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Portsmouth city, NH

ZIP 03801 — 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 03801

K-12 nearby
56
Public
44
Private
12
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 03801 (Portsmouth, NH) is associated with Newington School District (LEA 3305250) 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 56 K-12 schools (44 public, 12 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.3 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.7% 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 Great Bay Community College about 0.4 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
Newington School District
LEA ID
3305250
Private school share (ACS)
0.7%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Great Bay Community College0.4 miles (0.6 km)2yr-public
  • University of New Hampshire-Main Campus7.7 miles (12.3 km)4yr-public
  • York County Community College19.3 miles (31.1 km)2yr-public
  • Northern Essex Community College22.8 miles (36.7 km)2yr-public
  • Northpoint Bible College25.5 miles (41.0 km)4yr-private
  • The Landing School26.0 miles (41.9 km)2yr-private
  • Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary31.9 miles (51.4 km)4yr-private
  • Merrimack College32.4 miles (52.1 km)4yr-private
  • Southern New Hampshire University32.7 miles (52.7 km)4yr-private
  • Gordon College33.5 miles (53.9 km)4yr-private
  • Massachusetts School of Law33.7 miles (54.2 km)4yr-private
  • University of New England33.9 miles (54.6 km)4yr-private
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online34.0 miles (54.8 km)4yr-public
  • University of New Hampshire at Manchester34.0 miles (54.8 km)4yr-public
  • Manchester Community College34.5 miles (55.4 km)2yr-public
  • North Shore Community College34.5 miles (55.5 km)2yr-public
  • Saint Anselm College35.8 miles (57.6 km)4yr-private
  • University System of New Hampshire System Office36.0 miles (58.0 km)4yr-public
  • Endicott College36.1 miles (58.1 km)4yr-private
  • Montserrat College of Art36.4 miles (58.6 km)4yr-private
  • NHTI-Concord's Community College38.0 miles (61.2 km)2yr-public
  • University of New Hampshire-Franklin Pierce School of Law38.4 miles (61.8 km)4yr-public
  • Thomas More College of Liberal Arts39.0 miles (62.8 km)4yr-private
  • University of Massachusetts-Lowell39.3 miles (63.3 km)4yr-public
  • Salem State University39.7 miles (63.9 km)4yr-public
  • Rivier University40.3 miles (64.9 km)4yr-private
  • St Joseph School of Nursing40.8 miles (65.6 km)2yr-private
  • Nashua Community College41.2 miles (66.2 km)2yr-public
  • Lakes Region Community College44.6 miles (71.7 km)2yr-public
  • Middlesex Community College44.9 miles (72.2 km)2yr-public
  • Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing47.5 miles (76.4 km)2yr-private
  • Maine College of Art & Design48.6 miles (78.2 km)4yr-private
  • University of Southern Maine48.6 miles (78.2 km)4yr-public
  • Tufts University48.7 miles (78.4 km)4yr-private
  • Southern Maine Community College49.0 miles (78.8 km)2yr-public
  • Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts49.1 miles (79.1 km)4yr-private
  • Cambridge College49.8 miles (80.2 km)4yr-private
  • MGH Institute of Health Professions50.0 miles (80.4 km)4yr-private
  • Bunker Hill Community College50.2 miles (80.8 km)2yr-public
  • Hult International Business School50.5 miles (81.3 km)4yr-private
  • Lesley University50.5 miles (81.3 km)4yr-private
  • Longy School of Music of Bard College50.7 miles (81.7 km)4yr-private
  • North Bennet Street School50.8 miles (81.8 km)2yr-private
  • Harvard University50.9 miles (82.0 km)4yr-private
  • Sattler College51.0 miles (82.1 km)4yr-private
  • University of Massachusetts-Central Office51.2 miles (82.3 km)4yr-public
  • Suffolk University51.2 miles (82.4 km)4yr-private
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology51.5 miles (83.0 km)4yr-private
  • Fisher College51.5 miles (83.0 km)4yr-private
  • Urban College of Boston51.6 miles (83.0 km)2yr-private
  • National Aviation Academy of New England51.6 miles (83.0 km)2yr-private
  • Emerson College51.6 miles (83.1 km)4yr-private
  • New England Law-Boston51.8 miles (83.3 km)4yr-private
  • New England College51.8 miles (83.3 km)4yr-private
  • New England College of Optometry52.0 miles (83.6 km)4yr-private
  • Bentley University52.1 miles (83.8 km)4yr-private
  • Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology52.1 miles (83.9 km)4yr-private
  • Boston Architectural College52.2 miles (84.0 km)4yr-private
  • Boston University52.3 miles (84.2 km)4yr-private
  • Berklee College of Music52.3 miles (84.2 km)4yr-private
  • The New England Conservatory of Music52.7 miles (84.8 km)4yr-private
  • Northeastern University52.8 miles (84.9 km)4yr-private
  • Northeastern University Professional Programs52.8 miles (84.9 km)4yr-private
  • Emmanuel College52.9 miles (85.2 km)4yr-private
  • Simmons University53.0 miles (85.2 km)4yr-private
  • Wentworth Institute of Technology53.1 miles (85.4 km)4yr-private
  • Massachusetts College of Art and Design53.1 miles (85.5 km)4yr-public
  • MCPHS University53.2 miles (85.6 km)4yr-private
  • Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis Inc53.5 miles (86.1 km)4yr-private
  • Roxbury Community College53.6 miles (86.2 km)2yr-public
  • Saint John's Seminary53.6 miles (86.3 km)4yr-private
  • University of Massachusetts-Boston53.9 miles (86.8 km)4yr-public
  • Brandeis University54.2 miles (87.2 km)4yr-private
  • Boston College54.3 miles (87.3 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Joseph's College of Maine54.4 miles (87.5 km)4yr-private
  • Magdalen College54.4 miles (87.6 km)4yr-private
  • Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology54.9 miles (88.3 km)4yr-private
  • Lasell University55.3 miles (89.0 km)4yr-private
  • Hebrew College55.6 miles (89.6 km)4yr-private
