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Essex Village CDP, CT

ZIP 06426 — 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 06426

K-12 nearby
33
Public
26
Private
7
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 06426 (Essex Village, CT) is associated with Essex School District (LEA 0901500) 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 33 K-12 schools (26 public, 7 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.0 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 Connecticut College about 15.2 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education
School district
Essex School District
LEA ID
0901500
Private school share (ACS)
0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Connecticut College15.2 miles (24.4 km)4yr-private
  • United States Coast Guard Academy15.4 miles (24.8 km)4yr-public
  • Mitchell College15.7 miles (25.3 km)4yr-private
  • University of Connecticut-Avery Point17.4 miles (28.0 km)4yr-public
  • Wesleyan University19.5 miles (31.3 km)4yr-private
  • Holy Apostles College and Seminary21.9 miles (35.3 km)4yr-private
  • Quinnipiac University26.2 miles (42.1 km)4yr-private
  • Eastern Connecticut State University27.2 miles (43.8 km)4yr-public
  • Albertus Magnus College27.4 miles (44.0 km)4yr-private
  • Yale University27.6 miles (44.4 km)4yr-private
  • Southern Connecticut State University28.6 miles (46.0 km)4yr-public
  • Charter Oak State College29.5 miles (47.5 km)4yr-public
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • University of New Haven29.6 miles (47.6 km)4yr-private
  • Goodwin University29.9 miles (48.0 km)4yr-private
  • Central Connecticut State University30.3 miles (48.8 km)4yr-public
  • American Institute-West Hartford31.0 miles (50.0 km)2yr-private
  • Trinity College31.3 miles (50.4 km)4yr-private
  • University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus31.8 miles (51.2 km)4yr-public
  • Arizona College of Nursing - Hartford31.9 miles (51.4 km)4yr-private
  • Connecticut State Community College32.2 miles (51.8 km)2yr-public
  • Rensselaer at Hartford32.5 miles (52.3 km)4yr-private
  • University of Connecticut32.5 miles (52.4 km)4yr-public
  • Hartford International University for Religion and Peace33.1 miles (53.3 km)4yr-private
  • University of Saint Joseph34.3 miles (55.2 km)4yr-private
  • University of Hartford35.0 miles (56.4 km)4yr-private
  • University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus36.1 miles (58.1 km)4yr-public
  • Post University37.7 miles (60.6 km)4yr-private
  • American Institute of Healthcare & Technology41.1 miles (66.1 km)2yr-private
  • University of Bridgeport43.2 miles (69.5 km)4yr-private
  • Paier College43.4 miles (69.9 km)4yr-private
  • Sacred Heart University44.8 miles (72.2 km)4yr-private
  • University of Rhode Island46.0 miles (74.0 km)4yr-public
  • Fairfield University46.6 miles (74.9 km)4yr-private
  • Stony Brook University48.2 miles (77.6 km)4yr-public
  • Suffolk County Community College48.8 miles (78.5 km)2yr-public
  • Bay Path University49.6 miles (79.8 km)4yr-private
  • New England Institute of Technology51.0 miles (82.1 km)4yr-private
  • Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing Education52.5 miles (84.6 km)4yr-private
  • Springfield College52.5 miles (84.6 km)4yr-private
  • Western New England University53.2 miles (85.6 km)4yr-private
  • Springfield Technical Community College53.2 miles (85.6 km)2yr-public
  • American International College53.3 miles (85.7 km)4yr-private
  • Community College of Rhode Island53.5 miles (86.2 km)2yr-public
  • Nichols College53.6 miles (86.2 km)4yr-private
  • Western Connecticut State University54.4 miles (87.5 km)4yr-public
  • College of Our Lady of the Elms55.6 miles (89.5 km)4yr-private
  • IYRS School of Technology & Trades56.8 miles (91.4 km)2yr-private
  • Salve Regina University57.4 miles (92.4 km)4yr-private
  • Westfield State University57.8 miles (93.0 km)4yr-public
  • Rhode Island College58.9 miles (94.8 km)4yr-public
  • Western Suffolk BOCES59.2 miles (95.2 km)2yr-public
  • Bryant University59.2 miles (95.3 km)4yr-private
  • Holyoke Community College59.7 miles (96.1 km)2yr-public
  • College Unbound59.8 miles (96.3 km)4yr-private
  • Providence College60.1 miles (96.7 km)4yr-private
  • Johnson & Wales University-Providence60.3 miles (97.1 km)4yr-private
  • Johnson & Wales University-Online60.3 miles (97.1 km)4yr-private
  • Rhode Island School of Design60.7 miles (97.7 km)4yr-private
  • Brown University60.9 miles (98.1 km)4yr-private
  • Roger Williams University School of Law62.3 miles (100.2 km)4yr-private
  • Roger Williams University62.4 miles (100.3 km)4yr-private
  • Lincoln Technical Institute-Lincoln62.5 miles (100.5 km)2yr-private
  • University of Connecticut-Stamford62.9 miles (101.3 km)4yr-public
  • Mount Holyoke College63.1 miles (101.5 km)4yr-private
  • Five Towns College63.6 miles (102.3 km)4yr-private
  • Hampshire College67.7 miles (109.0 km)4yr-private
  • Farmingdale State College67.7 miles (109.0 km)4yr-public
  • Conway School of Landscape Design67.8 miles (109.1 km)4yr-private
