ZIP 02780 — 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 02780

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 02780 (Taunton, MA) is associated with Taunton School District (LEA 2511520) 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 68 K-12 schools (57 public, 11 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.8 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 Wheaton College (Massachusetts) about 5.2 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Taunton School District

LEA ID

2511520

Private school share (ACS)

0.5%

Colleges & universities (100)

Wheaton College (Massachusetts)5.2 miles (8.4 km)4yr-private
Bridgewater State University9.2 miles (14.7 km)4yr-public
Stonehill College10.5 miles (17.0 km)4yr-private
Bristol Community College12.9 miles (20.8 km)2yr-public
Massasoit Community College13.2 miles (21.3 km)2yr-public
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing13.9 miles (22.4 km)2yr-private
Brown University15.8 miles (25.4 km)4yr-private
Rhode Island School of Design16.0 miles (25.8 km)4yr-private
Johnson & Wales University-Providence16.4 miles (26.3 km)4yr-private
Johnson & Wales University-Online16.4 miles (26.3 km)4yr-private
College Unbound16.7 miles (26.9 km)4yr-private
Providence College17.1 miles (27.4 km)4yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Rhode Island College18.4 miles (29.7 km)4yr-public
Lincoln Technical Institute-Lincoln18.6 miles (29.9 km)2yr-private
Dean College18.8 miles (30.3 km)4yr-private
FINE Mortuary College19.2 miles (30.9 km)2yr-private
Roger Williams University School of Law19.3 miles (31.1 km)4yr-private
Roger Williams University19.3 miles (31.1 km)4yr-private
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth20.2 miles (32.6 km)4yr-public
Bryant University21.7 miles (34.9 km)4yr-private
Curry College22.7 miles (36.6 km)4yr-private
Community College of Rhode Island23.1 miles (37.2 km)2yr-public
Boston Baptist College23.8 miles (38.4 km)4yr-private
Quincy College24.4 miles (39.3 km)4yr-public
Laboure College of Healthcare24.5 miles (39.4 km)4yr-private
Eastern Nazarene College25.6 miles (41.2 km)4yr-private
New England Institute of Technology26.2 miles (42.1 km)4yr-private
William James College27.0 miles (43.5 km)4yr-private
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering27.6 miles (44.4 km)4yr-private
Babson College27.8 miles (44.8 km)4yr-private
Massachusetts Maritime Academy28.0 miles (45.1 km)4yr-public
Wellesley College28.1 miles (45.3 km)4yr-private
Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology28.2 miles (45.4 km)4yr-private
University of Massachusetts-Boston28.2 miles (45.4 km)4yr-public
Massachusetts Bay Community College28.8 miles (46.4 km)2yr-public
Roxbury Community College29.1 miles (46.8 km)2yr-public
Wentworth Institute of Technology29.6 miles (47.6 km)4yr-private
MCPHS University29.6 miles (47.6 km)4yr-private
Massachusetts College of Art and Design29.6 miles (47.6 km)4yr-public
Boston College29.6 miles (47.7 km)4yr-private
Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis Inc29.7 miles (47.8 km)4yr-private
Simmons University29.7 miles (47.9 km)4yr-private
Northeastern University29.8 miles (48.0 km)4yr-private
Northeastern University Professional Programs29.8 miles (48.0 km)4yr-private
Emmanuel College29.8 miles (48.0 km)4yr-private
The New England Conservatory of Music29.9 miles (48.1 km)4yr-private
Saint John's Seminary30.1 miles (48.5 km)4yr-private
Hebrew College30.1 miles (48.5 km)4yr-private
Berklee College of Music30.3 miles (48.7 km)4yr-private
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology30.3 miles (48.7 km)4yr-private
Boston Architectural College30.4 miles (48.9 km)4yr-private
Boston University30.5 miles (49.1 km)4yr-private
Lasell University30.6 miles (49.2 km)4yr-private
New England College of Optometry30.6 miles (49.3 km)4yr-private
New England Law-Boston30.6 miles (49.3 km)4yr-private
Emerson College30.7 miles (49.5 km)4yr-private
Urban College of Boston30.8 miles (49.6 km)2yr-private
Fisher College30.9 miles (49.7 km)4yr-private
Massachusetts Institute of Technology31.1 miles (50.1 km)4yr-private
Suffolk University31.1 miles (50.1 km)4yr-private
University of Massachusetts-Central Office31.2 miles (50.2 km)4yr-public
IYRS School of Technology & Trades31.3 miles (50.3 km)2yr-private
Sattler College31.3 miles (50.4 km)4yr-private
Pope St John XXIII National Seminary31.3 miles (50.4 km)4yr-private
Framingham State University31.4 miles (50.5 km)4yr-public
North Bennet Street School31.5 miles (50.7 km)2yr-private
Salve Regina University31.7 miles (51.0 km)4yr-private
Hult International Business School31.9 miles (51.4 km)4yr-private
Regis College32.1 miles (51.7 km)4yr-private
Harvard University32.1 miles (51.7 km)4yr-private
Bunker Hill Community College32.3 miles (51.9 km)2yr-public
MGH Institute of Health Professions32.4 miles (52.1 km)4yr-private
Brandeis University32.4 miles (52.1 km)4yr-private
Longy School of Music of Bard College32.4 miles (52.2 km)4yr-private
Lesley University32.5 miles (52.4 km)4yr-private
Cambridge College32.7 miles (52.6 km)4yr-private
Bentley University33.4 miles (53.7 km)4yr-private
Tufts University34.5 miles (55.5 km)4yr-private
Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing35.7 miles (57.5 km)2yr-private
University of Rhode Island36.1 miles (58.1 km)4yr-public
National Aviation Academy of New England40.6 miles (65.4 km)2yr-private
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School41.7 miles (67.1 km)4yr-public
College of the Holy Cross42.0 miles (67.6 km)4yr-private
Salem State University42.7 miles (68.7 km)4yr-public
Nichols College42.7 miles (68.8 km)4yr-private
Cape Cod Community College42.9 miles (69.1 km)2yr-public
Clark University43.1 miles (69.4 km)4yr-private
Middlesex Community College43.3 miles (69.6 km)2yr-public
Worcester Polytechnic Institute43.5 miles (70.0 km)4yr-private
Quinsigamond Community College44.5 miles (71.7 km)2yr-public
Worcester State University44.7 miles (71.9 km)4yr-public
Assumption University45.1 miles (72.6 km)4yr-private
