ZIP 18518 — 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 18518

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 18518 (Old Forge, PA) is associated with Old Forge School District (LEA 4218120) 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 74 K-12 schools (46 public, 28 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.7 miles.

ACS estimates show about 1.0% 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 Yeshivath Beth Moshe about 4.5 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Old Forge School District

LEA ID

4218120

Private school share (ACS)

1.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

Yeshivath Beth Moshe4.5 miles (7.3 km)4yr-private
University of Scranton4.8 miles (7.7 km)4yr-private
Lackawanna College4.9 miles (7.9 km)4yr-private
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine5.1 miles (8.2 km)4yr-private
Fortis Institute-Scranton5.4 miles (8.7 km)2yr-private
Marywood University6.8 miles (11.0 km)4yr-private
Johnson College7.2 miles (11.7 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton7.6 miles (12.2 km)4yr-public
Clarks Summit University8.8 miles (14.1 km)4yr-private
King's College11.3 miles (18.2 km)4yr-private
Wilkes University11.9 miles (19.2 km)4yr-private
Misericordia University12.2 miles (19.6 km)4yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Keystone College12.9 miles (20.7 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre15.1 miles (24.3 km)4yr-public
Luzerne County Community College18.1 miles (29.0 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton31.0 miles (49.9 km)4yr-public
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania39.4 miles (63.4 km)4yr-public
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania44.7 miles (72.0 km)4yr-public
Lehigh Carbon Community College49.5 miles (79.7 km)2yr-public
Binghamton University50.6 miles (81.5 km)4yr-public
Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem52.4 miles (84.3 km)2yr-private
Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing52.7 miles (84.8 km)2yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown53.0 miles (85.3 km)2yr-private
Northampton County Area Community College53.2 miles (85.6 km)2yr-public
SUNY Broome Community College53.3 miles (85.7 km)2yr-public
Lafayette College54.2 miles (87.3 km)4yr-private
Moravian University54.7 miles (88.0 km)4yr-private
Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown54.8 miles (88.2 km)2yr-private
Muhlenberg College55.1 miles (88.7 km)4yr-private
Sussex County Community College55.3 miles (88.9 km)2yr-public
International Institute for Restorative Practices55.3 miles (89.0 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill55.4 miles (89.2 km)4yr-public
Cedar Crest College55.7 miles (89.6 km)4yr-private
Lehigh University56.3 miles (90.6 km)4yr-private
Warren County Community College57.5 miles (92.6 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley59.0 miles (95.0 km)4yr-public
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania59.6 miles (95.9 km)4yr-public
Centenary University59.6 miles (95.9 km)4yr-private
DeSales University60.8 miles (97.8 km)4yr-private
Sullivan County Community College61.6 miles (99.1 km)2yr-public
Yeshivath Zichron Moshe62.8 miles (101.1 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury64.3 miles (103.6 km)2yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg65.5 miles (105.4 km)2yr-private
Lycoming College66.0 miles (106.2 km)4yr-private
Bucknell University66.2 miles (106.5 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania College of Technology67.3 miles (108.4 km)4yr-public
Orange County Community College68.2 miles (109.8 km)2yr-public
Yeshiva of Ocean68.6 miles (110.4 km)4yr-private
County College of Morris70.1 miles (112.8 km)2yr-public
Albright College70.6 miles (113.6 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks71.3 miles (114.7 km)4yr-public
Susquehanna University71.3 miles (114.8 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute72.3 miles (116.3 km)2yr-private
Reading Area Community College72.6 miles (116.8 km)2yr-public
Assumption College for Sisters72.6 miles (116.9 km)2yr-private
Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences73.3 miles (118.0 km)2yr-private
Alvernia University74.3 miles (119.6 km)4yr-private
Elmira College74.5 miles (119.9 km)4yr-private
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi74.7 miles (120.3 km)4yr-public
Arnot Ogden Medical Center75.3 miles (121.2 km)2yr-private
Rabbinical College of America75.6 miles (121.7 km)4yr-private
Raritan Valley Community College76.2 miles (122.6 km)2yr-public
Yeshiva of Nitra Rabbinical College77.0 miles (123.8 km)4yr-private
Saint Elizabeth University79.2 miles (127.5 km)4yr-private
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus79.7 miles (128.3 km)4yr-private
Delaware Valley University80.3 miles (129.3 km)4yr-private
Drew University80.5 miles (129.6 km)4yr-private
Derech Hachaim Seminary81.9 miles (131.7 km)2yr-private
Uta Mesivta of Kiryas Joel81.9 miles (131.8 km)4yr-private
Ithaca College82.1 miles (132.1 km)4yr-private
Hartwick College82.3 miles (132.4 km)4yr-private
Lebanon Valley College82.8 miles (133.2 km)4yr-private
Tompkins Cortland Community College82.8 miles (133.3 km)2yr-public
Ursinus College83.0 miles (133.6 km)4yr-private
Lansdale School of Business83.0 miles (133.6 km)2yr-private
SUNY Oneonta83.2 miles (133.9 km)4yr-public
Cornell University83.4 miles (134.2 km)4yr-private
Ramapo College of New Jersey83.8 miles (134.9 km)4yr-public
American Institute-Somerset84.5 miles (135.9 km)2yr-private
Caldwell University85.1 miles (136.9 km)4yr-private
Lincoln Technical Institute-Mahwah85.1 miles (136.9 km)2yr-private
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook85.3 miles (137.3 km)4yr-private
William Paterson University of New Jersey85.4 miles (137.4 km)4yr-public
Gwynedd Mercy University85.5 miles (137.6 km)4yr-private
SUNY Corning Community College85.7 miles (137.9 km)2yr-public
Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes Boruch85.8 miles (138.0 km)4yr-private
Montgomery County Community College86.3 miles (139.0 km)2yr-public
Eastwick College-Ramsey86.4 miles (139.0 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-New Jersey87.0 miles (140.0 km)4yr-private
Berkeley College-Woodland Park87.1 miles (140.2 km)4yr-private
Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of Rockland87.4 miles (140.7 km)4yr-private
University of Valley Forge87.5 miles (140.7 km)4yr-private
Rockland Community College87.5 miles (140.8 km)2yr-public
