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ZIP 19601 — 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 19601
K-12 nearby
85
Public
66
Private
19
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 19601 (Reading, PA) is associated with Reading School District (LEA 4220040) 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 85 K-12 schools (66 public, 19 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.4 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.2% 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 Reading Area Community College about 1.5 miles away (2yr-public).
District & higher education
School district
Reading School District
LEA ID
4220040
Private school share (ACS)
0.2%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Reading Area Community College1.5 miles (2.4 km)2yr-public
- Albright College1.7 miles (2.7 km)4yr-private
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks1.7 miles (2.8 km)4yr-public
- Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences2.1 miles (3.4 km)2yr-private
- Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute2.1 miles (3.4 km)2yr-private
- Alvernia University3.2 miles (5.1 km)4yr-private
- Kutztown University of Pennsylvania13.7 miles (22.0 km)4yr-public
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill23.0 miles (37.0 km)4yr-public
- Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc23.9 miles (38.4 km)2yr-private
- Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown25.5 miles (41.0 km)2yr-private
- Automotive Training Center-Exton25.9 miles (41.6 km)2yr-private
- Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster26.0 miles (41.9 km)4yr-private
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- University of Valley Forge26.5 miles (42.6 km)4yr-private
- Lancaster Bible College26.6 miles (42.9 km)4yr-private
- Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing26.7 miles (42.9 km)2yr-private
- Cedar Crest College27.3 miles (43.9 km)4yr-private
- Lehigh Carbon Community College27.5 miles (44.3 km)2yr-public
- Ursinus College27.9 miles (44.9 km)4yr-private
- Muhlenberg College28.2 miles (45.3 km)4yr-private
- Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology28.6 miles (46.1 km)2yr-public
- Pennsylvania College of Art and Design29.1 miles (46.9 km)4yr-private
- Franklin and Marshall College29.1 miles (46.9 km)4yr-private
- Lancaster Theological Seminary29.3 miles (47.1 km)4yr-private
- Immaculata University29.9 miles (48.2 km)4yr-private
- Lebanon Valley College30.3 miles (48.7 km)4yr-private
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley30.4 miles (49.0 km)4yr-public
- Lancaster County Career and Technology Center30.9 miles (49.6 km)2yr-public
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley31.6 miles (50.9 km)4yr-public
- DeSales University32.3 miles (52.0 km)4yr-private
- Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown32.5 miles (52.3 km)2yr-private
- Millersville University of Pennsylvania33.0 miles (53.0 km)4yr-public
- West Chester University of Pennsylvania33.2 miles (53.4 km)4yr-public
- American College of Financial Services33.8 miles (54.3 km)4yr-private
- Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem33.9 miles (54.6 km)2yr-private
- Lehigh University34.2 miles (55.0 km)4yr-private
- International Institute for Restorative Practices34.6 miles (55.7 km)4yr-private
- Moravian University34.9 miles (56.2 km)4yr-private
- Lansdale School of Business35.8 miles (57.6 km)2yr-private
- Valley Forge Military College36.1 miles (58.1 km)2yr-private
- Cabrini University36.3 miles (58.5 km)4yr-private
- Cheyney University of Pennsylvania36.5 miles (58.7 km)4yr-public
- Eastern University36.8 miles (59.2 km)4yr-private
- Montgomery County Community College37.2 miles (59.9 km)2yr-public
- Elizabethtown College37.2 miles (59.9 km)4yr-private
- Lincoln University37.9 miles (60.9 km)4yr-public
- Villanova University38.6 miles (62.2 km)4yr-private
- Gwynedd Mercy University38.7 miles (62.2 km)4yr-private
- Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook38.9 miles (62.6 km)4yr-private
- Northampton County Area Community College39.1 miles (63.0 km)2yr-public
- Rosemont College39.2 miles (63.1 km)4yr-private
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine39.4 miles (63.4 km)4yr-public
- Delaware County Community College39.5 miles (63.6 km)2yr-public
- Bryn Mawr College40.2 miles (64.6 km)4yr-private
- Harcum College40.3 miles (64.8 km)2yr-private
- Haverford College41.3 miles (66.5 km)4yr-private
- Williamson College of the Trades41.3 miles (66.5 km)2yr-private
- Delaware Valley University41.4 miles (66.6 km)4yr-private
- Chestnut Hill College41.9 miles (67.5 km)4yr-private
- Neumann University42.5 miles (68.4 km)4yr-private
- Pennsylvania Institute of Technology42.5 miles (68.4 km)4yr-private
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg43.5 miles (69.9 km)4yr-public
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton43.7 miles (70.3 km)4yr-public
- Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church43.7 miles (70.3 km)4yr-private
- Swarthmore College43.9 miles (70.7 km)4yr-private
- Westminster Theological Seminary44.1 miles (71.0 km)4yr-private
- Goldey-Beacom College44.5 miles (71.6 km)4yr-private
- Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia44.5 miles (71.6 km)4yr-private
- Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing44.7 miles (72.0 km)2yr-private
- Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia44.7 miles (72.0 km)4yr-private
- Arcadia University44.9 miles (72.2 km)4yr-private
- Lafayette College45.2 miles (72.7 km)4yr-private
- Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine45.3 miles (72.9 km)4yr-private
- YTI Career Institute-York45.5 miles (73.3 km)2yr-private
- PITC Institute45.6 miles (73.4 km)2yr-private
- Reconstructionist Rabbinical College45.7 miles (73.5 km)4yr-private
- Widener University46.1 miles (74.2 km)4yr-private
- Won Institute of Graduate Studies46.7 miles (75.1 km)4yr-private
- Salus University46.7 miles (75.2 km)4yr-private
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington46.8 miles (75.3 km)4yr-public
- Automotive Training Center-Warminster46.9 miles (75.4 km)2yr-private
- Gratz College47.0 miles (75.7 km)4yr-private
- La Salle University47.0 miles (75.7 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Delaware47.1 miles (75.9 km)4yr-private
- Delaware College of Art and Design47.2 miles (75.9 km)2yr-private
- Walnut Hill College47.6 miles (76.6 km)4yr-private
- All-State Career School47.8 miles (76.9 km)2yr-private
- University of Delaware47.8 miles (76.9 km)4yr-public
- Manor College47.9 miles (77.0 km)4yr-private
- Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office48.3 miles (77.7 km)4yr-public
- Drexel University48.4 miles (77.8 km)4yr-private
- University of Pennsylvania48.4 miles (77.8 km)4yr-private
- ASPIRA City College48.5 miles (78.1 km)2yr-private
- Temple University48.9 miles (78.6 km)4yr-public
- Bryn Athyn College of the New Church48.9 miles (78.7 km)4yr-private
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York49.0 miles (78.8 km)4yr-public
- Moore College of Art and Design49.1 miles (79.0 km)4yr-private
- Community College of Philadelphia49.1 miles (79.1 km)2yr-public
- Cecil College49.3 miles (79.4 km)2yr-public
