ZIP 19539 — 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 19539

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 19539 (Mertztown, PA) is associated with Brandywine Heights Area School District (LEA 4204050) 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 42 K-12 schools (30 public, 12 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.5 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 Kutztown University of Pennsylvania about 5.4 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Brandywine Heights Area School District

LEA ID

4204050

Private school share (ACS)

0.3%

Colleges & universities (100)

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania5.4 miles (8.7 km)4yr-public
Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown8.9 miles (14.4 km)2yr-private
Cedar Crest College10.6 miles (17.1 km)4yr-private
Muhlenberg College11.5 miles (18.5 km)4yr-private
Lehigh Carbon Community College12.3 miles (19.7 km)2yr-public
Albright College15.1 miles (24.3 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley15.4 miles (24.8 km)4yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown15.8 miles (25.5 km)2yr-private
DeSales University16.4 miles (26.5 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem17.3 miles (27.8 km)2yr-private
Reading Area Community College17.3 miles (27.9 km)2yr-public
Lehigh University17.7 miles (28.4 km)4yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks18.0 miles (28.9 km)4yr-public
International Institute for Restorative Practices18.0 miles (29.0 km)4yr-private
Moravian University18.3 miles (29.4 km)4yr-private
Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences18.3 miles (29.5 km)2yr-private
Alvernia University18.5 miles (29.8 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute18.7 miles (30.2 km)2yr-private
Northampton County Area Community College22.5 miles (36.2 km)2yr-public
Ursinus College24.1 miles (38.8 km)4yr-private
University of Valley Forge27.1 miles (43.6 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill27.2 miles (43.8 km)4yr-public
Lansdale School of Business28.2 miles (45.4 km)2yr-private
Lafayette College28.6 miles (45.9 km)4yr-private
Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc29.4 miles (47.3 km)2yr-private
Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing29.8 miles (48.0 km)2yr-private
Automotive Training Center-Exton30.4 miles (48.8 km)2yr-private
Delaware Valley University30.8 miles (49.6 km)4yr-private
Montgomery County Community College30.9 miles (49.6 km)2yr-public
American College of Financial Services31.2 miles (50.3 km)4yr-private
Gwynedd Mercy University31.3 miles (50.3 km)4yr-private
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook31.3 miles (50.4 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley31.8 miles (51.2 km)4yr-public
Immaculata University32.9 miles (52.9 km)4yr-private
Valley Forge Military College34.5 miles (55.5 km)2yr-private
Cabrini University34.5 miles (55.5 km)4yr-private
Eastern University35.0 miles (56.2 km)4yr-private
Villanova University36.6 miles (58.8 km)4yr-private
Rosemont College37.0 miles (59.6 km)4yr-private
Chestnut Hill College37.1 miles (59.7 km)4yr-private
West Chester University of Pennsylvania37.8 miles (60.8 km)4yr-public
Won Institute of Graduate Studies37.8 miles (60.8 km)4yr-private
Bryn Mawr College37.8 miles (60.9 km)4yr-private
Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church37.9 miles (61.1 km)4yr-private
Automotive Training Center-Warminster38.0 miles (61.1 km)2yr-private
Harcum College38.1 miles (61.3 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton38.3 miles (61.6 km)4yr-public
Westminster Theological Seminary38.4 miles (61.7 km)4yr-private
Warren County Community College38.9 miles (62.6 km)2yr-public
Arcadia University39.1 miles (62.9 km)4yr-private
Haverford College39.2 miles (63.1 km)4yr-private
PITC Institute39.5 miles (63.6 km)2yr-private
Delaware County Community College39.7 miles (63.8 km)2yr-public
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania39.8 miles (64.1 km)4yr-public
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College39.9 miles (64.2 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington40.0 miles (64.3 km)4yr-public
Salus University40.7 miles (65.5 km)4yr-private
Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing40.8 miles (65.7 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine41.2 miles (66.3 km)4yr-public
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church41.3 miles (66.4 km)4yr-private
Gratz College41.5 miles (66.7 km)4yr-private
Manor College41.6 miles (66.9 km)4yr-private
Bucks County Community College41.8 miles (67.2 km)2yr-public
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia41.9 miles (67.4 km)4yr-private
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia41.9 miles (67.4 km)4yr-private
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine42.0 miles (67.5 km)4yr-private
La Salle University42.3 miles (68.0 km)4yr-private
Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster42.3 miles (68.1 km)4yr-private
Williamson College of the Trades42.9 miles (69.1 km)2yr-private
Lancaster Bible College43.1 miles (69.4 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology43.5 miles (70.0 km)4yr-private
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania43.6 miles (70.2 km)4yr-public
