ZIP 18702 — 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 18702

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 18702 (Wilkes-Barre, PA) is associated with Hanover Area School District (LEA 4211420) 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 53 K-12 schools (36 public, 17 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.1 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.3% 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 6.5 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Hanover Area School District

LEA ID

4211420

Private school share (ACS)

0.3%

Colleges & universities (100)

King's College6.5 miles (10.5 km)4yr-private
Wilkes University7.0 miles (11.2 km)4yr-private
Luzerne County Community College12.4 miles (19.9 km)2yr-public
Yeshivath Beth Moshe12.5 miles (20.1 km)4yr-private
University of Scranton13.2 miles (21.3 km)4yr-private
Lackawanna College13.5 miles (21.7 km)4yr-private
Misericordia University13.7 miles (22.0 km)4yr-private
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine13.7 miles (22.0 km)4yr-private
Fortis Institute-Scranton14.0 miles (22.5 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre14.4 miles (23.2 km)4yr-public
Marywood University15.5 miles (24.9 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton16.1 miles (25.9 km)4yr-public

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Johnson College16.3 miles (26.3 km)2yr-private
Clarks Summit University18.7 miles (30.0 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton22.2 miles (35.7 km)4yr-public
Keystone College22.7 miles (36.6 km)4yr-private
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania34.4 miles (55.4 km)4yr-public
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania39.1 miles (62.9 km)4yr-public
Lehigh Carbon Community College39.8 miles (64.1 km)2yr-public
Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem43.4 miles (69.8 km)2yr-private
Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing43.5 miles (70.0 km)2yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown43.9 miles (70.6 km)2yr-private
Northampton County Area Community College44.7 miles (72.0 km)2yr-public
Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown45.2 miles (72.8 km)2yr-private
Muhlenberg College45.7 miles (73.5 km)4yr-private
Moravian University45.8 miles (73.7 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill46.0 miles (74.0 km)4yr-public
Cedar Crest College46.2 miles (74.4 km)4yr-private
International Institute for Restorative Practices46.4 miles (74.7 km)4yr-private
Lafayette College46.5 miles (74.8 km)4yr-private
Lehigh University47.4 miles (76.3 km)4yr-private
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania49.5 miles (79.7 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley50.0 miles (80.4 km)4yr-public
Warren County Community College51.1 miles (82.3 km)2yr-public
DeSales University51.8 miles (83.3 km)4yr-private
Sussex County Community College53.2 miles (85.6 km)2yr-public
Centenary University54.9 miles (88.4 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury58.6 miles (94.3 km)2yr-private
Binghamton University60.2 miles (96.9 km)4yr-public
Albright College60.6 miles (97.5 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg61.2 miles (98.4 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks61.3 miles (98.6 km)4yr-public
Bucknell University61.6 miles (99.2 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute62.3 miles (100.2 km)2yr-private
Reading Area Community College62.6 miles (100.7 km)2yr-public
SUNY Broome Community College63.0 miles (101.5 km)2yr-public
Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences63.3 miles (101.9 km)2yr-private
Alvernia University64.3 miles (103.5 km)4yr-private
Lycoming College64.6 miles (103.9 km)4yr-private
Susquehanna University65.5 miles (105.4 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania College of Technology65.8 miles (105.9 km)4yr-public
County College of Morris66.5 miles (107.0 km)2yr-public
Sullivan County Community College67.4 miles (108.4 km)2yr-public
Yeshivath Zichron Moshe68.2 miles (109.7 km)4yr-private
Assumption College for Sisters69.7 miles (112.2 km)2yr-private
Raritan Valley Community College70.4 miles (113.3 km)2yr-public
Orange County Community College70.5 miles (113.5 km)2yr-public
Delaware Valley University71.6 miles (115.2 km)4yr-private
Rabbinical College of America71.9 miles (115.7 km)4yr-private
Ursinus College73.4 miles (118.1 km)4yr-private
Yeshiva of Ocean73.7 miles (118.6 km)4yr-private
Lebanon Valley College73.7 miles (118.6 km)4yr-private
Lansdale School of Business73.8 miles (118.8 km)2yr-private
Saint Elizabeth University75.5 miles (121.4 km)4yr-private
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus76.0 miles (122.2 km)4yr-private
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook76.3 miles (122.7 km)4yr-private
Gwynedd Mercy University76.4 miles (122.9 km)4yr-private
Drew University76.7 miles (123.4 km)4yr-private
Montgomery County Community College77.1 miles (124.1 km)2yr-public
University of Valley Forge77.7 miles (125.0 km)4yr-private
Yeshiva of Nitra Rabbinical College78.4 miles (126.2 km)4yr-private
American Institute-Somerset78.9 miles (126.9 km)2yr-private
Won Institute of Graduate Studies79.5 miles (127.9 km)4yr-private
Automotive Training Center-Warminster79.6 miles (128.1 km)2yr-private
Bucks County Community College80.1 miles (128.8 km)2yr-public
Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc80.2 miles (129.1 km)2yr-private
American College of Financial Services80.3 miles (129.2 km)4yr-private
Elmira College80.9 miles (130.2 km)4yr-private
Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes Boruch80.9 miles (130.3 km)4yr-private
Automotive Training Center-Exton81.2 miles (130.7 km)2yr-private
Strayer University-New Jersey81.7 miles (131.4 km)4yr-private
