ZIP 18602 — 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 18602

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 18602 (Bear Creek Village, PA) is associated with Wilkes-Barre Area School District (LEA 4226300) 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 44 K-12 schools (28 public, 16 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 8.8 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 King's College about 7.9 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Wilkes-Barre Area School District

LEA ID

4226300

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

King's College7.9 miles (12.7 km)4yr-private
Wilkes University8.1 miles (13.1 km)4yr-private
Luzerne County Community College12.3 miles (19.9 km)2yr-public
Yeshivath Beth Moshe15.3 miles (24.6 km)4yr-private
Misericordia University15.8 miles (25.4 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre15.9 miles (25.6 km)4yr-public
University of Scranton16.1 miles (25.8 km)4yr-private
Lackawanna College16.4 miles (26.3 km)4yr-private
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine16.5 miles (26.6 km)4yr-private
Fortis Institute-Scranton16.8 miles (27.1 km)2yr-private
Marywood University18.3 miles (29.4 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton18.8 miles (30.3 km)4yr-public

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Johnson College19.2 miles (30.8 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton20.1 miles (32.3 km)4yr-public
Clarks Summit University21.6 miles (34.8 km)4yr-private
Keystone College25.8 miles (41.5 km)4yr-private
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania32.9 miles (53.0 km)4yr-public
Lehigh Carbon Community College36.8 miles (59.2 km)2yr-public
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania38.2 miles (61.4 km)4yr-public
Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem40.5 miles (65.1 km)2yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown41.0 miles (65.9 km)2yr-private
Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing41.0 miles (66.0 km)2yr-private
Northampton County Area Community College42.0 miles (67.6 km)2yr-public
Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown42.2 miles (67.9 km)2yr-private
Muhlenberg College42.7 miles (68.7 km)4yr-private
Moravian University43.0 miles (69.1 km)4yr-private
Cedar Crest College43.2 miles (69.5 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill43.4 miles (69.9 km)4yr-public
International Institute for Restorative Practices43.6 miles (70.1 km)4yr-private
Lafayette College44.0 miles (70.8 km)4yr-private
Lehigh University44.5 miles (71.7 km)4yr-private
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania46.5 miles (74.8 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley47.0 miles (75.7 km)4yr-public
DeSales University48.9 miles (78.7 km)4yr-private
Warren County Community College49.0 miles (78.9 km)2yr-public
Sussex County Community College52.5 miles (84.4 km)2yr-public
Centenary University53.4 miles (85.9 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury57.5 miles (92.5 km)2yr-private
Albright College57.6 miles (92.6 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks58.3 miles (93.8 km)4yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute59.3 miles (95.5 km)2yr-private
Reading Area Community College59.6 miles (95.9 km)2yr-public
Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences60.3 miles (97.0 km)2yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg60.6 miles (97.5 km)2yr-private
Bucknell University60.9 miles (98.1 km)4yr-private
Alvernia University61.3 miles (98.6 km)4yr-private
Binghamton University63.3 miles (101.8 km)4yr-public
Susquehanna University64.3 miles (103.6 km)4yr-private
Lycoming College64.9 miles (104.4 km)4yr-private
County College of Morris65.2 miles (105.0 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania College of Technology66.1 miles (106.3 km)4yr-public
SUNY Broome Community College66.1 miles (106.4 km)2yr-public
Raritan Valley Community College68.4 miles (110.1 km)2yr-public
Assumption College for Sisters68.6 miles (110.4 km)2yr-private
Delaware Valley University68.8 miles (110.7 km)4yr-private
Sullivan County Community College69.0 miles (111.0 km)2yr-public
Yeshivath Zichron Moshe69.7 miles (112.1 km)4yr-private
Ursinus College70.4 miles (113.2 km)4yr-private
Rabbinical College of America70.5 miles (113.5 km)4yr-private
Lansdale School of Business70.9 miles (114.1 km)2yr-private
Orange County Community College71.1 miles (114.4 km)2yr-public
Lebanon Valley College71.3 miles (114.7 km)4yr-private
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook73.3 miles (118.0 km)4yr-private
Gwynedd Mercy University73.5 miles (118.2 km)4yr-private
Saint Elizabeth University74.1 miles (119.2 km)4yr-private
Montgomery County Community College74.2 miles (119.4 km)2yr-public
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus74.6 miles (120.0 km)4yr-private
University of Valley Forge74.6 miles (120.1 km)4yr-private
Yeshiva of Ocean75.0 miles (120.8 km)4yr-private
Drew University75.3 miles (121.2 km)4yr-private
Won Institute of Graduate Studies76.7 miles (123.4 km)4yr-private
Automotive Training Center-Warminster76.8 miles (123.6 km)2yr-private
American Institute-Somerset77.0 miles (123.8 km)2yr-private
Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc77.2 miles (124.2 km)2yr-private
American College of Financial Services77.3 miles (124.3 km)4yr-private
Bucks County Community College77.4 miles (124.5 km)2yr-public
