ZIP 17847 — 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 17847

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 17847 (Milton, PA) is associated with Danville Area School District (LEA 4207320) 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 22 K-12 schools (14 public, 8 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.2 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 Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg about 4.3 miles away (2yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Danville Area School District

LEA ID

4207320

Private school share (ACS)

0.1%

Colleges & universities (100)

Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg4.3 miles (6.9 km)2yr-private
Bucknell University5.3 miles (8.5 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury10.8 miles (17.4 km)2yr-private
Susquehanna University14.9 miles (24.0 km)4yr-private
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania18.9 miles (30.5 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania College of Technology19.1 miles (30.8 km)4yr-public
Lycoming College19.2 miles (30.9 km)4yr-private
Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing39.1 miles (63.0 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton40.7 miles (65.5 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill42.2 miles (67.9 km)4yr-public
Luzerne County Community College44.6 miles (71.8 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre46.2 miles (74.3 km)4yr-public

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office47.8 miles (76.9 km)4yr-public
Central Penn College49.0 miles (78.9 km)4yr-private
Harrisburg Area Community College49.3 miles (79.3 km)2yr-public
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology49.3 miles (79.4 km)2yr-public
Lebanon Valley College49.3 miles (79.4 km)4yr-private
Misericordia University49.5 miles (79.6 km)4yr-private
Wilkes University50.6 miles (81.5 km)4yr-private
King's College51.3 miles (82.5 km)4yr-private
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology51.7 miles (83.2 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg55.6 miles (89.6 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus56.8 miles (91.5 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus56.8 miles (91.5 km)4yr-public
South Hills School of Business & Technology56.9 miles (91.5 km)2yr-private
Dickinson College59.2 miles (95.3 km)4yr-private
Messiah University59.6 miles (95.9 km)4yr-private
Elizabethtown College60.4 miles (97.2 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks62.8 miles (101.0 km)4yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute63.3 miles (101.8 km)2yr-private
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania63.7 miles (102.5 km)4yr-public
Albright College65.0 miles (104.6 km)4yr-private
Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences65.2 miles (105.0 km)2yr-private
Reading Area Community College65.3 miles (105.2 km)2yr-public
Yeshivath Beth Moshe65.7 miles (105.7 km)4yr-private
Keystone College65.8 miles (105.9 km)4yr-private
University of Scranton66.0 miles (106.2 km)4yr-private
Lackawanna College66.0 miles (106.3 km)4yr-private
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine66.3 miles (106.7 km)4yr-private
Alvernia University66.5 miles (107.1 km)4yr-private
Fortis Institute-Scranton66.6 miles (107.1 km)2yr-private
Lehigh Carbon Community College67.1 miles (107.9 km)2yr-public
Clarks Summit University67.5 miles (108.6 km)4yr-private
Marywood University67.9 miles (109.3 km)4yr-private
Johnson College68.0 miles (109.4 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton68.6 miles (110.5 km)4yr-public
Lancaster Bible College70.0 miles (112.7 km)4yr-private
YTI Career Institute-York70.6 miles (113.6 km)2yr-private
Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown71.0 miles (114.3 km)2yr-private
Franklin and Marshall College71.2 miles (114.6 km)4yr-private
Lancaster Theological Seminary71.4 miles (114.9 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design71.8 miles (115.6 km)4yr-private
Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster71.9 miles (115.6 km)4yr-private
Juniata College72.2 miles (116.2 km)4yr-private
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology72.4 miles (116.5 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York73.1 miles (117.7 km)4yr-public
York College of Pennsylvania73.5 miles (118.3 km)4yr-private
Cedar Crest College73.6 miles (118.4 km)4yr-private
Millersville University of Pennsylvania73.6 miles (118.4 km)4yr-public
Muhlenberg College73.8 miles (118.8 km)4yr-private
Elmira College75.2 miles (121.0 km)4yr-private
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania75.5 miles (121.6 km)4yr-public
Arnot Ogden Medical Center75.5 miles (121.6 km)2yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown75.6 miles (121.7 km)2yr-private
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center76.3 miles (122.7 km)2yr-public
Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem76.3 miles (122.8 km)2yr-private
SUNY Corning Community College77.8 miles (125.2 km)2yr-public
Moravian University79.0 miles (127.2 km)4yr-private
International Institute for Restorative Practices79.3 miles (127.7 km)4yr-private
Lehigh University79.8 miles (128.4 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley79.9 miles (128.6 km)4yr-public
Northampton County Area Community College81.1 miles (130.6 km)2yr-public
DeSales University81.8 miles (131.6 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech-Chambersburg82.5 miles (132.7 km)2yr-private
Gettysburg College84.0 miles (135.2 km)4yr-private
United Lutheran Seminary84.4 miles (135.8 km)4yr-private
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania85.4 miles (137.4 km)4yr-public
Wilson College85.4 miles (137.5 km)4yr-private
Lafayette College86.3 miles (139.0 km)4yr-private
Binghamton University86.4 miles (139.1 km)4yr-public
Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc87.7 miles (141.1 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto89.3 miles (143.6 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona89.6 miles (144.2 km)4yr-public
Automotive Training Center-Exton89.8 miles (144.6 km)2yr-private
University of Valley Forge90.5 miles (145.6 km)4yr-private
Ursinus College90.7 miles (145.9 km)4yr-private
YTI Career Institute-Altoona90.7 miles (146.0 km)2yr-private
SUNY Broome Community College90.8 miles (146.2 km)2yr-public
Immaculata University94.0 miles (151.2 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley94.5 miles (152.1 km)4yr-public
Lincoln University95.1 miles (153.0 km)4yr-public
Warren County Community College95.4 miles (153.5 km)2yr-public
Mount St. Mary's University96.0 miles (154.4 km)4yr-private
Lansdale School of Business96.7 miles (155.6 km)2yr-private
West Chester University of Pennsylvania96.8 miles (155.8 km)4yr-public
American College of Financial Services97.2 miles (156.4 km)4yr-private
McDaniel College98.9 miles (159.1 km)4yr-private
Montgomery County Community College99.0 miles (159.3 km)2yr-public
Ithaca College99.1 miles (159.4 km)4yr-private
Delaware Valley University99.5 miles (160.2 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
MEADOWBROOK CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
James F Baugher El Sch	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Milton HS	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
Milton Area MS	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
FERN HILL SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
White Deer El Sch	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
MARANATHA MENNONITE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Kelly El Sch	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Lewisburg HS	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.8 km)
RIVER VALLEY NATURE SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Linntown El Sch	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Donald H Eichhorn MS	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
Warrior Run JSHS	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
Warrior Run El Sch	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Priestley Sch	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Shikellamy MS	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
NORTHUMBERLAND CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Liberty-Valley El Sch	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Chief Shikellamy Sch	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
BEAVER RUN AMISH PAROCHIAL	private	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
COUNTY LINE AMISH PAROCHIAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.8 miles (15.9 km)
SOUTH CREEK AMISH SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.9 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 17847

What school district is ZIP code 17847 in?

ZIP 17847 (Milton, PA) maps to Danville Area School District (LEA ID 4207320) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 17847?

US5 lists 22 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 14 public and 8 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 17847 attend private school?

About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 17847 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	17.1%
High school	50.3%
Less than HS	6.6%
School district	Danville Area School District

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