ZIP 17859 — 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 17859

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 17859 (Rohrsburg, PA) is associated with Benton Area School District (LEA 4203390) 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 (17 public, 5 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 8.2 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 Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania about 8.0 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Benton Area School District

LEA ID

4203390

Private school share (ACS)

0.1%

Colleges & universities (100)

Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania8.0 miles (12.8 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton21.2 miles (34.2 km)4yr-public
Luzerne County Community College21.9 miles (35.2 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre23.8 miles (38.3 km)4yr-public
Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury26.3 miles (42.4 km)2yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg27.0 miles (43.5 km)2yr-private
Misericordia University27.2 miles (43.8 km)4yr-private
Bucknell University27.6 miles (44.4 km)4yr-private
Wilkes University27.9 miles (44.8 km)4yr-private
King's College28.5 miles (45.9 km)4yr-private
Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing31.3 miles (50.4 km)2yr-private
Lycoming College32.5 miles (52.4 km)4yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Susquehanna University33.3 miles (53.5 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania College of Technology33.5 miles (53.9 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill35.1 miles (56.4 km)4yr-public
Yeshivath Beth Moshe43.1 miles (69.3 km)4yr-private
University of Scranton43.4 miles (69.9 km)4yr-private
Lackawanna College43.5 miles (70.0 km)4yr-private
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine43.7 miles (70.3 km)4yr-private
Fortis Institute-Scranton44.0 miles (70.8 km)2yr-private
Keystone College44.4 miles (71.5 km)4yr-private
Clarks Summit University45.3 miles (72.9 km)4yr-private
Marywood University45.4 miles (73.0 km)4yr-private
Johnson College45.5 miles (73.3 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton46.1 miles (74.2 km)4yr-public
Lehigh Carbon Community College51.7 miles (83.1 km)2yr-public
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania52.6 miles (84.7 km)4yr-public
Lebanon Valley College54.7 miles (88.0 km)4yr-private
Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown56.5 miles (91.0 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks56.9 miles (91.6 km)4yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute57.7 miles (92.9 km)2yr-private
Albright College58.1 miles (93.6 km)4yr-private
Cedar Crest College58.8 miles (94.6 km)4yr-private
Muhlenberg College58.8 miles (94.6 km)4yr-private
Reading Area Community College59.2 miles (95.3 km)2yr-public
Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences59.5 miles (95.7 km)2yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown59.5 miles (95.8 km)2yr-private
Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem59.9 miles (96.4 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office60.2 miles (96.9 km)4yr-public
Alvernia University60.8 miles (97.8 km)4yr-private
Harrisburg Area Community College62.1 miles (100.0 km)2yr-public
Central Penn College62.7 miles (100.9 km)4yr-private
Moravian University62.8 miles (101.0 km)4yr-private
International Institute for Restorative Practices63.2 miles (101.7 km)4yr-private
Lehigh University63.8 miles (102.7 km)4yr-private
Northampton County Area Community College64.0 miles (103.0 km)2yr-public
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology64.2 miles (103.4 km)4yr-private
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania64.3 miles (103.6 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley64.8 miles (104.2 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg65.6 miles (105.5 km)4yr-public
DeSales University66.7 miles (107.4 km)4yr-private
Elizabethtown College67.6 miles (108.8 km)4yr-private
Lafayette College68.4 miles (110.1 km)4yr-private
Binghamton University70.7 miles (113.8 km)4yr-public
Elmira College71.0 miles (114.2 km)4yr-private
Arnot Ogden Medical Center71.5 miles (115.1 km)2yr-private
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology71.8 miles (115.6 km)2yr-public
Lancaster Bible College72.2 miles (116.2 km)4yr-private
Messiah University73.2 miles (117.8 km)4yr-private
Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster73.4 miles (118.2 km)4yr-private
Franklin and Marshall College74.0 miles (119.0 km)4yr-private
Lancaster Theological Seminary74.2 miles (119.3 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design74.5 miles (119.8 km)4yr-private
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology74.8 miles (120.3 km)2yr-public
SUNY Broome Community College74.8 miles (120.4 km)2yr-public
Dickinson College75.8 miles (122.0 km)4yr-private
Warren County Community College76.5 miles (123.1 km)2yr-public
Millersville University of Pennsylvania77.2 miles (124.2 km)4yr-public
SUNY Corning Community College77.4 miles (124.5 km)2yr-public
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center78.5 miles (126.4 km)2yr-public
YTI Career Institute-York78.9 miles (127.0 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus79.5 miles (128.0 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus79.5 miles (128.0 km)4yr-public
South Hills School of Business & Technology79.6 miles (128.1 km)2yr-private
Ursinus College80.7 miles (129.9 km)4yr-private
Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc81.4 miles (131.0 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York82.0 miles (132.0 km)4yr-public
University of Valley Forge82.2 miles (132.3 km)4yr-private
York College of Pennsylvania82.7 miles (133.1 km)4yr-private
Automotive Training Center-Exton83.2 miles (133.9 km)2yr-private
Centenary University83.7 miles (134.7 km)4yr-private
Lansdale School of Business84.9 miles (136.7 km)2yr-private
Sussex County Community College85.5 miles (137.6 km)2yr-public
Delaware Valley University86.1 miles (138.6 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley86.7 miles (139.6 km)4yr-public
Immaculata University86.9 miles (139.8 km)4yr-private
Montgomery County Community College87.7 miles (141.1 km)2yr-public
American College of Financial Services87.7 miles (141.1 km)4yr-private
Gwynedd Mercy University88.0 miles (141.6 km)4yr-private
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook88.0 miles (141.6 km)4yr-private
Ithaca College90.3 miles (145.4 km)4yr-private
West Chester University of Pennsylvania90.7 miles (146.0 km)4yr-public
Valley Forge Military College90.8 miles (146.1 km)2yr-private
Cabrini University90.8 miles (146.2 km)4yr-private
Eastern University91.3 miles (147.0 km)4yr-private
Cornell University92.0 miles (148.1 km)4yr-private
Villanova University93.0 miles (149.7 km)4yr-private
Rosemont College93.5 miles (150.6 km)4yr-private
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania93.7 miles (150.8 km)4yr-public
Won Institute of Graduate Studies93.7 miles (150.8 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
GREENWOOD FRIENDS SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
GREENWOOD VALLEY AMISH SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Benton Area MS	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
Benton Area HS	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
L R Appleman El Sch	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Columbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical School	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Central Columbia El Sch	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
Millville Area JSHS	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Central Columbia MS	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Millville Area Elementary School	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Central Columbia SHS	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
COLUMBIA COUNTY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
ST COLUMBA CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
Memorial El Sch	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
West Berwick El Sch	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
Bloomsburg Area MS	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Bloomsburg Area HS	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
NEW STORY SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
Berwick Area HS	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.2 km)
Berwick Area MS	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
W W Evans Memorial El Sch	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
East Berwick El Sch	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 17859

What school district is ZIP code 17859 in?

ZIP 17859 (Rohrsburg, PA) maps to Benton Area School District (LEA ID 4203390) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 17859?

US5 lists 22 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 17 public and 5 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 17859 attend private school?

About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 17859 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	23.3%
High school	46.0%
Less than HS	6.3%
School district	Benton Area School District

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