Automotive Training Center-Exton78.1 miles (125.8 km)2yr-private
Yeshiva of Nitra Rabbinical College78.7 miles (126.6 km)4yr-private
Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes Boruch79.2 miles (127.5 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley79.3 miles (127.6 km)4yr-public
Strayer University-New Jersey79.8 miles (128.4 km)4yr-private
Cabrini University80.5 miles (129.6 km)4yr-private
Immaculata University80.6 miles (129.7 km)4yr-private
Valley Forge Military College80.6 miles (129.8 km)2yr-private
Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church80.7 miles (129.8 km)4yr-private
Chestnut Hill College80.8 miles (130.0 km)4yr-private
Caldwell University81.0 miles (130.4 km)4yr-private
Eastern University81.0 miles (130.4 km)4yr-private
Westminster Theological Seminary81.0 miles (130.4 km)4yr-private
JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools81.1 miles (130.5 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington81.2 miles (130.7 km)4yr-public
American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education81.2 miles (130.7 km)2yr-private
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church81.2 miles (130.7 km)4yr-private
Princeton Theological Seminary81.3 miles (130.8 km)4yr-private
The College of New Jersey81.4 miles (131.0 km)4yr-public
Princeton University81.4 miles (131.0 km)4yr-private
Arcadia University81.6 miles (131.4 km)4yr-private
Lancaster Bible College81.7 miles (131.5 km)4yr-private
PITC Institute81.7 miles (131.5 km)2yr-private
Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster82.0 miles (131.9 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Bear Creek Community CS	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
AL NOOR ISLAMIC ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Fairview El Sch	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
WILKES-BARRE ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Dodson El Sch	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Heights/Murray El Sch	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Daniel J Flood El Sch	public	—	—	7.4 miles (12.0 km)
G A R MS	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
CHEDER MENACHEM, INC.	private	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
CHEDER MENACHEM, INC.	private	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Solomon/Plains El Sch	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Solomon/Plains MS	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Wilkes-Barre Area SD STEM Academy	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Wilkes-Barre Area HS	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
ST NICHOLAS-ST MARY'S SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Wolfpack Early Learning Academy	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
WILKES-BARRE MENNONITE SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
MILFORD E BARNES JR SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Pittston Area SHS	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Crestwood Secondary Campus	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Third Avenue El Sch	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
JENNY LYNN FERRARO ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Northeast Secure Treatment Unit	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Wyoming Valley West MS	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Chester Street El Sch	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Lee Park El Sch	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Dr David W Kistler El Sch	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
JENNY LYNN ELEMENTARY	private	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
WYOMING VALLEY CHILDRENS ASSN	private	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
ST JUDE SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Hanover Area Memorial El Sch	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
WYOMING SEMINARY COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
WYOMING VALLEY MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
Dana El Ctr	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Wyoming Area Primary Ctr	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
NEW STORY SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
Martin F Quinn Pittston Area Primary Ctr	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
GRAHAM ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Lyndwood El Sch	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Wyoming Area Kindergarten Ctr	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
WYOMING AREA CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Wyoming Area Sec Ctr	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
West Side Career & Technology Center	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 18602

What school district is ZIP code 18602 in?

ZIP 18602 (Bear Creek Village, PA) maps to Wilkes-Barre Area School District (LEA ID 4226300) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 18602?

US5 lists 44 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 28 public and 16 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 18602 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 18602 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	72.2%
High school	5.2%
Less than HS	0.9%
School district	Wilkes-Barre Area School District

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