  • Regis College56.2 miles (90.4 km)4yr-private
  • Eastern Nazarene College56.5 miles (90.9 km)4yr-private
  • Pope St John XXIII National Seminary56.9 miles (91.6 km)4yr-private
  • William James College57.5 miles (92.6 km)4yr-private
  • Massachusetts Bay Community College57.6 miles (92.7 km)2yr-public
  • Laboure College of Healthcare57.7 miles (92.8 km)4yr-private
  • Quincy College57.7 miles (92.9 km)4yr-public
  • Babson College58.6 miles (94.3 km)4yr-private
  • Franklin W Olin College of Engineering58.8 miles (94.6 km)4yr-private
  • Boston Baptist College58.8 miles (94.6 km)4yr-private
  • Wellesley College59.8 miles (96.3 km)4yr-private
  • Curry College59.9 miles (96.5 km)4yr-private
  • Fitchburg State University60.1 miles (96.8 km)4yr-public
  • Framingham State University62.6 miles (100.7 km)4yr-public
  • Colby-Sawyer College63.3 miles (101.9 km)4yr-private
  • Unity Environmental University63.6 miles (102.4 km)4yr-private
  • FINE Mortuary College64.8 miles (104.3 km)2yr-private
  • Plymouth State University64.9 miles (104.4 km)4yr-public
  • Franklin Pierce University66.6 miles (107.1 km)4yr-private
  • Mount Wachusett Community College68.4 miles (110.0 km)2yr-public
  • Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing68.8 miles (110.8 km)2yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
New Franklin Schoolpublic——1.5 miles (2.3 km)
Portsmouth High Schoolpublic——2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Portsmouth Middle Schoolpublic——2.3 miles (3.8 km)
ST PATRICK ACADEMYprivate——2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Newington Public Schoolpublic——2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Little Harbour Schoolpublic——2.7 miles (4.4 km)
PEEP School - Pre School Programpublic——2.7 miles (4.4 km)
Greenland Central Schoolpublic——3.1 miles (5.1 km)
Mary C. Dondero Elementary Schoolpublic——3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Robert W Traip Academypublic——3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Eliot Elementary Schoolpublic——3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Rye Elementary Schoolpublic——4.1 miles (6.5 km)
Shapleigh Schoolpublic——4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Maude H. Trefethen Schoolpublic——4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Rye Junior High Schoolpublic——4.5 miles (7.3 km)
SEACOAST WALDORF SCHOOLprivate——4.7 miles (7.5 km)
LEARNING SKILLS ACADEMYprivate——4.7 miles (7.6 km)
RYE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOLprivate——4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Stratham Memorial Schoolpublic——5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Horace Mitchell Primary Schoolpublic——5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Marshwood Middle Schoolpublic——5.4 miles (8.7 km)
ST THOMAS AQUINAS HIGH SCHOOLprivate——5.6 miles (9.0 km)
ACORN SCHOOLprivate——5.7 miles (9.1 km)
Garrison Schoolpublic——7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High Schoolpublic——7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High (Elem)public——7.0 miles (11.3 km)
North Hampton Schoolpublic——7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Oyster River High Schoolpublic——7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Oyster River Preschool Education Programpublic——7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Newmarket Elementary Schoolpublic——7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Oyster River Middle Schoolpublic——7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Newfields Elementary Schoolpublic——7.6 miles (12.2 km)
SQUAMSCOTT RIVER ACADEMYprivate——8.0 miles (12.8 km)
Cooperative Middle Schoolpublic——8.0 miles (12.9 km)
BRIXHAM MONTESSORI FRIENDS SCHOOLprivate——8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Dover Senior High Schoolpublic——8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Dover Middle Schoolpublic——8.2 miles (13.1 km)
Marshwood High Schoolpublic——8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Coastal Waters Chartered Public School (E)public——8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Coastal Waters Chartered Public School (H)public——8.7 miles (14.0 km)
York Middle Schoolpublic——8.7 miles (14.0 km)
ST MARY ACADEMYprivate——8.8 miles (14.1 km)
MY SCHOOLprivate——8.8 miles (14.1 km)
Virtual Learning Academy (H)public——8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Woodman Park Schoolpublic——8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Virtual Learning Academy (E)public——8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Village Elementary School-Yorkpublic——9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Adeline C. Marston Schoolpublic——9.3 miles (15.0 km)
HERONFIELD ACADEMYprivate——9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Moharimet Schoolpublic——9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Hampton Academypublic——9.5 miles (15.2 km)
Hampton Centre Schoolpublic——9.6 miles (15.5 km)
PHILLIPS EXETER ACADEMYprivate——9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Coastal Ridge Elementarypublic——9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Main Street Schoolpublic——9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Winnacunnet High Schoolpublic——10.0 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 03801

What school district is ZIP code 03801 in?
ZIP 03801 (Portsmouth, NH) maps to Newington School District (LEA ID 3305250) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 03801?
US5 lists 56 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 44 public and 12 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 03801 attend private school?
About 0.7% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 03801 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher63.4%
High school16.6%
Less than HS2.4%
School districtNewington School District