New Castle city, DE
ZIP 19720 — Schools & Education
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.
Middle ClassLarge CommunityLow Snow Area
School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities
Schools & Education in ZIP 19720
K-12 nearby
100
Public
78
Private
22
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 19720 (New Castle, DE) is associated with Christina School District (LEA 1000200) 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 100 K-12 schools (78 public, 22 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.9 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 Wilmington University about 2.6 miles away (4yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
Christina School District
LEA ID
1000200
Private school share (ACS)
0.1%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Wilmington University2.6 miles (4.2 km)4yr-private
- Delaware College of Art and Design7.2 miles (11.6 km)2yr-private
- Strayer University-Delaware7.3 miles (11.8 km)4yr-private
- Goldey-Beacom College7.9 miles (12.8 km)4yr-private
- Salem Community College8.0 miles (12.9 km)2yr-public
- University of Delaware8.2 miles (13.2 km)4yr-public
- Neumann University18.0 miles (29.0 km)4yr-private
- Cecil College18.7 miles (30.1 km)2yr-public
- Widener University19.9 miles (32.0 km)4yr-private
- Cheyney University of Pennsylvania20.1 miles (32.4 km)4yr-public
- Lincoln University20.4 miles (32.8 km)4yr-public
- Williamson College of the Trades20.5 miles (33.0 km)2yr-private
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- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine21.0 miles (33.9 km)4yr-public
- West Chester University of Pennsylvania21.2 miles (34.1 km)4yr-public
- Pennsylvania Institute of Technology21.4 miles (34.4 km)4yr-private
- All-State Career School22.1 miles (35.5 km)2yr-private
- Swarthmore College22.3 miles (35.8 km)4yr-private
- Delaware County Community College24.8 miles (39.9 km)2yr-public
- Rowan University26.2 miles (42.1 km)4yr-public
- Immaculata University26.4 miles (42.5 km)4yr-private
- Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus27.3 miles (44.0 km)2yr-public
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley28.4 miles (45.6 km)4yr-public
- Automotive Training Center-Exton28.5 miles (45.9 km)2yr-private
- Haverford College29.6 miles (47.6 km)4yr-private
- Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc29.6 miles (47.6 km)2yr-private
- Walnut Hill College30.0 miles (48.2 km)4yr-private
- Harcum College30.2 miles (48.6 km)2yr-private
- University of Pennsylvania30.3 miles (48.7 km)4yr-private
- Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia30.3 miles (48.8 km)4yr-private
- Villanova University30.4 miles (48.8 km)4yr-private
- Rosemont College30.4 miles (49.0 km)4yr-private
- Studio Incamminati30.4 miles (49.0 km)2yr-private
- Valley Forge Military College30.5 miles (49.1 km)2yr-private
- Bryn Mawr College30.5 miles (49.1 km)4yr-private
- Eastern University30.5 miles (49.1 km)4yr-private
- Jna Institute of Culinary Arts30.6 miles (49.2 km)2yr-private
- Drexel University30.6 miles (49.3 km)4yr-private
- Cabrini University30.8 miles (49.6 km)4yr-private
- Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia30.9 miles (49.7 km)4yr-private
- Delaware Technical Community College-Central Office30.9 miles (49.7 km)4yr-public
- Pennco Tech-Blackwood30.9 miles (49.8 km)2yr-private
- Academy of Vocal Arts30.9 miles (49.8 km)4yr-private
- Delaware Technical Community College-Terry31.1 miles (50.0 km)4yr-public
- Curtis Institute of Music31.1 miles (50.0 km)4yr-private
- University of the Arts31.1 miles (50.1 km)4yr-private
- Peirce College31.2 miles (50.2 km)4yr-private
- Moore College of Art and Design31.4 miles (50.6 km)4yr-private
- Thomas Jefferson University31.6 miles (50.8 km)4yr-private
- Camden County College31.6 miles (50.8 km)2yr-public
- Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts31.7 miles (51.0 km)4yr-private
- Community College of Philadelphia31.9 miles (51.4 km)2yr-public
- Delaware State University31.9 miles (51.4 km)4yr-public
- Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine32.2 miles (51.8 km)4yr-private
- Missio Theological Seminary32.4 miles (52.1 km)4yr-private
- Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus32.5 miles (52.2 km)2yr-public
- University of Valley Forge32.7 miles (52.6 km)4yr-private
- Rutgers University-Camden33.0 miles (53.1 km)4yr-public
- Temple University33.1 miles (53.3 km)4yr-public
- American College of Financial Services33.3 miles (53.7 km)4yr-private
- Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing33.7 miles (54.2 km)2yr-private
- ASPIRA City College35.7 miles (57.5 km)2yr-private
- La Salle University36.1 miles (58.1 km)4yr-private
- Chestnut Hill College36.4 miles (58.5 km)4yr-private
- Harford Community College36.6 miles (58.9 km)2yr-public
- American Institute-Cherry Hill37.3 miles (59.9 km)2yr-private
- Gratz College38.3 miles (61.6 km)4yr-private
- Ursinus College38.5 miles (62.0 km)4yr-private
- Westminster Theological Seminary38.6 miles (62.1 km)4yr-private
- Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church38.6 miles (62.1 km)4yr-private
- Washington College38.6 miles (62.2 km)4yr-private
- Arcadia University38.7 miles (62.2 km)4yr-private
- Reconstructionist Rabbinical College38.9 miles (62.6 km)4yr-private
