ZIP 17946 — 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 17946

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 17946 (PA) is associated with Shenandoah Valley School District (LEA 4221490) 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 (19 public, 4 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 8.8 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 Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing about 8.9 miles away (2yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Shenandoah Valley School District

LEA ID

4221490

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing8.9 miles (14.3 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill12.7 miles (20.4 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton16.8 miles (27.1 km)4yr-public
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania16.9 miles (27.2 km)4yr-public
Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury26.8 miles (43.1 km)2yr-private
Luzerne County Community College29.9 miles (48.2 km)2yr-public
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania32.1 miles (51.7 km)4yr-public
Susquehanna University32.4 miles (52.1 km)4yr-private
Bucknell University34.2 miles (55.0 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks34.5 miles (55.6 km)4yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg34.9 miles (56.2 km)2yr-private
Lehigh Carbon Community College35.3 miles (56.8 km)2yr-public

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Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute35.3 miles (56.8 km)2yr-private
Wilkes University35.5 miles (57.2 km)4yr-private
Lebanon Valley College35.8 miles (57.6 km)4yr-private
Albright College36.0 miles (57.9 km)4yr-private
King's College36.2 miles (58.2 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre36.4 miles (58.6 km)4yr-public
Reading Area Community College36.9 miles (59.4 km)2yr-public
Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences37.1 miles (59.7 km)2yr-private
Alvernia University38.4 miles (61.8 km)4yr-private
Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown39.0 miles (62.8 km)2yr-private
Misericordia University39.8 miles (64.1 km)4yr-private
Cedar Crest College41.6 miles (66.9 km)4yr-private
Muhlenberg College41.9 miles (67.4 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown43.9 miles (70.6 km)2yr-private
Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem44.7 miles (71.9 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office46.4 miles (74.6 km)4yr-public
Moravian University47.4 miles (76.2 km)4yr-private
International Institute for Restorative Practices47.6 miles (76.6 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley48.0 miles (77.2 km)4yr-public
Lehigh University48.0 miles (77.2 km)4yr-private
Harrisburg Area Community College48.5 miles (78.1 km)2yr-public
Elizabethtown College49.0 miles (78.8 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg49.0 miles (78.9 km)4yr-public
Lycoming College49.1 miles (79.0 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania College of Technology49.6 miles (79.8 km)4yr-public
Northampton County Area Community College49.8 miles (80.1 km)2yr-public
DeSales University49.8 miles (80.2 km)4yr-private
Central Penn College49.9 miles (80.3 km)4yr-private
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology50.1 miles (80.6 km)4yr-private
Lancaster Bible College50.8 miles (81.8 km)4yr-private
Yeshivath Beth Moshe51.1 miles (82.2 km)4yr-private
University of Scranton51.7 miles (83.2 km)4yr-private
Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster51.8 miles (83.4 km)4yr-private
Lackawanna College51.9 miles (83.5 km)4yr-private
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine52.1 miles (83.8 km)4yr-private
Fortis Institute-Scranton52.4 miles (84.4 km)2yr-private
Franklin and Marshall College52.8 miles (84.9 km)4yr-private
Lancaster Theological Seminary53.0 miles (85.2 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design53.2 miles (85.6 km)4yr-private
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology53.4 miles (85.9 km)2yr-public
Marywood University53.9 miles (86.8 km)4yr-private
Johnson College54.6 miles (87.8 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton54.6 miles (87.9 km)4yr-public
Lafayette College55.3 miles (89.0 km)4yr-private
Clarks Summit University55.9 miles (89.9 km)4yr-private
Millersville University of Pennsylvania56.2 miles (90.5 km)4yr-public
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center57.0 miles (91.8 km)2yr-public
Keystone College57.4 miles (92.4 km)4yr-private
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania58.0 miles (93.3 km)4yr-public
Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc59.3 miles (95.4 km)2yr-private
Messiah University59.3 miles (95.5 km)4yr-private
Ursinus College59.9 miles (96.4 km)4yr-private
YTI Career Institute-York60.4 miles (97.2 km)2yr-private
University of Valley Forge60.7 miles (97.6 km)4yr-private
Automotive Training Center-Exton61.2 miles (98.4 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York63.8 miles (102.6 km)4yr-public
York College of Pennsylvania64.7 miles (104.1 km)4yr-private
Dickinson College64.9 miles (104.4 km)4yr-private
Warren County Community College64.9 miles (104.5 km)2yr-public
Immaculata University65.0 miles (104.6 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley65.1 miles (104.7 km)4yr-public
Lansdale School of Business65.2 miles (104.9 km)2yr-private
American College of Financial Services66.7 miles (107.4 km)4yr-private
Delaware Valley University67.6 miles (108.8 km)4yr-private
Montgomery County Community College67.7 miles (108.9 km)2yr-public
Gwynedd Mercy University68.3 miles (109.8 km)4yr-private
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook68.3 miles (110.0 km)4yr-private
West Chester University of Pennsylvania68.6 miles (110.4 km)4yr-public
Valley Forge Military College69.6 miles (112.0 km)2yr-private
Cabrini University69.7 miles (112.2 km)4yr-private
Eastern University70.2 miles (113.0 km)4yr-private
Lincoln University71.4 miles (114.9 km)4yr-public
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania71.7 miles (115.4 km)4yr-public
Villanova University72.0 miles (115.8 km)4yr-private
Rosemont College72.5 miles (116.7 km)4yr-private
Bryn Mawr College73.4 miles (118.1 km)4yr-private
Harcum College73.6 miles (118.4 km)2yr-private
Chestnut Hill College73.6 miles (118.5 km)4yr-private
Delaware County Community College73.9 miles (118.9 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine74.3 miles (119.7 km)4yr-public
Centenary University74.4 miles (119.8 km)4yr-private
Haverford College74.7 miles (120.2 km)4yr-private
Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church74.7 miles (120.3 km)4yr-private
Won Institute of Graduate Studies74.8 miles (120.4 km)4yr-private
Automotive Training Center-Warminster75.0 miles (120.7 km)2yr-private
Westminster Theological Seminary75.1 miles (120.9 km)4yr-private
Arcadia University75.9 miles (122.1 km)4yr-private
Williamson College of the Trades76.3 miles (122.7 km)2yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Shenandoah Valley El Sch	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
Shenandoah Valley JSHS	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
Schuylkill Technology Centers-North Campus	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
North Schuylkill JSHS	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
North Schuylkill El Sch	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Mahanoy Area El Sch	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Mahanoy Area JSHS	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Saint Clair Area El/MS	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
ST NICHOLAS SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Minersville Area El Ctr	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Minersville Area JSHS	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Schuylkill Technology Centers-South Campus	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
Mount Carmel Area HS	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
Mount Carmel Area JHS	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
NATIVITY BVM HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Mount Carmel Area El Sch	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
Clarke El Ctr	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
THE PERCEPTION TRAINING CENTER, INC.	private	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
Lengel MS	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.7 km)
Pottsville Area HS	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
ASSUMPTION BVM SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Gillingham Charter School	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
Early Childhood Edu Ctr	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.2 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 17946

What school district is ZIP code 17946 in?

ZIP 17946 (PA) maps to Shenandoah Valley School District (LEA ID 4221490) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 17946?

US5 lists 23 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 19 public and 4 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 17946 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 17946 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	0.0%
High school	56.0%
Less than HS	0.0%
School district	Shenandoah Valley School District

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