ZIP 18086 — 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 18086

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 18086 (PA) is associated with Northampton Area School District (LEA 4217370) 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 63 K-12 schools (51 public, 12 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.3 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 Lehigh Carbon Community College about 6.0 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Northampton Area School District

LEA ID

4217370

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

Lehigh Carbon Community College6.0 miles (9.6 km)2yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown8.5 miles (13.6 km)2yr-private
Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem8.5 miles (13.6 km)2yr-private
Muhlenberg College9.9 miles (16.0 km)4yr-private
Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown10.1 miles (16.2 km)2yr-private
Cedar Crest College10.5 miles (16.9 km)4yr-private
Moravian University11.3 miles (18.2 km)4yr-private
International Institute for Restorative Practices11.8 miles (19.0 km)4yr-private
Lehigh University12.6 miles (20.2 km)4yr-private
Northampton County Area Community College12.6 miles (20.2 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley14.4 miles (23.2 km)4yr-public
DeSales University16.4 miles (26.4 km)4yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Lafayette College17.9 miles (28.8 km)4yr-private
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania19.8 miles (31.8 km)4yr-public
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania26.5 miles (42.7 km)4yr-public
Warren County Community College27.7 miles (44.6 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton30.5 miles (49.1 km)4yr-public
Albright College32.1 miles (51.7 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill33.1 miles (53.2 km)4yr-public
Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing33.7 miles (54.3 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks34.4 miles (55.3 km)4yr-public
Reading Area Community College34.4 miles (55.4 km)2yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute35.3 miles (56.8 km)2yr-private
Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences35.4 miles (57.0 km)2yr-private
Alvernia University35.9 miles (57.7 km)4yr-private
Delaware Valley University36.5 miles (58.8 km)4yr-private
Ursinus College37.9 miles (61.0 km)4yr-private
Lansdale School of Business38.0 miles (61.2 km)2yr-private
Centenary University38.1 miles (61.4 km)4yr-private
Luzerne County Community College39.2 miles (63.1 km)2yr-public
Wilkes University39.3 miles (63.3 km)4yr-private
King's College39.5 miles (63.5 km)4yr-private
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook40.6 miles (65.3 km)4yr-private
Gwynedd Mercy University40.7 miles (65.5 km)4yr-private
Montgomery County Community College41.3 miles (66.5 km)2yr-public
University of Valley Forge42.8 miles (68.8 km)4yr-private
Won Institute of Graduate Studies44.5 miles (71.6 km)4yr-private
Automotive Training Center-Warminster44.6 miles (71.8 km)2yr-private
American College of Financial Services44.6 miles (71.8 km)4yr-private
Yeshivath Beth Moshe45.8 miles (73.7 km)4yr-private
Raritan Valley Community College45.9 miles (73.9 km)2yr-public
Bucks County Community College46.0 miles (74.1 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre46.3 miles (74.4 km)4yr-public
Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc46.6 miles (75.0 km)2yr-private
University of Scranton46.6 miles (75.0 km)4yr-private
Lackawanna College47.0 miles (75.6 km)4yr-private
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine47.1 miles (75.8 km)4yr-private
Automotive Training Center-Exton47.1 miles (75.9 km)2yr-private
Sussex County Community College47.2 miles (75.9 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley47.3 miles (76.1 km)4yr-public
Fortis Institute-Scranton47.3 miles (76.1 km)2yr-private
Misericordia University47.5 miles (76.4 km)4yr-private
Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church47.9 miles (77.1 km)4yr-private
Cabrini University47.9 miles (77.1 km)4yr-private
Chestnut Hill College48.0 miles (77.2 km)4yr-private
Valley Forge Military College48.0 miles (77.2 km)2yr-private
Westminster Theological Seminary48.3 miles (77.7 km)4yr-private
Eastern University48.3 miles (77.8 km)4yr-private
Marywood University48.4 miles (77.9 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington48.6 miles (78.2 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton48.7 miles (78.4 km)4yr-public
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church48.9 miles (78.6 km)4yr-private
Arcadia University48.9 miles (78.7 km)4yr-private
PITC Institute49.0 miles (78.8 km)2yr-private
Immaculata University49.0 miles (78.8 km)4yr-private
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College49.5 miles (79.7 km)4yr-private
Johnson College49.5 miles (79.7 km)2yr-private
Villanova University49.6 miles (79.8 km)4yr-private
Rosemont College49.9 miles (80.4 km)4yr-private
Salus University50.1 miles (80.6 km)4yr-private
Bryn Mawr College50.5 miles (81.4 km)4yr-private
Manor College50.6 miles (81.4 km)4yr-private
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania50.6 miles (81.4 km)4yr-public
Harcum College50.9 miles (81.8 km)2yr-private
Gratz College51.1 miles (82.3 km)4yr-private
County College of Morris51.3 miles (82.6 km)2yr-public
Strayer University-Pennsylvania51.5 miles (82.8 km)4yr-private
The College of New Jersey51.8 miles (83.3 km)4yr-public
Cairn University-Langhorne51.8 miles (83.4 km)4yr-private
Haverford College52.0 miles (83.7 km)4yr-private
Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing52.0 miles (83.8 km)2yr-private
La Salle University52.6 miles (84.6 km)4yr-private
Orleans Technical College52.8 miles (85.0 km)2yr-private
Clarks Summit University52.9 miles (85.1 km)4yr-private
Rider University53.0 miles (85.3 km)4yr-private
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine53.5 miles (86.1 km)4yr-private
Princeton Theological Seminary53.6 miles (86.2 km)4yr-private
Princeton University53.8 miles (86.6 km)4yr-private
