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North Pownal CDP, VT

ZIP 05260 — Schools & Education

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.

Middle ClassLow Snow Area

School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 05260

K-12 nearby
23
Public
13
Private
10
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 05260 (North Pownal, VT) is associated with Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District 87 (LEA 5000434) 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 23 K-12 schools (13 public, 10 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.5 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 Bennington College about 7.1 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education
School district
Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District 87
LEA ID
5000434
Private school share (ACS)
0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Bennington College7.1 miles (11.4 km)4yr-private
  • Williams College8.3 miles (13.3 km)4yr-private
  • Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts12.5 miles (20.1 km)4yr-public
  • Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing21.1 miles (33.9 km)2yr-private
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute21.3 miles (34.3 km)4yr-private
  • Russell Sage College22.2 miles (35.7 km)4yr-private
  • Hudson Valley Community College22.5 miles (36.2 km)2yr-public
  • Berkshire Community College25.0 miles (40.2 km)2yr-public
  • Siena College25.3 miles (40.7 km)4yr-private
  • SUNY-System Office26.9 miles (43.3 km)4yr-public
  • Mildred Elley School-Albany Campus27.8 miles (44.8 km)2yr-private
  • Albany Medical College28.0 miles (45.1 km)4yr-private
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Albany Law School28.1 miles (45.2 km)4yr-private
  • The College of Saint Rose28.1 miles (45.3 km)4yr-private
  • Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences28.2 miles (45.4 km)4yr-private
  • Bryant & Stratton College-Albany28.5 miles (45.8 km)4yr-private
  • Maria College of Albany29.2 miles (47.1 km)4yr-private
  • St. Peter's Hospital College of Nursing29.3 miles (47.1 km)2yr-private
  • University at Albany29.4 miles (47.4 km)4yr-public
  • Excelsior University30.9 miles (49.7 km)4yr-private
  • Empire State University31.2 miles (50.2 km)4yr-public
  • Skidmore College32.1 miles (51.7 km)4yr-private
  • Belanger School of Nursing32.5 miles (52.4 km)2yr-private
  • Union College33.2 miles (53.4 km)4yr-private
  • Schenectady County Community College34.2 miles (55.1 km)2yr-public
  • Greenfield Community College36.1 miles (58.0 km)2yr-public
  • SIT Graduate Institute36.1 miles (58.2 km)4yr-private
  • Landmark College40.0 miles (64.5 km)4yr-private
  • SUNY Adirondack41.4 miles (66.7 km)2yr-public
  • Bard College at Simon's Rock42.6 miles (68.6 km)4yr-private
  • Conway School of Landscape Design47.3 miles (76.2 km)4yr-private
  • Smith College47.5 miles (76.4 km)4yr-private
  • University of Massachusetts-Amherst48.5 miles (78.0 km)4yr-public
  • Amherst College49.4 miles (79.4 km)4yr-private
  • Columbia-Greene Community College50.0 miles (80.5 km)2yr-public
  • Antioch University-New England50.3 miles (80.9 km)4yr-private
  • Keene State College50.9 miles (81.9 km)4yr-public
  • Hampshire College51.0 miles (82.0 km)4yr-private
  • Mount Holyoke College52.9 miles (85.2 km)4yr-private
  • Fulton-Montgomery Community College53.0 miles (85.3 km)2yr-public
  • Westfield State University53.4 miles (85.9 km)4yr-public
  • Holyoke Community College53.6 miles (86.3 km)2yr-public
  • College of Our Lady of the Elms58.1 miles (93.5 km)4yr-private
  • Springfield Technical Community College60.6 miles (97.6 km)2yr-public
  • American International College61.0 miles (98.2 km)4yr-private
  • Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing Education61.7 miles (99.2 km)4yr-private
  • Springfield College61.7 miles (99.2 km)4yr-private
  • Franklin Pierce University61.7 miles (99.3 km)4yr-private
  • River Valley Community College62.1 miles (99.9 km)2yr-public
  • Western New England University62.1 miles (99.9 km)4yr-private
  • SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill62.9 miles (101.3 km)4yr-public
  • Bay Path University63.5 miles (102.3 km)4yr-private
  • Bard College64.1 miles (103.1 km)4yr-private
  • Mount Wachusett Community College67.4 miles (108.4 km)2yr-public
  • Davis College68.5 miles (110.2 km)4yr-private
  • Word of Life Bible Institute68.5 miles (110.2 km)2yr-private
  • University of Hartford76.2 miles (122.6 km)4yr-private
  • Anna Maria College76.8 miles (123.6 km)4yr-private
  • University of Saint Joseph77.0 miles (124.0 km)4yr-private
  • Fitchburg State University77.1 miles (124.0 km)4yr-public
  • Upper Valley Educators Institute77.1 miles (124.1 km)4yr-private