State University of New York at Cortland87.6 miles (141.0 km)4yr-public
JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools87.6 miles (141.0 km)2yr-private
Passaic County Community College87.6 miles (141.0 km)2yr-public
Montclair State University87.8 miles (141.2 km)4yr-public
Yeshiva Ohr Naftoli87.9 miles (141.5 km)4yr-private
Bais Binyomin Academy88.0 miles (141.6 km)4yr-private
Won Institute of Graduate Studies88.2 miles (141.9 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Old Forge El Sch	public	—	—	0.3 miles (0.4 km)
Old Forge JSHS	public	—	—	0.3 miles (0.5 km)
TRIBORO CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	0.4 miles (0.6 km)
Riverside El Sch West	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.7 km)
Riverside JSHS	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
Riverside El Sch East	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
HOLY ROSARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
John F. Kennedy #7	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
West Scranton Intrmd Sch	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Frances Willard #32	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Pittston Area MS	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Pittston City Intrmd Ctr	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
West Scranton HS	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
Martin F Quinn Pittston Area Primary Ctr	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
South Scranton Intrmd Sch	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
ALL SAINTS ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
McNichols Plaza	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Charles Sumner #18	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Northeast Secure Treatment Unit	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Wyoming Area Intermediate Ctr	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
DISCOVERY MONTESSORI	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
MILTON EISNER YESHIVA HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
John G Whittier #2	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
MONTESSORI KINDERGARTEN	private	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Scranton HS	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Isaac Tripp El Sch	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
BETH SHALOM ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
SCRANTON HEBREW DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
CARRIAGE BARN ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
BNOS YISROEL GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Northeast Intrmd Sch	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Wyoming Area Sec Ctr	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
John Adams #4	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Wyoming Area Kindergarten Ctr	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
SCRANTON PREPARATORY SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
William Prescott #38	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Neil Armstrong #40	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
Pittston Area SHS	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
LUTHERAN ACADEMY - SCRANTON	private	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
THE LUTHERAN ACADEMY SCRANTON	private	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
WYOMING AREA CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
ST CLARE/SAINT PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
MERAKEY EDUCATION AND AUTISM CENTER	private	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
Robert Morris #27	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
ST MARY OF MT CARMEL SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.4 miles (10.4 km)
Dunmore El Ctr	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Dunmore JSHS	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
NATIVITYMIGUEL SCHOOL OF SCRANTON	private	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
NAVTIVITY MIGUEL SCHL-SCRANTON	private	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Newton-Ransom El School	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
HOLY CROSS HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
HOLY CROSS HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
HOLY CROSS HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Abington Heights MS	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Wyoming Area Primary Ctr	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
South Abington Sch	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.3 km)
SCRANTON AREA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY DBA ABINGTON CHRIS	private	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
NEW STORY SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Clarks Summit El Sch	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Abington Heights HS	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
Mid Valley El Ctr	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
Mid Valley Secondary Center	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
Solomon/Plains MS	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.7 km)
Solomon/Plains El Sch	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.7 km)
OUR LADY OF PEACE SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Dana El Ctr	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
WYOMING VALLEY CHILDRENS ASSN	private	—	—	9.5 miles (15.4 km)
Wilkes-Barre Area SD STEM Academy	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.7 km)
Wilkes-Barre Area HS	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.7 km)
AL NOOR ISLAMIC ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
GRAHAM ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	10.0 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 18518

What school district is ZIP code 18518 in?

ZIP 18518 (Old Forge, PA) maps to Old Forge School District (LEA ID 4218120) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 18518?

US5 lists 74 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 46 public and 28 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 18518 attend private school?

About 1.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 18518 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	32.2%
High school	35.1%
Less than HS	5.6%
School district	Old Forge School District

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