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South Plainfield borough, NJ
ZIP 08820 — 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 08820
K-12 nearby
100
Public
73
Private
27
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 08820 (South Plainfield, NJ) is associated with Edison Township School District (LEA 3404500) 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 (73 public, 27 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.1 miles.
ACS estimates show about 1.3% 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 JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools about 2.9 miles away (2yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
Edison Township School District
LEA ID
3404500
Private school share (ACS)
1.3%
Colleges & universities (100)
- JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools2.9 miles (4.6 km)2yr-private
- DeVry University-New Jersey3.1 miles (5.1 km)4yr-private
- Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield3.4 miles (5.5 km)2yr-private
- American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education3.9 miles (6.3 km)2yr-private
- Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes Boruch4.7 miles (7.5 km)4yr-private
- Middlesex College5.0 miles (8.0 km)2yr-public
- Rabbi Jacob Joseph School5.5 miles (8.9 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-New Jersey5.9 miles (9.6 km)4yr-private
- UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey6.8 miles (10.9 km)2yr-public
- New Brunswick Theological Seminary6.8 miles (11.0 km)4yr-private
- Rutgers University-New Brunswick6.8 miles (11.0 km)4yr-public
- Chamberlain University-New Jersey8.6 miles (13.8 km)4yr-private
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- American Institute-Somerset9.5 miles (15.3 km)2yr-private
- Healthcare Training Institute9.7 miles (15.6 km)2yr-private
- Kean University9.8 miles (15.9 km)4yr-public
- Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Leyma9.9 miles (15.9 km)4yr-private
- St Paul's School of Nursing-Staten Island10.0 miles (16.0 km)2yr-private
- Torah Temimah Talmudical Seminary10.4 miles (16.8 km)4yr-private
- Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok10.8 miles (17.4 km)4yr-private
- College of Staten Island CUNY11.5 miles (18.6 km)4yr-public
- Yeshiva Gedolah of Cliffwood11.9 miles (19.2 km)4yr-private
- Seton Hall University13.1 miles (21.0 km)4yr-private
- Drew University13.2 miles (21.2 km)4yr-private
- Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus14.1 miles (22.7 km)4yr-private
- Wagner College14.6 miles (23.4 km)4yr-private
- Saint Elizabeth University14.7 miles (23.6 km)4yr-private
- Essex County College14.9 miles (23.9 km)2yr-public
- Rutgers University-Newark15.0 miles (24.1 km)4yr-public
- Best Care College15.1 miles (24.3 km)2yr-private
- New Jersey Institute of Technology15.1 miles (24.3 km)4yr-public
- Pillar College15.2 miles (24.5 km)4yr-private
- Raritan Valley Community College17.1 miles (27.5 km)2yr-public
- New Jersey City University17.3 miles (27.8 km)4yr-public
- Rabbinical College of America17.3 miles (27.8 km)4yr-private
- Eastern School of Acupuncture and Traditional Medicine17.4 miles (28.0 km)4yr-private
- Bloomfield College of Montclair State University17.6 miles (28.3 km)4yr-public
- Caldwell University18.4 miles (29.5 km)4yr-private
- Saint Peter's University18.6 miles (29.9 km)4yr-private
- Hudson County Community College19.1 miles (30.7 km)2yr-public
- Eastern International College-Jersey City19.4 miles (31.2 km)4yr-private
- Merkaz Bnos-Business School19.4 miles (31.2 km)2yr-private
- Congregation Talmidei Mesivta Tiferes Shmiel Aleksander19.7 miles (31.8 km)4yr-private
- Talmudical Seminary of Bobov19.8 miles (31.9 km)4yr-private
- Eastwick College-Nutley19.9 miles (32.0 km)2yr-private
- Yeshiva Gedolah Imrei Yosef D'spinka19.9 miles (32.0 km)4yr-private
- Yeshivas Novominsk20.0 miles (32.1 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva Kollel Tifereth Elizer20.0 miles (32.2 km)4yr-private
- Bnos Zion Of Bobov Seminary20.0 miles (32.2 km)2yr-private
- Yeshivas Sanz Klauzenburg20.1 miles (32.3 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva of Machzikai Hadas20.1 miles (32.3 km)4yr-private
- Machzikei Hadath Rabbinical College20.1 miles (32.4 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva of Kasho20.3 miles (32.6 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva Karlin Stolin20.3 miles (32.7 km)4yr-private
- Rabbinical College Bobover Yeshiva Bnei Zion20.3 miles (32.7 km)4yr-private
- Elyon College20.4 miles (32.8 km)2yr-private
- Seminar L'moros Bais Yaakov20.4 miles (32.8 km)2yr-private
- Relay Graduate School of Education20.5 miles (33.0 km)4yr-private
- Mildred Elley-New York Campus20.5 miles (33.0 km)2yr-private
- Metropolitan College of New York20.5 miles (33.1 km)4yr-private
- Beth Hamedrash Shaarei Yosher Institute20.6 miles (33.1 km)4yr-private
- Universal Technical Institute-Bloomfield20.7 miles (33.3 km)2yr-private
- Yeshiva Derech Chaim20.7 miles (33.3 km)4yr-private
- Mesivta of Eastern Parkway-Yeshiva Zichron Meilech20.7 miles (33.3 km)4yr-private
- New York Seminary20.7 miles (33.4 km)2yr-private
- Bet Medrash Gadol Ateret Torah20.9 miles (33.6 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva Sholom Shachna20.9 miles (33.6 km)4yr-private
- Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine20.9 miles (33.7 km)4yr-private
