ZIP 17857 — 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 17857

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 17857 (Northumberland, PA) is associated with Shikellamy School District (LEA 4221540) 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 33 K-12 schools (20 public, 13 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.4 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.4% 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 Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury about 5.3 miles away (2yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Shikellamy School District

LEA ID

4221540

Private school share (ACS)

0.4%

Colleges & universities (100)

Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury5.3 miles (8.6 km)2yr-private
Bucknell University5.9 miles (9.5 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg6.8 miles (11.0 km)2yr-private
Susquehanna University10.7 miles (17.3 km)4yr-private
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania17.8 miles (28.6 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania College of Technology24.6 miles (39.6 km)4yr-public
Lycoming College24.7 miles (39.8 km)4yr-private
Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing34.7 miles (55.9 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill37.6 miles (60.5 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton38.9 miles (62.6 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office42.7 miles (68.7 km)4yr-public
Lebanon Valley College43.7 miles (70.4 km)4yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Central Penn College44.2 miles (71.1 km)4yr-private
Harrisburg Area Community College44.3 miles (71.3 km)2yr-public
Luzerne County Community College44.6 miles (71.8 km)2yr-public
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology46.6 miles (75.1 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre47.1 miles (75.8 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg50.3 miles (81.0 km)4yr-public
Misericordia University50.5 miles (81.3 km)4yr-private
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology50.7 miles (81.5 km)2yr-public
Wilkes University50.8 miles (81.7 km)4yr-private
King's College51.4 miles (82.8 km)4yr-private
Messiah University54.8 miles (88.1 km)4yr-private
Elizabethtown College54.9 miles (88.4 km)4yr-private
Dickinson College55.1 miles (88.7 km)4yr-private
South Hills School of Business & Technology57.6 miles (92.7 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks57.7 miles (92.8 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus57.7 miles (92.9 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus57.7 miles (92.9 km)4yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute58.1 miles (93.6 km)2yr-private
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania59.3 miles (95.5 km)4yr-public
Albright College60.0 miles (96.6 km)4yr-private
Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences60.1 miles (96.7 km)2yr-private
Reading Area Community College60.3 miles (97.0 km)2yr-public
Alvernia University61.4 miles (98.8 km)4yr-private
Lehigh Carbon Community College63.5 miles (102.3 km)2yr-public
Lancaster Bible College64.5 miles (103.7 km)4yr-private
YTI Career Institute-York65.2 miles (104.9 km)2yr-private
Franklin and Marshall College65.6 miles (105.5 km)4yr-private
Lancaster Theological Seminary65.8 miles (105.9 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design66.2 miles (106.6 km)4yr-private
Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster66.3 miles (106.7 km)4yr-private
Yeshivath Beth Moshe66.3 miles (106.7 km)4yr-private
University of Scranton66.7 miles (107.3 km)4yr-private
Lackawanna College66.7 miles (107.4 km)4yr-private
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology66.8 miles (107.5 km)2yr-public
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine67.0 miles (107.8 km)4yr-private
Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown67.3 miles (108.2 km)2yr-private
Fortis Institute-Scranton67.3 miles (108.2 km)2yr-private
Keystone College67.5 miles (108.6 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York67.8 miles (109.0 km)4yr-public
Millersville University of Pennsylvania68.0 miles (109.4 km)4yr-public
York College of Pennsylvania68.2 miles (109.7 km)4yr-private
Clarks Summit University68.6 miles (110.4 km)4yr-private
Marywood University68.6 miles (110.5 km)4yr-private
Johnson College68.8 miles (110.8 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton69.4 miles (111.7 km)4yr-public
Cedar Crest College69.8 miles (112.4 km)4yr-private
Muhlenberg College70.1 miles (112.8 km)4yr-private
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center70.7 miles (113.7 km)2yr-public
Juniata College71.7 miles (115.3 km)4yr-private
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania72.1 miles (116.0 km)4yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown72.1 miles (116.1 km)2yr-private
Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem72.9 miles (117.3 km)2yr-private
Moravian University75.6 miles (121.7 km)4yr-private
International Institute for Restorative Practices75.9 miles (122.1 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley76.2 miles (122.7 km)4yr-public
