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Pownal Center CDP, VT

ZIP 05261 — 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 05261

K-12 nearby
23
Public
18
Private
5
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 05261 (Pownal Center, 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 (18 public, 5 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.8 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 Williams College about 4.2 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)

  • Williams College4.2 miles (6.7 km)4yr-private
  • Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts6.7 miles (10.8 km)4yr-public
  • Bennington College10.7 miles (17.3 km)4yr-private
  • Berkshire Community College22.5 miles (36.3 km)2yr-public
  • Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing25.3 miles (40.7 km)2yr-private
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute25.4 miles (40.9 km)4yr-private
  • Hudson Valley Community College26.1 miles (42.0 km)2yr-public
  • Russell Sage College26.3 miles (42.3 km)4yr-private
  • Siena College29.3 miles (47.2 km)4yr-private
  • SUNY-System Office30.2 miles (48.6 km)4yr-public
  • Greenfield Community College30.2 miles (48.7 km)2yr-public
  • Albany Medical College31.4 miles (50.6 km)4yr-private
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Albany Law School31.5 miles (50.6 km)4yr-private
  • Mildred Elley School-Albany Campus31.6 miles (50.8 km)2yr-private
  • Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences31.6 miles (50.8 km)4yr-private
  • The College of Saint Rose31.7 miles (51.0 km)4yr-private
  • SIT Graduate Institute32.1 miles (51.7 km)4yr-private
  • Bryant & Stratton College-Albany32.4 miles (52.2 km)4yr-private
  • Maria College of Albany32.8 miles (52.8 km)4yr-private
  • St. Peter's Hospital College of Nursing32.8 miles (52.8 km)2yr-private
  • University at Albany33.3 miles (53.6 km)4yr-public
  • Excelsior University35.0 miles (56.3 km)4yr-private
  • Landmark College36.6 miles (59.0 km)4yr-private
  • Empire State University37.2 miles (59.8 km)4yr-public
  • Belanger School of Nursing37.4 miles (60.2 km)2yr-private
  • Skidmore College38.1 miles (61.3 km)4yr-private
  • Union College38.2 miles (61.4 km)4yr-private
  • Schenectady County Community College39.2 miles (63.1 km)2yr-public
  • Bard College at Simon's Rock40.1 miles (64.6 km)4yr-private
  • Conway School of Landscape Design41.5 miles (66.8 km)4yr-private
  • Smith College41.6 miles (67.0 km)4yr-private
  • University of Massachusetts-Amherst42.5 miles (68.4 km)4yr-public
  • Amherst College43.4 miles (69.9 km)4yr-private
  • Hampshire College45.0 miles (72.5 km)4yr-private
  • Antioch University-New England46.2 miles (74.4 km)4yr-private
  • SUNY Adirondack46.8 miles (75.3 km)2yr-public
  • Keene State College46.8 miles (75.4 km)4yr-public
  • Mount Holyoke College47.1 miles (75.8 km)4yr-private
  • Holyoke Community College48.0 miles (77.2 km)2yr-public
  • Westfield State University48.2 miles (77.5 km)4yr-public
  • Columbia-Greene Community College50.2 miles (80.8 km)2yr-public
  • College of Our Lady of the Elms52.5 miles (84.4 km)4yr-private
  • Springfield Technical Community College55.0 miles (88.5 km)2yr-public
  • American International College55.4 miles (89.1 km)4yr-private
  • Springfield College56.0 miles (90.2 km)4yr-private
  • Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing Education56.0 miles (90.2 km)4yr-private
  • Western New England University56.4 miles (90.7 km)4yr-private
  • Franklin Pierce University56.9 miles (91.5 km)4yr-private
  • Bay Path University58.0 miles (93.4 km)4yr-private
  • Fulton-Montgomery Community College58.5 miles (94.2 km)2yr-public
  • River Valley Community College60.9 miles (98.0 km)2yr-public
  • Mount Wachusett Community College61.9 miles (99.6 km)2yr-public
  • Bard College63.8 miles (102.7 km)4yr-private
  • SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill67.3 miles (108.3 km)4yr-public
  • Anna Maria College71.0 miles (114.2 km)4yr-private
  • University of Hartford71.2 miles (114.6 km)4yr-private
  • Fitchburg State University71.7 miles (115.4 km)4yr-public
  • University of Saint Joseph72.1 miles (116.0 km)4yr-private
  • Hartford International University for Religion and Peace73.2 miles (117.8 km)4yr-private
  • Rensselaer at Hartford73.6 miles (118.4 km)4yr-private
  • Davis College73.6 miles (118.5 km)4yr-private
  • Word of Life Bible Institute73.6 miles (118.5 km)2yr-private
  • Connecticut State Community College73.9 miles (118.9 km)2yr-public
