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ZIP 90602 — Schools & Education
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.
Middle ClassLow Snow Area
School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities
Schools & Education in ZIP 90602
K-12 nearby
100
Public
82
Private
18
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 90602 (Whittier, CA) is associated with East Whittier City Elementary School District (LEA 0611850) 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 (82 public, 18 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.2 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 Whittier College about 0.7 miles away (4yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
East Whittier City Elementary School District
LEA ID
0611850
Private school share (ACS)
0.2%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Whittier College0.7 miles (1.2 km)4yr-private
- ATI College-Whittier2.0 miles (3.2 km)4yr-private
- Rio Hondo College3.3 miles (5.3 km)4yr-public
- Southern California University of Health Sciences4.1 miles (6.6 km)4yr-private
- Latin American Bible Institute4.4 miles (7.1 km)4yr-private
- Biola University4.6 miles (7.4 km)4yr-private
- Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America6.0 miles (9.6 km)4yr-private
- University of the West6.1 miles (9.9 km)4yr-private
- Downey Adult School6.5 miles (10.5 km)2yr-public
- Cerritos College7.3 miles (11.8 km)2yr-public
- Premiere Career College7.6 miles (12.2 km)2yr-private
- North-West College-West Covina8.0 miles (12.9 km)2yr-private
⬇️Show all 100 colleges & universities
- Glendale Career College-North-West College-MFSON8.1 miles (13.0 km)2yr-private
- PCI College8.1 miles (13.1 km)4yr-private
- Grace Mission University8.1 miles (13.1 km)4yr-private
- Fremont University8.4 miles (13.5 km)4yr-private
- East Los Angeles College8.6 miles (13.9 km)2yr-public
- American Career College-Anaheim8.9 miles (14.3 km)2yr-private
- Fullerton College9.0 miles (14.5 km)2yr-public
- Healthcare Career College9.3 miles (15.0 km)2yr-private
- South Baylo University9.3 miles (15.0 km)4yr-private
- North Orange County Community College District9.6 miles (15.4 km)4yr-public
- Marshall B Ketchum University9.7 miles (15.6 km)4yr-private
- North-West College-Anaheim9.9 miles (15.9 km)2yr-private
- InterCoast Colleges-West Covina10.0 miles (16.0 km)4yr-private
- Cypress College10.0 miles (16.1 km)4yr-public
- California State University-Fullerton10.1 miles (16.2 km)4yr-public
- Bethesda University10.1 miles (16.3 km)4yr-private
- Southern California Institute of Technology10.2 miles (16.4 km)4yr-private
- Hope International University10.3 miles (16.5 km)4yr-private
- Alhambra Medical University10.4 miles (16.7 km)4yr-private
- National Polytechnic College10.4 miles (16.8 km)2yr-private
- Platt College-Los Angeles10.5 miles (16.9 km)4yr-private
- California Institute of Advanced Management10.6 miles (17.0 km)4yr-private
- California State University-Los Angeles10.6 miles (17.1 km)4yr-public
- Mt San Antonio College11.3 miles (18.2 km)2yr-public
- Touro University Worldwide11.5 miles (18.5 km)4yr-private
- Long Beach City College11.6 miles (18.7 km)2yr-public
- Tri-Community Adult Education11.9 miles (19.2 km)2yr-public
- Daybreak University12.0 miles (19.4 km)4yr-private
- Universal Technical Institute-Southern California12.4 miles (19.9 km)2yr-private
- Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health12.5 miles (20.1 km)2yr-public
- Compton College12.6 miles (20.2 km)2yr-public
- California Institute of Technology12.8 miles (20.6 km)4yr-private
- West Coast University-Orange County12.8 miles (20.7 km)4yr-private
- California State Polytechnic University-Pomona12.9 miles (20.8 km)4yr-public
- Southern California Institute of Architecture13.0 miles (21.0 km)4yr-private
- Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science13.1 miles (21.0 km)4yr-private
- Pasadena City College13.1 miles (21.1 km)2yr-public
- California Career Institute13.3 miles (21.3 km)2yr-private
- Azusa Pacific University13.3 miles (21.4 km)4yr-private
- California College of Music13.4 miles (21.5 km)2yr-private
- Los Angeles College of Music13.6 miles (22.0 km)4yr-private
- Citrus College13.7 miles (22.0 km)2yr-public
- Institute of Culinary Education13.7 miles (22.0 km)2yr-private
- University of the People13.7 miles (22.0 km)4yr-private
- Fuller Theological Seminary13.9 miles (22.3 km)4yr-private
- North-West College-Long Beach13.9 miles (22.3 km)2yr-private
- Providence Christian College14.0 miles (22.5 km)4yr-private
- Platt College-Anaheim14.0 miles (22.5 km)4yr-private
- Life Pacific University14.1 miles (22.6 km)4yr-private
- California State University-Long Beach14.1 miles (22.7 km)4yr-public
- The Chicago School at Anaheim14.1 miles (22.7 km)4yr-private
- Haven University14.3 miles (23.0 km)4yr-private
- California College of ASU14.4 miles (23.1 km)4yr-private
- The Chicago School at Los Angeles14.5 miles (23.3 km)4yr-private
- FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising14.5 miles (23.3 km)4yr-private
- Concorde Career College-Garden Grove14.5 miles (23.3 km)2yr-private
- Los Angeles Community College District Office14.5 miles (23.3 km)4yr-public
- Saybrook University14.5 miles (23.4 km)4yr-private
- Pacific Oaks College14.5 miles (23.4 km)4yr-private
- Los Angeles Pacific University14.7 miles (23.6 km)4yr-private
- Los Angeles Trade Technical College14.8 miles (23.7 km)2yr-public
- American University of Health Sciences14.9 miles (23.9 km)4yr-private
- Integrity College of Health15.1 miles (24.3 km)4yr-private
- Occidental College15.2 miles (24.4 km)4yr-private
- South Coast College15.3 miles (24.7 km)2yr-private
- California State University-Dominguez Hills15.3 miles (24.7 km)4yr-public
- University of Southern California15.4 miles (24.8 km)4yr-private
- Chapman University15.8 miles (25.4 km)4yr-private
- UEI College-Gardena16.2 miles (26.0 km)2yr-private
- Southwestern Law School16.4 miles (26.5 km)4yr-private
- Art Center College of Design16.5 miles (26.5 km)4yr-private
- Los Angeles Southwest College16.5 miles (26.5 km)2yr-public
- World Mission University16.6 miles (26.7 km)4yr-private
- Dongguk University Los Angeles16.6 miles (26.7 km)4yr-private
- Golden West College16.6 miles (26.8 km)2yr-public
- Santa Ana College16.6 miles (26.8 km)4yr-public
- Rancho Santiago Community College District Office16.7 miles (26.9 km)4yr-public
- Learnet Academy Inc16.8 miles (27.0 km)4yr-private
- University of La Verne16.8 miles (27.0 km)4yr-private
- Western University of Health Sciences16.8 miles (27.0 km)4yr-private
- Los Angeles Pacific College16.8 miles (27.1 km)2yr-private
- America Evangelical University16.9 miles (27.2 km)4yr-private
- Pacific States University17.0 miles (27.3 km)4yr-private
- Angeles College17.0 miles (27.4 km)4yr-private
- West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies17.1 miles (27.6 km)4yr-private
- American Career College-Los Angeles17.1 miles (27.6 km)2yr-private
- Smith Chason College17.2 miles (27.7 km)4yr-private
- Trinity Law School17.3 miles (27.8 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lydia Jackson College Preparatory Academy | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.2 km) |
| MULBERRY TREE PRESCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.4 km) |
| WHITTIER FRIENDS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.4 km) |
| Lou Henry Hoover School of Fine Arts | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| Ocean View Elementary | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| ST MARY OF THE ASSUMPTION SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| Evergreen Elementary | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.0 km) |