- Academy of Vocal Arts49.4 miles (79.4 km)4yr-private
- Curtis Institute of Music49.5 miles (79.6 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside El Sch | public | — | — | 0.4 miles (0.6 km) |
| Northwest MS | public | — | — | 0.4 miles (0.7 km) |
| Glenside El Sch | public | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.7 km) |
| ST MARGARET SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.6 miles (1.0 km) |
| Northwest El Sch | public | — | — | 0.6 miles (1.0 km) |
| NEW STORY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.7 km) |
| Lauers Park El Sch | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| Twelfth & Marion El Sch | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Tenth & Green El Sch | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Northeast MS | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| West Reading El Ctr | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.5 km) |
| SACRED HEART GRADE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.5 km) |
| Thirteenth & Union El Sch | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.5 km) |
| Reading SHS | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| Southwest MS | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
| Thirteenth & Green El Sch | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| ST PETER SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| Tenth & Penn El Sch | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| Central MS | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| Tyson-Schoener El Sch | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Southern MS | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| ALBRIGHT EARLY LEARNING CENTER | private | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| NEW STORY SCHOOLS | private | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.5 km) |
| Amanda E Stout El Sch | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.5 km) |
| BERKS CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Reading Muhlenberg Career and Technology Center | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| FAIRVIEW CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Wyomissing Hills El Ctr | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Muhlenberg Jr HS | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Spring Ridge El Sch | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| Sixteenth & Haak El Sch | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| Millmont El Sch | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| OPPORTUNITIES SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Wyomissing Area JSHS | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Muhlenberg HS | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| C E Cole Intermediate Sch | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| READING SDA JR ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| Muhlenberg El Ctr | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| NEW STORY NEW HOLLAND ROAD | private | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Kerry C. Hoffman Intermediate Sch | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.2 km) |
| ST CATHARINE OF SIENA SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Antietam HS | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| KIDS PEACE BERKS CAMPUS | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Wilson HS | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| ST IGNATIUS LOYOLA REGIONAL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Whitfield El Sch | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Governor Mifflin MS | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.0 km) |
| Governor Mifflin SHS | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Intermediate Sch | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.2 km) |
| Mifflin Park El Sch | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| Berks Career and Technology Center-West Campus | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| Stony Creek El Sch | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Cumru El Sch | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| YOCUM INSTITUTE FOR ARTS EDUCATION | private | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| JOHN PAUL II CENTER FOR SPECIAL LEARNING | private | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
| Exeter Twp SHS | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| LA SALLE ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Wilson Southern MS | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| Cornwall Terrace El Sch | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.3 km) |
| Exeter Twp JHS | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| Reiffton Sch | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| Jacksonwald El Sch | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.6 km) |
| Green Valley El Sch | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| Wilson West MS | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| Schuylkill Valley HS | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| Owatin Creek El Sch | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| Schuylkill Valley El Sch | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| Schuylkill Valley MS | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| Lorane El Sch | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| Shiloh Hills El Sch | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.6 km) |
| Andrew Maier El Sch | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.7 km) |
| Conrad Weiser East El Sch | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.2 km) |
| Oley Valley MS | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.3 km) |
| Oley Valley El Sch | public | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.4 km) |
| Berks Career and Technology Center-East Campus | public | — | — | 7.9 miles (12.7 km) |
| BERKS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.1 miles (13.1 km) |
| Brecknock El Sch | public | — | — | 8.3 miles (13.3 km) |
| Robeson El Ctr | public | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.7 km) |
| Oley Valley SHS | public | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.8 km) |
| Willow Creek El Sch | public | — | — | 8.8 miles (14.1 km) |
| Fleetwood SHS | public | — | — | 9.3 miles (15.0 km) |
| Conrad Weiser HS | public | — | — | 9.4 miles (15.1 km) |
| FLEETWOOD CHRISTIAN DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 9.4 miles (15.1 km) |
| Fleetwood MS | public | — | — | 9.4 miles (15.1 km) |
| Conrad Weiser MS | public | — | — | 9.6 miles (15.5 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 19601
What school district is ZIP code 19601 in?
ZIP 19601 (Reading, PA) maps to Reading School District (LEA ID 4220040) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 19601?
US5 lists 85 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 66 public and 19 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 19601 attend private school?
About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 19601 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 11.5% |
| High school | 39.8% |
| Less than HS | 27.4% |
| School district | Reading School District |