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Whittier city, CA
ZIP 90601 — Schools & Education
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.
Upper Middle ClassLow Snow Area
School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities
Schools & Education in ZIP 90601
K-12 nearby
100
Public
81
Private
19
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 90601 (Whittier, CA) is associated with Bassett Unified School District (LEA 0604110) 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 (81 public, 19 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.4 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 Rio Hondo College about 0.8 miles away (4yr-public).
District & higher education
School district
Bassett Unified School District
LEA ID
0604110
Private school share (ACS)
0.1%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Rio Hondo College0.8 miles (1.4 km)4yr-public
- Whittier College2.0 miles (3.3 km)4yr-private
- Latin American Bible Institute2.8 miles (4.5 km)4yr-private
- University of the West4.0 miles (6.4 km)4yr-private
- ATI College-Whittier4.4 miles (7.1 km)4yr-private
- Premiere Career College5.5 miles (8.8 km)2yr-private
- North-West College-West Covina6.4 miles (10.3 km)2yr-private
- Glendale Career College-North-West College-MFSON6.4 miles (10.4 km)2yr-private
- Southern California University of Health Sciences6.5 miles (10.4 km)4yr-private
- Biola University7.1 miles (11.4 km)4yr-private
- East Los Angeles College7.2 miles (11.5 km)2yr-public
- Downey Adult School7.8 miles (12.6 km)2yr-public
⬇️Show all 100 colleges & universities
- Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America8.3 miles (13.4 km)4yr-private
- Alhambra Medical University8.4 miles (13.6 km)4yr-private
- Platt College-Los Angeles8.5 miles (13.7 km)4yr-private
- California Institute of Advanced Management8.6 miles (13.8 km)4yr-private
- InterCoast Colleges-West Covina8.9 miles (14.3 km)4yr-private
- California State University-Los Angeles8.9 miles (14.4 km)4yr-public
- Cerritos College9.2 miles (14.8 km)2yr-public
- PCI College10.0 miles (16.2 km)4yr-private
- Fremont University10.4 miles (16.7 km)4yr-private
- California Institute of Technology10.5 miles (16.9 km)4yr-private
- Grace Mission University10.5 miles (17.0 km)4yr-private
- Tri-Community Adult Education10.6 miles (17.0 km)2yr-public
- Healthcare Career College10.7 miles (17.1 km)2yr-private
- Pasadena City College10.7 miles (17.2 km)2yr-public
- Mt San Antonio College10.9 miles (17.5 km)2yr-public
- California College of Music11.0 miles (17.8 km)2yr-private
- Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health11.1 miles (17.8 km)2yr-public
- Fullerton College11.2 miles (18.0 km)2yr-public
- Institute of Culinary Education11.3 miles (18.2 km)2yr-private
- American Career College-Anaheim11.4 miles (18.3 km)2yr-private
- University of the People11.4 miles (18.3 km)4yr-private
- Los Angeles College of Music11.4 miles (18.3 km)4yr-private
- Fuller Theological Seminary11.5 miles (18.6 km)4yr-private
- Marshall B Ketchum University11.6 miles (18.7 km)4yr-private
- Providence Christian College11.6 miles (18.7 km)4yr-private
- Azusa Pacific University11.7 miles (18.8 km)4yr-private
- South Baylo University11.8 miles (19.0 km)4yr-private
- Southern California Institute of Architecture11.9 miles (19.1 km)4yr-private
- North Orange County Community College District11.9 miles (19.2 km)4yr-public
- Citrus College12.1 miles (19.4 km)2yr-public
- California State University-Fullerton12.1 miles (19.4 km)4yr-public
- National Polytechnic College12.1 miles (19.5 km)2yr-private
- Pacific Oaks College12.2 miles (19.6 km)4yr-private
- Saybrook University12.2 miles (19.7 km)4yr-private
- Hope International University12.3 miles (19.8 km)4yr-private
- North-West College-Anaheim12.3 miles (19.8 km)2yr-private
- Cypress College12.4 miles (20.0 km)4yr-public
- California State Polytechnic University-Pomona12.4 miles (20.0 km)4yr-public
- Bethesda University12.5 miles (20.2 km)4yr-private
- Southern California Institute of Technology12.6 miles (20.3 km)4yr-private
- Integrity College of Health12.7 miles (20.4 km)4yr-private
- Life Pacific University13.1 miles (21.1 km)4yr-private
- Occidental College13.2 miles (21.3 km)4yr-private
- The Chicago School at Los Angeles13.3 miles (21.4 km)4yr-private
- California College of ASU13.3 miles (21.4 km)4yr-private
- Los Angeles Community College District Office13.3 miles (21.5 km)4yr-public
- FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising13.4 miles (21.5 km)4yr-private
- Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science13.4 miles (21.6 km)4yr-private
- Long Beach City College13.5 miles (21.7 km)2yr-public
- Los Angeles Pacific University13.6 miles (21.9 km)4yr-private
- Compton College13.6 miles (21.9 km)2yr-public
- Los Angeles Trade Technical College13.8 miles (22.2 km)2yr-public
- Touro University Worldwide13.9 miles (22.3 km)4yr-private
- Universal Technical Institute-Southern California14.2 miles (22.9 km)2yr-private
- Art Center College of Design14.2 miles (22.9 km)4yr-private
- Daybreak University14.3 miles (22.9 km)4yr-private
- University of Southern California14.6 miles (23.4 km)4yr-private
- West Coast University-Orange County15.2 miles (24.5 km)4yr-private
- Southwestern Law School15.2 miles (24.5 km)4yr-private
- World Mission University15.3 miles (24.7 km)4yr-private
- Dongguk University Los Angeles15.4 miles (24.7 km)4yr-private
- California Career Institute15.5 miles (25.0 km)2yr-private
- Learnet Academy Inc15.5 miles (25.0 km)4yr-private
- Los Angeles Pacific College15.6 miles (25.1 km)2yr-private
- North-West College-Long Beach15.8 miles (25.4 km)2yr-private
- West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies15.8 miles (25.4 km)4yr-private
- Glendale Community College15.8 miles (25.4 km)2yr-public
- Pacific States University15.8 miles (25.4 km)4yr-private
- American Career College-Los Angeles15.8 miles (25.4 km)2yr-private
- Angeles College15.8 miles (25.5 km)4yr-private
- Los Angeles City College16.0 miles (25.7 km)2yr-public
- Smith Chason College16.0 miles (25.8 km)4yr-private
- University of La Verne16.1 miles (25.8 km)4yr-private
- Abraham Lincoln University16.1 miles (25.9 km)4yr-private
- Glendale Career College16.1 miles (26.0 km)4yr-private
- American Medical Sciences Center16.1 miles (26.0 km)4yr-private
- CBD College16.2 miles (26.1 km)4yr-private
- California State University-Long Beach16.3 miles (26.2 km)4yr-public
- Platt College-Anaheim16.3 miles (26.2 km)4yr-private
- California State University-Dominguez Hills16.3 miles (26.2 km)4yr-public
- The Chicago School at Anaheim16.4 miles (26.4 km)4yr-private
- Western University of Health Sciences16.6 miles (26.6 km)4yr-private
- Los Angeles Southwest College16.6 miles (26.8 km)2yr-public
- American University of Health Sciences16.7 miles (26.8 km)4yr-private
- UEI College-Gardena16.7 miles (26.9 km)2yr-private
- Haven University16.8 miles (27.0 km)4yr-private
- Concorde Career College-Garden Grove16.9 miles (27.3 km)2yr-private
- American Film Institute Conservatory17.4 miles (28.1 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mill School and Technology Academy | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.4 km) |
| Lou Henry Hoover School of Fine Arts | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Whittier Independent Study | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
| PLYMOUTH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.8 km) |
| Walter F. Dexter Middle | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.8 km) |
