ZIP 17842 — 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 17842

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 17842 (Kreamer, PA) is associated with Midd-West School District (LEA 4215210) 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 24 K-12 schools (13 public, 11 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 8.4 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 8.8 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Midd-West School District

LEA ID

4215210

Private school share (ACS)

0.1%

Colleges & universities (100)

Susquehanna University8.8 miles (14.2 km)4yr-private
Bucknell University13.5 miles (21.7 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg15.0 miles (24.1 km)2yr-private
Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury15.0 miles (24.1 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania College of Technology29.9 miles (48.2 km)4yr-public
Lycoming College30.9 miles (49.6 km)4yr-private
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania34.2 miles (55.1 km)4yr-public
Central Penn College34.8 miles (56.0 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office34.9 miles (56.1 km)4yr-public
Harrisburg Area Community College35.8 miles (57.6 km)2yr-public
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology36.9 miles (59.4 km)2yr-public
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology38.2 miles (61.5 km)4yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Dickinson College42.1 miles (67.8 km)4yr-private
South Hills School of Business & Technology42.5 miles (68.4 km)2yr-private
Lebanon Valley College42.8 miles (68.8 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus42.9 miles (69.0 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus42.9 miles (69.0 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg44.2 miles (71.1 km)4yr-public
Messiah University44.6 miles (71.8 km)4yr-private
Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing45.3 miles (73.0 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill47.3 miles (76.0 km)4yr-public
Elizabethtown College50.9 miles (81.9 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton54.4 miles (87.5 km)4yr-public
Juniata College55.1 miles (88.7 km)4yr-private
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania57.2 miles (92.1 km)4yr-public
YTI Career Institute-York59.4 miles (95.6 km)2yr-private
Luzerne County Community College61.2 miles (98.6 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York61.3 miles (98.7 km)4yr-public
York College of Pennsylvania61.4 miles (98.8 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre63.9 miles (102.8 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks63.9 miles (102.9 km)4yr-public
Triangle Tech-Chambersburg64.0 miles (102.9 km)2yr-private
Lancaster Bible College64.0 miles (103.0 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute64.2 miles (103.3 km)2yr-private
Franklin and Marshall College64.5 miles (103.8 km)4yr-private
Lancaster Theological Seminary64.7 miles (104.1 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design65.2 miles (104.9 km)4yr-private
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology66.0 miles (106.2 km)2yr-public
Millersville University of Pennsylvania66.1 miles (106.3 km)4yr-public
Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences66.1 miles (106.4 km)2yr-private
Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster66.1 miles (106.4 km)4yr-private
Reading Area Community College66.5 miles (107.0 km)2yr-public
Albright College66.8 miles (107.5 km)4yr-private
Wilson College67.0 miles (107.8 km)4yr-private
Alvernia University67.3 miles (108.3 km)4yr-private
Misericordia University67.3 miles (108.3 km)4yr-private
Gettysburg College67.4 miles (108.5 km)4yr-private
Wilkes University67.5 miles (108.6 km)4yr-private
United Lutheran Seminary67.8 miles (109.1 km)4yr-private
King's College68.1 miles (109.6 km)4yr-private
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania69.0 miles (111.0 km)4yr-public
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center69.7 miles (112.1 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto71.3 miles (114.7 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona73.8 miles (118.8 km)4yr-public
YTI Career Institute-Altoona74.4 miles (119.8 km)2yr-private
Lehigh Carbon Community College75.6 miles (121.7 km)2yr-public
Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown78.6 miles (126.5 km)2yr-private
Mount St. Mary's University79.0 miles (127.2 km)4yr-private
Cedar Crest College81.2 miles (130.7 km)4yr-private
Muhlenberg College81.6 miles (131.4 km)4yr-private
Yeshivath Beth Moshe83.1 miles (133.7 km)4yr-private
University of Scranton83.4 miles (134.3 km)4yr-private
Lackawanna College83.5 miles (134.4 km)4yr-private
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine83.7 miles (134.7 km)4yr-private
Fortis Institute-Scranton84.0 miles (135.2 km)2yr-private
Keystone College84.1 miles (135.4 km)4yr-private
McDaniel College84.1 miles (135.4 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown84.2 miles (135.6 km)2yr-private
Mount Aloysius College85.0 miles (136.8 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem85.2 miles (137.1 km)2yr-private
Clarks Summit University85.4 miles (137.4 km)4yr-private
Marywood University85.4 miles (137.5 km)4yr-private
Johnson College85.6 miles (137.8 km)2yr-private
Saint Francis University86.1 miles (138.5 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton86.2 miles (138.7 km)4yr-public
Hagerstown Community College87.3 miles (140.5 km)2yr-public
Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc87.5 miles (140.8 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley87.6 miles (140.9 km)4yr-public
Moravian University87.7 miles (141.2 km)4yr-private
Carroll Community College87.8 miles (141.2 km)2yr-public
International Institute for Restorative Practices87.9 miles (141.4 km)4yr-private
Lehigh University88.2 miles (141.9 km)4yr-private
DeSales University89.3 miles (143.7 km)4yr-private
Automotive Training Center-Exton89.8 miles (144.5 km)2yr-private
Elmira College90.3 miles (145.2 km)4yr-private
Lincoln University90.4 miles (145.5 km)4yr-public
Northampton County Area Community College90.5 miles (145.6 km)2yr-public
Arnot Ogden Medical Center90.5 miles (145.6 km)2yr-private
SUNY Corning Community College90.9 miles (146.3 km)2yr-public
University of Valley Forge91.8 miles (147.7 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois91.9 miles (147.9 km)4yr-public
Ursinus College93.4 miles (150.3 km)4yr-private
Immaculata University94.1 miles (151.5 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech Inc-Dubois94.5 miles (152.1 km)2yr-private
Harford Community College94.6 miles (152.3 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley95.3 miles (153.3 km)4yr-public
Frederick Community College95.3 miles (153.4 km)2yr-public
West Chester University of Pennsylvania96.0 miles (154.5 km)4yr-public
Stevenson University96.0 miles (154.6 km)4yr-private
Lafayette College96.2 miles (154.9 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Midd-West HS	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
Midd-West MS	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
Middleburg El Sch	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
PENN VIEW CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
SHADE MT MENNONITE	private	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
LOCUST GROVE SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
SUN Area Technical Institute	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
MORNING STAR MENNONITE SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
MILLMONT MENNONITE SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Mifflinburg Area SHS	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Mifflinburg El Sch	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Mifflinburg Area Intrmd Sch	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.3 km)
Mifflinburg Area MS	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
STONEY MEADOW SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
SHADY GROVE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
WINDY HILL SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Selinsgrove Intrmd Sch	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Selinsgrove Area MS	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
East Juniata El Sch	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
Selinsgrove Area HS	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
NEW STORY	private	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
HARTLETON MENNONITE SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.2 miles (14.7 km)
Selinsgrove Area El Sch	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
COUNTY LINE AMISH PAROCHIAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 17842

What school district is ZIP code 17842 in?

ZIP 17842 (Kreamer, PA) maps to Midd-West School District (LEA ID 4215210) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 17842?

US5 lists 24 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 13 public and 11 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 17842 attend private school?

About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 17842 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	17.6%
High school	45.7%
Less than HS	15.8%
School district	Midd-West School District

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