- Salus University39.4 miles (63.5 km)4yr-private
- PITC Institute39.5 miles (63.6 km)2yr-private
- Manor College40.4 miles (64.9 km)4yr-private
- Montgomery County Community College40.5 miles (65.1 km)2yr-public
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington41.7 miles (67.2 km)4yr-public
- Lancaster County Career and Technology Center42.1 miles (67.8 km)2yr-public
- Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia42.5 miles (68.4 km)2yr-private
- Gwynedd Mercy University42.8 miles (68.8 km)4yr-private
- Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook43.1 miles (69.4 km)4yr-private
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Philadelphia43.1 miles (69.4 km)2yr-private
- Lansdale School of Business43.3 miles (69.7 km)2yr-private
- Holy Family University43.5 miles (70.0 km)4yr-private
- Rowan College at Burlington County43.9 miles (70.6 km)2yr-public
- Orleans Technical College43.9 miles (70.7 km)2yr-private
- Bryn Athyn College of the New Church44.3 miles (71.4 km)4yr-private
- Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster44.5 miles (71.6 km)4yr-private
- Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology45.2 miles (72.8 km)2yr-public
- Pennsylvania College of Art and Design46.2 miles (74.4 km)4yr-private
- Lancaster Theological Seminary46.8 miles (75.3 km)4yr-private
- Lancaster Bible College46.8 miles (75.3 km)4yr-private
- Millersville University of Pennsylvania46.8 miles (75.3 km)4yr-public
- Franklin and Marshall College46.9 miles (75.5 km)4yr-private
- Won Institute of Graduate Studies47.4 miles (76.2 km)4yr-private
- Automotive Training Center-Warminster47.4 miles (76.3 km)2yr-private
- Strayer University-Pennsylvania48.1 miles (77.5 km)4yr-private
- Alvernia University49.1 miles (79.0 km)4yr-private
- Pennco Tech-Bristol49.9 miles (80.2 km)2yr-private
- Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences50.4 miles (81.1 km)2yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasantville Elementary School | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| Penn (William) High School | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (3.0 km) |
| The Wallace Wallin School | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| Downie (Carrie) Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| HARVEST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| HARVEST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY NEW CASTLE | private | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| New Castle Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| FAIRWINDS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| Read (George) Middle School | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Wilmington Manor Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Castle Hills Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Jones (Albert H.) Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| The Colwyck Center | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Leach (John G.) School | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Charter School of New Castle | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.2 km) |
| Eisenberg (Harry O.) Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| Pyle (Sarah) Academy | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Academia Antonia Alonso | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Penn Beach Elementary | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| LEARNING EXPRESS ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| McCullough (Calvin R. ) Middle School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Leasure (May B.) Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Gallaher (Robert S.) Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| Pennsville Memorial High School | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Pennsville Middle School | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| RED LION CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Richey Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Christiana High School | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| Red Clay Early Years Program | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| Conrad Schools of Science | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| Delaware Military Academy | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| Stanton Middle School | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| ISLAMIC ACADEMY OF DELAWARE | private | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| Richardson Park Learning Center | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| Oberle (William) Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| Richardson Park Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.6 km) |
| Central Park Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.6 km) |
| Valley Park Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| Wilbur (Kathleen H.) Elementary | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| Delcastle Technical High School | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| Delaware School for the Deaf | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| Meadowood Program | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| Southern Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| DEVELOPING MINDS PRESCHOOL AND LEARNING CENTER | private | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| Forest Oak Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| Christina Early Education Center | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| Bedford (Gunning) Middle School | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.4 km) |
