ZIP 17246 — 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 17246

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 17246 (PA) is associated with Chambersburg Area School District (LEA 4205550) 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 38 K-12 schools (20 public, 18 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.7 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.0% 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 Triangle Tech-Chambersburg about 4.2 miles away (2yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Chambersburg Area School District

LEA ID

4205550

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

Triangle Tech-Chambersburg4.2 miles (6.7 km)2yr-private
Wilson College7.3 miles (11.7 km)4yr-private
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania7.3 miles (11.8 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto16.0 miles (25.7 km)4yr-public
Dickinson College26.5 miles (42.7 km)4yr-private
United Lutheran Seminary26.9 miles (43.3 km)4yr-private
Gettysburg College27.0 miles (43.5 km)4yr-private
Hagerstown Community College29.3 miles (47.1 km)2yr-public
Mount St. Mary's University30.5 miles (49.1 km)4yr-private
Juniata College36.1 miles (58.1 km)4yr-private
Messiah University36.2 miles (58.3 km)4yr-private
Central Penn College42.1 miles (67.7 km)4yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Valley College-Martinsburg42.3 miles (68.1 km)4yr-private
Martinsburg College42.3 miles (68.1 km)4yr-private
Frederick Community College43.6 miles (70.1 km)2yr-public
Shepherd University43.6 miles (70.2 km)4yr-public
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology43.6 miles (70.2 km)4yr-private
Harrisburg Area Community College44.2 miles (71.1 km)2yr-public
International Beauty School 444.4 miles (71.4 km)2yr-private
Hood College45.6 miles (73.4 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office46.2 miles (74.4 km)4yr-public
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College46.5 miles (74.8 km)2yr-public
McDaniel College47.7 miles (76.8 km)4yr-private
YTI Career Institute-Altoona49.1 miles (79.1 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg49.7 miles (79.9 km)4yr-public
York College of Pennsylvania49.9 miles (80.4 km)4yr-private
Carroll Community College50.7 miles (81.5 km)2yr-public
South Hills School of Business & Technology50.8 miles (81.8 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York51.1 miles (82.3 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona51.9 miles (83.5 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus52.4 miles (84.3 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus52.4 miles (84.3 km)4yr-public
YTI Career Institute-York53.1 miles (85.5 km)2yr-private
American Public University System54.0 miles (86.9 km)4yr-private
Catholic International University54.0 miles (87.0 km)4yr-private
Elizabethtown College56.8 miles (91.4 km)4yr-private
Mount Aloysius College56.9 miles (91.6 km)4yr-private
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology57.4 miles (92.3 km)2yr-public
Saint Francis University60.3 miles (97.0 km)4yr-private
Allegany College of Maryland63.2 miles (101.7 km)2yr-public
Patrick Henry College63.3 miles (101.9 km)4yr-private
Lebanon Valley College63.4 miles (102.1 km)4yr-private
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown63.7 miles (102.5 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College63.8 miles (102.7 km)2yr-public
Stevenson University64.0 miles (103.0 km)4yr-private
Susquehanna University65.9 miles (106.1 km)4yr-private
Ner Israel Rabbinical College66.7 miles (107.3 km)4yr-private
Shenandoah University66.8 miles (107.4 km)4yr-private
DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center68.6 miles (110.4 km)2yr-private
Millersville University of Pennsylvania69.1 miles (111.1 km)4yr-public
Commonwealth Technical Institute70.0 miles (112.7 km)2yr-private
Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College70.0 miles (112.7 km)4yr-private
Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore70.2 miles (112.9 km)4yr-private
Franklin and Marshall College71.0 miles (114.2 km)4yr-private
Lancaster Theological Seminary71.0 miles (114.3 km)4yr-private
Montgomery College71.2 miles (114.6 km)2yr-public
Howard Community College71.5 miles (115.0 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design71.5 miles (115.1 km)4yr-private
Goucher College72.0 miles (115.9 km)4yr-private
Towson University72.1 miles (116.0 km)4yr-public
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology72.6 miles (116.8 km)2yr-public
Lancaster Bible College72.6 miles (116.9 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury72.7 miles (116.9 km)2yr-private
Frostburg State University73.1 miles (117.6 km)4yr-public
Baltimore City Community College73.4 miles (118.2 km)2yr-public
Notre Dame of Maryland University73.7 miles (118.6 km)4yr-private
Loyola University Maryland73.8 miles (118.7 km)4yr-private
Maryland University of Integrative Health73.9 miles (118.9 km)4yr-private
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center74.0 miles (119.0 km)2yr-public
Coppin State University74.0 miles (119.1 km)4yr-public
Bucknell University74.4 miles (119.8 km)4yr-private
Johns Hopkins University74.6 miles (120.1 km)4yr-private
