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ZIP 06279 — 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 06279

K-12 nearby
24
Public
24
Private
0
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 06279 (CT) is associated with Regional School District 19 (LEA 0900005) 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 24 K-12 schools (24 public). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.0 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 University of Connecticut about 6.1 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
Regional School District 19
LEA ID
0900005
Private school share (ACS)
0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • University of Connecticut6.1 miles (9.8 km)4yr-public
  • Eastern Connecticut State University12.3 miles (19.7 km)4yr-public
  • Nichols College19.4 miles (31.2 km)4yr-private
  • Bay Path University20.2 miles (32.5 km)4yr-private
  • Western New England University20.4 miles (32.8 km)4yr-private
  • Springfield College21.1 miles (34.0 km)4yr-private
  • Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing Education21.1 miles (34.0 km)4yr-private
  • American International College21.6 miles (34.8 km)4yr-private
  • Springfield Technical Community College22.3 miles (35.8 km)2yr-public
  • Goodwin University22.7 miles (36.5 km)4yr-private
  • Arizona College of Nursing - Hartford22.9 miles (36.9 km)4yr-private
  • Rensselaer at Hartford23.4 miles (37.6 km)4yr-private
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Connecticut State Community College23.4 miles (37.7 km)2yr-public
  • University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus23.6 miles (37.9 km)4yr-public
  • College of Our Lady of the Elms24.6 miles (39.7 km)4yr-private
  • University of Hartford24.8 miles (39.9 km)4yr-private
  • Trinity College24.9 miles (40.0 km)4yr-private
  • Hartford International University for Religion and Peace25.1 miles (40.3 km)4yr-private
  • University of Saint Joseph25.9 miles (41.6 km)4yr-private
  • American Institute-West Hartford27.1 miles (43.6 km)2yr-private
  • Holy Apostles College and Seminary28.6 miles (46.1 km)4yr-private
  • Holyoke Community College29.0 miles (46.7 km)2yr-public
  • Mount Holyoke College29.7 miles (47.8 km)4yr-private
  • Central Connecticut State University30.0 miles (48.3 km)4yr-public
  • Wesleyan University31.6 miles (50.8 km)4yr-private
  • Charter Oak State College31.6 miles (50.8 km)4yr-public
  • Westfield State University32.4 miles (52.1 km)4yr-public
  • College of the Holy Cross32.7 miles (52.7 km)4yr-private
  • Clark University32.8 miles (52.8 km)4yr-private
  • Hampshire College32.9 miles (52.9 km)4yr-private
  • Worcester State University33.0 miles (53.2 km)4yr-public
  • Anna Maria College34.5 miles (55.5 km)4yr-private
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute34.6 miles (55.7 km)4yr-private
  • Assumption University35.0 miles (56.3 km)4yr-private
  • Smith College35.2 miles (56.6 km)4yr-private
  • Conway School of Landscape Design35.3 miles (56.7 km)4yr-private
  • Amherst College35.6 miles (57.2 km)4yr-private
  • University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School36.4 miles (58.5 km)4yr-public
  • Connecticut College36.5 miles (58.8 km)4yr-private
  • University of Massachusetts-Amherst36.6 miles (58.9 km)4yr-public
  • Bryant University36.7 miles (59.0 km)4yr-private
  • United States Coast Guard Academy36.9 miles (59.3 km)4yr-public
  • Quinsigamond Community College37.1 miles (59.7 km)2yr-public
  • Lincoln Technical Institute-Lincoln39.9 miles (64.2 km)2yr-private
  • Mitchell College40.2 miles (64.6 km)4yr-private
  • Rhode Island College40.6 miles (65.4 km)4yr-public
  • University of Connecticut-Avery Point41.3 miles (66.4 km)4yr-public
  • Community College of Rhode Island41.7 miles (67.1 km)2yr-public
  • New England Institute of Technology41.9 miles (67.4 km)4yr-private
  • Providence College42.1 miles (67.7 km)4yr-private
  • Johnson & Wales University-Online43.5 miles (70.0 km)4yr-private
  • Johnson & Wales University-Providence43.5 miles (70.0 km)4yr-private
  • College Unbound43.6 miles (70.2 km)4yr-private
  • Rhode Island School of Design43.6 miles (70.2 km)4yr-private
  • Brown University43.9 miles (70.7 km)4yr-private
  • Dean College45.8 miles (73.6 km)4yr-private
  • Quinnipiac University46.8 miles (75.3 km)4yr-private
  • University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus47.0 miles (75.6 km)4yr-public
  • University of Rhode Island47.0 miles (75.7 km)4yr-public
  • Post University49.5 miles (79.7 km)4yr-private
  • Mount Wachusett Community College50.0 miles (80.5 km)2yr-public
  • Framingham State University50.1 miles (80.6 km)4yr-public