| Kirk (George V.) Middle School | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| Smith (Jennie E.) Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| ASPIRA Delaware | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| DESTINY CALLING ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| Brennen School (The) | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| Gauger-Cobbs Middle School | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| Mote (Anna P.) Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| Shue-Medill Middle School | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| Douglass School | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.4 km) |
| Pulaski Early Education Center | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.4 km) |
| ST ELIZABETH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.5 km) |
| ST MARK'S HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.6 km) |
| Brookside Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.7 km) |
| Marbrook Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.7 km) |
| Baltz (Austin D.) Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| Dickinson (John) School | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| ST JOHN THE BELOVED SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| CARAVEL ACADEMY | private | — | — | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) |
| Heritage Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) |
| NATIVITY PREPARATORY SCHOOL OF WILMINGTON | private | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) |
| The Bayard School | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) |
| Skyline Middle School | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) |
| AQUINAS ACADEMY | private | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| Brandywine Springs School | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.5 km) |
| Gateway Charter School | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.6 km) |
| ST PETER CATHEDRAL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.6 km) |
| Keene (William B.) Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.6 km) |
| Maurice Pritchett SR. Academy | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.6 km) |
| Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.7 km) |
| DARUL AMAANAH ACADEMY | private | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.7 km) |
| THE COLLEGE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.8 km) |
| UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE LAB SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.8 km) |
| Glasgow High School | public | — | — | 7.4 miles (11.9 km) |
| Charter School of Wilmington | public | — | — | 7.4 miles (12.0 km) |
| SERVIAM GIRLS ACADEMY | private | — | — | 7.4 miles (12.0 km) |
| Calloway (Cab) School of the Arts | public | — | — | 7.4 miles (12.0 km) |
| First State Montessori Academy | public | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.0 km) |
| Newark High School | public | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.1 km) |
| Lewis (William C.) Dual Language Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.1 km) |
| Stubbs Early Education Center | public | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.2 km) |
| PADUA ACADEMY | private | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.2 km) |
| ST ANTHONY OF PADUA GRADE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.2 km) |
| Kuumba Academy Charter School | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.3 km) |
| Great Oaks Charter School | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.3 km) |
| Howard High School of Technology | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.3 km) |
| Linden Hill Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.3 km) |
| McVey (Joseph M.) Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.3 km) |
| URSULINE ACADEMY, LOWER | private | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.4 km) |
| Freire Charter School | public | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.5 km) |
| Odyssey Charter School | public | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.5 km) |
| First State School | public | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.5 km) |
| Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High School | public | — | — | 7.9 miles (12.7 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 19720
What school district is ZIP code 19720 in?
ZIP 19720 (New Castle, DE) maps to Christina School District (LEA ID 1000200) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 19720?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 78 public and 22 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 19720 attend private school?
About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 19720 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 21.6% |
| High school | 39.2% |
| Less than HS | 10.8% |
| School district | Christina School District |