ASPIRA City College43.9 miles (70.7 km)2yr-private
Swarthmore College44.4 miles (71.4 km)4yr-private
Neumann University44.8 miles (72.1 km)4yr-private
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology45.0 miles (72.3 km)2yr-public
Walnut Hill College45.0 miles (72.5 km)4yr-private
Temple University45.2 miles (72.7 km)4yr-public
Lebanon Valley College45.2 miles (72.7 km)4yr-private
Orleans Technical College45.2 miles (72.7 km)2yr-private
Strayer University-Pennsylvania45.3 miles (72.8 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design45.6 miles (73.3 km)4yr-private
Drexel University45.6 miles (73.3 km)4yr-private
Franklin and Marshall College45.6 miles (73.4 km)4yr-private
University of Pennsylvania45.7 miles (73.5 km)4yr-private
Lancaster Theological Seminary45.7 miles (73.5 km)4yr-private
Community College of Philadelphia45.9 miles (73.9 km)2yr-public
Moore College of Art and Design46.0 miles (74.0 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Philadelphia46.2 miles (74.4 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts46.4 miles (74.6 km)4yr-private
Academy of Vocal Arts46.5 miles (74.8 km)4yr-private
Curtis Institute of Music46.5 miles (74.9 km)4yr-private
Peirce College46.5 miles (74.9 km)4yr-private
Missio Theological Seminary46.6 miles (75.0 km)4yr-private
Cairn University-Langhorne46.7 miles (75.2 km)4yr-private
University of the Arts46.8 miles (75.3 km)4yr-private
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center46.8 miles (75.4 km)2yr-public
Thomas Jefferson University46.9 miles (75.5 km)4yr-private
Widener University47.1 miles (75.9 km)4yr-private
Jna Institute of Culinary Arts47.4 miles (76.2 km)2yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Brandywine Heights Intrmd/MS	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
Brandywine Heights HS	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
Brandywine Heights El Sch	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Alburtis El Sch	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Kutztown Area MS	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Kutztown Area SHS	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
GODDARD SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Veterans Memorial El Sch	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Kutztown El Sch	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Fred J. Jaindl El Sch	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
SALEM CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Fogelsville Sch	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Willow Lane El Sch	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
Weisenberg El Sch	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.7 km)
FIRST IMPRESSIONS CHILD CARE CENTER, INC.	private	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Lower Macungie MS	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
DEVINE SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Circle of Seasons CS	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
Shoemaker El Sch	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
THE HILLSIDE SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Eyer MS	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Macungie El Sch	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Fleetwood MS	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
CHAPEL MENNONITE SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Fleetwood SHS	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Hereford El Sch	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
Wescosville El Sch	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
Greenwich-Lenhartsville El Sch	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
FLEETWOOD CHRISTIAN DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Willow Creek El Sch	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
EMMAUS BAPTIST ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
Washington El Sch	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Earl El Sch	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
PREMIER EARLY LEARNING CENTER	private	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
ST JOSEPH THE WORKER SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
BROOKESIDE MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.2 miles (14.7 km)
Oley Valley SHS	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.9 km)
Emmaus HS	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Parkway Manor Sch	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Berks Career and Technology Center-East Campus	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Oley Valley El Sch	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 19539

What school district is ZIP code 19539 in?

ZIP 19539 (Mertztown, PA) maps to Brandywine Heights Area School District (LEA ID 4204050) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 19539?

US5 lists 42 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 30 public and 12 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 19539 attend private school?

About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 19539 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	28.0%
High school	36.6%
Less than HS	4.1%
School district	Brandywine Heights Area School District

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