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Port Carbon borough, PA

ZIP 17965 — 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 17965

K-12 nearby
28
Public
23
Private
5
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 17965 (Port Carbon, PA) is associated with Pottsville Area School District (LEA 4219710) 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 (23 public, 5 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.8 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 1.4 miles away (2yr-private).

District & higher education
School district
Pottsville Area School District
LEA ID
4219710
Private school share (ACS)
0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing1.4 miles (2.2 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill4.0 miles (6.5 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton20.9 miles (33.7 km)4yr-public
  • Kutztown University of Pennsylvania23.7 miles (38.2 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks25.6 miles (41.1 km)4yr-public
  • Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania26.0 miles (41.8 km)4yr-public
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute26.3 miles (42.4 km)2yr-private
  • Albright College26.9 miles (43.3 km)4yr-private
  • Reading Area Community College27.9 miles (44.9 km)2yr-public
  • Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences28.1 miles (45.2 km)2yr-private
  • Lehigh Carbon Community College29.1 miles (46.9 km)2yr-public
  • Alvernia University29.4 miles (47.3 km)4yr-private
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Lebanon Valley College31.4 miles (50.5 km)4yr-private
  • Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown32.1 miles (51.7 km)2yr-private
  • Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury33.2 miles (53.5 km)2yr-private
  • Cedar Crest College34.8 miles (55.9 km)4yr-private
  • Muhlenberg College35.1 miles (56.6 km)4yr-private
  • Luzerne County Community College35.5 miles (57.1 km)2yr-public
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown37.8 miles (60.8 km)2yr-private
  • Susquehanna University37.8 miles (60.8 km)4yr-private
  • Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem38.7 miles (62.3 km)2yr-private
  • Wilkes University40.3 miles (64.9 km)4yr-private
  • King's College40.9 miles (65.8 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley41.1 miles (66.2 km)4yr-public
  • Moravian University41.2 miles (66.4 km)4yr-private
  • International Institute for Restorative Practices41.4 miles (66.6 km)4yr-private
  • Bucknell University41.5 miles (66.7 km)4yr-private
  • Lehigh University41.6 miles (67.0 km)4yr-private
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg42.4 miles (68.3 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre42.6 miles (68.6 km)4yr-public
  • DeSales University42.9 miles (69.0 km)4yr-private
  • Lancaster Bible College43.5 miles (70.1 km)4yr-private
  • Elizabethtown College44.1 miles (71.0 km)4yr-private
  • Northampton County Area Community College44.1 miles (71.0 km)2yr-public
  • Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster44.3 miles (71.3 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office44.8 miles (72.1 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg45.6 miles (73.5 km)4yr-public
  • Franklin and Marshall College45.7 miles (73.5 km)4yr-private
  • Misericordia University45.8 miles (73.7 km)4yr-private
  • Lancaster Theological Seminary45.9 miles (73.8 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania College of Art and Design46.0 miles (74.1 km)4yr-private
  • Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology46.1 miles (74.2 km)2yr-public
  • Harrisburg Area Community College47.0 miles (75.6 km)2yr-public
  • Harrisburg University of Science and Technology48.2 miles (77.6 km)4yr-private
  • Central Penn College48.7 miles (78.4 km)4yr-private
  • Millersville University of Pennsylvania49.3 miles (79.3 km)4yr-public
  • Lancaster County Career and Technology Center49.6 miles (79.8 km)2yr-public
  • Lafayette College50.0 miles (80.5 km)4yr-private
  • Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc50.2 miles (80.8 km)2yr-private
  • Ursinus College51.1 miles (82.2 km)4yr-private
  • University of Valley Forge51.7 miles (83.1 km)4yr-private
  • Automotive Training Center-Exton52.1 miles (83.8 km)2yr-private
  • Yeshivath Beth Moshe54.9 miles (88.4 km)4yr-private
  • YTI Career Institute-York55.3 miles (89.0 km)2yr-private
  • University of Scranton55.6 miles (89.5 km)4yr-private
  • East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania55.7 miles (89.7 km)4yr-public
  • Lackawanna College55.9 miles (89.9 km)4yr-private
  • Immaculata University55.9 miles (90.0 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley56.0 miles (90.2 km)4yr-public
  • Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine56.1 miles (90.3 km)4yr-private
  • Fortis Institute-Scranton56.4 miles (90.8 km)2yr-private