Lehigh University76.3 miles (122.7 km)4yr-private
Northampton County Area Community College77.9 miles (125.4 km)2yr-public
DeSales University78.0 miles (125.6 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech-Chambersburg79.2 miles (127.5 km)2yr-private
Gettysburg College79.5 miles (128.0 km)4yr-private
United Lutheran Seminary80.0 miles (128.7 km)4yr-private
Elmira College80.5 miles (129.5 km)4yr-private
Arnot Ogden Medical Center80.8 miles (130.1 km)2yr-private
Wilson College82.1 miles (132.1 km)4yr-private
Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc82.5 miles (132.8 km)2yr-private
SUNY Corning Community College83.3 miles (134.1 km)2yr-public
Lafayette College83.3 miles (134.1 km)4yr-private
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania83.5 miles (134.5 km)4yr-public
Automotive Training Center-Exton84.7 miles (136.3 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto85.5 miles (137.6 km)4yr-public
University of Valley Forge85.5 miles (137.6 km)4yr-private
Ursinus College85.9 miles (138.3 km)4yr-private
Immaculata University88.8 miles (143.0 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley89.5 miles (144.1 km)4yr-public
Lincoln University89.6 miles (144.1 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona89.8 miles (144.6 km)4yr-public
Binghamton University90.1 miles (145.0 km)4yr-public
YTI Career Institute-Altoona90.7 miles (145.9 km)2yr-private
West Chester University of Pennsylvania91.6 miles (147.4 km)4yr-public
Mount St. Mary's University91.6 miles (147.4 km)4yr-private
Lansdale School of Business92.2 miles (148.3 km)2yr-private
American College of Financial Services92.4 miles (148.7 km)4yr-private
Warren County Community College92.6 miles (149.1 km)2yr-public
McDaniel College93.9 miles (151.1 km)4yr-private
Montgomery County Community College94.4 miles (151.9 km)2yr-public
SUNY Broome Community College94.4 miles (152.0 km)2yr-public
Valley Forge Military College95.0 miles (152.9 km)2yr-private
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania95.1 miles (153.1 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Shikellamy MS	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
Priestley Sch	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
NORTHUMBERLAND CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Chief Shikellamy Sch	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Oaklyn Sch	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Shikellamy HS	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Milton HS	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Milton Area MS	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
James F Baugher El Sch	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Liberty-Valley El Sch	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
MEADOWBROOK CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
RIVER VALLEY NATURE SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.9 miles (11.2 km)
Linntown El Sch	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Donald H Eichhorn MS	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
FERN HILL SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
VICTORY BAPTIST ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.2 miles (11.7 km)
Lewisburg HS	public	—	—	7.4 miles (12.0 km)
Kelly El Sch	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
COUNTY LINE AMISH PAROCHIAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
WINDY HILL SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Danville Area MS	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
ST JOSEPH SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
White Deer El Sch	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
ST CYRIL PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN	private	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
ST CYRIL PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN	private	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
North Central Secure Trmnt Unt	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Danville Area SHS	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Danville Ctr Adolescent Female	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Danville Primary Sch	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
MARANATHA MENNONITE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
NEW STORY	private	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
AUGUSTAVILLE AMISH PAROCHIAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Selinsgrove Area El Sch	public	—	—	9.9 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 17857

What school district is ZIP code 17857 in?

ZIP 17857 (Northumberland, PA) maps to Shikellamy School District (LEA ID 4221540) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 17857?

US5 lists 33 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 20 public and 13 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 17857 attend private school?

About 0.4% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 17857 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	23.6%
High school	46.3%
Less than HS	7.6%
School district	Shikellamy School District

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