- Pacific College of Health and Science20.9 miles (33.7 km)4yr-private
- CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College21.0 miles (33.8 km)2yr-public
- Mirrer Yeshiva Cent Institute21.1 miles (33.9 km)4yr-private
- Pace University21.1 miles (33.9 km)4yr-private
- New York Law School21.2 miles (34.1 km)4yr-private
- Mesivta Torah Vodaath Rabbinical Seminary21.2 miles (34.2 km)4yr-private
- New York Academy of Art21.2 miles (34.2 km)4yr-private
- Brooklyn Law School21.3 miles (34.2 km)4yr-private
- Stevens Institute of Technology21.3 miles (34.2 km)4yr-private
- Brookdale Community College21.3 miles (34.2 km)2yr-public
- Rabbinical Academy Mesivta Rabbi Chaim Berlin21.3 miles (34.3 km)4yr-private
- Manhattan School of Computer Technology21.3 miles (34.3 km)2yr-private
- St. Francis College21.4 miles (34.4 km)4yr-private
- CUNY New York City College of Technology21.4 miles (34.5 km)4yr-public
- Center for Allied Health Education21.5 miles (34.5 km)2yr-private
- Montclair State University21.5 miles (34.6 km)4yr-public
- Central Yeshiva Beth Joseph21.5 miles (34.6 km)4yr-private
- IE New York College21.6 miles (34.8 km)4yr-private
- Yeshivat Hechal Shemuel21.6 miles (34.8 km)4yr-private
- AMG School of Nursing21.7 miles (35.0 km)2yr-private
- Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem of America21.8 miles (35.1 km)4yr-private
- New York University22.0 miles (35.4 km)4yr-private
- Princeton University22.1 miles (35.5 km)4yr-private
- Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion22.1 miles (35.6 km)4yr-private
- Atlantic Acting School22.1 miles (35.6 km)2yr-private
- CUNY Brooklyn College22.1 miles (35.6 km)4yr-public
- The New School22.2 miles (35.8 km)4yr-private
- The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art22.2 miles (35.8 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva Ohr Yisrael22.3 miles (35.8 km)4yr-private
- St. Joseph's University-New York22.3 miles (35.9 km)4yr-private
- CUNY Medgar Evers College22.3 miles (35.9 km)4yr-public
- Princeton Theological Seminary22.5 miles (36.1 km)4yr-private
- Pratt Institute-Main22.5 miles (36.2 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Adams Middle School | public | — | — | 0.3 miles (0.4 km) |
| John P. Stevens High School | public | — | — | 0.3 miles (0.5 km) |
| DBA JUMP IMMERSION SCHOOL/JUMP ENRICHMENT CENTER | private | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.1 km) |
| ST HELENA SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.1 km) |
| James Madison Intermediate School | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.4 km) |
| Franklin D Roosevelt School | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.4 km) |
| James Madison Primary School | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.4 km) |
| Menlo Park Elementary School | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| DISCOVERY CHRISTIAN MONTESSORI | private | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| Martin Luther King Elementary School | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.2 km) |
| WARDLAW-HARTRIDGE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| OVERLAKE PREPARATORY ACADEMY | private | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Woodbrook Elementary School | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Woodrow Wilson Middle School | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| ST JOSEPH HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| Metuchen High School | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
| John F Kennedy Elementary School | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| Lynn Crest Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| LAKEVIEW SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| ST FRANCIS CATHEDRAL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Campbell Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Kennedy Park Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| Oak Ridge Heights Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.6 km) |
| Oak Tree Road Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| HOLY SAVIOR ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| PRECIOUS GEMS MONTESSORI | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Riley Preschool Annex | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| John E. Riley Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| CALLICORP DBA FRIENDS OF THE FAMILY CHILD CARE CEN | private | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| South Plainfield High School | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Colonia High School | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Menlo Park Terrace Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Grant Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.3 km) |
| Robert Mascenik Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Roosevelt Preschool Annex | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Roosevelt Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Mildred B. Moss Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Indiana Avenue Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.4 km) |
| Union County Magnet High School | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.6 km) |
| South Plainfield Middle School | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.6 km) |
