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Stillwater borough, PA

ZIP 17878 — Schools & Education

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.

Middle ClassLow Snow Area

School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 17878

K-12 nearby
13
Public
9
Private
4
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 17878 (Stillwater, 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 13 K-12 schools (9 public, 4 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 8.7 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 Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania about 13.3 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
Benton Area School District
LEA ID
4203390
Private school share (ACS)
0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania13.3 miles (21.4 km)4yr-public
  • Luzerne County Community College17.3 miles (27.9 km)2yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre18.3 miles (29.5 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton20.2 miles (32.5 km)4yr-public
  • Misericordia University21.7 miles (34.9 km)4yr-private
  • Wilkes University23.0 miles (37.0 km)4yr-private
  • King's College23.6 miles (38.0 km)4yr-private
  • Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury32.0 miles (51.5 km)2yr-private
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg32.2 miles (51.8 km)2yr-private
  • Bucknell University32.9 miles (53.0 km)4yr-private
  • Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing34.2 miles (55.0 km)2yr-private
  • Lycoming College35.5 miles (57.1 km)4yr-private
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Pennsylvania College of Technology36.6 miles (58.9 km)4yr-public
  • Yeshivath Beth Moshe37.8 miles (60.8 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill37.9 miles (61.0 km)4yr-public
  • University of Scranton38.1 miles (61.3 km)4yr-private
  • Lackawanna College38.1 miles (61.4 km)4yr-private
  • Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine38.4 miles (61.7 km)4yr-private
  • Fortis Institute-Scranton38.6 miles (62.2 km)2yr-private
  • Keystone College38.8 miles (62.4 km)4yr-private
  • Susquehanna University38.9 miles (62.6 km)4yr-private
  • Clarks Summit University39.8 miles (64.0 km)4yr-private
  • Marywood University40.0 miles (64.4 km)4yr-private
  • Johnson College40.1 miles (64.6 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton40.7 miles (65.6 km)4yr-public
  • Lehigh Carbon Community College51.3 miles (82.6 km)2yr-public
  • Kutztown University of Pennsylvania53.8 miles (86.5 km)4yr-public
  • Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown56.4 miles (90.8 km)2yr-private
  • Muhlenberg College58.5 miles (94.1 km)4yr-private
  • Cedar Crest College58.5 miles (94.2 km)4yr-private
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown58.8 miles (94.6 km)2yr-private
  • Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem59.0 miles (95.0 km)2yr-private
  • Lebanon Valley College59.3 miles (95.4 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks59.4 miles (95.5 km)4yr-public
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute60.2 miles (96.9 km)2yr-private
  • Albright College60.3 miles (97.1 km)4yr-private
  • East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania61.1 miles (98.4 km)4yr-public
  • Reading Area Community College61.6 miles (99.1 km)2yr-public
  • Moravian University61.9 miles (99.6 km)4yr-private
  • Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences61.9 miles (99.6 km)2yr-private
  • International Institute for Restorative Practices62.3 miles (100.3 km)4yr-private
  • Northampton County Area Community College62.7 miles (101.0 km)2yr-public
  • Lehigh University63.0 miles (101.5 km)4yr-private
  • Alvernia University63.2 miles (101.7 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley64.3 miles (103.4 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office65.5 miles (105.5 km)4yr-public
  • Binghamton University65.6 miles (105.6 km)4yr-public
  • DeSales University66.3 miles (106.6 km)4yr-private
  • Lafayette College66.8 miles (107.5 km)4yr-private
  • Harrisburg Area Community College67.5 miles (108.7 km)2yr-public
  • Central Penn College68.2 miles (109.7 km)4yr-private
  • Elmira College68.4 miles (110.1 km)4yr-private
  • Arnot Ogden Medical Center69.0 miles (111.1 km)2yr-private
  • Harrisburg University of Science and Technology69.6 miles (111.9 km)4yr-private
