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Glen Lyon CDP, PA

ZIP 18617 — Schools & Education

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.

Working ClassLow Snow Area

School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 18617

K-12 nearby
21
Public
18
Private
3
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 18617 (Glen Lyon, PA) is associated with Greater Nanticoke Area School District (LEA 4216290) 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 21 K-12 schools (18 public, 3 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.5 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 Luzerne County Community College about 4.8 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
Greater Nanticoke Area School District
LEA ID
4216290
Private school share (ACS)
0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Luzerne County Community College4.8 miles (7.7 km)2yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre9.9 miles (15.9 km)4yr-public
  • Wilkes University11.0 miles (17.7 km)4yr-private
  • King's College11.7 miles (18.7 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton13.1 miles (21.1 km)4yr-public
  • Misericordia University13.3 miles (21.4 km)4yr-private
  • Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania22.3 miles (35.9 km)4yr-public
  • Yeshivath Beth Moshe26.8 miles (43.1 km)4yr-private
  • University of Scranton27.3 miles (43.9 km)4yr-private
  • Lackawanna College27.4 miles (44.1 km)4yr-private
  • Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine27.6 miles (44.4 km)4yr-private
  • Fortis Institute-Scranton27.9 miles (44.9 km)2yr-private
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Marywood University29.4 miles (47.3 km)4yr-private
  • Johnson College29.7 miles (47.8 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton30.1 miles (48.5 km)4yr-public
  • Clarks Summit University30.3 miles (48.7 km)4yr-private
  • Keystone College31.0 miles (49.9 km)4yr-private
  • Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing33.6 miles (54.0 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill36.9 miles (59.4 km)4yr-public
  • Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury42.0 miles (67.5 km)2yr-private
  • Lehigh Carbon Community College42.6 miles (68.6 km)2yr-public
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg44.0 miles (70.9 km)2yr-private
  • Bucknell University44.5 miles (71.6 km)4yr-private
  • Kutztown University of Pennsylvania47.9 miles (77.1 km)4yr-public
  • Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown48.0 miles (77.2 km)2yr-private
  • Lycoming College48.2 miles (77.6 km)4yr-private
  • East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania48.6 miles (78.2 km)4yr-public
  • Susquehanna University49.0 miles (78.8 km)4yr-private
  • Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem49.2 miles (79.2 km)2yr-private
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown49.2 miles (79.2 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania College of Technology49.4 miles (79.5 km)4yr-public
  • Muhlenberg College49.6 miles (79.8 km)4yr-private
  • Cedar Crest College49.8 miles (80.1 km)4yr-private
  • Moravian University52.0 miles (83.7 km)4yr-private
  • Northampton County Area Community College52.3 miles (84.1 km)2yr-public
  • International Institute for Restorative Practices52.5 miles (84.5 km)4yr-private
  • Lehigh University53.3 miles (85.8 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley55.0 miles (88.5 km)4yr-public
  • Lafayette College55.8 miles (89.8 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks56.4 miles (90.7 km)4yr-public
  • Albright College56.6 miles (91.1 km)4yr-private
  • DeSales University57.0 miles (91.7 km)4yr-private
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute57.3 miles (92.2 km)2yr-private
  • Reading Area Community College58.2 miles (93.7 km)2yr-public
  • Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences58.7 miles (94.5 km)2yr-private
  • Alvernia University59.9 miles (96.4 km)4yr-private
  • Lebanon Valley College62.4 miles (100.4 km)4yr-private
  • Warren County Community College62.6 miles (100.8 km)2yr-public
  • Binghamton University63.6 miles (102.4 km)4yr-public
  • SUNY Broome Community College67.3 miles (108.3 km)2yr-public
  • Centenary University68.6 miles (110.4 km)4yr-private
  • Sussex County Community College69.0 miles (111.1 km)2yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office71.7 miles (115.3 km)4yr-public
  • Harrisburg Area Community College73.7 miles (118.7 km)2yr-public
  • Elmira College74.4 miles (119.7 km)4yr-private
  • Central Penn College74.8 miles (120.3 km)4yr-private
  • Ursinus College75.0 miles (120.7 km)4yr-private
  • Arnot Ogden Medical Center75.1 miles (120.8 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg75.3 miles (121.2 km)4yr-public