| East Whittier Middle | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| Whittier High | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.2 km) |
| Laurel Elementary | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| HADLEY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| La Serna High | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| PLYMOUTH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Sierra Vista High (Alternative) | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Frontier High (Continuation) | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Mulberry Elementary | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Longfellow Elementary | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| California High | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| CARDEN ACADEMY OF WHITTIER | private | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Walter F. Dexter Middle | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Christian Sorensen Science Academy | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Whittier Independent Study | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| ST PAUL HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.8 km) |
| Lake Marie Elementary | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Ceres Elementary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Richard L. Graves Middle | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Los Molinos Elementary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Howard J. McKibben Elementary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Murphy Ranch Elementary | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Aeolian Elementary | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Orchard Dale Elementary | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| HANGUI YU INC DBA SANTA FE KIDS COMPANY OF CALIFOR | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.4 km) |
| Orange Grove Elementary | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.4 km) |
| Los Altos Elementary | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.4 km) |
| West Whittier Elementary | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Katherine Edwards Mid Sch STEAM & Dual Immersion Acad | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| WHITTIER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.6 km) |
| WHITTIER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.6 km) |
| Leffingwell Elementary | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| ST MARK'S LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| Hillview Middle | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| ST GREGORY THE GREAT SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| Daniel Phelan Language Academy | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| ST BRUNO PARISH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| Early Childhood Education Center | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| La Colima Elementary | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Orange Grove Middle | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (4.9 km) |
| Ada S. Nelson Elementary | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Los Nietos Middle | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Mill School and Technology Academy | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.1 km) |
| Carmela Elementary | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Los Robles Academy | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.2 km) |
| Newton Middle | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.2 km) |
| Pioneer High | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Tri-Cities ROP | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Kwis Elementary | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Scott Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Jordan Elementary | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Macy Elementary | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Granada Middle | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Palm Elementary | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Grazide Elementary | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Loma Vista Elementary | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Los Altos High | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Rancho Santa Gertrudes Elementary | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| MOLOKAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.9 km) |
| Los Altos Elementary | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.9 km) |
| Jersey Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Palm Canyon | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| South Ranchito Dual Language Academy | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Early Learning Program | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| PRIMANTI MONTESSORI ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Mesa Robles | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.0 km) |
| Valencia Academy of the Arts | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| Valley Community Day | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Puente Hills High | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Valley Alternative High (Continuation) | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| El Rancho High | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| North Park Academy of the Arts | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| CUMORAH KIDS | private | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Meadow Green Elementary | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| Durfee Elementary | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| Ruben Salazar Continuation | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.5 km) |
| Rivera Middle | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Rivera Elementary | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| STEAM Academy @ Burke | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| El Portal Elementary | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| North Ranchito Elementary | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Lake Center Middle | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Gardenhill Elementary | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Lakeland Elementary | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Rio Vista Elementary | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| ST MARIANNE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Lakeview Elementary | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Reginald M. Benton Middle | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| John Foster Dulles Elementary | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Birney Tech Academy | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Cedarlane Academy | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| ST PAUL OF THE CROSS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 90602
What school district is ZIP code 90602 in?
ZIP 90602 (Whittier, CA) maps to East Whittier City Elementary School District (LEA ID 0611850) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 90602?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 82 public and 18 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 90602 attend private school?
About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 90602 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 21.6% |
| High school | 31.5% |
| Less than HS | 15.1% |
| School district | East Whittier City Elementary School District |