  • Arizona College of Nursing - Hartford74.1 miles (119.2 km)4yr-private
  • New England College74.1 miles (119.3 km)4yr-private
  • University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus74.3 miles (119.6 km)4yr-public
  • Trinity College75.0 miles (120.6 km)4yr-private
  • Colby-Sawyer College75.2 miles (121.0 km)4yr-private
  • American Institute-West Hartford75.7 miles (121.9 km)2yr-private
  • Goodwin University76.1 miles (122.5 km)4yr-private
  • Assumption University76.2 miles (122.6 km)4yr-private
  • Worcester State University76.3 miles (122.9 km)4yr-public
  • Upper Valley Educators Institute76.6 miles (123.3 km)4yr-private
  • Quinsigamond Community College77.2 miles (124.2 km)2yr-public
  • Central Connecticut State University77.4 miles (124.6 km)4yr-public
  • Magdalen College77.6 miles (124.9 km)4yr-private
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute77.7 miles (125.1 km)4yr-private
  • Clark University77.8 miles (125.3 km)4yr-private
  • Dartmouth College78.5 miles (126.4 km)4yr-private
  • Charter Oak State College78.9 miles (127.0 km)4yr-public
  • College of the Holy Cross78.9 miles (127.0 km)4yr-private
  • University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School79.8 miles (128.4 km)4yr-public
  • Vermont Law and Graduate School79.8 miles (128.4 km)4yr-private
  • Ulster County Community College79.9 miles (128.6 km)2yr-public
  • Culinary Institute of America80.6 miles (129.7 km)4yr-private
  • Nichols College81.1 miles (130.5 km)4yr-private
  • Dutchess Community College81.3 miles (130.8 km)2yr-public
  • University of Connecticut81.6 miles (131.4 km)4yr-public
  • Marist University82.2 miles (132.3 km)4yr-private
  • Vassar College83.3 miles (134.1 km)4yr-private
  • Nashua Community College84.0 miles (135.1 km)2yr-public
  • University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus84.2 miles (135.6 km)4yr-public
  • State University of New York at New Paltz84.8 miles (136.5 km)4yr-public
  • Holy Apostles College and Seminary84.9 miles (136.6 km)4yr-private
  • Post University85.5 miles (137.5 km)4yr-private
  • Middlebury College85.6 miles (137.8 km)4yr-private
  • Vermont State University85.8 miles (138.1 km)4yr-public
  • Thomas More College of Liberal Arts86.0 miles (138.4 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Anselm College86.1 miles (138.6 km)4yr-private
  • St Joseph School of Nursing86.3 miles (138.9 km)2yr-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——2.9 miles (4.6 km)
Williamstown Elementarypublic——3.8 miles (6.2 km)
BUXTON SCHOOLprivate——4.9 miles (8.0 km)
Greylockpublic——5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Clarksburg Elementarypublic——5.3 miles (8.4 km)
PINE COBBLE SCHOOLprivate——5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Braytonpublic——5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Stamford Elementary Schoolpublic——5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Colegrove Park Elementarypublic——6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Mt Greylock Regional Highpublic——7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Bennington Elementary Schoolpublic——7.7 miles (12.3 km)
THE SCHOOL OF SACRED HEART ST FRANCIS DE SALESprivate——7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Mt. Anthony Senior Union High Schoolpublic——8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Southwest Techpublic——8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Monument Elementary Schoolpublic——8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Drury Highpublic——8.1 miles (13.1 km)
Charles McCann Vocational Technicalpublic——8.3 miles (13.4 km)
NEW ENGLAND SCHOOL FOR GIRLSprivate——8.5 miles (13.7 km)
GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLprivate——8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Woodford Hollow Schoolpublic——8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Molly Stark Schoolpublic——8.9 miles (14.4 km)
Abbott Memorialpublic——8.9 miles (14.4 km)
Mt. Anthony Union Middle Schoolpublic——9.3 miles (15.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 05261

What school district is ZIP code 05261 in?
ZIP 05261 (Pownal Center, 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 05261?
US5 lists 23 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 18 public and 5 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 05261 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 05261 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher23.8%
High school40.1%
Less than HS5.8%
School districtSouthwest Vermont Union Elementary School District 87