ZIP 17856 — 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 17856

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 17856 (New Columbia, PA) is associated with Milton Area School District (LEA 4215480) 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 (12 public, 8 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.9 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 Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg about 6.6 miles away (2yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Milton Area School District

LEA ID

4215480

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (97)

Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg6.6 miles (10.6 km)2yr-private
Bucknell University8.4 miles (13.5 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania College of Technology12.3 miles (19.8 km)4yr-public
Lycoming College12.8 miles (20.6 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury17.3 miles (27.9 km)2yr-private
Susquehanna University18.9 miles (30.4 km)4yr-private
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania26.3 miles (42.4 km)4yr-public
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology43.3 miles (69.7 km)2yr-public
Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing47.3 miles (76.0 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton48.1 miles (77.4 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill50.3 miles (80.9 km)4yr-public
Luzerne County Community College50.6 miles (81.4 km)2yr-public

Show all 97 colleges & universities

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre51.2 miles (82.4 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus51.3 miles (82.5 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus51.3 miles (82.5 km)4yr-public
South Hills School of Business & Technology51.5 miles (82.8 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office51.9 miles (83.5 km)4yr-public
Central Penn College52.5 miles (84.6 km)4yr-private
Harrisburg Area Community College53.2 miles (85.6 km)2yr-public
Misericordia University54.3 miles (87.4 km)4yr-private
Lebanon Valley College55.6 miles (89.5 km)4yr-private
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology55.6 miles (89.5 km)4yr-private
Wilkes University56.4 miles (90.7 km)4yr-private
King's College57.0 miles (91.7 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg60.5 miles (97.3 km)4yr-public
Dickinson College61.0 miles (98.2 km)4yr-private
Messiah University62.8 miles (101.1 km)4yr-private
Elizabethtown College66.0 miles (106.2 km)4yr-private
Juniata College68.2 miles (109.8 km)4yr-private
Keystone College69.6 miles (112.1 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks70.6 miles (113.6 km)4yr-public
Yeshivath Beth Moshe70.8 miles (114.0 km)4yr-private
University of Scranton71.1 miles (114.4 km)4yr-private
Lackawanna College71.1 miles (114.4 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute71.1 miles (114.4 km)2yr-private
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine71.3 miles (114.7 km)4yr-private
Elmira College71.5 miles (115.1 km)4yr-private
Fortis Institute-Scranton71.6 miles (115.2 km)2yr-private
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania71.8 miles (115.6 km)4yr-public
Arnot Ogden Medical Center71.8 miles (115.6 km)2yr-private
Clarks Summit University71.9 miles (115.8 km)4yr-private
Johnson College72.8 miles (117.2 km)2yr-private
Marywood University72.8 miles (117.2 km)4yr-private
SUNY Corning Community College72.9 miles (117.4 km)2yr-public
Albright College72.9 miles (117.4 km)4yr-private
Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences73.0 miles (117.6 km)2yr-private
Reading Area Community College73.2 miles (117.8 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton73.6 miles (118.4 km)4yr-public
Alvernia University74.3 miles (119.6 km)4yr-private
Lehigh Carbon Community College75.1 miles (120.9 km)2yr-public
YTI Career Institute-York75.7 miles (121.7 km)2yr-private
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania75.9 miles (122.1 km)4yr-public
Lancaster Bible College76.7 miles (123.4 km)4yr-private
Franklin and Marshall College77.6 miles (124.9 km)4yr-private
Lancaster Theological Seminary77.8 miles (125.3 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York77.9 miles (125.4 km)4yr-public
York College of Pennsylvania78.2 miles (125.8 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design78.3 miles (126.0 km)4yr-private
Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster78.6 miles (126.4 km)4yr-private
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology79.0 miles (127.1 km)2yr-public
Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown79.1 miles (127.4 km)2yr-private
Millersville University of Pennsylvania79.8 miles (128.5 km)4yr-public
Cedar Crest College81.7 miles (131.4 km)4yr-private
Muhlenberg College81.9 miles (131.8 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech-Chambersburg82.4 miles (132.6 km)2yr-private
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center82.8 miles (133.2 km)2yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown83.6 miles (134.6 km)2yr-private
Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem84.3 miles (135.7 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona84.6 miles (136.2 km)4yr-public
Wilson College85.5 miles (137.6 km)4yr-private
YTI Career Institute-Altoona86.0 miles (138.3 km)2yr-private
Gettysburg College86.3 miles (138.8 km)4yr-private
United Lutheran Seminary86.7 miles (139.4 km)4yr-private
Binghamton University86.9 miles (139.9 km)4yr-public
Moravian University87.1 miles (140.1 km)4yr-private
International Institute for Restorative Practices87.4 miles (140.6 km)4yr-private
Lehigh University87.8 miles (141.3 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley88.0 miles (141.7 km)4yr-public
Northampton County Area Community College89.1 miles (143.4 km)2yr-public
DeSales University89.9 miles (144.7 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto90.1 miles (145.0 km)4yr-public
SUNY Broome Community College91.4 miles (147.1 km)2yr-public
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania92.6 miles (149.0 km)4yr-public
Alfred University92.9 miles (149.5 km)4yr-private
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred93.1 miles (149.9 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois94.0 miles (151.3 km)4yr-public
Lafayette College94.2 miles (151.6 km)4yr-private
Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc95.5 miles (153.6 km)2yr-private
Mount Aloysius College96.1 miles (154.7 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech Inc-Dubois96.4 miles (155.2 km)2yr-private
Saint Francis University96.5 miles (155.4 km)4yr-private
Ithaca College96.6 miles (155.5 km)4yr-private
Automotive Training Center-Exton97.6 miles (157.1 km)2yr-private
Mount St. Mary's University97.9 miles (157.6 km)4yr-private
University of Valley Forge98.4 miles (158.4 km)4yr-private
Cornell University98.4 miles (158.4 km)4yr-private
Ursinus College98.7 miles (158.9 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
SOUTH CREEK AMISH SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
White Deer El Sch	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
SCENIC MOUNTAIN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Kelly El Sch	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
WHITE DEER SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
FERN HILL SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Lewisburg HS	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Milton HS	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
James F Baugher El Sch	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Milton Area MS	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
LEISURE ACRE SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
MEADOWBROOK CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
RIVER VALLEY NATURE SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Donald H Eichhorn MS	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.6 km)
Linntown El Sch	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Warrior Run JSHS	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
Warrior Run El Sch	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
Montgomery El Sch	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Montgomery JSHS	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
MARANATHA MENNONITE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.7 miles (13.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 17856

What school district is ZIP code 17856 in?

ZIP 17856 (New Columbia, PA) maps to Milton Area School District (LEA ID 4215480) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 17856?

US5 lists 20 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 12 public and 8 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 17856 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 17856 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	22.8%
High school	46.5%
Less than HS	14.0%
School district	Milton Area School District

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