ZIP 18235 — 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 18235

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 18235 (Jim Thorpe, PA) is associated with Jim Thorpe Area School District (LEA 4212540) 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 30 K-12 schools (22 public, 8 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.9 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.1% 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 12.3 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Jim Thorpe Area School District

LEA ID

4212540

Private school share (ACS)

0.1%

Colleges & universities (100)

Lehigh Carbon Community College12.3 miles (19.8 km)2yr-public
Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown17.8 miles (28.6 km)2yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown18.5 miles (29.8 km)2yr-private
Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem18.6 miles (29.9 km)2yr-private
Muhlenberg College18.9 miles (30.5 km)4yr-private
Cedar Crest College19.3 miles (31.0 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton20.4 miles (32.8 km)4yr-public
Moravian University21.4 miles (34.5 km)4yr-private
International Institute for Restorative Practices21.9 miles (35.3 km)4yr-private
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania22.3 miles (35.9 km)4yr-public
Northampton County Area Community College22.4 miles (36.1 km)2yr-public
Lehigh University22.7 miles (36.5 km)4yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley24.3 miles (39.1 km)4yr-public
DeSales University26.3 miles (42.2 km)4yr-private
Lafayette College27.1 miles (43.6 km)4yr-private
Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing27.4 miles (44.1 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill27.8 miles (44.7 km)4yr-public
Luzerne County Community College29.5 miles (47.4 km)2yr-public
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania29.7 miles (47.8 km)4yr-public
Wilkes University30.3 miles (48.8 km)4yr-private
King's College30.6 miles (49.2 km)4yr-private
Albright College34.2 miles (55.0 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks35.6 miles (57.3 km)4yr-public
Warren County Community College36.1 miles (58.0 km)2yr-public
Reading Area Community College36.4 miles (58.5 km)2yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute36.6 miles (58.9 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre36.8 miles (59.3 km)4yr-public
Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences37.2 miles (59.9 km)2yr-private
Alvernia University38.0 miles (61.2 km)4yr-private
Misericordia University38.4 miles (61.7 km)4yr-private
Yeshivath Beth Moshe39.1 miles (62.9 km)4yr-private
University of Scranton39.9 miles (64.2 km)4yr-private
Lackawanna College40.3 miles (64.8 km)4yr-private
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine40.4 miles (65.0 km)4yr-private
Fortis Institute-Scranton40.7 miles (65.4 km)2yr-private
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania41.0 miles (66.0 km)4yr-public
Marywood University41.9 miles (67.5 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton42.4 miles (68.2 km)4yr-public
Johnson College43.0 miles (69.2 km)2yr-private
Centenary University45.2 miles (72.8 km)4yr-private
Ursinus College45.8 miles (73.7 km)4yr-private
Clarks Summit University46.0 miles (74.0 km)4yr-private
Delaware Valley University46.4 miles (74.6 km)4yr-private
Lansdale School of Business47.2 miles (75.9 km)2yr-private
University of Valley Forge49.8 miles (80.2 km)4yr-private
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook49.9 miles (80.2 km)4yr-private
Gwynedd Mercy University49.9 miles (80.4 km)4yr-private
Montgomery County Community College50.3 miles (81.0 km)2yr-public
Keystone College50.6 miles (81.4 km)4yr-private
Sussex County Community College51.8 miles (83.3 km)2yr-public
Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc52.5 miles (84.4 km)2yr-private
American College of Financial Services52.8 miles (84.9 km)4yr-private
Automotive Training Center-Exton53.4 miles (85.9 km)2yr-private
Won Institute of Graduate Studies54.3 miles (87.3 km)4yr-private
Automotive Training Center-Warminster54.4 miles (87.5 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley54.5 miles (87.7 km)4yr-public
Lebanon Valley College55.0 miles (88.5 km)4yr-private
Raritan Valley Community College55.0 miles (88.6 km)2yr-public
Immaculata University55.8 miles (89.8 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury55.8 miles (89.8 km)2yr-private
Cabrini University56.1 miles (90.2 km)4yr-private
Bucks County Community College56.1 miles (90.3 km)2yr-public
Valley Forge Military College56.1 miles (90.3 km)2yr-private
Eastern University56.5 miles (91.0 km)4yr-private
Chestnut Hill College57.0 miles (91.7 km)4yr-private
Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church57.1 miles (91.9 km)4yr-private
Westminster Theological Seminary57.5 miles (92.6 km)4yr-private
