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Gratz borough, PA

ZIP 17048 — 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 17048

K-12 nearby
14
Public
7
Private
7
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 17048 (Gratz, PA) is associated with Upper Dauphin Area School District (LEA 4224360) 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 14 K-12 schools (7 public, 7 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.3 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 Susquehanna University about 16.4 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education
School district
Upper Dauphin Area School District
LEA ID
4224360
Private school share (ACS)
0.1%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Susquehanna University16.4 miles (26.5 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office18.6 miles (29.9 km)4yr-public
  • Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury19.3 miles (31.0 km)2yr-private
  • Harrisburg Area Community College20.4 miles (32.9 km)2yr-public
  • Central Penn College20.9 miles (33.6 km)4yr-private
  • Lebanon Valley College21.3 miles (34.3 km)4yr-private
  • Harrisburg University of Science and Technology22.6 miles (36.4 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg25.7 miles (41.4 km)4yr-public
  • Bucknell University26.9 miles (43.3 km)4yr-private
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg28.8 miles (46.4 km)2yr-private
  • Elizabethtown College30.8 miles (49.5 km)4yr-private
  • Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing31.0 miles (49.8 km)2yr-private
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Messiah University31.4 miles (50.5 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill31.4 miles (50.6 km)4yr-public
  • Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania34.0 miles (54.7 km)4yr-public
  • Dickinson College34.6 miles (55.7 km)4yr-private
  • YTI Career Institute-York40.7 miles (65.5 km)2yr-private
  • Lancaster Bible College42.6 miles (68.6 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York43.2 miles (69.5 km)4yr-public
  • Franklin and Marshall College43.3 miles (69.6 km)4yr-private
  • Lancaster Theological Seminary43.5 miles (69.9 km)4yr-private
  • York College of Pennsylvania43.6 miles (70.1 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania College of Art and Design44.0 miles (70.7 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks44.0 miles (70.8 km)4yr-public
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute44.1 miles (70.9 km)2yr-private
  • Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology44.7 miles (72.0 km)2yr-public
  • Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster44.7 miles (72.0 km)4yr-private
  • Millersville University of Pennsylvania45.1 miles (72.6 km)4yr-public
  • Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences45.9 miles (73.9 km)2yr-private
  • Reading Area Community College46.5 miles (74.8 km)2yr-public
  • Alvernia University47.0 miles (75.7 km)4yr-private
  • Albright College47.1 miles (75.8 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton47.4 miles (76.3 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania College of Technology47.5 miles (76.4 km)4yr-public
  • Lycoming College48.0 miles (77.2 km)4yr-private
  • Lancaster County Career and Technology Center48.4 miles (78.0 km)2yr-public
  • Kutztown University of Pennsylvania51.4 miles (82.8 km)4yr-public
  • Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania53.8 miles (86.6 km)4yr-public
  • Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology55.5 miles (89.4 km)2yr-public
  • Gettysburg College57.0 miles (91.7 km)4yr-private
  • United Lutheran Seminary57.4 miles (92.4 km)4yr-private
  • Luzerne County Community College58.6 miles (94.4 km)2yr-public
  • South Hills School of Business & Technology59.0 miles (95.0 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus59.8 miles (96.2 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-World Campus59.8 miles (96.2 km)4yr-public
  • Lehigh Carbon Community College60.6 miles (97.5 km)2yr-public
  • Triangle Tech-Chambersburg61.4 miles (98.8 km)2yr-private
  • Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown62.5 miles (100.6 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre63.6 miles (102.4 km)4yr-public
  • Wilson College63.9 miles (102.8 km)4yr-private
  • Wilkes University64.8 miles (104.2 km)4yr-private
  • Cedar Crest College65.1 miles (104.8 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto65.4 miles (105.2 km)4yr-public