  • Albertus Magnus College52.2 miles (84.1 km)4yr-private
  • Greenfield Community College52.3 miles (84.1 km)2yr-public
  • Southern Connecticut State University53.0 miles (85.3 km)4yr-public
  • Fitchburg State University53.3 miles (85.7 km)4yr-public
  • Yale University53.4 miles (86.0 km)4yr-private
  • Roger Williams University School of Law53.8 miles (86.5 km)4yr-private
  • Roger Williams University53.9 miles (86.7 km)4yr-private
  • Wheaton College (Massachusetts)55.1 miles (88.7 km)4yr-private
  • Wellesley College55.6 miles (89.5 km)4yr-private
  • University of New Haven55.6 miles (89.6 km)4yr-private
  • IYRS School of Technology & Trades56.3 miles (90.5 km)2yr-private
  • Pope St John XXIII National Seminary57.1 miles (91.9 km)4yr-private
  • Salve Regina University57.2 miles (92.1 km)4yr-private
  • Regis College57.5 miles (92.6 km)4yr-private
  • Franklin W Olin College of Engineering57.6 miles (92.7 km)4yr-private
  • Babson College57.7 miles (92.8 km)4yr-private
  • FINE Mortuary College57.8 miles (93.0 km)2yr-private
  • Massachusetts Bay Community College58.2 miles (93.7 km)2yr-public
  • National Aviation Academy of New England59.0 miles (95.0 km)2yr-private
  • Bristol Community College59.6 miles (95.9 km)2yr-public
  • Hebrew College60.0 miles (96.6 km)4yr-private
  • Lasell University60.1 miles (96.8 km)4yr-private
  • Brandeis University60.3 miles (97.0 km)4yr-private
  • William James College60.4 miles (97.2 km)4yr-private
  • Stonehill College61.2 miles (98.5 km)4yr-private
  • Bard College at Simon's Rock61.7 miles (99.3 km)4yr-private
  • Franklin Pierce University61.8 miles (99.5 km)4yr-private
  • Bentley University62.6 miles (100.8 km)4yr-private
  • Curry College62.8 miles (101.1 km)4yr-private
  • Boston College63.2 miles (101.8 km)4yr-private
  • Boston Baptist College63.5 miles (102.2 km)4yr-private
  • Saint John's Seminary63.8 miles (102.7 km)4yr-private
  • Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology64.4 miles (103.7 km)4yr-private
  • Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis Inc65.0 miles (104.5 km)4yr-private
  • Bridgewater State University65.9 miles (106.1 km)4yr-public
  • Massasoit Community College66.0 miles (106.2 km)2yr-public
  • Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing66.0 miles (106.2 km)2yr-private
  • Laboure College of Healthcare66.2 miles (106.5 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
Center Schoolpublic——1.8 miles (2.8 km)
Hall Memorial Schoolpublic——4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Ashford Schoolpublic——4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Tolland High Schoolpublic——4.8 miles (7.8 km)
Birch Grove Primary Schoolpublic——4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Tolland Middle Schoolpublic——5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Stafford Middle Schoolpublic——5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Stafford Elementary Schoolpublic——5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Stafford High Schoolpublic——5.9 miles (9.6 km)
Tolland Intermediate Schoolpublic——6.4 miles (10.4 km)
E. O. Smith High Schoolpublic——6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Crystal Lake Schoolpublic——6.9 miles (11.1 km)
West Stafford Schoolpublic——7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Union Schoolpublic——7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Mansfield Middle Schoolpublic——8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Coventry High Schoolpublic——8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Coventry Academypublic——8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Capt. Nathan Hale Schoolpublic——8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Eastford Elementary Schoolpublic——8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Mansfield Elementary Schoolpublic——9.2 miles (14.7 km)
Chaplin Elementary Schoolpublic——9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Coventry Grammar Schoolpublic——9.3 miles (14.9 km)
Northeast Schoolpublic——9.6 miles (15.4 km)
George Hersey Robertson Schoolpublic——10.0 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 06279

What school district is ZIP code 06279 in?
ZIP 06279 (CT) maps to Regional School District 19 (LEA ID 0900005) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 06279?
US5 lists 24 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 24 public and 0 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 06279 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 06279 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher37.9%
High school29.3%
Less than HS4.5%
School districtRegional School District 19