  • Colby-Sawyer College77.2 miles (124.2 km)4yr-private
  • New England College77.4 miles (124.5 km)4yr-private
  • Hartford International University for Religion and Peace78.2 miles (125.8 km)4yr-private
  • Rensselaer at Hartford78.6 miles (126.5 km)4yr-private
  • Dartmouth College78.6 miles (126.5 km)4yr-private
  • Vermont Law and Graduate School78.8 miles (126.9 km)4yr-private
  • Connecticut State Community College78.9 miles (127.0 km)2yr-public
  • Arizona College of Nursing - Hartford79.1 miles (127.3 km)4yr-private
  • University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus79.3 miles (127.6 km)4yr-public
  • Trinity College79.9 miles (128.6 km)4yr-private
  • Ulster County Community College79.9 miles (128.6 km)2yr-public
  • Magdalen College80.3 miles (129.2 km)4yr-private
  • American Institute-West Hartford80.6 miles (129.7 km)2yr-private
  • Goodwin University81.2 miles (130.7 km)4yr-private
  • Culinary Institute of America81.5 miles (131.2 km)4yr-private
  • Assumption University82.1 miles (132.1 km)4yr-private
  • Central Connecticut State University82.2 miles (132.2 km)4yr-public
  • Worcester State University82.2 miles (132.3 km)4yr-public
  • Middlebury College82.3 miles (132.4 km)4yr-private
  • Dutchess Community College82.3 miles (132.5 km)2yr-public
  • Quinsigamond Community College83.0 miles (133.6 km)2yr-public
  • Marist University83.2 miles (133.8 km)4yr-private
  • Charter Oak State College83.6 miles (134.6 km)4yr-public
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute83.6 miles (134.6 km)4yr-private
  • Clark University83.7 miles (134.8 km)4yr-private
  • Vermont State University84.3 miles (135.7 km)4yr-public
  • Vassar College84.5 miles (136.0 km)4yr-private
  • College of the Holy Cross84.8 miles (136.5 km)4yr-private
  • State University of New York at New Paltz85.3 miles (137.2 km)4yr-public
  • University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School85.6 miles (137.8 km)4yr-public
  • Nichols College87.0 miles (140.1 km)4yr-private
  • University of Connecticut87.3 miles (140.5 km)4yr-public
  • University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus88.2 miles (142.0 km)4yr-public
  • Nashua Community College88.8 miles (142.9 km)2yr-public
  • Herkimer County Community College88.9 miles (143.0 km)2yr-public
  • Post University89.3 miles (143.8 km)4yr-private
  • Holy Apostles College and Seminary89.8 miles (144.5 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Anselm College90.3 miles (145.4 km)4yr-private
  • Thomas More College of Liberal Arts90.7 miles (146.0 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
Pownal Elementary Schoolpublic——3.2 miles (5.1 km)
HOOSAC SCHOOLprivate——4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Monument Elementary Schoolpublic——5.5 miles (8.9 km)
NEW ENGLAND SCHOOL FOR GIRLSprivate——5.5 miles (8.9 km)
HOOSICK FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOLpublic——5.6 miles (8.9 km)
HOOSICK FALLS HIGH SCHOOLpublic——5.6 miles (8.9 km)
HOOSICK FALLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLpublic——5.6 miles (8.9 km)
Bennington Elementary Schoolpublic——5.8 miles (9.4 km)
THE SCHOOL OF SACRED HEART ST FRANCIS DE SALESprivate——5.9 miles (9.4 km)
Mt. Anthony Senior Union High Schoolpublic——6.2 miles (9.9 km)
Southwest Techpublic——6.2 miles (9.9 km)
GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLprivate——6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Molly Stark Schoolpublic——6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Mt. Anthony Union Middle Schoolpublic——7.3 miles (11.8 km)
VILLAGE SCHOOL OF NO.BENNINGTONprivate——7.7 miles (12.4 km)
SOUTHSHIRE COMMUNITY SCHOOLprivate——7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Williamstown Elementarypublic——8.2 miles (13.2 km)
HILAND HALL SCHOOL, INC.private——8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Woodford Hollow Schoolpublic——8.6 miles (13.9 km)
BUXTON SCHOOLprivate——8.7 miles (14.0 km)
GREEN MT MENNONITE SCHOOLprivate——9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Shaftsbury Elementary Schoolpublic——9.2 miles (14.8 km)
PINE COBBLE SCHOOLprivate——9.4 miles (15.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 05260

What school district is ZIP code 05260 in?
ZIP 05260 (North Pownal, VT) maps to Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District 87 (LEA ID 5000434) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 05260?
US5 lists 23 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 13 public and 10 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 05260 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 05260 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher60.3%
High school24.2%
Less than HS2.6%
School districtSouthwest Vermont Union Elementary School District 87