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Waldorf CDP, MD

ZIP 20601 — 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 20601

K-12 nearby
45
Public
37
Private
8
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 20601 (Waldorf, MD) is associated with Charles County Public Schools (LEA 2400270) 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 45 K-12 schools (37 public, 8 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.2 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 College of Southern Maryland about 9.3 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
Charles County Public Schools
LEA ID
2400270
Private school share (ACS)
0.1%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • College of Southern Maryland9.3 miles (15.0 km)2yr-public
  • Strayer University-Maryland15.2 miles (24.5 km)4yr-private
  • Washington University of Science and Technology18.0 miles (29.0 km)4yr-private
  • Prince George's Community College19.1 miles (30.7 km)2yr-public
  • DeVry University-Virginia20.2 miles (32.5 km)4yr-private
  • University of Maryland Global Campus20.7 miles (33.3 km)4yr-public
  • Saint Michael College of Allied Health21.3 miles (34.2 km)2yr-private
  • Gallaudet University21.7 miles (34.9 km)4yr-private
  • University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus22.1 miles (35.6 km)4yr-private
  • The Chicago School at Washington DC22.2 miles (35.7 km)4yr-private
  • Career Technical Institute22.3 miles (35.9 km)2yr-private
  • Windsor University22.4 miles (36.0 km)4yr-private
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Strayer University-District of Columbia22.4 miles (36.1 km)4yr-private
  • Strayer University-Global Region22.4 miles (36.1 km)4yr-private
  • George Washington University22.4 miles (36.1 km)4yr-private
  • NewU University22.8 miles (36.6 km)4yr-private
  • Institute of World Politics22.8 miles (36.7 km)4yr-private
  • University of Management and Technology22.9 miles (36.9 km)4yr-private
  • Strayer University-Virginia22.9 miles (36.9 km)4yr-private
  • Howard University23.2 miles (37.3 km)4yr-private
  • Trinity Washington University23.2 miles (37.3 km)4yr-private
  • Fortis College-Landover23.3 miles (37.4 km)2yr-private
  • Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies23.4 miles (37.6 km)4yr-private
  • Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family23.5 miles (37.8 km)4yr-private
  • The Catholic University of America23.5 miles (37.8 km)4yr-private
  • National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts23.5 miles (37.8 km)2yr-private
  • Georgetown University23.6 miles (38.1 km)4yr-private
  • Agora University25.0 miles (40.2 km)4yr-private
  • Marymount University25.1 miles (40.4 km)4yr-private
  • University of the District of Columbia25.6 miles (41.2 km)4yr-public
  • American University25.7 miles (41.4 km)4yr-private
  • Northern Virginia Community College25.7 miles (41.4 km)2yr-public
  • Wesley Theological Seminary25.9 miles (41.7 km)4yr-private
  • Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church26.1 miles (42.0 km)4yr-private
  • University of Maryland-College Park26.4 miles (42.5 km)4yr-public
  • Washington Adventist University27.0 miles (43.4 km)4yr-private
  • Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing27.9 miles (45.0 km)2yr-private
  • University of the Potomac-VA Campus28.2 miles (45.4 km)4yr-private
  • Bowie State University28.4 miles (45.7 km)4yr-public
  • Chamberlain University-Virginia28.6 miles (46.0 km)4yr-private
  • Virginia University of Integrative Medicine28.7 miles (46.2 km)4yr-private
  • George Mason University28.8 miles (46.4 km)4yr-public
  • Capitol Technology University29.9 miles (48.2 km)4yr-private
  • Columbia College30.5 miles (49.1 km)2yr-private
  • Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital31.2 miles (50.2 km)4yr-private
  • St. John's College32.0 miles (51.5 km)4yr-private
  • United States Naval Academy32.3 miles (51.9 km)4yr-public
  • SANS Technology Institute32.7 miles (52.6 km)4yr-private
  • Anne Arundel Community College35.3 miles (56.7 km)2yr-public
  • St. Mary's College of Maryland37.2 miles (59.8 km)4yr-public
  • Montgomery College37.4 miles (60.2 km)2yr-public
  • Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas37.9 miles (61.0 km)2yr-private
  • Maryland University of Integrative Health38.2 miles (61.5 km)4yr-private
  • Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia38.8 miles (62.4 km)2yr-private
  • University of Mary Washington40.0 miles (64.4 km)4yr-public
  • Divine Mercy University40.5 miles (65.1 km)4yr-private
  • Howard Community College41.5 miles (66.8 km)2yr-public
  • Eastern Virginia Career College43.3 miles (69.7 km)2yr-private
  • Ascent College43.8 miles (70.4 km)4yr-private
  • University of Maryland-Baltimore County45.1 miles (72.5 km)4yr-public
  • Chesapeake College47.5 miles (76.5 km)2yr-public
  • University of Maryland, Baltimore48.1 miles (77.4 km)4yr-public
  • University System of Maryland48.3 miles (77.8 km)4yr-public
  • University System of Maryland-Research Centers48.3 miles (77.8 km)4yr-public
  • Coppin State University49.3 miles (79.4 km)4yr-public
  • University of Baltimore49.5 miles (79.6 km)4yr-public
  • Maryland Institute College of Art49.6 miles (79.9 km)4yr-private
  • Baltimore City Community College49.9 miles (80.2 km)2yr-public
  • Johns Hopkins University51.0 miles (82.0 km)4yr-private
  • Loyola University Maryland52.1 miles (83.9 km)4yr-private
  • Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College52.3 miles (84.2 km)4yr-private
  • Notre Dame of Maryland University52.4 miles (84.4 km)4yr-private
