ZIP 18705 — 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 18705

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 18705 (Wilkes-Barre, 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 70 K-12 schools (50 public, 20 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.5 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 King's College about 2.4 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Wilkes-Barre Area School District

LEA ID

4226300

Private school share (ACS)

0.1%

Colleges & universities (100)

King's College2.4 miles (3.9 km)4yr-private
Wilkes University3.1 miles (5.0 km)4yr-private
Misericordia University8.4 miles (13.5 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre9.3 miles (15.0 km)4yr-public
Luzerne County Community College9.4 miles (15.1 km)2yr-public
Yeshivath Beth Moshe12.9 miles (20.7 km)4yr-private
University of Scranton13.4 miles (21.6 km)4yr-private
Lackawanna College13.6 miles (21.8 km)4yr-private
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine13.8 miles (22.2 km)4yr-private
Fortis Institute-Scranton14.1 miles (22.7 km)2yr-private
Marywood University15.6 miles (25.1 km)4yr-private
Johnson College16.1 miles (26.0 km)2yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton16.3 miles (26.3 km)4yr-public
Clarks Summit University17.4 miles (28.1 km)4yr-private
Keystone College20.1 miles (32.4 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton22.2 miles (35.7 km)4yr-public
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania36.4 miles (58.6 km)4yr-public
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania39.7 miles (63.9 km)4yr-public
Lehigh Carbon Community College43.7 miles (70.3 km)2yr-public
Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing44.0 miles (70.7 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill46.8 miles (75.3 km)4yr-public
Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem47.8 miles (77.0 km)2yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown48.3 miles (77.7 km)2yr-private
Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown49.1 miles (79.0 km)2yr-private
Northampton County Area Community College49.5 miles (79.6 km)2yr-public
Muhlenberg College49.8 miles (80.2 km)4yr-private
Cedar Crest College50.3 miles (80.9 km)4yr-private
Moravian University50.4 miles (81.0 km)4yr-private
International Institute for Restorative Practices51.0 miles (82.0 km)4yr-private
Lafayette College51.5 miles (82.9 km)4yr-private
Lehigh University51.9 miles (83.5 km)4yr-private
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania52.5 miles (84.5 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley54.3 miles (87.5 km)4yr-public
Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury56.0 miles (90.2 km)2yr-private
DeSales University56.2 miles (90.4 km)4yr-private
Warren County Community College56.3 miles (90.7 km)2yr-public
Binghamton University56.7 miles (91.3 km)4yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg57.8 miles (93.1 km)2yr-private
Sussex County Community College58.1 miles (93.6 km)2yr-public
Bucknell University58.4 miles (94.0 km)4yr-private
SUNY Broome Community College59.8 miles (96.2 km)2yr-public
Lycoming College60.1 miles (96.8 km)4yr-private
Centenary University60.2 miles (96.9 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania College of Technology61.4 miles (98.8 km)4yr-public
Susquehanna University63.0 miles (101.4 km)4yr-private
Albright College63.0 miles (101.4 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks63.5 miles (102.1 km)4yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute64.5 miles (103.7 km)2yr-private
Reading Area Community College64.9 miles (104.5 km)2yr-public
Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences65.6 miles (105.6 km)2yr-private
Alvernia University66.6 miles (107.2 km)4yr-private
Sullivan County Community College69.7 miles (112.1 km)2yr-public
Yeshivath Zichron Moshe70.7 miles (113.7 km)4yr-private
County College of Morris71.7 miles (115.4 km)2yr-public
Lebanon Valley College73.9 miles (119.0 km)4yr-private
Orange County Community College74.4 miles (119.7 km)2yr-public
Assumption College for Sisters74.8 miles (120.4 km)2yr-private
Raritan Valley Community College75.7 miles (121.8 km)2yr-public
Elmira College75.8 miles (122.1 km)4yr-private
Delaware Valley University76.2 miles (122.6 km)4yr-private
Yeshiva of Ocean76.4 miles (122.9 km)4yr-private
Arnot Ogden Medical Center76.6 miles (123.3 km)2yr-private
Rabbinical College of America77.1 miles (124.1 km)4yr-private
Ursinus College77.2 miles (124.3 km)4yr-private
Lansdale School of Business78.1 miles (125.7 km)2yr-private
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook80.6 miles (129.7 km)4yr-private
Saint Elizabeth University80.7 miles (129.8 km)4yr-private
Gwynedd Mercy University80.7 miles (129.9 km)4yr-private
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus81.2 miles (130.6 km)4yr-private
University of Valley Forge81.2 miles (130.7 km)4yr-private
Montgomery County Community College81.3 miles (130.9 km)2yr-public
Drew University81.9 miles (131.8 km)4yr-private
Yeshiva of Nitra Rabbinical College82.5 miles (132.9 km)4yr-private
Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc83.4 miles (134.3 km)2yr-private
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi83.6 miles (134.6 km)4yr-public
Won Institute of Graduate Studies84.1 miles (135.3 km)4yr-private
American Institute-Somerset84.1 miles (135.4 km)2yr-private
American College of Financial Services84.2 miles (135.5 km)4yr-private
Automotive Training Center-Warminster84.2 miles (135.5 km)2yr-private
Automotive Training Center-Exton84.5 miles (136.0 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office84.6 miles (136.2 km)4yr-public
Bucks County Community College84.8 miles (136.5 km)2yr-public
Lancaster Bible College85.9 miles (138.2 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley85.9 miles (138.3 km)4yr-public
SUNY Corning Community College86.2 miles (138.7 km)2yr-public
Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes Boruch86.2 miles (138.7 km)4yr-private
Ithaca College86.3 miles (138.8 km)4yr-private
Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster86.3 miles (139.0 km)4yr-private
Harrisburg Area Community College86.7 miles (139.6 km)2yr-public
Strayer University-New Jersey86.9 miles (139.9 km)4yr-private
