ZIP 16828 — 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 16828

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 16828 (Centre Hall, PA) is associated with Bellefonte Area School District (LEA 4203240) 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 36 K-12 schools (17 public, 19 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 8.7 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.4% 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 Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology about 5.8 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Bellefonte Area School District

LEA ID

4203240

Private school share (ACS)

0.4%

Colleges & universities (84)

Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology5.8 miles (9.3 km)2yr-public
South Hills School of Business & Technology9.5 miles (15.3 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus9.6 miles (15.4 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus9.6 miles (15.4 km)4yr-public
Juniata College27.8 miles (44.8 km)4yr-private
Susquehanna University42.1 miles (67.8 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona42.5 miles (68.4 km)4yr-public
Bucknell University42.8 miles (68.9 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg43.2 miles (69.5 km)2yr-private
YTI Career Institute-Altoona44.0 miles (70.8 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania College of Technology45.0 miles (72.4 km)4yr-public
Lycoming College46.5 miles (74.8 km)4yr-private

Show all 84 colleges & universities

Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury47.9 miles (77.1 km)2yr-private
Dickinson College49.1 miles (79.1 km)4yr-private
Central Penn College52.5 miles (84.6 km)4yr-private
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania52.8 miles (84.9 km)4yr-public
Mount Aloysius College54.0 miles (87.0 km)4yr-private
Saint Francis University54.5 miles (87.7 km)4yr-private
Harrisburg Area Community College54.8 miles (88.2 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office55.2 miles (88.8 km)4yr-public
Triangle Tech-Chambersburg56.4 miles (90.8 km)2yr-private
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology56.7 miles (91.2 km)4yr-private
Messiah University58.1 miles (93.5 km)4yr-private
Wilson College59.6 miles (95.9 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois60.0 miles (96.5 km)4yr-public
Triangle Tech Inc-Dubois62.6 miles (100.8 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg64.8 miles (104.3 km)4yr-public
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania65.8 miles (105.8 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto67.4 miles (108.5 km)4yr-public
Lebanon Valley College69.7 miles (112.1 km)4yr-private
Gettysburg College71.3 miles (114.8 km)4yr-private
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown71.4 miles (114.9 km)4yr-public
United Lutheran Seminary71.5 miles (115.1 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College71.6 miles (115.2 km)2yr-public
Elizabethtown College73.2 miles (117.9 km)4yr-private
DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center73.8 miles (118.8 km)2yr-private
Commonwealth Technical Institute75.3 miles (121.1 km)2yr-private
YTI Career Institute-York78.0 miles (125.6 km)2yr-private
York College of Pennsylvania78.1 miles (125.6 km)4yr-private
Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing78.5 miles (126.3 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York78.5 miles (126.4 km)4yr-public
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus78.6 miles (126.5 km)4yr-public
Mount St. Mary's University80.0 miles (128.7 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill80.2 miles (129.0 km)4yr-public
Hagerstown Community College81.6 miles (131.3 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton87.0 miles (140.0 km)4yr-public
Franklin and Marshall College89.0 miles (143.2 km)4yr-private
Lancaster Theological Seminary89.1 miles (143.5 km)4yr-private
Lancaster Bible College89.2 miles (143.5 km)4yr-private
Millersville University of Pennsylvania89.4 miles (143.9 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design89.7 miles (144.3 km)4yr-private
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology90.7 miles (145.9 km)2yr-public
Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster91.5 miles (147.3 km)4yr-private
Luzerne County Community College92.0 miles (148.0 km)2yr-public
McDaniel College92.1 miles (148.2 km)4yr-private
Martinsburg College92.7 miles (149.2 km)4yr-private
Valley College-Martinsburg92.7 miles (149.3 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre93.2 miles (150.0 km)4yr-public
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford93.6 miles (150.6 km)4yr-public
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center93.8 miles (151.0 km)2yr-public
International Beauty School 494.9 miles (152.7 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks94.9 miles (152.7 km)4yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute95.0 miles (152.8 km)2yr-private
Frederick Community College95.0 miles (152.9 km)2yr-public
SUNY Corning Community College95.5 miles (153.7 km)2yr-public
Shepherd University95.5 miles (153.7 km)4yr-public
Carroll Community College95.7 miles (153.9 km)2yr-public
Misericordia University96.3 miles (155.0 km)4yr-private
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College96.6 miles (155.5 km)2yr-public
Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences96.8 miles (155.8 km)2yr-private
St Bonaventure University96.9 miles (156.0 km)4yr-private
Hood College97.1 miles (156.3 km)4yr-private
Saint Vincent College97.3 miles (156.6 km)4yr-private
Saint Vincent Seminary97.3 miles (156.6 km)4yr-private
Reading Area Community College97.4 miles (156.7 km)2yr-public
Allegany College of Maryland97.4 miles (156.8 km)2yr-public
Alvernia University97.9 miles (157.5 km)4yr-private
Wilkes University98.0 miles (157.7 km)4yr-private
Albright College98.0 miles (157.7 km)4yr-private
King's College98.6 miles (158.7 km)4yr-private
Arnot Ogden Medical Center99.4 miles (160.0 km)2yr-private
Elmira College99.4 miles (160.0 km)4yr-private
Alfred University99.8 miles (160.6 km)4yr-private
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred99.9 miles (160.8 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
MEADOWS SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
Centre Hall-Potter El Sch	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
WINDY POPLARS SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Pleasant Gap El Sch	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Central PA Institute of Science and Technology	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
ST JOSEPHS CATHOLIC ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Mount Nittany MS	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.0 km)
Mount Nittany El Sch	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
NEW STORY	private	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
MAPLE HOLLOW AMISH SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Spring Creek El Sch	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
BACK MOUNTAIN AMISH SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Bellefonte Area HS	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
Bellefonte Area MS	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
SHALE BANK AMISH SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
SHADY ACRE SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
STATE COLLEGE FRIENDS SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Nittany Valley CS	public	—	—	8.7 miles (13.9 km)
WINDY HOLLOW SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
WOODLAND SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Bellefonte El Sch	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Benner El Sch	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Easterly Parkway El Sch	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Penns Valley Area El and Intrmd Sch	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
SUNNYVIEW SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Penns Valley Area JSHS	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
LOCUST HILL	private	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
BENNETT FAMILY CENTER	private	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
State College Area HS	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
OUR CHILDREN'S CENTER	private	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Indian Valley El Sch	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
Indian Valley Intrmd Sch	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
CHURCH LANE AMISH SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
OUR LADY OF VICTORY CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
BARRVILLE AMISH SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 16828

What school district is ZIP code 16828 in?

ZIP 16828 (Centre Hall, PA) maps to Bellefonte Area School District (LEA ID 4203240) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 16828?

US5 lists 36 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 17 public and 19 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 16828 attend private school?

About 0.4% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 16828 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	28.5%
High school	40.6%
Less than HS	7.1%
School district	Bellefonte Area School District

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