| Union County Career & Technical Institute | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.6 km) |
| Academy For Information Technology | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.6 km) |
| Academy For Allied Health Sciences | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.6 km) |
| Academy For Performing Arts | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.6 km) |
| Union County Tech | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.6 km) |
| ST JOHN VIANNEY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| Colonia Middle School | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| EDGAR EARLY LEARNING CENTER | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| UNION REGIONAL SCHOOL | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| James Monroe Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Edgar Middle School | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.1 km) |
| Iselin Middle School | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| NEWMARK HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| NEWMARK SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| METUCHEN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Cedarbrook Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Pennsylvania Avenue Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.2 km) |
| John F. Kennedy Memorial High School | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Frank K. Hehnly | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Claremont Avenue Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| ALPHABET ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Lafayette Estates Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Herbert Hoover Middle School | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| UNION CATHOLIC REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Fords Middle School | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Evergreen Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| J. Ackerman Coles Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Plainfield High School | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| FIRST CHILDREN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| GREATSTART EARLY LEARNING | private | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Terrill Middle School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Franklin Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Hubbard Middle School | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| JUMP IMMERSION SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Carl H. Kumpf School | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.0 km) |
| JCC OF CENTRAL NEW JERSEY | private | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Cresthaven Academy Charter School | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Charles and Anna Booker Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| The Queen City Academy Charter School | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.2 km) |
| HONOR RIDGE ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.2 km) |
| Frederic W. Cook Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| Lincoln Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Maxson Middle School | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| TIMOTHY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Lamberts Mill Academy | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Hillcrest Academy-South | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Westlake | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| FEATHERBED LANE SCHOOL OF CLARK | private | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Washington Community School | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Charles H. Stillman Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Union County TEAMS Charter School | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Dual Language School | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Arthur L. Johnson High School | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Mawbey Street Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| SALAHUDDIN FUTURE ACADEMY, PLAINFIELD BRANCH | private | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Bright Beginnings Learning Center | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Piscataway Regional Day School | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Tamaques Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| APPLE MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF EDISON | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.8 km) |
| Future Foundations Academy (FFA) | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.8 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 08820
What school district is ZIP code 08820 in?
ZIP 08820 (South Plainfield, NJ) maps to Edison Township School District (LEA ID 3404500) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 08820?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 73 public and 27 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 08820 attend private school?
About 1.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 08820 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 71.1% |
| High school | 11.3% |
| Less than HS | 7.0% |
| School district | Edison Township School District |