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Cressona borough, PA

ZIP 17929 — 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 17929

K-12 nearby
23
Public
16
Private
7
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 17929 (Cressona, PA) is associated with Blue Mountain School District (LEA 4203870) 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 23 K-12 schools (16 public, 7 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.9 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.6% 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 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill about 1.6 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
Blue Mountain School District
LEA ID
4203870
Private school share (ACS)
0.6%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill1.6 miles (2.6 km)4yr-public
  • Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing4.3 miles (6.8 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks22.1 miles (35.5 km)4yr-public
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute22.8 miles (36.6 km)2yr-private
  • Kutztown University of Pennsylvania23.0 miles (37.0 km)4yr-public
  • Albright College23.9 miles (38.4 km)4yr-private
  • Reading Area Community College24.6 miles (39.5 km)2yr-public
  • Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences24.6 miles (39.7 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton25.9 miles (41.6 km)4yr-public
  • Alvernia University26.0 miles (41.8 km)4yr-private
  • Lebanon Valley College26.7 miles (43.0 km)4yr-private
  • Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania29.2 miles (47.1 km)4yr-public
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Lehigh Carbon Community College30.7 miles (49.4 km)2yr-public
  • Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown32.9 miles (52.9 km)2yr-private
  • Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury33.7 miles (54.2 km)2yr-private
  • Cedar Crest College35.5 miles (57.2 km)4yr-private
  • Muhlenberg College36.0 miles (58.0 km)4yr-private
  • Susquehanna University37.5 miles (60.4 km)4yr-private
  • Lancaster Bible College38.7 miles (62.3 km)4yr-private
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown39.1 miles (62.9 km)2yr-private
  • Elizabethtown College39.3 miles (63.3 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster39.5 miles (63.6 km)4yr-private
  • Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem40.2 miles (64.7 km)2yr-private
  • Luzerne County Community College40.4 miles (65.0 km)2yr-public
  • Franklin and Marshall College40.8 miles (65.6 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office41.0 miles (65.9 km)4yr-public
  • Lancaster Theological Seminary41.0 miles (65.9 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania College of Art and Design41.2 miles (66.3 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg41.2 miles (66.3 km)4yr-public
  • Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology41.3 miles (66.4 km)2yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley41.8 miles (67.3 km)4yr-public
  • Bucknell University42.4 miles (68.2 km)4yr-private
  • Moravian University42.5 miles (68.4 km)4yr-private
  • International Institute for Restorative Practices42.6 miles (68.5 km)4yr-private
  • Lehigh University42.7 miles (68.7 km)4yr-private
  • Harrisburg Area Community College43.1 miles (69.3 km)2yr-public
  • DeSales University43.4 miles (69.9 km)4yr-private
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg43.6 miles (70.1 km)2yr-private
  • Harrisburg University of Science and Technology44.2 miles (71.1 km)4yr-private
  • Millersville University of Pennsylvania44.4 miles (71.5 km)4yr-public
  • Lancaster County Career and Technology Center44.8 miles (72.1 km)2yr-public
  • Central Penn College45.0 miles (72.4 km)4yr-private
  • Wilkes University45.3 miles (72.8 km)4yr-private
  • Northampton County Area Community College45.7 miles (73.6 km)2yr-public
  • King's College45.8 miles (73.8 km)4yr-private
  • Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc47.1 miles (75.8 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre47.5 miles (76.5 km)4yr-public
  • Automotive Training Center-Exton49.1 miles (79.0 km)2yr-private
  • University of Valley Forge49.1 miles (79.1 km)4yr-private
  • Ursinus College49.2 miles (79.2 km)4yr-private
  • YTI Career Institute-York50.5 miles (81.2 km)2yr-private
  • Misericordia University50.7 miles (81.6 km)4yr-private
  • Lafayette College51.8 miles (83.4 km)4yr-private
  • Immaculata University53.0 miles (85.3 km)4yr-private
  • Messiah University53.1 miles (85.5 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley53.4 miles (85.9 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York54.0 miles (86.9 km)4yr-public
  • York College of Pennsylvania55.0 miles (88.6 km)4yr-private