  • Lansdale School of Business56.7 miles (91.3 km)2yr-private
  • Messiah University57.2 miles (92.1 km)4yr-private
  • Lycoming College57.7 miles (92.9 km)4yr-private
  • American College of Financial Services57.8 miles (93.1 km)4yr-private
  • Marywood University57.9 miles (93.2 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania College of Technology58.1 miles (93.5 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton58.5 miles (94.2 km)4yr-public
  • Johnson College58.6 miles (94.4 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York58.8 miles (94.6 km)4yr-public
  • Montgomery County Community College59.1 miles (95.1 km)2yr-public
  • West Chester University of Pennsylvania59.5 miles (95.8 km)4yr-public
  • Delaware Valley University59.7 miles (96.0 km)4yr-private
  • Gwynedd Mercy University59.8 miles (96.3 km)4yr-private
  • York College of Pennsylvania59.9 miles (96.3 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook59.9 miles (96.4 km)4yr-private
  • Warren County Community College60.1 miles (96.8 km)2yr-public
  • Clarks Summit University60.4 miles (97.3 km)4yr-private
  • Valley Forge Military College60.7 miles (97.7 km)2yr-private
  • Cabrini University60.8 miles (97.9 km)4yr-private
  • Eastern University61.3 miles (98.6 km)4yr-private
  • Cheyney University of Pennsylvania62.7 miles (100.8 km)4yr-public
  • Keystone College62.8 miles (101.0 km)4yr-private
  • Lincoln University62.8 miles (101.1 km)4yr-public
  • Villanova University63.1 miles (101.5 km)4yr-private
  • Rosemont College63.6 miles (102.4 km)4yr-private
  • Dickinson College64.2 miles (103.3 km)4yr-private
  • Bryn Mawr College64.5 miles (103.8 km)4yr-private
  • Harcum College64.7 miles (104.1 km)2yr-private
  • Delaware County Community College64.9 miles (104.4 km)2yr-public
  • Chestnut Hill College64.9 miles (104.5 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine65.3 miles (105.1 km)4yr-public
  • Haverford College65.8 miles (105.9 km)4yr-private
  • Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church66.1 miles (106.4 km)4yr-private
  • Westminster Theological Seminary66.5 miles (107.1 km)4yr-private
  • Won Institute of Graduate Studies66.7 miles (107.3 km)4yr-private
  • Automotive Training Center-Warminster66.8 miles (107.6 km)2yr-private
  • Williamson College of the Trades67.2 miles (108.2 km)2yr-private
  • Arcadia University67.3 miles (108.3 km)4yr-private
  • PITC Institute67.9 miles (109.2 km)2yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
NATIVITY BVM HIGH SCHOOLprivate——1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Saint Clair Area El/MSpublic——1.7 miles (2.7 km)
ASSUMPTION BVM SCHOOLprivate——2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Gillingham Charter Schoolpublic——2.3 miles (3.6 km)
THE PERCEPTION TRAINING CENTER, INC.private——2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Lengel MSpublic——2.7 miles (4.4 km)
Pottsville Area HSpublic——2.8 miles (4.6 km)
Clarke El Ctrpublic——3.0 miles (4.7 km)
Blue Mountain HSpublic——3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Schuylkill Haven El Ctrpublic——4.4 miles (7.0 km)
ST JOSEPH CENTER FOR SPECIAL LEARNINGprivate——4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Schuylkill Haven SHSpublic——4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Schuylkill Haven MSpublic——4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Schuylkill Technology Centers-South Campuspublic——4.7 miles (7.5 km)
ST NICHOLAS SCHOOLprivate——4.8 miles (7.8 km)
Blue Mountain El East Schoolpublic——5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Blue Mountain MSpublic——5.1 miles (8.1 km)
Minersville Area El Ctrpublic——5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Minersville Area JSHSpublic——5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Early Childhood Edu Ctrpublic——6.2 miles (9.9 km)
Schuylkill Technology Centers-North Campuspublic——6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Blue Mountain El West Schpublic——7.5 miles (12.2 km)
Mahanoy Area El Schpublic——7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Mahanoy Area JSHSpublic——7.7 miles (12.4 km)
North Schuylkill El Schpublic——8.3 miles (13.4 km)
North Schuylkill JSHSpublic——8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Shenandoah Valley El Schpublic——8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Shenandoah Valley JSHSpublic——8.7 miles (14.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 17965

What school district is ZIP code 17965 in?
ZIP 17965 (Port Carbon, PA) maps to Pottsville Area School District (LEA ID 4219710) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 17965?
US5 lists 28 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 23 public and 5 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 17965 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 17965 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher13.5%
High school50.1%
Less than HS8.0%
School districtPottsville Area School District