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ZIP 17247 — Schools & Education

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.

Working ClassLow Snow Area

School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 17247

K-12 nearby
34
Public
25
Private
9
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 17247 (PA) is associated with Waynesboro Area School District (LEA 4225110) 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 34 K-12 schools (25 public, 9 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.6 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 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto about 3.6 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
Waynesboro Area School District
LEA ID
4225110
Private school share (ACS)
0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto3.6 miles (5.8 km)4yr-public
  • Wilson College11.1 miles (17.8 km)4yr-private
  • Hagerstown Community College12.5 miles (20.1 km)2yr-public
  • Triangle Tech-Chambersburg14.0 miles (22.6 km)2yr-private
  • Mount St. Mary's University14.5 miles (23.4 km)4yr-private
  • United Lutheran Seminary17.9 miles (28.9 km)4yr-private
  • Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania18.2 miles (29.2 km)4yr-public
  • Gettysburg College18.4 miles (29.6 km)4yr-private
  • Frederick Community College25.4 miles (40.9 km)2yr-public
  • Hood College27.5 miles (44.2 km)4yr-private
  • Shepherd University28.0 miles (45.0 km)4yr-public
  • Valley College-Martinsburg29.6 miles (47.6 km)4yr-private
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Martinsburg College29.6 miles (47.6 km)4yr-private
  • International Beauty School 431.3 miles (50.4 km)2yr-private
  • Blue Ridge Community and Technical College33.7 miles (54.3 km)2yr-public
  • McDaniel College34.1 miles (54.9 km)4yr-private
  • Dickinson College34.5 miles (55.4 km)4yr-private
  • Carroll Community College36.3 miles (58.5 km)2yr-public
  • American Public University System38.3 miles (61.7 km)4yr-private
  • Catholic International University38.4 miles (61.7 km)4yr-private
  • Messiah University39.9 miles (64.2 km)4yr-private
  • Patrick Henry College46.0 miles (74.0 km)4yr-private
  • York College of Pennsylvania46.3 miles (74.5 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York47.6 miles (76.7 km)4yr-public
  • Central Penn College48.9 miles (78.6 km)4yr-private
  • Harrisburg University of Science and Technology48.9 miles (78.7 km)4yr-private
  • Stevenson University49.9 miles (80.3 km)4yr-private
  • Harrisburg Area Community College50.3 miles (80.9 km)2yr-public
  • YTI Career Institute-York50.5 miles (81.3 km)2yr-private
  • Ner Israel Rabbinical College52.3 miles (84.2 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office52.4 miles (84.4 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg52.5 miles (84.4 km)4yr-public
  • Montgomery College53.3 miles (85.8 km)2yr-public
  • Shenandoah University53.4 miles (86.0 km)4yr-private
  • Juniata College53.7 miles (86.5 km)4yr-private
  • Howard Community College55.1 miles (88.6 km)2yr-public
  • Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College55.8 miles (89.7 km)4yr-private
  • Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore56.2 miles (90.5 km)4yr-private
  • Divine Mercy University57.1 miles (91.9 km)4yr-private
  • Maryland University of Integrative Health57.2 miles (92.1 km)4yr-private
  • Elizabethtown College57.6 miles (92.6 km)4yr-private
  • SANS Technology Institute58.0 miles (93.4 km)4yr-private
  • Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia58.6 miles (94.2 km)2yr-private
  • Towson University58.7 miles (94.4 km)4yr-public
  • Goucher College58.9 miles (94.8 km)4yr-private
  • Baltimore City Community College59.0 miles (94.9 km)2yr-public
  • Coppin State University59.5 miles (95.8 km)4yr-public
  • University of Maryland-Baltimore County59.5 miles (95.8 km)4yr-public
  • Notre Dame of Maryland University59.8 miles (96.2 km)4yr-private
  • Loyola University Maryland59.8 miles (96.3 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital59.9 miles (96.4 km)4yr-private
  • Johns Hopkins University60.5 miles (97.3 km)4yr-private
  • Maryland Institute College of Art61.3 miles (98.6 km)4yr-private
  • Morgan State University61.5 miles (99.1 km)4yr-public
  • University of Baltimore61.6 miles (99.1 km)4yr-public
  • University of Maryland, Baltimore62.0 miles (99.8 km)4yr-public
  • Allegany College of Maryland62.0 miles (99.8 km)2yr-public
  • Columbia College62.7 miles (100.9 km)2yr-private
  • University System of Maryland-Research Centers62.8 miles (101.1 km)4yr-public
  • University System of Maryland62.8 miles (101.1 km)4yr-public
  • Washington Adventist University64.1 miles (103.1 km)4yr-private
  • Laurel Ridge Community College64.2 miles (103.4 km)2yr-public
  • Virginia University of Integrative Medicine64.3 miles (103.4 km)4yr-private
  • Chamberlain University-Virginia64.3 miles (103.5 km)4yr-private
  • YTI Career Institute-Altoona64.3 miles (103.5 km)2yr-private
  • University of the Potomac-VA Campus64.6 miles (104.0 km)4yr-private
  • Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing64.7 miles (104.1 km)2yr-private
  • Wesley Theological Seminary64.9 miles (104.4 km)4yr-private
