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ZIP 17036 — 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 17036
K-12 nearby
100
Public
68
Private
32
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 17036 (Hershey, PA) is associated with Central Dauphin School District (LEA 4205400) 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 (68 public, 32 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.4 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.2% 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 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg about 4.7 miles away (4yr-public).
District & higher education
School district
Central Dauphin School District
LEA ID
4205400
Private school share (ACS)
0.2%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg4.7 miles (7.5 km)4yr-public
- Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office8.3 miles (13.4 km)4yr-public
- Harrisburg University of Science and Technology8.9 miles (14.3 km)4yr-private
- Harrisburg Area Community College9.4 miles (15.1 km)2yr-public
- Elizabethtown College10.3 miles (16.6 km)4yr-private
- Lebanon Valley College11.3 miles (18.1 km)4yr-private
- Central Penn College12.0 miles (19.3 km)4yr-private
- Messiah University16.5 miles (26.5 km)4yr-private
- YTI Career Institute-York19.3 miles (31.0 km)2yr-private
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York21.8 miles (35.1 km)4yr-public
- York College of Pennsylvania22.3 miles (35.8 km)4yr-private
- Franklin and Marshall College25.7 miles (41.4 km)4yr-private
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- Lancaster Theological Seminary25.9 miles (41.7 km)4yr-private
- Dickinson College26.0 miles (41.9 km)4yr-private
- Lancaster Bible College26.1 miles (42.0 km)4yr-private
- Millersville University of Pennsylvania26.3 miles (42.4 km)4yr-public
- Pennsylvania College of Art and Design26.4 miles (42.6 km)4yr-private
- Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology27.4 miles (44.2 km)2yr-public
- Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster28.4 miles (45.8 km)4yr-private
- Lancaster County Career and Technology Center30.6 miles (49.3 km)2yr-public
- Susquehanna University37.6 miles (60.4 km)4yr-private
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill38.5 miles (62.0 km)4yr-public
- Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute39.0 miles (62.7 km)2yr-private
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks39.4 miles (63.4 km)4yr-public
- Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing40.1 miles (64.6 km)2yr-private
- Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences40.3 miles (64.9 km)2yr-private
- Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury40.7 miles (65.4 km)2yr-private
- Gettysburg College40.7 miles (65.6 km)4yr-private
- Alvernia University41.0 miles (65.9 km)4yr-private
- Reading Area Community College41.2 miles (66.3 km)2yr-public
- United Lutheran Seminary41.3 miles (66.4 km)4yr-private
- Albright College42.8 miles (68.8 km)4yr-private
- Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania45.2 miles (72.7 km)4yr-public
- Bucknell University48.2 miles (77.6 km)4yr-private
- McDaniel College49.7 miles (80.0 km)4yr-private
- Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg50.2 miles (80.7 km)2yr-private
- Kutztown University of Pennsylvania51.7 miles (83.2 km)4yr-public
- Lincoln University52.3 miles (84.2 km)4yr-public
- Triangle Tech-Chambersburg52.6 miles (84.7 km)2yr-private
- Mount St. Mary's University52.8 miles (85.0 km)4yr-private
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto52.8 miles (85.0 km)4yr-public
- Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania53.0 miles (85.2 km)4yr-public
- Carroll Community College53.0 miles (85.3 km)2yr-public
- Harford Community College53.9 miles (86.7 km)2yr-public
- Wilson College54.3 miles (87.3 km)4yr-private
- Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc55.9 miles (90.0 km)2yr-private
- Stevenson University58.3 miles (93.8 km)4yr-private
- Automotive Training Center-Exton58.3 miles (93.8 km)2yr-private
- Cecil College59.0 miles (94.9 km)2yr-public
- Goucher College59.6 miles (95.9 km)4yr-private
- Towson University60.7 miles (97.6 km)4yr-public
- Ner Israel Rabbinical College60.9 miles (97.9 km)4yr-private
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton61.0 miles (98.2 km)4yr-public
- Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore61.4 miles (98.9 km)4yr-private
- University of Valley Forge62.4 miles (100.4 km)4yr-private
- Immaculata University62.5 miles (100.6 km)4yr-private
- Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College62.7 miles (100.8 km)4yr-private
- West Chester University of Pennsylvania62.8 miles (101.0 km)4yr-public
- Notre Dame of Maryland University63.6 miles (102.3 km)4yr-private
- Loyola University Maryland63.9 miles (102.8 km)4yr-private
- Lehigh Carbon Community College64.0 miles (103.1 km)2yr-public
- Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown64.2 miles (103.2 km)2yr-private
- Morgan State University64.2 miles (103.3 km)4yr-public
- Community College of Baltimore County64.4 miles (103.7 km)2yr-public
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley64.6 miles (103.9 km)4yr-public
- Johns Hopkins University65.1 miles (104.7 km)4yr-private