Villanova University58.0 miles (93.3 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington58.1 miles (93.5 km)4yr-public
Arcadia University58.2 miles (93.6 km)4yr-private
Rosemont College58.3 miles (93.9 km)4yr-private
PITC Institute58.4 miles (93.9 km)2yr-private
County College of Morris58.5 miles (94.1 km)2yr-public
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church58.6 miles (94.3 km)4yr-private
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College58.8 miles (94.7 km)4yr-private
Bryn Mawr College59.0 miles (95.0 km)4yr-private
Harcum College59.3 miles (95.4 km)2yr-private
Salus University59.5 miles (95.7 km)4yr-private
Manor College60.0 miles (96.6 km)4yr-private
Haverford College60.5 miles (97.3 km)4yr-private
Gratz College60.5 miles (97.3 km)4yr-private
Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster60.5 miles (97.3 km)4yr-private
Lancaster Bible College60.6 miles (97.6 km)4yr-private
West Chester University of Pennsylvania60.8 miles (97.8 km)4yr-public
Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing61.0 miles (98.2 km)2yr-private
Strayer University-Pennsylvania61.4 miles (98.8 km)4yr-private
Susquehanna University61.6 miles (99.1 km)4yr-private
Delaware County Community College61.8 miles (99.4 km)2yr-public
La Salle University61.8 miles (99.4 km)4yr-private
Cairn University-Langhorne61.8 miles (99.5 km)4yr-private
The College of New Jersey61.9 miles (99.6 km)4yr-public
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine62.4 miles (100.4 km)4yr-private
Bucknell University62.5 miles (100.5 km)4yr-private
Orleans Technical College62.6 miles (100.7 km)2yr-private
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia62.6 miles (100.7 km)4yr-private
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania62.6 miles (100.8 km)4yr-public
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia62.7 miles (100.9 km)4yr-private
Rabbinical College of America62.8 miles (101.0 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg62.9 miles (101.2 km)2yr-private
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology62.9 miles (101.2 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
VALLEY RIDGE ACADEMY	private	—	—	0.8 miles (1.2 km)
Lehighton Area MS	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
BHA-ISST	private	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
WILLOW ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
WILLOW ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
Lehighton Area HS	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Lehighton Area Elementary Center	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
PACKER RIDGE ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.8 miles (3.0 km)
Jim Thorpe Area HS	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
MAHONING VALLEY ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
L B Morris El Sch	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Carbon Career & Technical Institute	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.7 km)
ST JOHN NEUMANN REGIONAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
S S Palmer El Sch	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Palmerton Area HS	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Palmerton Area JHS	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Parkside Education Center	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Slatington El Sch	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Panther Valley El Sch	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Northern Lehigh SHS	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Northern Lehigh MS	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
ST JOHN NEUMANN REGIONAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Towamensing El Sch	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Panther Valley Intermediate Sch	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
Panther Valley JSHS	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Peters El Sch	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Lehigh El Sch	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Weatherly Area El Sch	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Weatherly Area MS	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Weatherly Area HS	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 18235

What school district is ZIP code 18235 in?

ZIP 18235 (Jim Thorpe, PA) maps to Jim Thorpe Area School District (LEA ID 4212540) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 18235?

US5 lists 30 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 22 public and 8 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 18235 attend private school?

About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 18235 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	19.4%
High school	43.0%
Less than HS	10.8%
School district	Jim Thorpe Area School District

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