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia53.8 miles (86.6 km)4yr-private
Delaware County Community College53.8 miles (86.6 km)2yr-public
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia54.0 miles (86.9 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Philadelphia54.1 miles (87.1 km)2yr-private
American Institute-Somerset54.2 miles (87.2 km)2yr-private
West Chester University of Pennsylvania54.2 miles (87.2 km)4yr-public
ASPIRA City College54.2 miles (87.3 km)2yr-private
Thomas Edison State University54.3 miles (87.4 km)4yr-public
Rabbinical College of America55.1 miles (88.7 km)4yr-private
Holy Family University55.3 miles (89.0 km)4yr-private
Capital Health School of Nursing55.6 miles (89.4 km)2yr-private
Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia55.6 miles (89.4 km)2yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Lehigh El Sch	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
ST JOHN NEUMANN REGIONAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Northern Lehigh MS	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Northern Lehigh SHS	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Slatington El Sch	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.5 km)
Colonel John Siegfried El Sch	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Northampton Area HS	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Northampton Area MS	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Peters El Sch	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Ironton Sch	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Parkside Education Center	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Schnecksville Sch	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
S S Palmer El Sch	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
ST JOHN NEUMANN REGIONAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Catasauqua SHS	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Lehigh Career and Technical Institute	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Palmerton Area JHS	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Palmerton Area HS	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
WHITEHALL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
ST STEPHENS SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Whitehall HS	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Clarence M Gockley El Sch	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Moore El Sch	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
Zephyr El Sch	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.7 km)
George D Steckel El Sch	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Whitehall-Coplay MS	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Parkland HS	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Catasauqua MS	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
KIDSPEACE NATIONAL CENTERS	private	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
KIDS PEACE ATHLETE CENTER SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Innovative Arts Academy CS	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Francis H Sheckler El Sch	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Kernsville Sch	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Orefield MS	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Kratzer Sch	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
George Wolf El Sch	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
CENTENNIAL SCHOOL LEHIGH UNIV	private	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Lehigh Valley Academy Regional CS	public	—	—	8.7 miles (13.9 km)
JEWISH DAY SCHOOL OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY	private	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Hanover El Sch	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Asa Packer El Sch	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Springhouse MS	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Trexler MS	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Washington El Sch	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
CAI LEARNING ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
ST JOSEPH THE WORKER SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
Muhlenberg El Sch	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Towamensing El Sch	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Executive Education Academy CS	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Luis A. Ramos El Sch	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Jackson Early Childhood Center	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Sheridan El Sch	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
Clearview El Sch	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.5 km)
Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays El Sch	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Louis E Dieruff HS	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.7 km)
Sonia Sotomayor Dual Lang Immersion Academy	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
ALLENTOW CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL.	private	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Central El Sch	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
ST JOHN VIANNEY REGIONAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Northwestern Lehigh MS	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Lincoln Leadership Academy CS	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Parkway Manor Sch	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
William Allen HS	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 18086

What school district is ZIP code 18086 in?

ZIP 18086 (PA) maps to Northampton Area School District (LEA ID 4217370) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 18086?

US5 lists 63 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 51 public and 12 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 18086 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 18086 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	13.4%
High school	52.0%
Less than HS	0.0%
School district	Northampton Area School District

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