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ZIP 06840 — 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 06840
K-12 nearby
100
Public
78
Private
22
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 06840 (New Canaan, CT) is associated with New Canaan School District (LEA 0902700) 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 100 K-12 schools (78 public, 22 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.0 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.7% 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-Stamford about 7.5 miles away (4yr-public).
District & higher education
School district
New Canaan School District
LEA ID
0902700
Private school share (ACS)
0.7%
Colleges & universities (100)
- University of Connecticut-Stamford7.5 miles (12.1 km)4yr-public
- Fairfield University12.7 miles (20.5 km)4yr-private
- SUNY at Purchase College13.1 miles (21.1 km)4yr-public
- Sacred Heart University14.0 miles (22.5 km)4yr-private
- Manhattanville University14.3 miles (23.0 km)4yr-private
- Center for Ultrasound Research & Education15.7 miles (25.3 km)2yr-private
- Paier College15.9 miles (25.6 km)4yr-private
- University of Bridgeport16.1 miles (26.0 km)4yr-private
- SUNY Westchester Community College16.4 miles (26.3 km)2yr-public
- Western Connecticut State University16.8 miles (27.1 km)4yr-public
- Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical Seminary16.9 miles (27.2 km)4yr-private
- New York Medical College16.9 miles (27.3 km)4yr-private
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- The College of Westchester17.2 miles (27.7 km)4yr-private
- American Institute of Healthcare & Technology18.2 miles (29.3 km)2yr-private
- Webb Institute20.5 miles (33.0 km)4yr-private
- Western Suffolk BOCES21.2 miles (34.1 km)2yr-public
- Saint Vladimirs Orthodox Theological Seminary21.4 miles (34.5 km)4yr-private
- Ohr Hameir Theological Seminary21.6 miles (34.7 km)4yr-private
- Mercy University21.7 miles (35.0 km)4yr-private
- Iona University22.1 miles (35.6 km)4yr-private
- Sarah Lawrence College23.7 miles (38.2 km)4yr-private
- Long Island University24.0 miles (38.6 km)4yr-private
- Cochran School of Nursing24.0 miles (38.7 km)2yr-private
- New York College of Health Professions24.1 miles (38.9 km)4yr-private
- St. Thomas Aquinas College24.2 miles (38.9 km)4yr-private
- Montefiore School of Nursing24.7 miles (39.7 km)2yr-private
- New York Institute of Technology24.7 miles (39.7 km)4yr-private
- Dominican University New York24.7 miles (39.8 km)4yr-private
- SUNY Old Westbury25.3 miles (40.6 km)4yr-public
- Academy for Jewish Religion26.0 miles (41.8 km)4yr-private
- Stony Brook University26.1 miles (42.0 km)4yr-public
- Five Towns College26.2 miles (42.1 km)4yr-private
- University of Mount Saint Vincent27.3 miles (43.9 km)4yr-private
- Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary27.6 miles (44.4 km)4yr-private
- United States Merchant Marine Academy27.6 miles (44.4 km)4yr-public
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine27.9 miles (44.9 km)4yr-private
- Manhattan University28.1 miles (45.2 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva of the Telshe Alumni28.1 miles (45.3 km)4yr-private
- School of Professional Horticulture, New York Botanical Garden28.3 miles (45.5 km)2yr-private
- Farmingdale State College28.3 miles (45.6 km)4yr-public
- United States Military Academy28.5 miles (45.9 km)4yr-public
- Elmezzi Graduate School of Molecular Medicine28.6 miles (46.0 km)4yr-private
- CUNY Lehman College28.6 miles (46.1 km)4yr-public
- Fordham University28.8 miles (46.4 km)4yr-private
- SUNY Maritime College28.9 miles (46.4 km)4yr-public
- Bais Medrash of Dexter Park28.9 miles (46.6 km)4yr-private
- Mechon L'hoyroa29.2 miles (47.0 km)4yr-private
- Monroe University29.2 miles (47.0 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva Shaar Ephraim29.3 miles (47.2 km)4yr-private
- University of New Haven29.4 miles (47.3 km)4yr-private
- Beth Medrash Meor Yitzchok29.5 miles (47.4 km)4yr-private
- Ohel Margulia Seminary29.5 miles (47.5 km)2yr-private
- Yeshiva D'monsey Rabbinical College29.6 miles (47.6 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva Gedolah Kesser Torah29.7 miles (47.8 km)4yr-private
- Bais Medrash Elyon29.8 miles (48.0 km)4yr-private
- Yeshivath Viznitz29.8 miles (48.0 km)4yr-private
- Hunter Business School29.9 miles (48.1 km)2yr-private
- Rabbinical College Beth Shraga30.0 miles (48.2 km)4yr-private
- CUNY Bronx Community College30.0 miles (48.2 km)2yr-public
- New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine30.0 miles (48.2 km)4yr-private
- Bais Binyomin Academy30.2 miles (48.6 km)4yr-private
- Nassau Community College30.2 miles (48.7 km)2yr-public
- Rockland Community College30.5 miles (49.1 km)2yr-public
- Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing30.6 miles (49.2 km)2yr-private
- Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of Rockland30.8 miles (49.6 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva University31.0 miles (49.9 km)4yr-private
- CUNY Queensborough Community College31.0 miles (49.9 km)2yr-public
- Southern Connecticut State University31.1 miles (50.0 km)4yr-public
- Hofstra University31.1 miles (50.1 km)4yr-private