Montserrat College of Art46.0 miles (74.0 km)4yr-private
Endicott College46.7 miles (75.2 km)4yr-private
North Shore Community College47.7 miles (76.7 km)2yr-public
Gordon College49.5 miles (79.6 km)4yr-private
Anna Maria College50.3 miles (81.0 km)4yr-private
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary50.6 miles (81.5 km)4yr-private
Merrimack College52.5 miles (84.4 km)4yr-private
University of Massachusetts-Lowell52.5 miles (84.5 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
James L. Mulcahey Elementary School	public	—	—	0.5 miles (0.7 km)
H H Galligan	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
Edmund Hatch Bennett	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
Joseph C Chamberlain	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
Benjamin Friedman Middle	public	—	—	1.2 miles (2.0 km)
Taunton Alternative High School	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.0 km)
Taunton Public Virtual Academy (TPVA)	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.0 km)
OUR LADY OF LOURDES SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
Edward F. Leddy Preschool	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Taunton High	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
John F Parker Middle	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
Elizabeth Pole	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
Bristol-Plymouth Vocational Technical	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Berkley Middle School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
East Taunton Elementary	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Merrill Elementary School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Joseph H Martin	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
L G Nourse Elementary	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Laliberte Elementary School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Raynham Middle School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
THE PINECROFT SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Dighton Elementary	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Bristol County Agricultural High	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Dighton Middle School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Henri A. Yelle	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Norton High	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
Berkley Community School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Norton Middle	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
CEDAR BROOK SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
J C Solmonese	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.7 km)
JRI ANCHOR ACADEMY SCHOOL MIDDLEBOROUGH	private	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
GRACE BAPTIST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
HOPE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Hyman Fine Elementary School	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Palmer River	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Dorothy L Beckwith	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Wamsutta Middle School	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Peter Thacher Elementary School	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Early Learning Center	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Mitchell Elementary School	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Bridgewater-Raynham Regional	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
CRYSTAL SPRINGS INC.	private	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Williams Intermediate School	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Therapeutic Day School	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Bridgewater Middle School	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Rose L Macdonald	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
North Elementary	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Jordan/Jackson Elementary	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Thomas Willett Elementary School	public	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
West Bridgewater Junior/Senior	public	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
Everett W Robinson	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Spring Street School	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Mansfield High	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
Harold L Qualters Middle	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
Howard School	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
Roland Green School	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
ST MARY'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.7 miles (15.7 km)
Assawompset Elementary School	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Attleboro High	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Attleboro Community Academy	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Attleboro Virtual Academy	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
LITTLE BLESSINGS PRESCHOOL	private	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
A. Irvin Studley Elementary School	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
BISHOP FEEHAN	private	—	—	9.8 miles (15.9 km)
Cyril K. Brennan Middle School	public	—	—	9.9 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 02780

What school district is ZIP code 02780 in?

ZIP 02780 (Taunton, MA) maps to Taunton School District (LEA ID 2511520) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 02780?

US5 lists 68 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 57 public and 11 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 02780 attend private school?

About 0.5% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 02780 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	23.9%
High school	33.9%
Less than HS	15.4%
School district	Taunton School District

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