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ZIP 07036 — 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 07036
K-12 nearby
100
Public
87
Private
13
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 07036 (Linden, NJ) is associated with Linden City School District (LEA 3408610) 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 (87 public, 13 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.0 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.1% 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 St Paul's School of Nursing-Staten Island about 3.4 miles away (2yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
Linden City School District
LEA ID
3408610
Private school share (ACS)
0.1%
Colleges & universities (100)
- St Paul's School of Nursing-Staten Island3.4 miles (5.5 km)2yr-private
- Kean University3.7 miles (5.9 km)4yr-public
- Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok4.2 miles (6.8 km)4yr-private
- College of Staten Island CUNY5.0 miles (8.1 km)4yr-public
- UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey5.2 miles (8.3 km)2yr-public
- Healthcare Training Institute5.2 miles (8.4 km)2yr-private
- Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Leyma5.4 miles (8.6 km)4yr-private
- Torah Temimah Talmudical Seminary5.9 miles (9.5 km)4yr-private
- DeVry University-New Jersey6.0 miles (9.6 km)4yr-private
- Wagner College7.7 miles (12.4 km)4yr-private
- Seton Hall University8.1 miles (13.1 km)4yr-private
- Essex County College8.5 miles (13.7 km)2yr-public
⬇️Show all 100 colleges & universities
- Rutgers University-Newark8.6 miles (13.8 km)4yr-public
- Pillar College8.7 miles (14.0 km)4yr-private
- New Jersey Institute of Technology8.7 miles (14.1 km)4yr-public
- JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools8.8 miles (14.1 km)2yr-private
- Best Care College9.8 miles (15.7 km)2yr-private
- New Jersey City University9.9 miles (15.9 km)4yr-public
- Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes Boruch10.3 miles (16.5 km)4yr-private
- Middlesex College10.6 miles (17.1 km)2yr-public
- Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield10.8 miles (17.4 km)2yr-private
- American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education11.3 miles (18.1 km)2yr-private
- Saint Peter's University11.3 miles (18.2 km)4yr-private
- Hudson County Community College11.8 miles (19.0 km)2yr-public
- Eastern School of Acupuncture and Traditional Medicine11.9 miles (19.1 km)4yr-private
- Rabbi Jacob Joseph School11.9 miles (19.2 km)4yr-private
- Bloomfield College of Montclair State University12.0 miles (19.3 km)4yr-public
- Eastern International College-Jersey City12.1 miles (19.5 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva Gedolah of Cliffwood12.6 miles (20.3 km)4yr-private
- Merkaz Bnos-Business School12.8 miles (20.6 km)2yr-private
- Talmudical Seminary of Bobov12.8 miles (20.6 km)4yr-private
- Congregation Talmidei Mesivta Tiferes Shmiel Aleksander12.8 miles (20.6 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva of Kasho12.9 miles (20.8 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva Gedolah Imrei Yosef D'spinka13.0 miles (20.9 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva Kollel Tifereth Elizer13.0 miles (20.9 km)4yr-private
- Bnos Zion Of Bobov Seminary13.0 miles (21.0 km)2yr-private
- Relay Graduate School of Education13.1 miles (21.0 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva of Machzikai Hadas13.1 miles (21.0 km)4yr-private
- Mildred Elley-New York Campus13.1 miles (21.0 km)2yr-private
- Yeshivas Novominsk13.1 miles (21.1 km)4yr-private
- Yeshivas Sanz Klauzenburg13.1 miles (21.1 km)4yr-private
- Metropolitan College of New York13.1 miles (21.1 km)4yr-private
- Machzikei Hadath Rabbinical College13.2 miles (21.2 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-New Jersey13.3 miles (21.4 km)4yr-private
- Seminar L'moros Bais Yaakov13.3 miles (21.5 km)2yr-private
- Rabbinical College Bobover Yeshiva Bnei Zion13.3 miles (21.5 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva Karlin Stolin13.4 miles (21.6 km)4yr-private
- Pacific College of Health and Science13.5 miles (21.7 km)4yr-private
- Beth Hamedrash Shaarei Yosher Institute13.6 miles (21.8 km)4yr-private
- Drew University13.6 miles (21.8 km)4yr-private
- CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College13.6 miles (21.9 km)2yr-public
- Elyon College13.6 miles (21.9 km)2yr-private
- Yeshiva Derech Chaim13.6 miles (22.0 km)4yr-private
- Mesivta of Eastern Parkway-Yeshiva Zichron Meilech13.7 miles (22.0 km)4yr-private
- Pace University13.7 miles (22.0 km)4yr-private
- New York Seminary13.8 miles (22.2 km)2yr-private
- New York Law School13.8 miles (22.2 km)4yr-private
- Eastwick College-Nutley13.8 miles (22.2 km)2yr-private
- New York Academy of Art13.8 miles (22.3 km)4yr-private
- Brooklyn Law School13.9 miles (22.4 km)4yr-private
- Rutgers University-New Brunswick13.9 miles (22.4 km)4yr-public
- New Brunswick Theological Seminary13.9 miles (22.4 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva Sholom Shachna13.9 miles (22.5 km)4yr-private
- Stevens Institute of Technology13.9 miles (22.5 km)4yr-private
- St. Francis College14.0 miles (22.5 km)4yr-private
- CUNY New York City College of Technology14.1 miles (22.6 km)4yr-public