- Adelphi University31.4 miles (50.5 km)4yr-private
- Yale University31.6 miles (50.8 km)4yr-private
- Suffolk County Community College31.6 miles (50.9 km)2yr-public
- Albertus Magnus College32.2 miles (51.8 km)4yr-private
- Boricua College32.4 miles (52.2 km)4yr-private
- CUNY Hostos Community College32.5 miles (52.3 km)2yr-public
- New York Medical Career Training Center32.5 miles (52.4 km)2yr-private
- Long Island Business Institute32.6 miles (52.4 km)2yr-private
- Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus33.0 miles (53.1 km)4yr-private
- CUNY City College33.2 miles (53.4 km)4yr-public
- Molloy University33.4 miles (53.8 km)4yr-private
- Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing33.5 miles (53.9 km)4yr-private
- Eastwick College-Ramsey33.6 miles (54.1 km)4yr-private
- Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology33.6 miles (54.1 km)4yr-private
- New York College of Podiatric Medicine33.6 miles (54.1 km)4yr-private
- CUNY Queens College33.7 miles (54.3 km)4yr-public
- Island Drafting and Technical Institute33.8 miles (54.4 km)2yr-private
- Post University33.8 miles (54.4 km)4yr-private
- Helene Fuld College of Nursing33.9 miles (54.5 km)4yr-private
- Bergen Community College33.9 miles (54.5 km)2yr-public
- Eastwick College-Hackensack34.0 miles (54.7 km)4yr-private
- St. John's University-New York34.0 miles (54.7 km)4yr-private
- Jewish Theological Seminary of America34.0 miles (54.7 km)4yr-private
- Manhattan School of Music34.0 miles (54.7 km)4yr-private
- Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York34.0 miles (54.8 km)4yr-private
- New York Theological Seminary34.0 miles (54.8 km)4yr-private
- Teachers College at Columbia University34.1 miles (54.8 km)4yr-private
- Lincoln Technical Institute-Mahwah34.2 miles (55.0 km)2yr-private
- Barnard College34.2 miles (55.0 km)4yr-private
- Columbia University in the City of New York34.2 miles (55.1 km)4yr-private
- Rabbinical Seminary of America34.5 miles (55.4 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East School | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.2 km) |
| West School | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| South School | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| Saxe Middle School | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| New Canaan High School | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.6 km) |
| NEW CANAAN COUNTRY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| BELDEN HILL MONTESSORI | private | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Silvermine Dual Language Magnet School | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Scofield Middle School | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Miller-Driscoll School | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.7 km) |
| Northeast School | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.7 km) |
| THE CHILDREN'S SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Fox Run Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| Concord Magnet School | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| Ponus Ridge STEAM Academy | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| Ox Ridge Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| Davenport Ridge School | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Middlebrook School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| CATHOLIC ACADEMY OF STAMFORD | private | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Springdale School | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Kendall College & Career Academy | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| Cider Mill School | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Turn of River School | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| West Rocks Middle School | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| WESTPORT DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.8 km) |
| WINSTON PREPARATORY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Wilton High School | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| CARDINAL KUNG ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| MATER SALVATORIS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.1 km) |
| Jefferson Marine Science Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| Cranbury Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| Tracey Magnet School | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| Darien High School | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| POUND RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| Newfield School | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| Royle Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| Norwalk Early Childhood Center | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.6 km) |
| THE LONG RIDGE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| ANCHOR ACADEMY DBA REGINA PACIS ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| THE MEAD SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| Holmes Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.1 km) |
| Toquam Magnet School | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.1 km) |
