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Wading River CDP, NY

ZIP 11792 — Schools & Education

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.

Upper Middle ClassLow Snow Area

School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 11792

K-12 nearby
31
Public
30
Private
1
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 11792 (Wading River, NY) is associated with Riverhead Central School District (LEA 3624690) 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 31 K-12 schools (30 public, 1 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 8.0 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.8% 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 Suffolk County Community College about 14.1 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
Riverhead Central School District
LEA ID
3624690
Private school share (ACS)
0.8%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Suffolk County Community College14.1 miles (22.7 km)2yr-public
  • Stony Brook University15.6 miles (25.2 km)4yr-public
  • American Institute of Healthcare & Technology22.6 miles (36.3 km)2yr-private
  • University of Bridgeport23.9 miles (38.4 km)4yr-private
  • Paier College24.0 miles (38.7 km)4yr-private
  • University of New Haven24.3 miles (39.1 km)4yr-private
  • Yale University25.2 miles (40.5 km)4yr-private
  • Fairfield University26.4 miles (42.5 km)4yr-private
  • Albertus Magnus College26.6 miles (42.8 km)4yr-private
  • Southern Connecticut State University26.9 miles (43.3 km)4yr-public
  • Western Suffolk BOCES27.6 miles (44.4 km)2yr-public
  • Sacred Heart University28.5 miles (45.8 km)4yr-private
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Five Towns College30.5 miles (49.1 km)4yr-private
  • Quinnipiac University32.3 miles (51.9 km)4yr-private
  • Farmingdale State College34.4 miles (55.4 km)4yr-public
  • Island Drafting and Technical Institute36.5 miles (58.7 km)2yr-private
  • New York College of Health Professions37.4 miles (60.2 km)4yr-private
  • University of Connecticut-Stamford38.0 miles (61.2 km)4yr-public
  • Hunter Business School38.6 miles (62.2 km)2yr-private
  • SUNY Old Westbury40.5 miles (65.1 km)4yr-public
  • Long Island University41.2 miles (66.3 km)4yr-private
  • New York Institute of Technology42.0 miles (67.6 km)4yr-private
  • Post University42.3 miles (68.0 km)4yr-private
  • Wesleyan University42.3 miles (68.1 km)4yr-private
  • University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus43.0 miles (69.1 km)4yr-public
  • Webb Institute43.0 miles (69.3 km)4yr-private
  • Nassau Community College43.2 miles (69.5 km)2yr-public
  • Hofstra University43.8 miles (70.4 km)4yr-private
  • Western Connecticut State University44.5 miles (71.6 km)4yr-public
  • New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine45.0 miles (72.5 km)4yr-private
  • Molloy University45.8 miles (73.7 km)4yr-private
  • Mitchell College45.9 miles (73.9 km)4yr-private
  • Holy Apostles College and Seminary46.0 miles (74.0 km)4yr-private
  • SUNY at Purchase College46.1 miles (74.3 km)4yr-public
  • Adelphi University46.2 miles (74.3 km)4yr-private
  • Manhattanville University46.7 miles (75.2 km)4yr-private
  • University of Connecticut-Avery Point46.8 miles (75.3 km)4yr-public
  • Elmezzi Graduate School of Molecular Medicine47.5 miles (76.4 km)4yr-private
  • Connecticut College47.5 miles (76.5 km)4yr-private
  • United States Coast Guard Academy47.6 miles (76.6 km)4yr-public
  • Center for Ultrasound Research & Education48.3 miles (77.7 km)2yr-private
  • Charter Oak State College49.2 miles (79.2 km)4yr-public
  • United States Merchant Marine Academy49.9 miles (80.4 km)4yr-public
  • Iona University50.3 miles (80.9 km)4yr-private
  • The College of Westchester50.3 miles (81.0 km)4yr-private
  • CUNY Queensborough Community College50.6 miles (81.4 km)2yr-public
  • SUNY Westchester Community College50.9 miles (81.9 km)2yr-public
  • Rabbinical College of Long Island51.0 miles (82.1 km)4yr-private
  • Central Connecticut State University51.0 miles (82.2 km)4yr-public
  • SUNY Maritime College51.7 miles (83.2 km)4yr-public
  • New York Medical College52.1 miles (83.8 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Vladimirs Orthodox Theological Seminary52.1 miles (83.9 km)4yr-private
  • New York Automotive and Diesel Institute52.8 miles (85.0 km)2yr-private
  • Montefiore School of Nursing53.1 miles (85.4 km)2yr-private
  • Sarah Lawrence College53.1 miles (85.5 km)4yr-private
  • St. John's University-New York53.2 miles (85.6 km)4yr-private
  • American Institute-West Hartford53.6 miles (86.2 km)2yr-private
  • Sh'or Yoshuv Rabbinical College53.6 miles (86.3 km)4yr-private
  • CUNY York College53.7 miles (86.4 km)4yr-public
  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine53.8 miles (86.5 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshiva of Far Rockaway Derech Ayson Rabbinical Seminary53.9 miles (86.8 km)4yr-private
  • CUNY Queens College54.1 miles (87.1 km)4yr-public
  • Long Island Business Institute54.2 miles (87.2 km)2yr-private
