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Palmer Heights CDP, PA
ZIP 18045 — Schools & Education
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.
Upper Middle ClassLow Snow Area
School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities
Schools & Education in ZIP 18045
K-12 nearby
94
Public
69
Private
25
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 18045 (Palmer Heights, PA) is associated with Bethlehem Area School District (LEA 4203570) 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 94 K-12 schools (69 public, 25 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.6 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.5% 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 Northampton County Area Community College about 3.0 miles away (2yr-public).
District & higher education
School district
Bethlehem Area School District
LEA ID
4203570
Private school share (ACS)
0.5%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Northampton County Area Community College3.0 miles (4.7 km)2yr-public
- Lafayette College3.4 miles (5.5 km)4yr-private
- Moravian University7.2 miles (11.5 km)4yr-private
- International Institute for Restorative Practices7.5 miles (12.1 km)4yr-private
- Lehigh University8.2 miles (13.1 km)4yr-private
- Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem8.5 miles (13.7 km)2yr-private
- Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown9.9 miles (15.9 km)2yr-private
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley11.5 miles (18.4 km)4yr-public
- DeSales University11.9 miles (19.2 km)4yr-private
- Warren County Community College13.9 miles (22.3 km)2yr-public
- Muhlenberg College14.0 miles (22.5 km)4yr-private
- Cedar Crest College14.8 miles (23.9 km)4yr-private
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- Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown17.0 miles (27.3 km)2yr-private
- Lehigh Carbon Community College17.7 miles (28.5 km)2yr-public
- East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania21.6 miles (34.7 km)4yr-public
- Centenary University25.4 miles (40.9 km)4yr-private
- Delaware Valley University27.9 miles (45.0 km)4yr-private
- Kutztown University of Pennsylvania29.5 miles (47.4 km)4yr-public
- Raritan Valley Community College31.3 miles (50.3 km)2yr-public
- Lansdale School of Business32.5 miles (52.2 km)2yr-private
- Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook34.1 miles (54.9 km)4yr-private
- Gwynedd Mercy University34.3 miles (55.2 km)4yr-private
- Bucks County Community College35.3 miles (56.9 km)2yr-public
- Won Institute of Graduate Studies35.5 miles (57.2 km)4yr-private
- Automotive Training Center-Warminster35.6 miles (57.3 km)2yr-private
- Montgomery County Community College35.8 miles (57.6 km)2yr-public
- Ursinus College35.9 miles (57.7 km)4yr-private
- Sussex County Community College37.4 miles (60.1 km)2yr-public
- County College of Morris38.1 miles (61.3 km)2yr-public
- The College of New Jersey39.2 miles (63.2 km)4yr-public
- American Institute-Somerset39.5 miles (63.6 km)2yr-private
- Princeton Theological Seminary40.0 miles (64.3 km)4yr-private
- Princeton University40.1 miles (64.6 km)4yr-private
- Rider University40.2 miles (64.7 km)4yr-private
- Bryn Athyn College of the New Church40.2 miles (64.7 km)4yr-private
- Albright College40.5 miles (65.2 km)4yr-private
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington40.8 miles (65.6 km)4yr-public
- Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church41.1 miles (66.2 km)4yr-private
- Cairn University-Langhorne41.2 miles (66.3 km)4yr-private
- Rabbinical College of America41.3 miles (66.5 km)4yr-private
- American College of Financial Services41.4 miles (66.6 km)4yr-private
- Westminster Theological Seminary41.5 miles (66.7 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Pennsylvania41.6 miles (67.0 km)4yr-private
- PITC Institute41.7 miles (67.2 km)2yr-private
- Arcadia University41.9 miles (67.5 km)4yr-private
- Chestnut Hill College42.0 miles (67.6 km)4yr-private
- Thomas Edison State University42.1 miles (67.8 km)4yr-public
- University of Valley Forge42.3 miles (68.0 km)4yr-private
- Reconstructionist Rabbinical College42.4 miles (68.2 km)4yr-private
- Reading Area Community College42.6 miles (68.6 km)2yr-public
- Salus University42.7 miles (68.7 km)4yr-private
- Manor College42.8 miles (68.9 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-New Jersey43.0 miles (69.2 km)4yr-private
- Capital Health School of Nursing43.2 miles (69.6 km)2yr-private
- Capital Health School of Radiologic Technology43.2 miles (69.6 km)2yr-private
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks43.4 miles (69.8 km)4yr-public
- Assumption College for Sisters43.5 miles (70.1 km)2yr-private
- Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences43.7 miles (70.3 km)2yr-private
- Alvernia University43.7 miles (70.4 km)4yr-private
- Gratz College43.9 miles (70.7 km)4yr-private
- Orleans Technical College43.9 miles (70.7 km)2yr-private
- Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute44.2 miles (71.1 km)2yr-private
- Saint Elizabeth University44.2 miles (71.1 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes Boruch44.3 miles (71.3 km)4yr-private