  • Harrisburg University of Science and Technology75.5 miles (121.6 km)4yr-private
  • Elizabethtown College75.6 miles (121.6 km)4yr-private
  • Lancaster Bible College76.5 miles (123.1 km)4yr-private
  • Delaware Valley University77.1 miles (124.1 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster77.2 miles (124.3 km)4yr-private
  • Lansdale School of Business77.5 miles (124.7 km)2yr-private
  • University of Valley Forge77.9 miles (125.3 km)4yr-private
  • Franklin and Marshall College78.6 miles (126.5 km)4yr-private
  • Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc78.7 miles (126.7 km)2yr-private
  • Lancaster Theological Seminary78.8 miles (126.8 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania College of Art and Design79.0 miles (127.1 km)4yr-private
  • Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology79.0 miles (127.2 km)2yr-public
  • Automotive Training Center-Exton80.2 miles (129.0 km)2yr-private
  • Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook80.3 miles (129.2 km)4yr-private
  • Gwynedd Mercy University80.3 miles (129.3 km)4yr-private
  • Montgomery County Community College80.6 miles (129.6 km)2yr-public
  • County College of Morris81.0 miles (130.3 km)2yr-public
  • American College of Financial Services82.1 miles (132.1 km)4yr-private
  • Millersville University of Pennsylvania82.2 miles (132.3 km)4yr-public
  • Raritan Valley Community College82.3 miles (132.4 km)2yr-public
  • Lancaster County Career and Technology Center82.5 miles (132.8 km)2yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley82.6 miles (132.9 km)4yr-public
  • SUNY Corning Community College83.1 miles (133.8 km)2yr-public
  • Immaculata University83.3 miles (134.1 km)4yr-private
  • Sullivan County Community College83.7 miles (134.7 km)2yr-public
  • Assumption College for Sisters84.7 miles (136.3 km)2yr-private
  • Yeshivath Zichron Moshe84.7 miles (136.4 km)4yr-private
  • Messiah University84.8 miles (136.4 km)4yr-private
  • Won Institute of Graduate Studies85.0 miles (136.8 km)4yr-private
  • Automotive Training Center-Warminster85.1 miles (137.0 km)2yr-private
  • Cabrini University85.3 miles (137.3 km)4yr-private
  • Valley Forge Military College85.3 miles (137.4 km)2yr-private
  • Eastern University85.8 miles (138.1 km)4yr-private
  • Rabbinical College of America86.1 miles (138.6 km)4yr-private
  • Bucks County Community College86.8 miles (139.7 km)2yr-public
  • YTI Career Institute-York87.0 miles (139.9 km)2yr-private
  • Chestnut Hill College87.1 miles (140.2 km)4yr-private
  • Villanova University87.4 miles (140.6 km)4yr-private
  • Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church87.5 miles (140.8 km)4yr-private
  • Orange County Community College87.7 miles (141.1 km)2yr-public
  • West Chester University of Pennsylvania87.8 miles (141.3 km)4yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
Northwest Area Intermediate Schpublic——4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Kennedy Early Childhood Centerpublic——5.0 miles (8.0 km)
GNA El Ctrpublic——5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Greater Nanticoke Area Ed Ctrpublic——5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Greater Nanticoke Area SHSpublic——5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Rice El Schpublic——5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Northwest Area HSpublic——5.9 miles (9.5 km)
WYOMING VALLEY SDA ELEMENTARYprivate——6.4 miles (10.3 km)
MUHLENBURG CHRISTIAN ACADEMYprivate——6.7 miles (10.7 km)
Hanover Area JSHSpublic——7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Hanover Green El Schpublic——7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Ross El Schpublic——7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Northwest Area Primary Schpublic——8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Wyoming Valley West SHSpublic——8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Lyndwood El Schpublic——8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Hanover Area Memorial El Schpublic——8.9 miles (14.4 km)
Crestwood Secondary Campuspublic——9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Lee Park El Schpublic——9.4 miles (15.1 km)
ST JUDE SCHOOLprivate——9.5 miles (15.2 km)
State El Ctrpublic——9.9 miles (16.0 km)
Dr David W Kistler El Schpublic——9.9 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 18617

What school district is ZIP code 18617 in?
ZIP 18617 (Glen Lyon, PA) maps to Greater Nanticoke Area School District (LEA ID 4216290) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 18617?
US5 lists 21 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 18 public and 3 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 18617 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 18617 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher17.6%
High school50.9%
Less than HS4.8%
School districtGreater Nanticoke Area School District