ZIP 17974 — 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 17974

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 17974 (Seltzer, 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 5.5 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 2.5 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 Nursing2.5 miles (4.0 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill5.3 miles (8.5 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton22.6 miles (36.4 km)4yr-public
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania24.2 miles (39.0 km)4yr-public
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania26.9 miles (43.2 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks27.1 miles (43.5 km)4yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute27.8 miles (44.7 km)2yr-private
Albright College28.8 miles (46.3 km)4yr-private
Lebanon Valley College29.1 miles (46.9 km)4yr-private
Reading Area Community College29.5 miles (47.5 km)2yr-public
Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences29.6 miles (47.7 km)2yr-private
Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury29.8 miles (48.0 km)2yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Alvernia University30.9 miles (49.8 km)4yr-private
Lehigh Carbon Community College32.9 miles (52.9 km)2yr-public
Susquehanna University34.2 miles (55.0 km)4yr-private
Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown35.7 miles (57.5 km)2yr-private
Luzerne County Community College36.8 miles (59.2 km)2yr-public
Bucknell University38.2 miles (61.5 km)4yr-private
Cedar Crest College38.4 miles (61.7 km)4yr-private
Muhlenberg College38.8 miles (62.4 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg39.3 miles (63.2 km)2yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown41.4 miles (66.7 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office41.7 miles (67.2 km)4yr-public
Wilkes University42.0 miles (67.6 km)4yr-private
Elizabethtown College42.2 miles (67.9 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem42.4 miles (68.3 km)2yr-private
King's College42.6 miles (68.5 km)4yr-private
Lancaster Bible College43.0 miles (69.1 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg43.1 miles (69.4 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre43.7 miles (70.3 km)4yr-public
Harrisburg Area Community College43.9 miles (70.6 km)2yr-public
Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster43.9 miles (70.7 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley44.7 miles (72.0 km)4yr-public
Moravian University44.9 miles (72.3 km)4yr-private
Franklin and Marshall College45.0 miles (72.4 km)4yr-private
International Institute for Restorative Practices45.1 miles (72.5 km)4yr-private
Lancaster Theological Seminary45.1 miles (72.7 km)4yr-private
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology45.2 miles (72.8 km)4yr-private
Lehigh University45.3 miles (72.9 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design45.4 miles (73.0 km)4yr-private
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology45.5 miles (73.3 km)2yr-public
Central Penn College45.5 miles (73.3 km)4yr-private
DeSales University46.4 miles (74.7 km)4yr-private
Misericordia University47.0 miles (75.6 km)4yr-private
Northampton County Area Community College47.9 miles (77.0 km)2yr-public
Millersville University of Pennsylvania48.5 miles (78.0 km)4yr-public
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center49.1 miles (79.1 km)2yr-public
Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc52.0 miles (83.7 km)2yr-private
YTI Career Institute-York53.5 miles (86.1 km)2yr-private
Ursinus College53.7 miles (86.5 km)4yr-private
Lafayette College53.8 miles (86.5 km)4yr-private
University of Valley Forge53.9 miles (86.8 km)4yr-private
Automotive Training Center-Exton54.0 miles (86.9 km)2yr-private
Messiah University54.3 miles (87.4 km)4yr-private
Lycoming College55.1 miles (88.7 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania College of Technology55.4 miles (89.2 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York56.9 miles (91.6 km)4yr-public
Yeshivath Beth Moshe57.0 miles (91.7 km)4yr-private
University of Scranton57.6 miles (92.8 km)4yr-private
Lackawanna College57.9 miles (93.2 km)4yr-private
York College of Pennsylvania57.9 miles (93.2 km)4yr-private
Immaculata University57.9 miles (93.2 km)4yr-private
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine58.1 miles (93.5 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley58.2 miles (93.7 km)4yr-public
Fortis Institute-Scranton58.4 miles (94.0 km)2yr-private
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania59.3 miles (95.4 km)4yr-public
Lansdale School of Business59.7 miles (96.1 km)2yr-private
Marywood University59.9 miles (96.4 km)4yr-private
American College of Financial Services60.4 miles (97.2 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton60.6 miles (97.5 km)4yr-public
Johnson College60.6 miles (97.6 km)2yr-private
Dickinson College61.0 miles (98.1 km)4yr-private
West Chester University of Pennsylvania61.3 miles (98.7 km)4yr-public
Montgomery County Community College62.0 miles (99.7 km)2yr-public
Clarks Summit University62.2 miles (100.1 km)4yr-private
Gwynedd Mercy University62.8 miles (101.1 km)4yr-private
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook62.9 miles (101.2 km)4yr-private
Delaware Valley University62.9 miles (101.3 km)4yr-private
Valley Forge Military College63.2 miles (101.6 km)2yr-private
Cabrini University63.3 miles (101.9 km)4yr-private
Lincoln University63.5 miles (102.2 km)4yr-public
Eastern University63.8 miles (102.6 km)4yr-private
Warren County Community College63.9 miles (102.8 km)2yr-public
Keystone College64.3 miles (103.4 km)4yr-private
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania64.6 miles (103.9 km)4yr-public
Villanova University65.6 miles (105.5 km)4yr-private
Rosemont College66.1 miles (106.4 km)4yr-private
Bryn Mawr College67.0 miles (107.9 km)4yr-private
Delaware County Community College67.2 miles (108.1 km)2yr-public
Harcum College67.2 miles (108.2 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine67.4 miles (108.4 km)4yr-public
Chestnut Hill College67.7 miles (108.9 km)4yr-private
Haverford College68.3 miles (109.9 km)4yr-private
Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church69.0 miles (111.0 km)4yr-private
Williamson College of the Trades69.3 miles (111.5 km)2yr-private
Westminster Theological Seminary69.4 miles (111.7 km)4yr-private
Won Institute of Graduate Studies69.8 miles (112.3 km)4yr-private
Automotive Training Center-Warminster70.0 miles (112.6 km)2yr-private
Arcadia University70.2 miles (112.9 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology70.4 miles (113.3 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
ST NICHOLAS SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
Schuylkill Technology Centers-South Campus	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
Clarke El Ctr	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.0 km)
Pottsville Area HS	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.5 km)
Lengel MS	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
Minersville Area El Ctr	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
THE PERCEPTION TRAINING CENTER, INC.	private	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
Minersville Area JSHS	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
Gillingham Charter School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
ASSUMPTION BVM SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
NATIVITY BVM HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Early Childhood Edu Ctr	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Saint Clair Area El/MS	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Schuylkill Haven MS	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Schuylkill Technology Centers-North Campus	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Schuylkill Haven SHS	public	—	—	5.6 miles (8.9 km)
Schuylkill Haven El Ctr	public	—	—	5.6 miles (8.9 km)
ST JOSEPH CENTER FOR SPECIAL LEARNING	private	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
North Schuylkill El Sch	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Blue Mountain HS	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
North Schuylkill JSHS	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Blue Mountain El West Sch	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Blue Mountain El East School	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Blue Mountain MS	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Shenandoah Valley El Sch	public	—	—	8.7 miles (13.9 km)
Shenandoah Valley JSHS	public	—	—	8.7 miles (13.9 km)
Mahanoy Area El Sch	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Mahanoy Area JSHS	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 17974

What school district is ZIP code 17974 in?

ZIP 17974 (Seltzer, 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 17974?

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 17974 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 17974 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	27.3%
High school	30.2%
Less than HS	9.8%
School district	Pottsville Area School District

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