  • King's College65.4 miles (105.3 km)4yr-private
  • Muhlenberg College65.7 miles (105.7 km)4yr-private
  • Juniata College66.2 miles (106.6 km)4yr-private
  • Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc66.5 miles (107.1 km)2yr-private
  • Misericordia University67.2 miles (108.1 km)4yr-private
  • Automotive Training Center-Exton68.9 miles (110.8 km)2yr-private
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown68.9 miles (110.9 km)2yr-private
  • Lincoln University69.0 miles (111.0 km)4yr-public
  • Mount St. Mary's University69.3 miles (111.5 km)4yr-private
  • McDaniel College69.7 miles (112.2 km)4yr-private
  • Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem70.0 miles (112.7 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley71.3 miles (114.7 km)4yr-public
  • University of Valley Forge71.3 miles (114.7 km)4yr-private
  • Moravian University72.3 miles (116.4 km)4yr-private
  • International Institute for Restorative Practices72.3 miles (116.4 km)4yr-private
  • Lehigh University72.4 miles (116.5 km)4yr-private
  • DeSales University72.7 miles (117.0 km)4yr-private
  • Carroll Community College73.2 miles (117.8 km)2yr-public
  • Immaculata University73.2 miles (117.8 km)4yr-private
  • Ursinus College73.5 miles (118.3 km)4yr-private
  • Harford Community College74.5 miles (119.9 km)2yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley74.6 miles (120.0 km)4yr-public
  • West Chester University of Pennsylvania74.9 miles (120.5 km)4yr-public
  • Northampton County Area Community College75.6 miles (121.7 km)2yr-public
  • Cecil College77.3 miles (124.3 km)2yr-public
  • Cheyney University of Pennsylvania78.7 miles (126.6 km)4yr-public
  • American College of Financial Services79.0 miles (127.2 km)4yr-private
  • Stevenson University79.5 miles (127.9 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshivath Beth Moshe80.7 miles (129.9 km)4yr-private
  • Goldey-Beacom College80.8 miles (130.0 km)4yr-private
  • Hagerstown Community College81.0 miles (130.4 km)2yr-public
  • Goucher College81.0 miles (130.4 km)4yr-private
  • Valley Forge Military College81.1 miles (130.5 km)2yr-private
  • University of Scranton81.3 miles (130.8 km)4yr-private
  • Cabrini University81.3 miles (130.9 km)4yr-private
  • Lansdale School of Business81.3 miles (130.9 km)2yr-private
  • Lackawanna College81.4 miles (131.0 km)4yr-private
  • Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine81.6 miles (131.4 km)4yr-private
  • University of Delaware81.7 miles (131.4 km)4yr-public
  • Lafayette College81.7 miles (131.5 km)4yr-private
  • Eastern University81.7 miles (131.5 km)4yr-private
  • Fortis Institute-Scranton82.0 miles (131.9 km)2yr-private
  • Towson University82.1 miles (132.1 km)4yr-public
  • Ner Israel Rabbinical College82.1 miles (132.1 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine82.4 miles (132.6 km)4yr-public
  • Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore82.8 miles (133.3 km)4yr-private
  • Montgomery County Community College82.9 miles (133.4 km)2yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
Upper Dauphin Area El Schpublic——0.7 miles (1.1 km)
Upper Dauphin Area MSpublic——0.7 miles (1.1 km)
Upper Dauphin Area HSpublic——3.4 miles (5.5 km)
WHISTILING PINES AMISH PAROCHIAL SCHOOLprivate——3.7 miles (5.9 km)
SOUTH MOUNTAIN VIEW SCHOOLprivate——4.1 miles (6.6 km)
WINDY KNOLL SCHOOLprivate——4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Line Mountain MSpublic——7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Line Mountain HSpublic——7.3 miles (11.7 km)
NORTHERN DAUPHIN COUNTY CHRISTIAN SCHOOLprivate——7.8 miles (12.6 km)
NORTHERN DAUPHIN CHRISTIAN SCHOOLprivate——8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Williams Valley JSHSpublic——9.2 miles (14.8 km)
SUNRISE VIEW SCHOOLprivate——9.2 miles (14.9 km)
Williams Valley El Schpublic——9.6 miles (15.4 km)
SCHWABEN CREEK SCHOOLprivate——9.8 miles (15.7 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 17048

What school district is ZIP code 17048 in?
ZIP 17048 (Gratz, PA) maps to Upper Dauphin Area School District (LEA ID 4224360) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 17048?
US5 lists 14 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 7 public and 7 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 17048 attend private school?
About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 17048 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher13.1%
High school42.5%
Less than HS14.5%
School districtUpper Dauphin Area School District