ZIP 18706 — 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 18706

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 18706 (Laurel Run, 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 60 K-12 schools (40 public, 20 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.4 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 Wilkes University about 3.1 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Hanover Area School District

LEA ID

4211420

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

Wilkes University3.1 miles (5.0 km)4yr-private
King's College3.7 miles (6.0 km)4yr-private
Luzerne County Community College4.0 miles (6.5 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre8.8 miles (14.2 km)4yr-public
Misericordia University10.2 miles (16.5 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton16.3 miles (26.3 km)4yr-public
Yeshivath Beth Moshe18.9 miles (30.3 km)4yr-private
University of Scranton19.4 miles (31.2 km)4yr-private
Lackawanna College19.6 miles (31.5 km)4yr-private
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine19.8 miles (31.9 km)4yr-private
Fortis Institute-Scranton20.1 miles (32.4 km)2yr-private
Marywood University21.6 miles (34.8 km)4yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Johnson College22.2 miles (35.7 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton22.3 miles (36.0 km)4yr-public
Clarks Summit University23.4 miles (37.7 km)4yr-private
Keystone College25.6 miles (41.2 km)4yr-private
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania30.9 miles (49.7 km)4yr-public
Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing38.1 miles (61.3 km)2yr-private
Lehigh Carbon Community College40.5 miles (65.1 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill41.0 miles (66.0 km)4yr-public
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania41.1 miles (66.2 km)4yr-public
Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem45.6 miles (73.5 km)2yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown45.9 miles (73.9 km)2yr-private
Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown45.9 miles (73.9 km)2yr-private
Muhlenberg College47.0 miles (75.6 km)4yr-private
Cedar Crest College47.4 miles (76.2 km)4yr-private
Northampton County Area Community College47.9 miles (77.1 km)2yr-public
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania48.1 miles (77.5 km)4yr-public
Moravian University48.3 miles (77.7 km)4yr-private
International Institute for Restorative Practices48.9 miles (78.7 km)4yr-private
Lehigh University49.8 miles (80.1 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury50.4 miles (81.2 km)2yr-private
Lafayette College50.6 miles (81.5 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley51.9 miles (83.6 km)4yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg52.8 miles (85.0 km)2yr-private
Bucknell University53.3 miles (85.7 km)4yr-private
DeSales University53.9 miles (86.7 km)4yr-private
Lycoming College56.5 miles (90.9 km)4yr-private
Warren County Community College56.5 miles (90.9 km)2yr-public
Susquehanna University57.4 miles (92.4 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania College of Technology57.7 miles (92.8 km)4yr-public
Albright College58.2 miles (93.6 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks58.4 miles (94.0 km)4yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute59.4 miles (95.6 km)2yr-private
Reading Area Community College60.0 miles (96.6 km)2yr-public
Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences60.6 miles (97.6 km)2yr-private
Sussex County Community College60.9 miles (98.0 km)2yr-public
Binghamton University61.2 miles (98.5 km)4yr-public
Centenary University61.5 miles (98.9 km)4yr-private
Alvernia University61.7 miles (99.3 km)4yr-private
SUNY Broome Community College64.4 miles (103.7 km)2yr-public
Lebanon Valley College68.0 miles (109.4 km)4yr-private
County College of Morris73.5 miles (118.3 km)2yr-public
Ursinus College73.8 miles (118.8 km)4yr-private
Delaware Valley University74.0 miles (119.1 km)4yr-private
Sullivan County Community College75.3 miles (121.2 km)2yr-public
Lansdale School of Business75.3 miles (121.2 km)2yr-private
Raritan Valley Community College76.1 miles (122.4 km)2yr-public
Yeshivath Zichron Moshe76.2 miles (122.6 km)4yr-private
Assumption College for Sisters77.0 miles (123.9 km)2yr-private
Elmira College77.2 miles (124.2 km)4yr-private
University of Valley Forge77.4 miles (124.6 km)4yr-private
Arnot Ogden Medical Center77.9 miles (125.4 km)2yr-private
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook77.9 miles (125.4 km)4yr-private
Gwynedd Mercy University78.0 miles (125.6 km)4yr-private
Montgomery County Community College78.5 miles (126.3 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office78.6 miles (126.4 km)4yr-public
Rabbinical College of America78.8 miles (126.8 km)4yr-private
Orange County Community College79.0 miles (127.1 km)2yr-public
Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc79.2 miles (127.4 km)2yr-private
Lancaster Bible College80.3 miles (129.3 km)4yr-private
Automotive Training Center-Exton80.4 miles (129.4 km)2yr-private
Harrisburg Area Community College80.7 miles (129.8 km)2yr-public
American College of Financial Services80.8 miles (130.1 km)4yr-private
Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster80.9 miles (130.1 km)4yr-private
Elizabethtown College81.0 miles (130.4 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg81.5 miles (131.1 km)4yr-public
Yeshiva of Ocean81.8 miles (131.6 km)4yr-private
Central Penn College81.9 miles (131.7 km)4yr-private
Won Institute of Graduate Studies81.9 miles (131.8 km)4yr-private
Automotive Training Center-Warminster82.0 miles (132.0 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley82.1 miles (132.2 km)4yr-public
Saint Elizabeth University82.3 miles (132.5 km)4yr-private
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology82.4 miles (132.6 km)4yr-private