- Cabrini University44.3 miles (71.4 km)4yr-private
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton44.4 miles (71.4 km)4yr-public
- Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus44.5 miles (71.5 km)4yr-private
- Valley Forge Military College44.6 miles (71.7 km)2yr-private
- Mercer County Community College44.7 miles (71.9 km)2yr-public
- Eastern University44.7 miles (72.0 km)4yr-private
- Drew University44.8 miles (72.0 km)4yr-private
- American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education44.8 miles (72.2 km)2yr-private
- New Brunswick Theological Seminary45.3 miles (72.9 km)4yr-private
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Philadelphia45.3 miles (72.9 km)2yr-private
- Rutgers University-New Brunswick45.5 miles (73.2 km)4yr-public
- Villanova University45.5 miles (73.3 km)4yr-private
- Rosemont College45.7 miles (73.5 km)4yr-private
- La Salle University45.7 miles (73.6 km)4yr-private
- Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield45.8 miles (73.8 km)2yr-private
- JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools46.0 miles (74.0 km)2yr-private
- Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing46.0 miles (74.1 km)2yr-private
- Bryn Mawr College46.1 miles (74.1 km)4yr-private
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley46.2 miles (74.3 km)4yr-public
- Holy Family University46.3 miles (74.5 km)4yr-private
- Pennco Tech-Bristol46.3 miles (74.5 km)2yr-private
- Harcum College46.4 miles (74.7 km)2yr-private
- Chamberlain University-New Jersey46.6 miles (75.0 km)4yr-private
- Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia46.8 miles (75.3 km)2yr-private
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill46.9 miles (75.5 km)4yr-public
- ASPIRA City College47.3 miles (76.1 km)2yr-private
- Haverford College47.4 miles (76.3 km)4yr-private
- Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine47.7 miles (76.7 km)4yr-private
- Rabbi Jacob Joseph School47.9 miles (77.0 km)4yr-private
- Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing47.9 miles (77.2 km)2yr-private
- Automotive Training Center-Exton48.0 miles (77.2 km)2yr-private
- Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc48.2 miles (77.5 km)2yr-private
- Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia48.3 miles (77.8 km)4yr-private
- Immaculata University48.6 miles (78.1 km)4yr-private
- Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia48.7 miles (78.3 km)4yr-private
- Middlesex College49.4 miles (79.5 km)2yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmer El Sch | public | — | — | 0.6 miles (1.0 km) |
| THE CHILDRENS GARDEN EARLY ED CENTER | private | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| BETHLEHEM CHRISTIAN SCHOOL UPPER CAMPUS | private | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.0 km) |
| Easton Area HS | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.2 km) |
| Wilson Area HS | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| Wilson Borough El Sch | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
| Tracy El Sch | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| ST JANE FRANCES DE CHANTAL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Avona El Sch | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| Wilson Area Intermediate Sch | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Farmersville El Sch | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Easton Area MS | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (3.9 km) |
| Paxinosa El Sch | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Shawnee El Sch | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.1 km) |
| THE GODDARD SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.3 km) |
| Cheston El Sch | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Nazareth Area Intermediate Sch | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Nazareth Area MS | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Easton Arts Academy Elementary CS | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Lower Nazareth El Sch | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.4 km) |
| GODDARD SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Forks El Sch | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Shafer El Sch | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Nazareth Area HS | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Bethlehem Area Vocational-Technical School | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| March El Sch | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| BETHLEHEM CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| LEHIGH LEARNING ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Freedom HS | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Miller Heights El Sch | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| East Hills MS | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Williams Township El Sch | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| HOLY FAMILY | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Phillipsburg Middle School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Governor Wolf El Sch | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Phillipsburg Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| LIGHTBRIDGE ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| Phillipsburg High School | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| STS PHILIP & JAMES SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| Phillipsburg Early Childhood Learning Center | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.3 km) |