  • SUNY Broome Community College69.7 miles (112.2 km)2yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg70.6 miles (113.7 km)4yr-public
  • Elizabethtown College72.3 miles (116.4 km)4yr-private
  • Warren County Community College74.3 miles (119.6 km)2yr-public
  • SUNY Corning Community College75.6 miles (121.7 km)2yr-public
  • Lancaster Bible College76.1 miles (122.4 km)4yr-private
  • Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology76.6 miles (123.3 km)2yr-public
  • Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster77.2 miles (124.2 km)4yr-private
  • Franklin and Marshall College77.9 miles (125.4 km)4yr-private
  • Lancaster Theological Seminary78.1 miles (125.7 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania College of Art and Design78.4 miles (126.2 km)4yr-private
  • Messiah University78.6 miles (126.5 km)4yr-private
  • Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology78.7 miles (126.6 km)2yr-public
  • Centenary University80.9 miles (130.2 km)4yr-private
  • Millersville University of Pennsylvania81.3 miles (130.8 km)4yr-public
  • Dickinson College81.4 miles (130.9 km)4yr-private
  • Ursinus College81.7 miles (131.5 km)4yr-private
  • Sussex County Community College81.8 miles (131.7 km)2yr-public
  • Lancaster County Career and Technology Center82.4 miles (132.5 km)2yr-public
  • Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc83.4 miles (134.2 km)2yr-private
  • YTI Career Institute-York83.7 miles (134.7 km)2yr-private
  • University of Valley Forge83.7 miles (134.7 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-World Campus84.5 miles (135.9 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus84.5 miles (135.9 km)4yr-public
  • South Hills School of Business & Technology84.6 miles (136.1 km)2yr-private
  • Automotive Training Center-Exton85.1 miles (136.9 km)2yr-private
  • Lansdale School of Business85.4 miles (137.4 km)2yr-private
  • Delaware Valley University86.0 miles (138.4 km)4yr-private
  • Ithaca College86.5 miles (139.3 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York86.8 miles (139.8 km)4yr-public
  • York College of Pennsylvania87.6 miles (141.0 km)4yr-private
  • Cornell University88.2 miles (142.0 km)4yr-private
  • Montgomery County Community College88.3 miles (142.0 km)2yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley88.3 miles (142.1 km)4yr-public
  • Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook88.4 miles (142.2 km)4yr-private
  • Gwynedd Mercy University88.4 miles (142.2 km)4yr-private
  • Immaculata University88.6 miles (142.6 km)4yr-private
  • American College of Financial Services88.8 miles (142.9 km)4yr-private
  • Tompkins Cortland Community College91.6 miles (147.5 km)2yr-public
  • Valley Forge Military College91.9 miles (147.9 km)2yr-private
  • Cabrini University92.0 miles (148.0 km)4yr-private
  • Eastern University92.5 miles (148.8 km)4yr-private
  • West Chester University of Pennsylvania92.7 miles (149.1 km)4yr-public
  • County College of Morris93.5 miles (150.5 km)2yr-public
  • Won Institute of Graduate Studies93.8 miles (150.9 km)4yr-private
  • Automotive Training Center-Warminster93.9 miles (151.1 km)2yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
L R Appleman El Schpublic——3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Benton Area MSpublic——3.3 miles (5.4 km)
Benton Area HSpublic——3.3 miles (5.4 km)
Northwest Area Primary Schpublic——4.8 miles (7.8 km)
Northwest Area HSpublic——7.0 miles (11.2 km)
GREENWOOD FRIENDS SCHOOLprivate——8.1 miles (13.1 km)
MUHLENBURG CHRISTIAN ACADEMYprivate——8.7 miles (14.1 km)
Berwick Area HSpublic——9.0 miles (14.4 km)
GREENWOOD VALLEY AMISH SCHOOLprivate——9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Berwick Area MSpublic——9.0 miles (14.5 km)
East Berwick El Schpublic——9.2 miles (14.8 km)
West Berwick El Schpublic——9.3 miles (15.0 km)
NEW STORY SCHOOLprivate——9.3 miles (15.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 17878

What school district is ZIP code 17878 in?
ZIP 17878 (Stillwater, 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 17878?
US5 lists 13 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 9 public and 4 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 17878 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 17878 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher18.1%
High school47.1%
Less than HS5.2%
School districtBenton Area School District