Arnot Ogden Medical Center81.7 miles (131.5 km)2yr-private
Caldwell University82.1 miles (132.2 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley82.3 miles (132.5 km)4yr-public
JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools82.8 miles (133.2 km)2yr-private
Ramapo College of New Jersey83.0 miles (133.6 km)4yr-public
American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education83.0 miles (133.6 km)2yr-private
Derech Hachaim Seminary83.2 miles (133.8 km)2yr-private
Uta Mesivta of Kiryas Joel83.2 miles (133.9 km)4yr-private
William Paterson University of New Jersey83.5 miles (134.3 km)4yr-public
Cabrini University83.6 miles (134.5 km)4yr-private
Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church83.6 miles (134.5 km)4yr-private
Princeton Theological Seminary83.6 miles (134.6 km)4yr-private
Immaculata University83.7 miles (134.6 km)4yr-private
Valley Forge Military College83.7 miles (134.6 km)2yr-private
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi83.7 miles (134.7 km)4yr-public
Princeton University83.7 miles (134.8 km)4yr-private
Chestnut Hill College83.7 miles (134.8 km)4yr-private
The College of New Jersey83.9 miles (135.0 km)4yr-public
Westminster Theological Seminary84.0 miles (135.1 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	—	—	3.1 miles (5.1 km)
Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
AL NOOR ISLAMIC ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Pittston Area SHS	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
Solomon/Plains El Sch	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Solomon/Plains MS	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Dodson El Sch	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
WILKES-BARRE ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Wilkes-Barre Area SD STEM Academy	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Wilkes-Barre Area HS	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Daniel J Flood El Sch	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Northeast Secure Treatment Unit	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Heights/Murray El Sch	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.9 km)
CHEDER MENACHEM, INC.	private	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
CHEDER MENACHEM, INC.	private	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
G A R MS	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Martin F Quinn Pittston Area Primary Ctr	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Wyoming Area Primary Ctr	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
ST NICHOLAS-ST MARY'S SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Wyoming Area Kindergarten Ctr	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Wyoming Area Sec Ctr	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
NEW STORY SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Third Avenue El Sch	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
JENNY LYNN FERRARO ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
WYOMING AREA CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Wyoming Area Intermediate Ctr	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
WYOMING VALLEY CHILDRENS ASSN	private	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
MILFORD E BARNES JR SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Wolfpack Early Learning Academy	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.5 km)
Pittston Area MS	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
Pittston City Intrmd Ctr	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
Dana El Ctr	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Chester Street El Sch	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Wyoming Valley West MS	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
WILKES-BARRE MENNONITE SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
JENNY LYNN ELEMENTARY	private	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
WYOMING SEMINARY COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
WYOMING VALLEY MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
GRAHAM ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Dr David W Kistler El Sch	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Lee Park El Sch	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
West Side Career & Technology Center	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Fairview El Sch	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
HOLY ROSARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
Hanover Area Memorial El Sch	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Lyndwood El Sch	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
State El Ctr	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.7 km)
Riverside El Sch East	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Old Forge JSHS	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
TRIBORO CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Old Forge El Sch	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Crestwood Secondary Campus	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.9 km)
Hanover Green El Sch	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 18702

What school district is ZIP code 18702 in?

ZIP 18702 (Wilkes-Barre, PA) maps to Hanover Area School District (LEA ID 4211420) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 18702?

US5 lists 53 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 36 public and 17 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 18702 attend private school?

About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 18702 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	23.0%
High school	37.7%
Less than HS	12.7%
School district	Hanover Area School District

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