- University of Delaware65.1 miles (104.7 km)4yr-public
- Goldey-Beacom College65.2 miles (104.9 km)4yr-private
- Baltimore City Community College65.6 miles (105.5 km)2yr-public
- Coppin State University66.2 miles (106.5 km)4yr-public
- Ursinus College66.4 miles (106.9 km)4yr-private
- Maryland Institute College of Art66.5 miles (107.0 km)4yr-private
- Cedar Crest College66.5 miles (107.0 km)4yr-private
- Cheyney University of Pennsylvania66.7 miles (107.3 km)4yr-public
- University of Baltimore66.7 miles (107.3 km)4yr-public
- Hagerstown Community College67.1 miles (107.9 km)2yr-public
- Muhlenberg College67.2 miles (108.2 km)4yr-private
- Frederick Community College67.7 miles (108.9 km)2yr-public
- University of Maryland, Baltimore68.0 miles (109.4 km)4yr-public
- University System of Maryland-Research Centers68.1 miles (109.6 km)4yr-public
- University System of Maryland68.1 miles (109.6 km)4yr-public
- Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology68.7 miles (110.5 km)2yr-public
- Pennsylvania College of Technology68.7 miles (110.6 km)4yr-public
- Lycoming College69.3 miles (111.5 km)4yr-private
- South Hills School of Business & Technology69.5 miles (111.9 km)2yr-private
- Hood College69.5 miles (111.9 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland-Baltimore County69.9 miles (112.5 km)4yr-public
- American College of Financial Services70.5 miles (113.4 km)4yr-private
- Juniata College70.5 miles (113.5 km)4yr-private
- Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus70.6 miles (113.6 km)4yr-public
- Pennsylvania State University-World Campus70.6 miles (113.6 km)4yr-public
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine70.8 miles (113.9 km)4yr-public
- Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown71.2 miles (114.6 km)2yr-private
- Delaware College of Art and Design71.5 miles (115.0 km)2yr-private
- Strayer University-Delaware71.5 miles (115.1 km)4yr-private
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley71.8 miles (115.5 km)4yr-public
- Valley Forge Military College71.8 miles (115.5 km)2yr-private
- Wilmington University72.0 miles (115.9 km)4yr-private
- Cabrini University72.1 miles (116.0 km)4yr-private
- Eastern University72.4 miles (116.6 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nye El Sch | public | — | — | 0.4 miles (0.6 km) |
| Price | public | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.8 km) |
| Lower Dauphin HS | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.1 km) |
| Lower Dauphin MS | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| THE GODDARD SCHOOL OF HERSHEY | private | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| South Hanover El Sch | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| ST JOAN OF ARC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Rutherford El Sch | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Chambers Hill El Sch | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.7 km) |
| TENDER YEARS | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Hershey Early Childhood Ctr | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Hershey Primary El Sch | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Hershey Intrmd El Sch | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Hershey HS | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Hershey MS | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.2 km) |
| Dauphin County Technical School | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Middletown Area HS | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Robert Reid El Sch | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Middletown Area MS | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| BISHOP MCDEVITT HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Central Dauphin East MS | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| Kunkel El Sch | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| SEVEN SORROWS BVM SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| Central Dauphin East SHS | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| Infinity CS | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| West Hanover El Sch | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.8 km) |
| THE SAMUEL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Fink El Sch | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| South Side El Sch | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| Phillips El Sch | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| Lawnton El Sch | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| Paxtonia El Sch | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| HERSHEY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| HERSHEY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| EAST SHORE MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| FOLLOW ME CHRISTIAN EARLY EDUCATION CENTER | private | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| Reach Cyber CS | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.6 km) |
| Central Dauphin MS | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| ST CATHERINE LABOURE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| Londonderry El Sch | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| Conewago El Sch | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| MERAKEY EDUCATION & AUTISM CENTER | private | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.4 km) |
