ZIP 14086 — 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 14086

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 14086 (Lancaster, NY) is associated with Alden Central School District (LEA 3602550) 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 (76 public, 24 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.2 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 Villa Maria College about 8.5 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Alden Central School District

LEA ID

3602550

Private school share (ACS)

0.1%

Colleges & universities (50)

Villa Maria College8.5 miles (13.6 km)4yr-private
Daemen University8.9 miles (14.4 km)4yr-private
Trocaire College10.2 miles (16.4 km)4yr-private
University at Buffalo10.3 miles (16.6 km)4yr-public
Bryant & Stratton College-Online10.9 miles (17.5 km)4yr-private
Canisius University11.3 miles (18.3 km)4yr-private
Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo12.2 miles (19.7 km)4yr-private
Erie Community College12.5 miles (20.1 km)2yr-public
SUNY Buffalo State University12.9 miles (20.8 km)4yr-public
D'Youville University13.3 miles (21.3 km)4yr-private
Hilbert College14.4 miles (23.2 km)4yr-private
Niagara County Community College20.7 miles (33.2 km)2yr-public

Show all 50 colleges & universities

Niagara University25.9 miles (41.7 km)4yr-private
Genesee Community College25.9 miles (41.7 km)2yr-public
SUNY Brockport40.3 miles (64.8 km)4yr-public
Houghton University41.1 miles (66.2 km)4yr-private
SUNY College at Geneseo41.6 miles (67.0 km)4yr-public
Northeastern Seminary44.4 miles (71.4 km)4yr-private
Roberts Wesleyan University44.6 miles (71.7 km)4yr-private
SUNY at Fredonia47.9 miles (77.0 km)4yr-public
Rochester Institute of Technology49.8 miles (80.1 km)4yr-private
Elim Bible Institute and College51.3 miles (82.6 km)4yr-private
Bryant & Stratton College-Greece52.4 miles (84.3 km)4yr-private
University of Rochester52.6 miles (84.7 km)4yr-private
Monroe Community College53.2 miles (85.6 km)2yr-public
Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School55.5 miles (89.4 km)4yr-private
Talmudical Institute of Upstate New York55.7 miles (89.7 km)4yr-private
St Bernard's School of Theology and Ministry57.3 miles (92.2 km)4yr-private
Nazareth University57.7 miles (92.8 km)4yr-private
St Bonaventure University57.8 miles (93.0 km)4yr-private
St. John Fisher University58.2 miles (93.6 km)4yr-private
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred62.0 miles (99.8 km)4yr-public
Alfred University62.3 miles (100.2 km)4yr-private
Jamestown Community College62.6 miles (100.7 km)2yr-public
Jamestown Business College64.5 miles (103.8 km)4yr-private
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford66.8 miles (107.4 km)4yr-public
Finger Lakes Community College70.3 miles (113.1 km)2yr-public
Northern Pennsylvania Regional College78.1 miles (125.7 km)2yr-public
Keuka College80.7 miles (129.8 km)4yr-private
Finger Lakes Health College of Nursing & Health Sciences83.1 miles (133.8 km)2yr-private
Hobart William Smith Colleges83.3 miles (134.0 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College88.0 miles (141.5 km)4yr-public
Mercyhurst University91.3 miles (147.0 km)4yr-private
Gannon University91.8 miles (147.7 km)4yr-private
Great Lakes Institute of Technology94.0 miles (151.3 km)2yr-private
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine94.5 miles (152.1 km)4yr-private
Erie Institute of Technology Inc94.7 miles (152.4 km)2yr-private
Northeast College of Health Sciences94.8 miles (152.5 km)4yr-private
SUNY Corning Community College96.4 miles (155.1 km)2yr-public
Wells College98.6 miles (158.7 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
COURT STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
ST MARYS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
WILLIAM STREET SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
LANCASTER MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
ST MARYS HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
COMO PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.1 km)
LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.1 km)
BUFFALO SUBURBAN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
ALDEN PRIMARY AT TOWNLINE	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
CAYUGA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
DEPEW MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
CHESTERTON ACADEMY OF BUFFALO	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
DEPEW HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
HILLVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.0 km)
JOHN A SCIOLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
OUR LADY OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
CLARENCE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
HARRIS HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
NATIVITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
SHERIDAN HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
IROQUOIS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
IROQUOIS MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
IROQUOIS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
LEDGEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
ST JOHN THE BAPTIST SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
BEYOND LEARNING CENTER	private	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
CLARENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.1 km)
GATEWAY-LONGVIEW LYNDE SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
MARYVALE PRIMARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
ELMA PRIMARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
MARILLA PRIMARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
CLINTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
MARYVALE HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
MARYVALE MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
MARYVALE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
CHEEKTOWAGA HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
CHEEKTOWAGA MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
UNION EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
WILLIAMSVILLE SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
NORTHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
ASPIRE OF WNY/CTR FOR LEARNING	private	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
CHRISTIAN CENTRAL ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
ALDEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
COUNTRY PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
THE ARC ERIE COUNTY NEW YORK	private	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
ALDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
ALDEN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.2 km)
EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
CLARENCE CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
ST PETER AND PAUL SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
WEST SENECA EAST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.7 km)
MILL MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.8 km)
TRANSIT MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
WILLIAMSVILLE EAST HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
JOHN F KENNEDY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
JOHN F KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
THEODORE ROOSEVELT SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
MAPLE EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
WESTERN PSYCHIATRIC CENTER	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
CLEVELAND HILL HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
CLEVELAND HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
CLEVELAND HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
QUEEN OF HEAVEN SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
CHRIST THE KING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
CENTER ROAD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
WOODROW WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
SMALLWOOD DRIVE SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
MAPLE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
STANLEY G. FALK SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
THE PARK SCHOOL OF BUFFALO	private	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
AMHERST MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
ST JOHN VIANNEY SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
ERIE 1 BOCES	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
CHARTER SCHOOL OF INQUIRY	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
AMHERST CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
RONALD PEOPLES SCHOOL OF SCHOLARS (THE)	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
WEST SENECA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
LOVEJOY DISCOVERY SCHOOL #43	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
WEST SENECA WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL II	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
KING CENTER CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
FREDERICK OLMSTED #156	public	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
MAPLEMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
HIGHGATE HEIGHTS	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
SOUTH BUFFALO CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
CHC LEARNING CENTER	private	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
ST MARYS SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.5 miles (15.2 km)
PARKDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
CASEY MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
WESTMINSTER COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
HEIM MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
WILLIAMSVILLE NORTH HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
ST BENEDICT SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
ALLENDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
PS 69 HOUGHTON ACADEMY	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
HEIM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
HARVEY AUSTIN SCHOOL #97	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.5 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 14086

What school district is ZIP code 14086 in?

ZIP 14086 (Lancaster, NY) maps to Alden Central School District (LEA ID 3602550) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 14086?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 76 public and 24 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 14086 attend private school?

About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 14086 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	39.3%
High school	23.5%
Less than HS	4.6%
School district	Alden Central School District

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