  • Smith College68.0 miles (109.4 km)4yr-private
  • College of the Holy Cross68.3 miles (110.0 km)4yr-private
  • Clark University68.8 miles (110.7 km)4yr-private
  • New York College of Health Professions69.2 miles (111.3 km)4yr-private
  • Worcester State University69.4 miles (111.7 km)4yr-public
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute70.7 miles (113.7 km)4yr-private
  • Island Drafting and Technical Institute70.7 miles (113.8 km)2yr-private
  • Amherst College70.8 miles (114.0 km)4yr-private
  • Bristol Community College70.9 miles (114.1 km)2yr-public
  • SUNY at Purchase College71.0 miles (114.3 km)4yr-public
  • Assumption University71.4 miles (115.0 km)4yr-private
  • University of Massachusetts-Amherst71.8 miles (115.6 km)4yr-public
  • Hunter Business School71.9 miles (115.6 km)2yr-private
  • University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School71.9 miles (115.7 km)4yr-public
  • Anna Maria College72.0 miles (115.9 km)4yr-private
  • Manhattanville University72.0 miles (115.9 km)4yr-private
  • SUNY Old Westbury72.1 miles (116.0 km)4yr-public
  • Long Island University72.3 miles (116.3 km)4yr-private
  • Dean College72.3 miles (116.4 km)4yr-private
  • Webb Institute72.5 miles (116.7 km)4yr-private
  • New York Institute of Technology73.2 miles (117.8 km)4yr-private
  • Quinsigamond Community College73.4 miles (118.1 km)2yr-public
  • Center for Ultrasound Research & Education73.6 miles (118.5 km)2yr-private
  • Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical Seminary74.2 miles (119.3 km)4yr-private
  • University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth74.6 miles (120.0 km)4yr-public
  • SUNY Westchester Community College75.0 miles (120.7 km)2yr-public
  • The College of Westchester75.4 miles (121.3 km)4yr-private
  • Wheaton College (Massachusetts)75.7 miles (121.8 km)4yr-private
  • New York Medical College75.7 miles (121.8 km)4yr-private
  • Nassau Community College75.8 miles (122.0 km)2yr-public
  • Hofstra University76.6 miles (123.2 km)4yr-private
  • New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine77.3 miles (124.4 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
Essex Elementary Schoolpublic——1.1 miles (1.8 km)
Valley Regional High Schoolpublic——2.9 miles (4.7 km)
THE CHILDREN'S TREE MONTESSORI SCHOOLprivate——3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Deep River Elementary Schoolpublic——3.1 miles (5.0 km)
John Winthrop Middle Schoolpublic——3.2 miles (5.1 km)
STEWARD OUTDOOR SCHOOLprivate——3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Center Schoolpublic——4.2 miles (6.8 km)
ST JOHN SCHOOLprivate——4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Lyme-Old Lyme Middle Schoolpublic——4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Old Saybrook Senior High Schoolpublic——4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Lyme-Old Lyme High Schoolpublic——4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Old Saybrook Middle Schoolpublic——4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Kathleen E. Goodwin Schoolpublic——4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Westbrook High Schoolpublic——4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Westbrook Middle Schoolpublic——4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Chester Elementary Schoolpublic——4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Daisy Ingraham Schoolpublic——5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Lyme Consolidated Schoolpublic——5.3 miles (8.5 km)
THE OXFORD ACADEMYprivate——5.3 miles (8.6 km)
FRANKLIN ACADEMYprivate——6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Mile Creek Schoolpublic——7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Jared Eliot Schoolpublic——7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Lewin G. Joel Jr. Schoolpublic——7.4 miles (12.0 km)
The Morgan Schoolpublic——7.8 miles (12.6 km)
THE LIGHT HOUSE VOC ED CENTERprivate——8.3 miles (13.3 km)
LIGHTHOUSE VOC-ED CENTER LEARNING CAMPUSprivate——8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Killingworth Elementary Schoolpublic——8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Haddam-Killingworth Middle Schoolpublic——8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Haddam-Killingworth Intermediate Schoolpublic——8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Lillie B. Haynes Schoolpublic——9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Flanders Schoolpublic——9.5 miles (15.3 km)
East Lyme Middle Schoolpublic——9.5 miles (15.3 km)
East Lyme High Schoolpublic——9.6 miles (15.5 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 06426

What school district is ZIP code 06426 in?
ZIP 06426 (Essex Village, CT) maps to Essex School District (LEA ID 0901500) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 06426?
US5 lists 33 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 26 public and 7 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 06426 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 06426 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher66.2%
High school14.3%
Less than HS2.4%
School districtEssex School District