51.3 miles (82.6 km)4yr-private
Bunker Hill Community College51.4 miles (82.7 km)2yr-public
Harvard University51.8 miles (83.3 km)4yr-private
Cambridge College51.8 miles (83.4 km)4yr-private
Longy School of Music of Bard College52.1 miles (83.8 km)4yr-private
Lesley University52.1 miles (83.9 km)4yr-private
Pope St John XXIII National Seminary52.1 miles (83.9 km)4yr-private
Framingham State University52.3 miles (84.2 km)4yr-public
Regis College52.9 miles (85.1 km)4yr-private
Brandeis University53.0 miles (85.2 km)4yr-private
Bentley University53.7 miles (86.5 km)4yr-private
Tufts University54.1 miles (87.0 km)4yr-private
Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing55.2 miles (88.8 km)2yr-private
Nichols College58.3 miles (93.8 km)4yr-private
Salem State University59.9 miles (96.4 km)4yr-public
College of the Holy Cross61.0 miles (98.1 km)4yr-private
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School61.2 miles (98.6 km)4yr-public
National Aviation Academy of New England61.5 miles (98.9 km)2yr-private
Clark University62.1 miles (100.0 km)4yr-private
University of Connecticut-Avery Point62.4 miles (100.5 km)4yr-public
Worcester Polytechnic Institute62.8 miles (101.0 km)4yr-private
United States Coast Guard Academy62.9 miles (101.1 km)4yr-public
Connecticut College63.0 miles (101.5 km)4yr-private
Montserrat College of Art63.1 miles (101.6 km)4yr-private
Endicott College63.5 miles (102.1 km)4yr-private
Mitchell College63.6 miles (102.3 km)4yr-private
Middlesex Community College63.7 miles (102.5 km)2yr-public
Worcester State University63.7 miles (102.6 km)4yr-public
Quinsigamond Community College64.2 miles (103.3 km)2yr-public
Assumption University64.4 miles (103.7 km)4yr-private
North Shore Community College65.8 miles (106.0 km)2yr-public
Gordon College66.1 miles (106.4 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Trinity Day Academy	public	—	—	0.1 miles (0.2 km)
Sgt Wm H Carney Academy	public	—	—	0.3 miles (0.5 km)
Ellen R Hathaway	public	—	—	0.3 miles (0.5 km)
Whaling City Junior/Senior High School	public	—	—	0.4 miles (0.6 km)
Thomas R Rodman	public	—	—	0.6 miles (0.9 km)
John Avery Parker	public	—	—	0.6 miles (0.9 km)
New Bedford High	public	—	—	0.6 miles (1.0 km)
NATIVITY PREPARATORY SCHOOL NEW BEDFORD	private	—	—	0.7 miles (1.1 km)
ST JAMES - ST JOHN SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.8 miles (1.2 km)
Keith Middle School	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.4 km)
Elizabeth Carter Brooks	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.4 km)
Betsey B Winslow	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.4 km)
OUR SISTERS' SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.1 miles (1.7 km)
James B Congdon	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
Alfred J Gomes	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
Hayden/McFadden	public	—	—	1.2 miles (2.0 km)
James M. Quinn School	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
Carlos Pacheco	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.2 km)
John B Devalles	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
BISHOP STANG HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.5 miles (2.5 km)
Dartmouth Middle	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.5 km)
Global Learning Charter Public School	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
NAZARENE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Fairhaven High	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.8 km)
Alma del Mar Charter School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Hastings Middle	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
ST JOSEPH SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Irwin M. Jacobs Elementary School	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Abraham Lincoln	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
Joseph Demello	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
Roosevelt Middle School	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.8 km)
FRIENDS ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
KIDDIE KAMPUS	private	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
MEETING STREET/THE SCHWARTZ CENTER	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Charles S Ashley	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Andrew B. Cushman School	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
Leroy Wood	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Normandin Middle School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
William H Taylor	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.1 km)
ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Jireh Swift	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Dartmouth High	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
George H Potter	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Gr New Bedford Vocational Technical	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
East Fairhaven	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Elwyn G Campbell	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Old Hammondtown	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Albert F Ford Middle School	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
Casimir Pulaski	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Acushnet Elementary School	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Westport Elementary	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Center	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
Westport Middle-High School	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
Alice A Macomber	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Rochester Memorial	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
Old Rochester Regional High	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
Old Rochester Regional Jr High	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
WHITNEY ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Freetown Elementary School	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Sippican	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 02740

What school district is ZIP code 02740 in?

ZIP 02740 (New Bedford, MA) maps to New Bedford School District (LEA ID 2508430) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 02740?

US5 lists 60 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 49 public and 11 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 02740 attend private school?

About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 02740 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	18.1%
High school	33.5%
Less than HS	23.3%
School district	New Bedford School District

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