University of Maryland-Baltimore County74.8 miles (120.3 km)4yr-public
Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster74.8 miles (120.3 km)4yr-private
Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia75.0 miles (120.6 km)2yr-private
Divine Mercy University75.2 miles (121.0 km)4yr-private
Morgan State University75.3 miles (121.2 km)4yr-public
Maryland Institute College of Art75.6 miles (121.6 km)4yr-private
University of Baltimore75.9 miles (122.1 km)4yr-public
SANS Technology Institute75.9 miles (122.2 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg76.0 miles (122.2 km)2yr-private
University of Maryland, Baltimore76.5 miles (123.1 km)4yr-public
University System of Maryland-Research Centers77.3 miles (124.3 km)4yr-public
University System of Maryland77.3 miles (124.3 km)4yr-public
Laurel Ridge Community College77.4 miles (124.6 km)2yr-public
Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital77.6 miles (124.8 km)4yr-private
Community College of Baltimore County79.2 miles (127.5 km)2yr-public
Harford Community College80.7 miles (129.8 km)2yr-public
Columbia College80.8 miles (130.1 km)2yr-private
Washington Adventist University81.8 miles (131.6 km)4yr-private
Capitol Technology University81.9 miles (131.9 km)4yr-private
Potomac State College of West Virginia University82.1 miles (132.1 km)4yr-public
Virginia University of Integrative Medicine82.4 miles (132.6 km)4yr-private
Chamberlain University-Virginia82.5 miles (132.7 km)4yr-private
University of the Potomac-VA Campus82.8 miles (133.2 km)4yr-private
Wesley Theological Seminary82.8 miles (133.3 km)4yr-private
Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing82.8 miles (133.3 km)2yr-private
University of Maryland-College Park83.0 miles (133.5 km)4yr-public
University of the District of Columbia83.0 miles (133.6 km)4yr-public
American University83.1 miles (133.7 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
LURGAN VIEW AMISH SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
Lurgan El Sch	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
CULBERTSON MENNONITE SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
MCCLAYS MILL AMISH SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
ANCHOR CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Grandview El Sch	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
OTTERBEIN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
MOWERSVILLE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
MOWERSVILLE AMISH PAROCHIAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
MERAKEY EDUCATION CENTER	private	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Shippensburg Area SHS	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Shippensburg Area MS	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Nancy Grayson El Sch	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Chambersburg Area MS - North	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Hamilton Heights El Sch	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Scotland El Sch	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
PORTICO RIVER BRETHREN SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Grace B Luhrs Univ Elem	public	—	—	7.4 miles (12.0 km)
CUMBERLAND VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Benjamin Chambers El Sch	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
CORPUS CHRISTI SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
OAK GROVE PAROCHIAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Fannett-Metal SHS	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Fannett-Metal El Sch	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Fannett-Metal MS	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
PROVIDENCE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
MEADOW BROOK AMISH SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
James Burd El Sch	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Buchanan El Sch	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Shippensburg Area Intrm Sch	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Chambersburg Area SHS	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Stevens El Sch	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
MTN VIEW AMISH SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
MONTESSORI ACADEMY OF CHAMBERSBURG	private	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Chambersburg Area MS - South	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
COVERED BRIDGE AMISH SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
EMMANUEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Falling Spring El Sch	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 17246

What school district is ZIP code 17246 in?

ZIP 17246 (PA) maps to Chambersburg Area School District (LEA ID 4205550) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 17246?

US5 lists 38 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 20 public and 18 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 17246 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 17246 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	0.9%
High school	64.5%
Less than HS	19.9%
School district	Chambersburg Area School District

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