| MEADOW POND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| The Academy of Information Technology & Engineering | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| Dolan School | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| Rippowam Middle School | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| Westhill High School | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| Brookside Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| Roxbury School | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| Wolfpit Integrated Arts Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| Middlesex Middle School | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| OUR LADY OF GRACE NURSERY SCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN | private | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| Side By Side Charter School | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| South Norwalk Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (9.9 km) |
| THE PINNACLE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| THE SPIRE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| Brien McMahon High School | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| Center for Global Studies | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| LINKS ACADEMY | private | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| Nathan Hale Middle School | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| Norwalk High School | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| P-TECH Norwalk | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| Naramake Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.2 km) |
| Tokeneke Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.2 km) |
| Julia A. Stark School | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.5 km) |
| Roton Middle School | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.7 km) |
| Strawberry Hill an ext. of Rogers International | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| PIERREPONT SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.8 miles (11.0 km) |
| Hurlbutt Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.2 km) |
| Stamford High School | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) |
| Stillmeadow School | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) |
| Hindley Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) |
| King's Highway Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| CAJAL ACADEMY INC | private | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.5 km) |
| Marvin Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.5 km) |
| LANDMARK PRESCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.5 km) |
| Weston Intermediate School | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.5 km) |
| Weston High School | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.6 km) |
| Weston Middle School | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.6 km) |
| Saugatuck Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.6 km) |
| Rowayton School | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.7 km) |
| J. M. Wright Technical High School | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.7 km) |
| Cloonan School | public | — | — | 7.4 miles (11.9 km) |
| Rogers International School | public | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.0 km) |
| Hart School | public | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.1 km) |
| K. T. Murphy School | public | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.5 km) |
| Stamford Charter School for Excellence | public | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.6 km) |
| Westover School | public | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.6 km) |
| Coleytown Middle School | public | — | — | 7.9 miles (12.6 km) |
| Coleytown Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.9 miles (12.8 km) |
| BEDFORD VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 7.9 miles (12.8 km) |
| East Ridge Middle School | public | — | — | 8.1 miles (13.0 km) |
| Branchville Elementary School | public | — | — | 8.1 miles (13.1 km) |
| North Mianus School | public | — | — | 8.2 miles (13.3 km) |
| Veterans Park Elementary School | public | — | — | 8.2 miles (13.3 km) |
| THE LEARNING COMMUNITY DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.3 miles (13.4 km) |
| ST MARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.4 miles (13.5 km) |
| WATERSIDE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.7 km) |
| International School At Dundee | public | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.7 km) |
| WHITBY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.8 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 06840
What school district is ZIP code 06840 in?
ZIP 06840 (New Canaan, CT) maps to New Canaan School District (LEA ID 0902700) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 06840?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 78 public and 22 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 06840 attend private school?
About 0.7% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 06840 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 82.8% |
| High school | 6.6% |
| Less than HS | 1.6% |
| School district | New Canaan School District |