| Career Institute of Technology | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| Spring Garden El Sch | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| Lincoln El Sch | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| Marvine El Sch | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| Philipsburg Primary School | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| Freemansburg El Sch | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| Lopatcong Township Middle School | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| Alpha Borough School | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| BETHLEHEM CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| George Wolf El Sch | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.2 km) |
| ST ANNE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.2 km) |
| Lopatcong Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.2 km) |
| Northeast MS | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| ST JOHN CHRYSOSTOM ACADEMY | private | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.4 km) |
| Plainfield El Sch | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.7 km) |
| Lehigh Valley Dual Language CS | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| Liberty HS | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) |
| Pohatcong Township School | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) |
| Hanover El Sch | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) |
| Thomas Jefferson El Sch | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.2 km) |
| COVENANT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY | private | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| William Penn El Sch | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.6 km) |
| Donegan El Sch | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.7 km) |
| Kenneth N Butz Jr El Sch | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.7 km) |
| MORAVIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 7.4 miles (11.9 km) |
| BUXMONT ACADEMY | private | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.1 km) |
| BUXMONT ACADEMY | private | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.1 km) |
| Asa Packer El Sch | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.2 km) |
| Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts | public | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.3 km) |
| HOLY INFANCY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.4 km) |
| Harmony Township School | public | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.5 km) |
| Greenwich School | public | — | — | 7.9 miles (12.7 km) |
| James Buchanan El Sch | public | — | — | 7.9 miles (12.8 km) |
| Nitschmann MS | public | — | — | 7.9 miles (12.8 km) |
| Lehigh Valley Academy Regional CS | public | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.9 km) |
| Broughal MS | public | — | — | 8.1 miles (13.0 km) |
| Calypso El Sch | public | — | — | 8.3 miles (13.3 km) |
| WARREN GLEN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 8.3 miles (13.4 km) |
| ST NICHOLAS GREEK ORTHODOX ACADEMY | private | — | — | 8.3 miles (13.4 km) |
| CENTENNIAL SCHOOL LEHIGH UNIV | private | — | — | 8.4 miles (13.5 km) |
| Clearview El Sch | public | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.6 km) |
| Stewartsville Middle School | public | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.8 km) |
| Saucon Valley SHS | public | — | — | 8.8 miles (14.2 km) |
| Saucon Valley El Sch | public | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.3 km) |
| Saucon Valley MS | public | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.4 km) |
| Sonia Sotomayor Dual Lang Immersion Academy | public | — | — | 9.1 miles (14.7 km) |
| Fountain Hill El Sch | public | — | — | 9.2 miles (14.8 km) |
| Ritter El Sch | public | — | — | 9.7 miles (15.6 km) |
| Lincoln Leadership Academy CS | public | — | — | 9.7 miles (15.6 km) |
| Francis H Sheckler El Sch | public | — | — | 9.9 miles (16.0 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 18045
What school district is ZIP code 18045 in?
ZIP 18045 (Palmer Heights, PA) maps to Bethlehem Area School District (LEA ID 4203570) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 18045?
US5 lists 94 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 69 public and 25 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 18045 attend private school?
About 0.5% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 18045 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 43.6% |
| High school | 26.3% |
| Less than HS | 5.0% |
| School district | Bethlehem Area School District |