| Swatara MS | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| Mountain View El Sch | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| North Side El Sch | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| Central Dauphin SHS | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.9 km) |
| Tri-Community El Sch | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| THE CIRCLE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| Paxtang El Sch | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| Lingle Avenue El Sch | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| Linglestown El Sch | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| Susquehanna Twp MS | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.5 km) |
| Linglestown MS | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.5 km) |
| Steelton-Highspire HS | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.5 km) |
| Palmyra Area MS | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.7 km) |
| East Hanover El Sch | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| Pine Street El Sch | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) |
| BELLAIRE RIDGE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) |
| Northside El Sch | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) |
| Steelton-Highspire El Sch | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.2 km) |
| Palmyra Area SHS | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| Marshall Academy | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| Marshall Math Science Academy | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| Harrisburg HS | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| ST MARGARET MARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.6 km) |
| Susquehanna Twp HS | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.6 km) |
| HARRISBURG ADVENTIST SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.7 km) |
| Forge Road El Sch | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.8 km) |
| Sara Lindemuth El Sch | public | — | — | 7.4 miles (11.9 km) |
| NEW STORY SCHOOLS | private | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.0 km) |
| Melrose Sch | public | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.1 km) |
| HANSEL & GRETEL EARLY LEARNING CENTER | private | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.2 km) |
| NATURE & NURTURE DISCOVERY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.4 km) |
| Rowland Academy | public | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.5 km) |
| COVENANT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 7.9 miles (12.8 km) |
| Foose Sch | public | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.9 km) |
| Sylvan Heights Science CS | public | — | — | 8.1 miles (13.0 km) |
| Premier Arts and Science CS | public | — | — | 8.2 miles (13.1 km) |
| JOSHUA LEARNING CENTER | private | — | — | 8.2 miles (13.2 km) |
| LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 8.2 miles (13.2 km) |
| Scott at Lincoln School | public | — | — | 8.2 miles (13.2 km) |
| LEARNING & SHARING | private | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.6 km) |
| GODDARD SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.7 km) |
| HILLSIDE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.7 km) |
| Old Trail Intermediate Sch | public | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.9 km) |
| Downey Sch | public | — | — | 8.7 miles (14.0 km) |
| LONDONDERRY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.7 miles (14.1 km) |
| THE WORSHIP ACADEMY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS | private | — | — | 8.7 miles (14.1 km) |
| New Cumberland MS | public | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.3 km) |
| Harrisburg HS - SciTech Cmp | public | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.3 km) |
| LITTLE LEARNERS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER | private | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.4 km) |
| ST THERESA SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.4 km) |
| Capital Area School for the Arts CS | public | — | — | 9.0 miles (14.4 km) |
| Hillside El Sch | public | — | — | 9.0 miles (14.5 km) |
| Red Mill El Sch | public | — | — | 9.1 miles (14.6 km) |
| MOUNT CALVARY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 9.1 miles (14.6 km) |
| YELLOW BREECHES EDUCATIONAL CENTER | private | — | — | 9.1 miles (14.6 km) |
| Benjamin Franklin Sch | public | — | — | 9.1 miles (14.7 km) |
| Fishing Creek El Sch | public | — | — | 9.1 miles (14.7 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 17036
What school district is ZIP code 17036 in?
ZIP 17036 (Hershey, PA) maps to Central Dauphin School District (LEA ID 4205400) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 17036?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 68 public and 32 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 17036 attend private school?
About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 17036 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 60.2% |
| High school | 17.3% |
| Less than HS | 3.5% |
| School district | Central Dauphin School District |