| Longfellow Elementary | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| Orange Grove Elementary | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| WHITTIER FRIENDS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Orange Grove Middle | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Whittier High | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.3 km) |
| South El Monte High | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| HADLEY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Early Childhood Education Center | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| ST MARY OF THE ASSUMPTION SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| Wallen L. Andrews | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Los Robles Academy | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| New Temple | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (3.9 km) |
| Palm Elementary | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Durfee Elementary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.1 km) |
| West Whittier Elementary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| North Park Academy of the Arts | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Monte Vista Elementary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Christian Sorensen Science Academy | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Dean L. Shively | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| CUMORAH KIDS | private | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| WHITTIER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| WHITTIER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| EPIPHANY CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| Katherine Edwards Mid Sch STEAM & Dual Immersion Acad | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Lydia Jackson College Preparatory Academy | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| ST MARK'S LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Maxson Elementary | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Don Julian Elementary | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| South Ranchito Dual Language Academy | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Palm Canyon | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Daniel Phelan Language Academy | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| North Ranchito Elementary | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (4.9 km) |
| Evergreen Elementary | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Los Altos High | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Kwis Elementary | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.2 km) |
| MULBERRY TREE PRESCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.2 km) |
| Los Altos Elementary | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Parkview Elementary | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Valley Community Day | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.4 km) |
| Valley Alternative High (Continuation) | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.4 km) |
| Newton Middle | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.4 km) |
| Puente Hills High | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Mountain View High | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Montebello Gardens Elementary | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Ocean View Elementary | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| HANGUI YU INC DBA SANTA FE KIDS COMPANY OF CALIFOR | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Miramonte Elementary | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| ARMENIAN MESROBIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Los Molinos Elementary | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Valencia Academy of the Arts | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Laurel Elementary | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Early Learning Program | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Aeolian Elementary | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Ruben Salazar Continuation | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Ada S. Nelson Elementary | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| El Rancho High | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| East Whittier Middle | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Willard F. Payne Elementary | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Tri-Cities ROP | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Wilkerson Elementary | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Pioneer High | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| La Merced Intermediate | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| La Merced Academy | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.2 km) |
| Potrero Elementary | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| Rio Vista Elementary | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| El Monte High | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Sierra Vista High (Alternative) | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Frontier High (Continuation) | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| New Lexington Elementary | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Los Nietos Middle | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| HILLSIDE BAPTIST ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| Nelson Elementary | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Fremont Elementary | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| La Serna High | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Mesa Robles | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Baker Elementary | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| ST LOUIS OF FRANCE | private | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| ST PAUL HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.7 km) |
| Cortada Elementary | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| NEW MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Lassalette | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Grazide Elementary | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Rivera Middle | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Bassett Senior High | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Mulberry Elementary | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Rivera Elementary | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Torch Middle | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| MOLOKAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
| MONTEBELLO CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Columbia Elementary | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Sunset | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| California High | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Sparks Elementary | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Sunset Elementary | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 90601
What school district is ZIP code 90601 in?
ZIP 90601 (Whittier, CA) maps to Bassett Unified School District (LEA ID 0604110) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 90601?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 81 public and 19 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 90601 attend private school?
About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 90601 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 31.1% |
| High school | 25.9% |
| Less than HS | 12.3% |
| School district | Bassett Unified School District |