- Bet Medrash Gadol Ateret Torah14.2 miles (22.8 km)4yr-private
- Mesivta Torah Vodaath Rabbinical Seminary14.2 miles (22.8 km)4yr-private
- IE New York College14.2 miles (22.9 km)4yr-private
- Manhattan School of Computer Technology14.3 miles (23.0 km)2yr-private
- AMG School of Nursing14.3 miles (23.1 km)2yr-private
- Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem of America14.4 miles (23.2 km)4yr-private
- Mirrer Yeshiva Cent Institute14.4 miles (23.2 km)4yr-private
- Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus14.5 miles (23.3 km)4yr-private
- Rabbinical Academy Mesivta Rabbi Chaim Berlin14.5 miles (23.3 km)4yr-private
- Caldwell University14.5 miles (23.3 km)4yr-private
- New York University14.6 miles (23.5 km)4yr-private
- Central Yeshiva Beth Joseph14.7 miles (23.7 km)4yr-private
- Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion14.7 miles (23.7 km)4yr-private
- Atlantic Acting School14.7 miles (23.7 km)2yr-private
- Center for Allied Health Education14.8 miles (23.7 km)2yr-private
- The New School14.8 miles (23.9 km)4yr-private
- The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art14.8 miles (23.9 km)4yr-private
- Yeshivat Hechal Shemuel14.9 miles (24.0 km)4yr-private
- St. Joseph's University-New York14.9 miles (24.1 km)4yr-private
- Saint Elizabeth University15.0 miles (24.2 km)4yr-private
- CUNY Medgar Evers College15.1 miles (24.3 km)4yr-public
- Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine15.1 miles (24.3 km)4yr-private
- Pratt Institute-Main15.1 miles (24.3 km)4yr-private
- New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts15.2 miles (24.4 km)2yr-private
- Chamberlain University-New Jersey15.2 miles (24.4 km)4yr-private
- CUNY Brooklyn College15.2 miles (24.4 km)4yr-public
- Universal Technical Institute-Bloomfield15.3 miles (24.6 km)2yr-private
- Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences15.3 miles (24.6 km)2yr-private
- Fashion Institute of Technology15.4 miles (24.7 km)4yr-public
- Associated Beth Rivkah Schools15.4 miles (24.9 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva Ohr Yisrael15.5 miles (25.0 km)4yr-private
- SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University15.5 miles (25.0 km)4yr-public
- School of Visual Arts15.6 miles (25.1 km)4yr-private
- CUNY Bernard M Baruch College15.6 miles (25.1 km)4yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number 2 | public | — | — | 0.2 miles (0.3 km) |
| Number 6 | public | — | — | 0.6 miles (1.0 km) |
| Number 8 | public | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.6 km) |
| Joseph E. Soehl Middle School | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.9 km) |
| Number 1 | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| Number 5 | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.2 km) |
| Number 4 | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Linden High School | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| SINAI CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
| Dr. Charles C. Polk School | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
| Private Nicholas Minue Elementary School | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| ECYC, INC. CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER | private | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| Number 9 | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| Grace Wilday Junior High School | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5 | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Grover Cleveland Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Myles J. McManus MIddle School | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Dr. Orlando Edreira Academy School No. 26 | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Frances C. Smith Early Childhood Center No 50 | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Woodrow Wilson School No. 19 | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| William F. Halloran School No.22 | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Leonard V Moore Middle School | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.6 km) |
| Abraham Clark High School | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Franklin Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| ST JOSEPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| Harrison Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Abraham Lincoln School No. 14 | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| ST JOSEPH THE CARPENTER SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| Kindergarten Success Academy | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| Number 10 | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.1 km) |