  • Lansdale School of Business55.5 miles (89.3 km)2yr-private
  • American College of Financial Services55.7 miles (89.7 km)4yr-private
  • West Chester University of Pennsylvania56.4 miles (90.7 km)4yr-public
  • Montgomery County Community College57.6 miles (92.7 km)2yr-public
  • Valley Forge Military College58.5 miles (94.1 km)2yr-private
  • Gwynedd Mercy University58.5 miles (94.2 km)4yr-private
  • Lincoln University58.6 miles (94.3 km)4yr-public
  • Cabrini University58.6 miles (94.3 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook58.7 miles (94.4 km)4yr-private
  • East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania59.0 miles (95.0 km)4yr-public
  • Eastern University59.1 miles (95.1 km)4yr-private
  • Delaware Valley University59.1 miles (95.1 km)4yr-private
  • Cheyney University of Pennsylvania59.6 miles (96.0 km)4yr-public
  • Yeshivath Beth Moshe59.8 miles (96.2 km)4yr-private
  • Lycoming College59.8 miles (96.3 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania College of Technology60.1 miles (96.7 km)4yr-public
  • University of Scranton60.5 miles (97.3 km)4yr-private
  • Dickinson College60.5 miles (97.4 km)4yr-private
  • Lackawanna College60.7 miles (97.8 km)4yr-private
  • Villanova University60.9 miles (98.0 km)4yr-private
  • Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine60.9 miles (98.1 km)4yr-private
  • Fortis Institute-Scranton61.3 miles (98.6 km)2yr-private
  • Rosemont College61.5 miles (98.9 km)4yr-private
  • Warren County Community College62.1 miles (99.9 km)2yr-public
  • Delaware County Community College62.3 miles (100.3 km)2yr-public
  • Bryn Mawr College62.4 miles (100.4 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine62.5 miles (100.5 km)4yr-public
  • Harcum College62.5 miles (100.6 km)2yr-private
  • Marywood University62.7 miles (101.0 km)4yr-private
  • Chestnut Hill College63.2 miles (101.7 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton63.4 miles (102.0 km)4yr-public
  • Johnson College63.5 miles (102.2 km)2yr-private
  • Haverford College63.6 miles (102.4 km)4yr-private
  • Williamson College of the Trades64.4 miles (103.7 km)2yr-private
  • Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church64.6 miles (103.9 km)4yr-private
  • Westminster Theological Seminary65.0 miles (104.6 km)4yr-private
  • Clarks Summit University65.3 miles (105.1 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania Institute of Technology65.5 miles (105.4 km)4yr-private
  • Neumann University65.6 miles (105.6 km)4yr-private
  • Won Institute of Graduate Studies65.7 miles (105.8 km)4yr-private
  • Arcadia University65.8 miles (105.8 km)4yr-private
  • Automotive Training Center-Warminster65.9 miles (106.1 km)2yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
Schuylkill Haven MSpublic——1.2 miles (2.0 km)
Schuylkill Haven SHSpublic——1.4 miles (2.2 km)
Schuylkill Haven El Ctrpublic——1.5 miles (2.4 km)
ST JOSEPH CENTER FOR SPECIAL LEARNINGprivate——1.8 miles (2.9 km)
Blue Mountain El West Schpublic——3.0 miles (4.7 km)
Blue Mountain HSpublic——3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Gillingham Charter Schoolpublic——3.4 miles (5.5 km)
ASSUMPTION BVM SCHOOLprivate——3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Pottsville Area HSpublic——3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Lengel MSpublic——3.7 miles (5.9 km)
THE PERCEPTION TRAINING CENTER, INC.private——3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Clarke El Ctrpublic——3.9 miles (6.2 km)
NATIVITY BVM HIGH SCHOOLprivate——4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Schuylkill Technology Centers-South Campuspublic——4.8 miles (7.6 km)
Early Childhood Edu Ctrpublic——5.4 miles (8.6 km)
ST NICHOLAS SCHOOLprivate——5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Blue Mountain El East Schoolpublic——5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Minersville Area El Ctrpublic——5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Minersville Area JSHSpublic——5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Blue Mountain MSpublic——5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Saint Clair Area El/MSpublic——6.0 miles (9.7 km)
BLUE MOUNTAIN SDA ELEMENTARYprivate——9.7 miles (15.6 km)
BLUE MOUNTAIN ACADEMYprivate——9.8 miles (15.8 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 17929

What school district is ZIP code 17929 in?
ZIP 17929 (Cressona, PA) maps to Blue Mountain School District (LEA ID 4203870) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 17929?
US5 lists 23 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 16 public and 7 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 17929 attend private school?
About 0.6% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 17929 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher21.7%
High school48.5%
Less than HS5.9%
School districtBlue Mountain School District