Elizabethtown College87.0 miles (139.9 km)4yr-private
Immaculata University87.1 miles (140.2 km)4yr-private
Caldwell University87.3 miles (140.4 km)4yr-private
Derech Hachaim Seminary87.4 miles (140.6 km)2yr-private
Uta Mesivta of Kiryas Joel87.4 miles (140.6 km)4yr-private
Cabrini University87.5 miles (140.8 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg87.5 miles (140.8 km)4yr-public
Valley Forge Military College87.6 miles (140.9 km)2yr-private
Cornell University87.6 miles (141.0 km)4yr-private
Ramapo College of New Jersey87.8 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
Solomon/Plains El Sch	public	—	—	0.4 miles (0.6 km)
Solomon/Plains MS	public	—	—	0.4 miles (0.6 km)
Wilkes-Barre Area SD STEM Academy	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
Wilkes-Barre Area HS	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
AL NOOR ISLAMIC ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.1 miles (1.7 km)
Daniel J Flood El Sch	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.8 km)
Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
WYOMING VALLEY CHILDRENS ASSN	private	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
Dana El Ctr	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
JENNY LYNN FERRARO ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
NEW STORY SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
Dodson El Sch	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
WILKES-BARRE ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.3 miles (3.8 km)
Wyoming Area Primary Ctr	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
Third Avenue El Sch	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
GRAHAM ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
Chester Street El Sch	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
CHEDER MENACHEM, INC.	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
CHEDER MENACHEM, INC.	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Wyoming Valley West MS	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
JENNY LYNN ELEMENTARY	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Heights/Murray El Sch	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
WYOMING SEMINARY COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
WYOMING VALLEY MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
West Side Career & Technology Center	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
ST NICHOLAS-ST MARY'S SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Pittston Area SHS	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
G A R MS	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
WYOMING AREA CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
MILFORD E BARNES JR SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Wyoming Area Kindergarten Ctr	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Wyoming Area Sec Ctr	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Wolfpack Early Learning Academy	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
WILKES-BARRE MENNONITE SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Dr David W Kistler El Sch	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Wyoming Area Intermediate Ctr	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
State El Ctr	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Lee Park El Sch	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
TRUCKSVILLE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CENTER	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Hanover Area Memorial El Sch	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Lyndwood El Sch	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
IM BIG NOW LEARNING CENTER	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Pittston City Intrmd Ctr	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Pittston Area MS	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Martin F Quinn Pittston Area Primary Ctr	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Wyoming Valley West SHS	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.6 km)
Hanover Green El Sch	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
Northeast Secure Treatment Unit	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.7 km)
Bear Creek Community CS	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Hanover Area JSHS	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
HOLY ROSARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Dallas SHS	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.4 miles (11.8 km)
Dallas MS	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Wycallis Primary Center	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Dallas Intermediate Sch	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Fairview El Sch	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Old Forge JSHS	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
Old Forge El Sch	public	—	—	8.7 miles (13.9 km)
TRIBORO CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Greater Nanticoke Area SHS	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Greater Nanticoke Area Ed Ctr	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
GNA El Ctr	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Kennedy Early Childhood Center	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Crestwood Secondary Campus	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.5 km)
Lehman-Jackson El Sch	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Riverside El Sch East	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Riverside El Sch West	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Lake-Lehman JSHS	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Riverside JSHS	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 18705

What school district is ZIP code 18705 in?

ZIP 18705 (Wilkes-Barre, 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 18705?

US5 lists 70 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 50 public and 20 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 18705 attend private school?

About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 18705 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	23.3%
High school	33.2%
Less than HS	11.9%
School district	Wilkes-Barre Area School District

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