ZIP 18955 — 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 18955

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 18955 (Richlandtown, PA) is associated with Palisades School District (LEA 4218330) 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 (38 public, 15 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.8 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.4% 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 DeSales University about 5.4 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Palisades School District

LEA ID

4218330

Private school share (ACS)

0.4%

Colleges & universities (100)

DeSales University5.4 miles (8.7 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley7.4 miles (11.9 km)4yr-public
Lehigh University9.7 miles (15.5 km)4yr-private
International Institute for Restorative Practices10.6 miles (17.1 km)4yr-private
Moravian University11.3 miles (18.2 km)4yr-private
Muhlenberg College13.2 miles (21.2 km)4yr-private
Cedar Crest College13.2 miles (21.2 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown13.3 miles (21.5 km)2yr-private
Northampton County Area Community College13.5 miles (21.8 km)2yr-public
Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem13.7 miles (22.0 km)2yr-private
Delaware Valley University14.8 miles (23.8 km)4yr-private
Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown15.6 miles (25.1 km)2yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Lafayette College16.3 miles (26.3 km)4yr-private
Lansdale School of Business17.5 miles (28.2 km)2yr-private
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook19.5 miles (31.4 km)4yr-private
Gwynedd Mercy University19.7 miles (31.7 km)4yr-private
Lehigh Carbon Community College20.3 miles (32.7 km)2yr-public
Montgomery County Community College20.9 miles (33.6 km)2yr-public
Ursinus College21.0 miles (33.8 km)4yr-private
Won Institute of Graduate Studies22.7 miles (36.5 km)4yr-private
Automotive Training Center-Warminster22.8 miles (36.7 km)2yr-private
Warren County Community College24.1 miles (38.9 km)2yr-public
Bucks County Community College24.6 miles (39.6 km)2yr-public
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania24.8 miles (40.0 km)4yr-public
American College of Financial Services26.3 miles (42.3 km)4yr-private
Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church26.8 miles (43.1 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington27.1 miles (43.5 km)4yr-public
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church27.1 miles (43.7 km)4yr-private
Westminster Theological Seminary27.1 miles (43.7 km)4yr-private
Chestnut Hill College27.3 miles (44.0 km)4yr-private
PITC Institute27.7 miles (44.5 km)2yr-private
University of Valley Forge27.7 miles (44.5 km)4yr-private
Arcadia University27.7 miles (44.5 km)4yr-private
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College28.2 miles (45.4 km)4yr-private
Salus University28.7 miles (46.2 km)4yr-private
Manor College29.1 miles (46.8 km)4yr-private
Cabrini University29.2 miles (47.0 km)4yr-private
Valley Forge Military College29.4 miles (47.4 km)2yr-private
Eastern University29.6 miles (47.6 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-Pennsylvania29.7 miles (47.8 km)4yr-private
Gratz College29.8 miles (48.0 km)4yr-private
Cairn University-Langhorne30.2 miles (48.7 km)4yr-private
Villanova University30.4 miles (49.0 km)4yr-private
Rosemont College30.6 miles (49.3 km)4yr-private
Bryn Mawr College31.0 miles (50.0 km)4yr-private
Orleans Technical College31.1 miles (50.0 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley31.3 miles (50.4 km)4yr-public
Harcum College31.4 miles (50.5 km)2yr-private
Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing31.4 miles (50.6 km)2yr-private
La Salle University31.5 miles (50.6 km)4yr-private
The College of New Jersey31.6 miles (50.9 km)4yr-public
Albright College32.4 miles (52.1 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Philadelphia32.4 miles (52.1 km)2yr-private
Haverford College32.4 miles (52.2 km)4yr-private
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine33.0 miles (53.1 km)4yr-private
ASPIRA City College33.1 miles (53.3 km)2yr-private
Rider University33.3 miles (53.5 km)4yr-private
Holy Family University33.5 miles (54.0 km)4yr-private
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia33.5 miles (54.0 km)4yr-private
Thomas Edison State University33.7 miles (54.3 km)4yr-public
Automotive Training Center-Exton33.7 miles (54.3 km)2yr-private
Immaculata University33.8 miles (54.4 km)4yr-private
Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia33.8 miles (54.5 km)2yr-private
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia33.9 miles (54.5 km)4yr-private
Raritan Valley Community College34.1 miles (54.9 km)2yr-public
Reading Area Community College34.1 miles (54.9 km)2yr-public
Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc34.2 miles (55.1 km)2yr-private
Alvernia University34.8 miles (55.9 km)4yr-private
Pennco Tech-Bristol35.1 miles (56.4 km)2yr-private
Capital Health School of Nursing35.1 miles (56.4 km)2yr-private
Capital Health School of Radiologic Technology35.1 miles (56.4 km)2yr-private
Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences35.1 miles (56.5 km)2yr-private
Princeton Theological Seminary35.2 miles (56.7 km)4yr-private
Temple University35.3 miles (56.7 km)4yr-public
Delaware County Community College35.5 miles (57.1 km)2yr-public
Princeton University35.5 miles (57.2 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks35.6 miles (57.4 km)4yr-public
Centenary University35.9 miles (57.8 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute36.2 miles (58.2 km)2yr-private