Franklin and Marshall College82.6 miles (132.9 km)4yr-private
Lancaster Theological Seminary82.8 miles (133.2 km)4yr-private
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus82.8 miles (133.3 km)4yr-private
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology82.9 miles (133.4 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design82.9 miles (133.4 km)4yr-private
Bucks County Community College83.1 miles (133.8 km)2yr-public
Immaculata University83.2 miles (133.9 km)4yr-private
Drew University83.5 miles (134.4 km)4yr-private
Cabrini University84.1 miles (135.4 km)4yr-private
Valley Forge Military College84.2 miles (135.5 km)2yr-private
American Institute-Somerset84.6 miles (136.2 km)2yr-private
Eastern University84.6 miles (136.2 km)4yr-private
Chestnut Hill College85.1 miles (137.0 km)4yr-private
Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church85.2 miles (137.2 km)4yr-private
Westminster Theological Seminary85.6 miles (137.8 km)4yr-private
Villanova University86.1 miles (138.5 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Hanover Area Memorial El Sch	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
Lee Park El Sch	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
Hanover Area JSHS	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
WILKES-BARRE MENNONITE SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Hanover Green El Sch	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Wolfpack Early Learning Academy	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
Lyndwood El Sch	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Dr David W Kistler El Sch	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
G A R MS	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
MILFORD E BARNES JR SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
ST NICHOLAS-ST MARY'S SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Heights/Murray El Sch	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Wyoming Valley West SHS	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
CHEDER MENACHEM, INC.	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
CHEDER MENACHEM, INC.	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
WILKES-BARRE ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Fairview El Sch	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Greater Nanticoke Area SHS	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Dodson El Sch	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
GNA El Ctr	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Greater Nanticoke Area Ed Ctr	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Third Avenue El Sch	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Kennedy Early Childhood Center	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
State El Ctr	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Wyoming Valley West MS	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
WYOMING VALLEY SDA ELEMENTARY	private	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
WYOMING SEMINARY COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Chester Street El Sch	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
WYOMING VALLEY MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Daniel J Flood El Sch	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Crestwood Secondary Campus	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
JENNY LYNN ELEMENTARY	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
JENNY LYNN FERRARO ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Rice El Sch	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Wilkes-Barre Area SD STEM Academy	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Wilkes-Barre Area HS	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
West Side Career & Technology Center	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
AL NOOR ISLAMIC ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.4 km)
ST JUDE SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
GRAHAM ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Solomon/Plains El Sch	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
WYOMING VALLEY CHILDRENS ASSN	private	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Solomon/Plains MS	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Dana El Ctr	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
TRUCKSVILLE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CENTER	private	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Bear Creek Community CS	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.7 km)
IM BIG NOW LEARNING CENTER	private	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
NEW STORY SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Wyoming Area Primary Ctr	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
WYOMING AREA CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.2 miles (14.9 km)
Pittston Area SHS	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Lake-Lehman JSHS	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Lehman-Jackson El Sch	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Dallas SHS	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
Wyoming Area Kindergarten Ctr	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Dallas MS	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Wyoming Area Sec Ctr	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Wycallis Primary Center	public	—	—	9.9 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 18706

What school district is ZIP code 18706 in?

ZIP 18706 (Laurel Run, 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 18706?

US5 lists 60 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 40 public and 20 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 18706 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 18706 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	20.3%
High school	37.9%
Less than HS	8.6%
School district	Hanover Area School District

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