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ZIP 17343 — 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 17343

K-12 nearby
20
Public
16
Private
4
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 17343 (McKnightstown, PA) is associated with Gettysburg Area School District (LEA 4210710) 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 20 K-12 schools (16 public, 4 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.4 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 United Lutheran Seminary about 5.5 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education
School district
Gettysburg Area School District
LEA ID
4210710
Private school share (ACS)
0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • United Lutheran Seminary5.5 miles (8.8 km)4yr-private
  • Gettysburg College5.7 miles (9.1 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto11.1 miles (17.9 km)4yr-public
  • Mount St. Mary's University13.0 miles (20.9 km)4yr-private
  • Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania16.4 miles (26.4 km)4yr-public
  • Wilson College17.6 miles (28.4 km)4yr-private
  • Triangle Tech-Chambersburg18.5 miles (29.8 km)2yr-private
  • Hagerstown Community College24.1 miles (38.8 km)2yr-public
  • Dickinson College24.2 miles (38.9 km)4yr-private
  • McDaniel College26.5 miles (42.6 km)4yr-private
  • Messiah University27.0 miles (43.5 km)4yr-private
  • Frederick Community College29.1 miles (46.9 km)2yr-public
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Carroll Community College29.6 miles (47.7 km)2yr-public
  • Hood College31.3 miles (50.4 km)4yr-private
  • York College of Pennsylvania32.6 miles (52.4 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York34.0 miles (54.6 km)4yr-public
  • Harrisburg University of Science and Technology36.3 miles (58.3 km)4yr-private
  • YTI Career Institute-York36.7 miles (59.1 km)2yr-private
  • Central Penn College36.8 miles (59.2 km)4yr-private
  • Harrisburg Area Community College37.9 miles (61.0 km)2yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg39.0 miles (62.8 km)4yr-public
  • Shepherd University39.1 miles (63.0 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office40.0 miles (64.4 km)4yr-public
  • Valley College-Martinsburg42.4 miles (68.3 km)4yr-private
  • Martinsburg College42.4 miles (68.3 km)4yr-private
  • Stevenson University42.7 miles (68.7 km)4yr-private
  • Elizabethtown College43.8 miles (70.4 km)4yr-private
  • International Beauty School 444.0 miles (70.9 km)2yr-private
  • Ner Israel Rabbinical College45.4 miles (73.1 km)4yr-private
  • Blue Ridge Community and Technical College46.5 miles (74.8 km)2yr-public
  • Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College48.7 miles (78.4 km)4yr-private
  • Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore48.8 miles (78.5 km)4yr-private
  • Catholic International University49.0 miles (78.8 km)4yr-private
  • American Public University System49.0 miles (78.8 km)4yr-private
  • Goucher College50.5 miles (81.4 km)4yr-private
  • Towson University50.6 miles (81.4 km)4yr-public
  • Howard Community College51.4 miles (82.7 km)2yr-public
  • Baltimore City Community College52.1 miles (83.9 km)2yr-public
  • Notre Dame of Maryland University52.3 miles (84.1 km)4yr-private
  • Loyola University Maryland52.4 miles (84.3 km)4yr-private
  • Millersville University of Pennsylvania52.6 miles (84.6 km)4yr-public
  • Coppin State University52.7 miles (84.9 km)4yr-public
  • Johns Hopkins University53.2 miles (85.7 km)4yr-private
  • University of Maryland-Baltimore County53.8 miles (86.6 km)4yr-public
  • Lebanon Valley College53.8 miles (86.6 km)4yr-private
  • Morgan State University53.9 miles (86.7 km)4yr-public
  • Patrick Henry College53.9 miles (86.8 km)4yr-private
  • Montgomery College54.0 miles (87.0 km)2yr-public
  • Maryland University of Integrative Health54.1 miles (87.1 km)4yr-private
  • Maryland Institute College of Art54.3 miles (87.3 km)4yr-private
  • University of Baltimore54.6 miles (87.8 km)4yr-public
  • Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia54.8 miles (88.3 km)2yr-private
  • Franklin and Marshall College55.2 miles (88.8 km)4yr-private
  • Lancaster Theological Seminary55.2 miles (88.9 km)4yr-private
  • University of Maryland, Baltimore55.2 miles (88.9 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania College of Art and Design55.6 miles (89.5 km)4yr-private
  • University System of Maryland56.0 miles (90.0 km)4yr-public
  • University System of Maryland-Research Centers56.0 miles (90.0 km)4yr-public
  • Juniata College56.6 miles (91.1 km)4yr-private
  • Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology56.6 miles (91.1 km)2yr-public
  • Lancaster County Career and Technology Center57.2 miles (92.0 km)2yr-public
  • Lancaster Bible College57.2 miles (92.1 km)4yr-private
  • Community College of Baltimore County57.7 miles (92.9 km)2yr-public
  • SANS Technology Institute58.5 miles (94.1 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster59.1 miles (95.1 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital59.4 miles (95.6 km)4yr-private
  • Harford Community College59.8 miles (96.3 km)2yr-public
  • Divine Mercy University61.7 miles (99.3 km)4yr-private
  • Capitol Technology University62.4 miles (100.5 km)4yr-private
  • Washington Adventist University63.5 miles (102.3 km)4yr-private
  • University of Maryland-College Park64.3 miles (103.5 km)4yr-public
  • Columbia College65.2 miles (104.8 km)2yr-private
  • Shenandoah University65.4 miles (105.2 km)4yr-private
  • University of the District of Columbia65.5 miles (105.4 km)4yr-public
  • Wesley Theological Seminary65.5 miles (105.5 km)4yr-private
  • American University65.8 miles (105.9 km)4yr-private
  • Bowie State University66.3 miles (106.7 km)4yr-public
  • Chamberlain University-Virginia66.5 miles (107.1 km)4yr-private
  • Virginia University of Integrative Medicine66.5 miles (107.1 km)4yr-private
  • Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing66.8 miles (107.5 km)2yr-private
  • University of the Potomac-VA Campus66.8 miles (107.5 km)4yr-private
  • The Catholic University of America67.1 miles (108.0 km)4yr-private
  • Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family67.1 miles (108.0 km)4yr-private
  • Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies67.2 miles (108.2 km)4yr-private
  • Trinity Washington University67.4 miles (108.5 km)4yr-private
  • Marymount University67.5 miles (108.6 km)4yr-private
  • Howard University67.5 miles (108.7 km)4yr-private
  • Georgetown University67.8 miles (109.1 km)4yr-private
  • National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts67.8 miles (109.1 km)2yr-private
  • Institute of World Politics68.1 miles (109.6 km)4yr-private
  • NewU University68.2 miles (109.8 km)4yr-private
  • Fortis College-Landover68.3 miles (109.8 km)2yr-private
  • South Hills School of Business & Technology68.3 miles (110.0 km)2yr-private
  • Strayer University-Global Region68.5 miles (110.3 km)4yr-private
  • Strayer University-District of Columbia68.5 miles (110.3 km)4yr-private
  • Susquehanna University68.6 miles (110.3 km)4yr-private
  • University of Management and Technology68.6 miles (110.4 km)4yr-private
  • Career Technical Institute68.6 miles (110.4 km)2yr-private
  • Windsor University68.7 miles (110.5 km)4yr-private
  • George Washington University68.7 miles (110.6 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
Franklin Twp El Schpublic——1.1 miles (1.7 km)
JIL CHRISTIAN SCHOOLprivate——1.1 miles (1.8 km)
Upper Adams Intrmdt Schpublic——4.4 miles (7.1 km)
ADAMS COUNTY CHRISTIAN ACADEMYprivate——5.1 miles (8.2 km)
James Gettys El Schpublic——5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Biglerville El Schpublic——5.7 miles (9.1 km)
Vida CSpublic——6.1 miles (9.9 km)
Adams County Technical Institutepublic——6.2 miles (9.9 km)
Gettysburg Area HSpublic——6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Lincoln El Schpublic——6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Gettysburg Area MSpublic——6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Fairfield Area HSpublic——6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Fairfield Area MSpublic——6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Upper Adams MSpublic——6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Biglerville HSpublic——6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Fairfield Area El Schpublic——6.7 miles (10.7 km)
ABRAXAS YOUTH CENTERprivate——8.6 miles (13.9 km)
South Mountain Secure Trmnt Unpublic——8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Gettysburg Montessori CSpublic——9.7 miles (15.7 km)
FOREST LANE MENNONITE SCHOOLprivate——9.8 miles (15.8 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 17343

What school district is ZIP code 17343 in?
ZIP 17343 (McKnightstown, PA) maps to Gettysburg Area School District (LEA ID 4210710) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 17343?
US5 lists 20 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 16 public and 4 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 17343 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 17343 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher100.0%
High school0.0%
Less than HS0.0%
School districtGettysburg Area School District