| Washington Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| K. Johnson D. Vaughan and M. Jackson STEM Academy | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Winfield Township | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Raymond J. Lesniak Experience Strength & Hope Recovery HS | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Christopher Columbus School No. 15 | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| John E. Dwyer Technology Academy | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. Health & Public Safety Academy | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Terence C. Reilly School No 7 | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| CORNERSTONE DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Nathan Hale Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| RAV TEITZ MESIVTA ACADEMY (JEC HIGH SCHOOL) | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Nicholas S. Lacorte-Peterstown School No. 3 | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| JEWISH EDUCATIONAL CENTER LOWER SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Sonia Sotomayor School No 25 | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.7 km) |
| Roosevelt Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Valley Road School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Sherman Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| ADULT DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT CENTER | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Rahway High School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Carteret Middle School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Madison Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28 | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (4.9 km) |
| Elizabeth High School - Frank J Cicarell Academy | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Roselle Park Middle School | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Robert Gordon Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Elmora School No. 12 | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Carteret High School | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| YESHIVA GEDOLAH OF CARTERET INC. | private | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.1 km) |
| Carteret Junior High School | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Winfield Scott School No. 2 | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Victor Mravlag School No. 21 | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| George Washington Academy School No. 1 | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Jerome Dunn Academy No 9 | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| JARDINE ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Hillside Avenue School | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.4 km) |
| Roselle Park High School | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.4 km) |
| MOTHER SETON REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.4 km) |
| iPrep Academy School No 8 | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Woodbine Avenue Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| EARLY COLLEGE CHARTER SCHOOL | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| NEW VENTURES CHARTER SCHOOL | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| JOHN W LAVELLE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| RICHMOND PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Ernest J. Finizio Jr. - Aldene School | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| PS 26 CARTERET SCHOOL (THE) | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| John Marshal School No. 20 | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27 | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Avenel Middle School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| GATEWAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.7 km) |
| Columbus Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.9 km) |
| Port Reading Avenue Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Joseph Battin School No 4 | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Benjamin Franklin School No. 13 | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Donald Stewart Early Childhood Center No 51 | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| HARMONY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Walnut Avenue School | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| TRINITY EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early Childhood Center No 52 | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Toussaint L'Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6 | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Avenel Street Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.2 km) |
| Bloomingdale Avenue School | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.2 km) |
| Arthur L. Johnson High School | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| Clark Preschool Annex | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Nicholas Murray Butler Academy School No. 23 | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Livingston Avenue School | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 07036
What school district is ZIP code 07036 in?
ZIP 07036 (Linden, NJ) maps to Linden City School District (LEA ID 3408610) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 07036?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 87 public and 13 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 07036 attend private school?
About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 07036 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 23.2% |
| High school | 33.8% |
| Less than HS | 14.6% |
| School district | Linden City School District |