  • Capitol Technology University64.9 miles (104.5 km)4yr-private
  • American University65.1 miles (104.8 km)4yr-private
  • University of the District of Columbia65.1 miles (104.8 km)4yr-public
  • University of Maryland-College Park65.5 miles (105.3 km)4yr-public
  • Community College of Baltimore County66.1 miles (106.3 km)2yr-public
  • Marymount University66.2 miles (106.6 km)4yr-private
  • Millersville University of Pennsylvania66.3 miles (106.6 km)4yr-public
  • Georgetown University67.2 miles (108.1 km)4yr-private
  • Lebanon Valley College67.2 miles (108.2 km)4yr-private
  • National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts67.3 miles (108.3 km)2yr-private
  • The Catholic University of America67.4 miles (108.4 km)4yr-private
  • Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family67.4 miles (108.4 km)4yr-private
  • Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies67.5 miles (108.6 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona67.5 miles (108.6 km)4yr-public
  • Howard University67.5 miles (108.7 km)4yr-private
  • Trinity Washington University67.6 miles (108.8 km)4yr-private
  • Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church67.6 miles (108.9 km)4yr-private
  • Institute of World Politics67.9 miles (109.3 km)4yr-private
  • University of Management and Technology67.9 miles (109.3 km)4yr-private
  • NewU University68.0 miles (109.4 km)4yr-private
  • Strayer University-Virginia68.0 miles (109.5 km)4yr-private
  • Strayer University-District of Columbia68.3 miles (109.9 km)4yr-private
  • Strayer University-Global Region68.3 miles (109.9 km)4yr-private
  • George Washington University68.3 miles (110.0 km)4yr-private
  • Windsor University68.3 miles (110.0 km)4yr-private
  • George Mason University68.4 miles (110.0 km)4yr-public
  • Career Technical Institute68.4 miles (110.0 km)2yr-private
  • The Chicago School at Washington DC68.5 miles (110.3 km)4yr-private
  • University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus68.6 miles (110.4 km)4yr-private
  • Ascent College68.6 miles (110.5 km)4yr-private
  • Franklin and Marshall College69.0 miles (111.0 km)4yr-private
  • Lancaster Theological Seminary69.0 miles (111.0 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
Mowrey El Schpublic——1.2 miles (2.0 km)
PROVIDENCE SCHOOL PIGEON HILL BUILDINGprivate——1.8 miles (2.9 km)
Fairview El Schpublic——3.0 miles (4.8 km)
ST ANDREW SCHOOLprivate——3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Waynesboro Area Senior High Schoolpublic——3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Waynesboro Area MSpublic——3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Summitview El Schpublic——3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Hooverville El Schpublic——4.6 miles (7.4 km)
South Mountain Secure Trmnt Unpublic——5.4 miles (8.8 km)
SHADY GROVE MENNONITE SCHOOLprivate——5.6 miles (9.0 km)
ABRAXAS YOUTH CENTERprivate——5.6 miles (9.0 km)
New Franklin El Schpublic——6.2 miles (10.0 km)
ANTRIM MENNONITE SCHOOLprivate——6.6 miles (10.7 km)
CALVARY MENNONITE SCHOOLprivate——7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Cascade Elementarypublic——7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Greencastle-Antrim Primary Schpublic——7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Marion El Schpublic——7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Greencastle-Antrim El Schpublic——7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Greencastle-Antrim SHSpublic——7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Greencastle-Antrim MSpublic——7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Fayetteville El Schpublic——7.8 miles (12.6 km)
SHALOM CHRISTIAN ACADEMYprivate——7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Guilford Hills El Schpublic——8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Falling Spring El Schpublic——8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Chambersburg Area Career Magnet Schpublic——8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Franklin County Career and Technology Centerpublic——8.7 miles (14.0 km)
PARADISE MENNONITE SCHOOLprivate——9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Chambersburg Area MS - Southpublic——9.2 miles (14.8 km)
MONTESSORI ACADEMY OF CHAMBERSBURGprivate——9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Smithsburg Middlepublic——9.4 miles (15.2 km)
Smithsburg Highpublic——9.6 miles (15.5 km)
Smithsburg Elementarypublic——9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Chambersburg Area SHSpublic——9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Buchanan El Schpublic——9.9 miles (15.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 17247

What school district is ZIP code 17247 in?
ZIP 17247 (PA) maps to Waynesboro Area School District (LEA ID 4225110) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 17247?
US5 lists 34 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 25 public and 9 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 17247 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 17247 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher22.2%
High school42.0%
Less than HS5.7%
School districtWaynesboro Area School District