ZIP 17870 — 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 17870

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 17870 (Selinsgrove, PA) is associated with Lewisburg Area School District (LEA 4213590) 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 28 K-12 schools (15 public, 13 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.3 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 Susquehanna University about 1.5 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Lewisburg Area School District

LEA ID

4213590

Private school share (ACS)

0.4%

Colleges & universities (100)

Susquehanna University1.5 miles (2.5 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury7.0 miles (11.2 km)2yr-private
Bucknell University9.5 miles (15.2 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg11.4 miles (18.4 km)2yr-private
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania26.5 miles (42.7 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania College of Technology29.6 miles (47.7 km)4yr-public
Lycoming College30.2 miles (48.7 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office34.6 miles (55.7 km)4yr-public
Central Penn College35.5 miles (57.1 km)4yr-private
Harrisburg Area Community College36.0 miles (57.9 km)2yr-public
Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing37.6 miles (60.5 km)2yr-private
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology38.4 miles (61.8 km)4yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Lebanon Valley College38.9 miles (62.7 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill39.7 miles (64.0 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg43.1 miles (69.3 km)4yr-public
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology44.8 miles (72.1 km)2yr-public
Dickinson College45.5 miles (73.2 km)4yr-private
Messiah University46.0 miles (73.9 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton46.3 miles (74.4 km)4yr-public
Elizabethtown College48.7 miles (78.4 km)4yr-private
South Hills School of Business & Technology50.7 miles (81.5 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus51.0 miles (82.0 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus51.0 miles (82.0 km)4yr-public
Luzerne County Community College53.6 miles (86.2 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre56.6 miles (91.1 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks57.5 miles (92.6 km)4yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute57.8 miles (93.1 km)2yr-private
YTI Career Institute-York58.3 miles (93.7 km)2yr-private
Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences59.8 miles (96.2 km)2yr-private
Wilkes University59.8 miles (96.3 km)4yr-private
Misericordia University60.1 miles (96.7 km)4yr-private
Reading Area Community College60.1 miles (96.8 km)2yr-public
Lancaster Bible College60.2 miles (96.9 km)4yr-private
Albright College60.3 miles (97.0 km)4yr-private
King's College60.5 miles (97.3 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York60.5 miles (97.4 km)4yr-public
York College of Pennsylvania60.8 miles (97.8 km)4yr-private
Franklin and Marshall College61.0 miles (98.2 km)4yr-private
Alvernia University61.0 miles (98.2 km)4yr-private
Lancaster Theological Seminary61.2 miles (98.5 km)4yr-private
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania61.6 miles (99.1 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design61.7 miles (99.3 km)4yr-private
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania62.2 miles (100.0 km)4yr-public
Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster62.2 miles (100.2 km)4yr-private
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology62.4 miles (100.4 km)2yr-public
Millersville University of Pennsylvania63.0 miles (101.4 km)4yr-public
Juniata College63.1 miles (101.5 km)4yr-private
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center66.2 miles (106.5 km)2yr-public
Lehigh Carbon Community College67.7 miles (109.0 km)2yr-public
Triangle Tech-Chambersburg69.2 miles (111.4 km)2yr-private
Gettysburg College70.2 miles (113.0 km)4yr-private
United Lutheran Seminary70.6 miles (113.7 km)4yr-private
Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown70.8 miles (114.0 km)2yr-private
Wilson College72.1 miles (116.1 km)4yr-private
Cedar Crest College73.5 miles (118.3 km)4yr-private
Muhlenberg College73.9 miles (118.9 km)4yr-private
Yeshivath Beth Moshe75.6 miles (121.6 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto75.7 miles (121.7 km)4yr-public
University of Scranton76.0 miles (122.2 km)4yr-private
Lackawanna College76.0 miles (122.4 km)4yr-private
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine76.3 miles (122.7 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown76.4 miles (122.9 km)2yr-private
Fortis Institute-Scranton76.6 miles (123.2 km)2yr-private
Keystone College77.2 miles (124.3 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem77.3 miles (124.4 km)2yr-private
Marywood University78.0 miles (125.5 km)4yr-private
Clarks Summit University78.2 miles (125.8 km)4yr-private
Johnson College78.2 miles (125.9 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton78.7 miles (126.7 km)4yr-public
Moravian University79.8 miles (128.5 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley79.9 miles (128.5 km)4yr-public
International Institute for Restorative Practices80.0 miles (128.8 km)4yr-private
Lehigh University80.3 miles (129.3 km)4yr-private
DeSales University81.6 miles (131.3 km)4yr-private
Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc81.7 miles (131.4 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona81.9 miles (131.9 km)4yr-public
Mount St. Mary's University82.2 miles (132.3 km)4yr-private
YTI Career Institute-Altoona82.5 miles (132.8 km)2yr-private
Northampton County Area Community College82.5 miles (132.8 km)2yr-public
Automotive Training Center-Exton83.9 miles (135.0 km)2yr-private
McDaniel College85.4 miles (137.5 km)4yr-private
University of Valley Forge85.5 miles (137.6 km)4yr-private
Lincoln University86.2 miles (138.8 km)4yr-public
Ursinus College86.7 miles (139.6 km)4yr-private
Immaculata University88.2 miles (141.9 km)4yr-private
Lafayette College88.2 miles (142.0 km)4yr-private
Elmira College88.4 miles (142.3 km)4yr-private
Arnot Ogden Medical Center88.8 miles (142.8 km)2yr-private
Carroll Community College89.0 miles (143.2 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley89.2 miles (143.5 km)4yr-public
SUNY Corning Community College90.3 miles (145.3 km)2yr-public
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania90.4 miles (145.5 km)4yr-public
West Chester University of Pennsylvania90.4 miles (145.5 km)4yr-public
Hagerstown Community College91.7 miles (147.6 km)2yr-public
Harford Community College92.5 miles (148.8 km)2yr-public
American College of Financial Services92.8 miles (149.4 km)4yr-private
Mount Aloysius College93.1 miles (149.8 km)4yr-private
Lansdale School of Business93.7 miles (150.8 km)2yr-private
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania94.1 miles (151.5 km)4yr-public
Saint Francis University94.2 miles (151.6 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
NEW STORY	private	—	—	1.1 miles (1.7 km)
Selinsgrove Area MS	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
Selinsgrove Intrmd Sch	public	—	—	1.2 miles (2.0 km)
Selinsgrove Area El Sch	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.0 km)
Selinsgrove Area HS	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
VICTORY BAPTIST ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
WINDY HILL SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
COUNTY LINE AMISH PAROCHIAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Shikellamy HS	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
SUN Area Technical Institute	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Chief Shikellamy Sch	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
NORTHUMBERLAND CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Priestley Sch	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
Shikellamy MS	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Oaklyn Sch	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
SHADY GROVE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Midd-West MS	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
LOCUST GROVE SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Middleburg El Sch	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Midd-West HS	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
AUGUSTAVILLE AMISH PAROCHIAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
SCHWABEN CREEK SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
CHERRYTOWN SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
SHADE MT MENNONITE	private	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
PENN VIEW CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.5 miles (15.4 km)
Donald H Eichhorn MS	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
Linntown El Sch	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
RIVER VALLEY NATURE SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 17870

What school district is ZIP code 17870 in?

ZIP 17870 (Selinsgrove, PA) maps to Lewisburg Area School District (LEA ID 4213590) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 17870?

US5 lists 28 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 15 public and 13 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 17870 attend private school?

About 0.4% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 17870 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	32.1%
High school	35.3%
Less than HS	12.3%
School district	Lewisburg Area School District

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