  • New York Medical Career Training Center54.2 miles (87.2 km)2yr-private
  • Rabbinical Seminary of America54.3 miles (87.3 km)4yr-private
  • Beis Medrash Heichal Dovid54.4 miles (87.6 km)4yr-private
  • Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical Seminary54.7 miles (88.0 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshiva Zichron Aryeh54.7 miles (88.1 km)4yr-private
  • Mercy University54.9 miles (88.4 km)4yr-private
  • Plaza College55.1 miles (88.7 km)4yr-private
  • Trinity College55.2 miles (88.8 km)4yr-private
  • Goodwin University55.3 miles (89.0 km)4yr-private
  • School of Professional Horticulture, New York Botanical Garden55.3 miles (89.0 km)2yr-private
  • Cochran School of Nursing55.3 miles (89.0 km)2yr-private
  • Yeshivath Shaar Hatorah55.5 miles (89.4 km)4yr-private
  • Austin Medical Assistant Training55.5 miles (89.4 km)2yr-private
  • Fordham University55.6 miles (89.5 km)4yr-private
  • Academy for Jewish Religion56.1 miles (90.3 km)4yr-private
  • CUNY Lehman College56.1 miles (90.4 km)4yr-public
  • St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens56.2 miles (90.4 km)2yr-private
  • University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus56.4 miles (90.7 km)4yr-public
  • Manhattan University56.4 miles (90.7 km)4yr-private
  • Monroe University56.5 miles (90.9 km)4yr-private
  • University of Mount Saint Vincent56.6 miles (91.1 km)4yr-private
  • Hartford International University for Religion and Peace56.6 miles (91.1 km)4yr-private
  • Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology56.7 miles (91.2 km)4yr-private
  • Connecticut State Community College56.8 miles (91.3 km)2yr-public
  • Yeshiva of the Telshe Alumni56.8 miles (91.4 km)4yr-private
  • Arizona College of Nursing - Hartford56.9 miles (91.5 km)4yr-private
  • Rensselaer at Hartford57.1 miles (91.9 km)4yr-private
  • CUNY Bronx Community College57.1 miles (91.9 km)2yr-public
  • University of Saint Joseph57.3 miles (92.2 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshiva University58.1 miles (93.5 km)4yr-private
  • St. Thomas Aquinas College58.3 miles (93.7 km)4yr-private
  • CUNY Hostos Community College58.3 miles (93.8 km)2yr-public
  • University of Hartford58.6 miles (94.3 km)4yr-private
  • Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing58.9 miles (94.8 km)2yr-private
  • Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing59.0 miles (94.9 km)4yr-private
  • Dominican University New York59.0 miles (95.0 km)4yr-private
  • Miami Ad School-New York59.1 miles (95.1 km)2yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
LITTLE FLOWER SCHOOLpublic——1.0 miles (1.6 km)
WADING RIVER SCHOOLpublic——1.0 miles (1.7 km)
SHOREHAM-WADING RIVER HIGH SCHOOLpublic——2.4 miles (3.8 km)
MILLER AVENUE SCHOOLpublic——3.5 miles (5.6 km)
ALBERT G PRODELL MIDDLE SCHOOLpublic——4.0 miles (6.5 km)
RILEY AVENUE SCHOOLpublic——4.6 miles (7.4 km)
RIVERHEAD CHARTER SCHOOLpublic——4.7 miles (7.6 km)
RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLpublic——5.1 miles (8.2 km)
JOSEPH A EDGAR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLpublic——5.5 miles (8.9 km)
FRANK J CARASITI ELEMENTARY SCHOOLpublic——6.2 miles (9.9 km)
ROCKY POINT HIGH SCHOOLpublic——6.2 miles (9.9 km)
ROCKY POINT MIDDLE SCHOOLpublic——6.2 miles (10.0 km)
SOUTH STREET SCHOOLpublic——7.0 miles (11.2 km)
LONGWOOD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLpublic——7.7 miles (12.3 km)
DAYTON AVENUE SCHOOLpublic——8.0 miles (12.8 km)
RIVERHEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLpublic——8.0 miles (12.8 km)
LONGWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOLpublic——8.0 miles (12.8 km)
ST JOHN PAUL II REGIONAL SCHOOLprivate——8.0 miles (12.9 km)
RIVERHEAD MIDDLE SCHOOLpublic——8.1 miles (13.1 km)
LONGWOOD HIGH SCHOOLpublic——8.2 miles (13.2 km)
PULASKI STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLpublic——8.4 miles (13.5 km)
SUFFOLK COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICEpublic——8.5 miles (13.6 km)
ANDREW MULLER PRIMARY SCHOOLpublic——8.5 miles (13.6 km)
EASTPORT-SOUTH MANOR JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLpublic——8.6 miles (13.8 km)
SOUND BEACH SCHOOLpublic——8.6 miles (13.8 km)
MILLER PLACE HIGH SCHOOLpublic——8.7 miles (14.0 km)
ROANOKE AVENUE SCHOOLpublic——8.7 miles (14.0 km)
NORTH COUNTRY ROAD SCHOOLpublic——8.8 miles (14.1 km)
WEST MIDDLE ISLAND SCHOOLpublic——9.1 miles (14.6 km)
C E WALTERS SCHOOLpublic——9.5 miles (15.3 km)
PHILLIPS AVENUE SCHOOLpublic——9.6 miles (15.5 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 11792

What school district is ZIP code 11792 in?
ZIP 11792 (Wading River, NY) maps to Riverhead Central School District (LEA ID 3624690) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 11792?
US5 lists 31 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 30 public and 1 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 11792 attend private school?
About 0.8% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 11792 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher47.8%
High school19.6%
Less than HS5.5%
School districtRiverhead Central School District