  • Morgan State University52.5 miles (84.5 km)4yr-public
  • Germanna Community College52.8 miles (85.0 km)2yr-public
  • Ner Israel Rabbinical College53.8 miles (86.6 km)4yr-private
  • Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore53.8 miles (86.6 km)4yr-private
  • Community College of Baltimore County54.8 miles (88.2 km)2yr-public
  • Towson University55.4 miles (89.2 km)4yr-public
  • Stevenson University56.3 miles (90.6 km)4yr-private
  • Goucher College56.8 miles (91.3 km)4yr-private
  • Patrick Henry College57.9 miles (93.2 km)4yr-private
  • Washington College59.3 miles (95.4 km)4yr-private
  • Hood College63.5 miles (102.3 km)4yr-private
  • Carroll Community College63.9 miles (102.8 km)2yr-public
  • Frederick Community College65.4 miles (105.3 km)2yr-public
  • McDaniel College67.6 miles (108.7 km)4yr-private
  • Randolph-Macon College68.1 miles (109.5 km)4yr-private
  • University of Maryland Eastern Shore69.0 miles (111.1 km)4yr-public
  • Salisbury University69.9 miles (112.5 km)4yr-public
  • Catholic International University71.4 miles (114.9 km)4yr-private
  • American Public University System71.5 miles (115.0 km)4yr-private
  • Harford Community College72.3 miles (116.3 km)2yr-public
  • Rappahannock Community College73.5 miles (118.3 km)2yr-public
  • Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing73.9 miles (118.9 km)4yr-private
  • Bon Secours St Mary's Hospital School of Medical Imaging73.9 miles (118.9 km)2yr-private
  • Wor-Wic Community College75.0 miles (120.6 km)2yr-public
  • J Sargeant Reynolds Community College75.5 miles (121.5 km)2yr-public
  • Shepherd University76.3 miles (122.8 km)4yr-public
  • South University-Richmond78.2 miles (125.8 km)4yr-private
  • Union Presbyterian Seminary78.5 miles (126.4 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
ST PETERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLprivate——0.8 miles (1.3 km)
Thomas Stone High Schoolpublic——1.9 miles (3.0 km)
John Hanson Middle Schoolpublic——2.1 miles (3.4 km)
J. P. Ryon Elementary Schoolpublic——2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Benjamin Stoddert Middle Schoolpublic——2.6 miles (4.2 km)
GRACE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF WALDORFprivate——2.8 miles (4.4 km)
Malcolm Elementary Schoolpublic——2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Eva Turner Elementary Schoolpublic——3.1 miles (4.9 km)
Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary Schoolpublic——3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Mary B. Neal Elementary Schoolpublic——3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Arthur Middleton Elementary Schoolpublic——3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Dr. Gustavus Brown Elementarypublic——3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary Schoolpublic——4.3 miles (7.0 km)
St. Charles High Schoolpublic——4.4 miles (7.1 km)
C. Paul Barnhart Elementary Schoolpublic——4.7 miles (7.6 km)
ST MARYS BRYANTOWN CATHOLIC SCHOOLprivate——5.1 miles (8.2 km)
T. C. Martin Elementary Schoolpublic——5.1 miles (8.3 km)
William B. Wade Elementary Schoolpublic——5.2 miles (8.3 km)
William Schmidt Environmental Centerpublic——5.4 miles (8.6 km)
Baden Elementarypublic——5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Brandywine Elementarypublic——5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Billingsley Elementary Schoolpublic——6.0 miles (9.6 km)
THE GODDARD SCHOOL OF WALDORFprivate——6.2 miles (9.9 km)
Gwynn Park Highpublic——6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Westlake High Schoolpublic——6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Berry Elementary Schoolpublic——6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Mattawoman Middle Schoolpublic——6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Gwynn Park Middlepublic——6.5 miles (10.5 km)
SOUTHERN MARYLAND CHRISTIAN ACADEMYprivate——6.9 miles (11.1 km)
F. B. Gwynn Educational Centerpublic——6.9 miles (11.1 km)
North Point High Schoolpublic——7.0 miles (11.3 km)
La Plata High Schoolpublic——7.1 miles (11.4 km)
William A. Diggs Elementary Schoolpublic——7.2 miles (11.5 km)
Theodore G. Davis Middle Schoolpublic——7.2 miles (11.5 km)
Mary H. Matula Elementary Schoolpublic——7.2 miles (11.6 km)
GRACE LUTHERAN SCHOOLprivate——8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Accokeek Academypublic——8.6 miles (13.8 km)
ST MARYS SCHOOL OF PISCATAWAYprivate——8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Milton M. Somers Middle Schoolpublic——9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Walter J. Mitchell Elementary Schoolpublic——9.1 miles (14.6 km)
ARCHBISHOP NEALE SCHOOLprivate——9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Mattaponi Elementarypublic——9.7 miles (15.5 km)
Waldon Woods Elementarypublic——9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Fort Washington Forest Elempublic——9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Phoenix International School of the Artspublic——9.8 miles (15.8 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 20601

What school district is ZIP code 20601 in?
ZIP 20601 (Waldorf, MD) maps to Charles County Public Schools (LEA ID 2400270) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 20601?
US5 lists 45 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 37 public and 8 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 20601 attend private school?
About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 20601 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher32.1%
High school30.4%
Less than HS5.9%
School districtCharles County Public Schools