Community College of Philadelphia36.4 miles (58.5 km)2yr-public
Walnut Hill College36.5 miles (58.7 km)4yr-private
Drexel University36.6 miles (58.9 km)4yr-private
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania36.6 miles (58.9 km)4yr-public
Moore College of Art and Design36.7 miles (59.0 km)4yr-private
Missio Theological Seminary36.8 miles (59.2 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts36.9 miles (59.3 km)4yr-private
University of Pennsylvania36.9 miles (59.3 km)4yr-private
Peirce College37.2 miles (59.9 km)4yr-private
Curtis Institute of Music37.2 miles (59.9 km)4yr-private
Academy of Vocal Arts37.3 miles (60.0 km)4yr-private
Thomas Jefferson University37.4 miles (60.2 km)4yr-private
University of the Arts37.5 miles (60.3 km)4yr-private
Rutgers University-Camden37.9 miles (61.0 km)4yr-public
Mercer County Community College38.1 miles (61.4 km)2yr-public
Jna Institute of Culinary Arts38.2 miles (61.5 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine38.6 miles (62.2 km)4yr-public
Studio Incamminati39.0 miles (62.7 km)2yr-private
West Chester University of Pennsylvania39.1 miles (63.0 km)4yr-public
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania39.3 miles (63.2 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology39.5 miles (63.5 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Neidig El Sch	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
ST ISIDORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
Richland El Sch	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
UNITED FRIENDS SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Quakertown El Sch	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Strayer MS	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Quakertown Community HS	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Springfield El Sch	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
6th Grade Center	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
QUAKERTOWN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
FAITH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
LIFESPAN SCHOOL & DAYCARE	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
FAITH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Liberty Bell El Sch	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Trumbauersville El Sch	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.4 km)
Upper Bucks County Technical School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.4 km)
Deibler El Sch	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
Southern Lehigh SHS	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Southern Lehigh MS	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Southern Lehigh Intermediate Sch	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Pennridge North MS	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Pennridge HS	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Palisades MS	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Saucon Valley MS	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Saucon Valley SHS	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
Saucon Valley El Sch	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.7 km)
Durham-Nockamixon El Sch	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Palisades HS	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Patricia A Guth El Sch	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
EXPLORE AND LEARN CHILDCARE	private	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Hopewell El Sch	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Pfaff El Sch	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Bedminster El Sch	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
TLC CHILDCARE CENTER	private	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
West Rockhill El Sch	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Pennridge South MS	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.3 km)
ST MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
ST MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
KIDS ARE FIRST	private	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
GRAND VIEW HOSP CHILDRENS CENTER	private	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
PENNRIDGE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
SCHOOLHOUSE LEARNING CENTER-SELLERSVILLE	private	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
Sellersville El Sch	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
Seylar El Sch	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Pennridge Central MS	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
Fountain Hill El Sch	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Arts Academy CS	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
HOLY INFANCY SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Donegan El Sch	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Broughal MS	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Salisbury El Sch	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Seven Generations CS	public	—	—	9.9 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 18955

What school district is ZIP code 18955 in?

ZIP 18955 (Richlandtown, PA) maps to Palisades School District (LEA ID 4218330) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 18955?

US5 lists 53 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 38 public and 15 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 18955 attend private school?

About 0.4% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 18955 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	25.9%
High school	49.2%
Less than HS	5.5%
School district	Palisades School District

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