ZIP 20646 — 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 20646

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 20646 (La Plata, 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 41 K-12 schools (35 public, 6 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.2 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.6% 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 2.4 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Charles County Public Schools

LEA ID

2400270

Private school share (ACS)

0.6%

Colleges & universities (100)

College of Southern Maryland2.4 miles (3.9 km)2yr-public
Washington University of Science and Technology19.7 miles (31.7 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-Maryland21.4 miles (34.5 km)4yr-private
Agora University22.5 miles (36.2 km)4yr-private
DeVry University-Virginia23.4 miles (37.7 km)4yr-private
Northern Virginia Community College24.9 miles (40.0 km)2yr-public
Strayer University-Virginia25.8 miles (41.4 km)4yr-private
George Washington University26.0 miles (41.9 km)4yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church26.0 miles (41.9 km)4yr-private
University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus26.1 miles (41.9 km)4yr-private
University of Management and Technology26.1 miles (42.0 km)4yr-private
The Chicago School at Washington DC26.1 miles (42.1 km)4yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Windsor University26.2 miles (42.1 km)4yr-private
Saint Michael College of Allied Health26.3 miles (42.3 km)2yr-private
Career Technical Institute26.3 miles (42.3 km)2yr-private
Strayer University-Global Region26.4 miles (42.4 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-District of Columbia26.4 miles (42.4 km)4yr-private
Gallaudet University26.5 miles (42.6 km)4yr-private
NewU University26.7 miles (42.9 km)4yr-private
Institute of World Politics26.8 miles (43.1 km)4yr-private
Georgetown University26.9 miles (43.2 km)4yr-private
National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts26.9 miles (43.3 km)2yr-private
Prince George's Community College26.9 miles (43.3 km)2yr-public
George Mason University26.9 miles (43.3 km)4yr-public
Marymount University27.2 miles (43.8 km)4yr-private
Howard University27.5 miles (44.3 km)4yr-private
Trinity Washington University27.9 miles (44.8 km)4yr-private
University of Maryland Global Campus28.1 miles (45.2 km)4yr-public
Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies28.1 miles (45.3 km)4yr-private
Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family28.3 miles (45.5 km)4yr-private
The Catholic University of America28.3 miles (45.5 km)4yr-private
Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing28.7 miles (46.3 km)2yr-private
American University28.8 miles (46.4 km)4yr-private
University of the Potomac-VA Campus28.9 miles (46.5 km)4yr-private
Wesley Theological Seminary29.1 miles (46.8 km)4yr-private
University of the District of Columbia29.2 miles (47.0 km)4yr-public
Chamberlain University-Virginia29.2 miles (47.0 km)4yr-private
Virginia University of Integrative Medicine29.3 miles (47.1 km)4yr-private
University of Mary Washington29.9 miles (48.2 km)4yr-public
Fortis College-Landover30.3 miles (48.7 km)2yr-private
Columbia College31.0 miles (49.8 km)2yr-private
Washington Adventist University31.9 miles (51.4 km)4yr-private
University of Maryland-College Park32.2 miles (51.8 km)4yr-public
Eastern Virginia Career College33.2 miles (53.4 km)2yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas33.4 miles (53.8 km)2yr-private
Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital35.8 miles (57.7 km)4yr-private
SANS Technology Institute36.2 miles (58.2 km)4yr-private
Bowie State University36.5 miles (58.8 km)4yr-public
Capitol Technology University37.0 miles (59.5 km)4yr-private
St. Mary's College of Maryland38.6 miles (62.2 km)4yr-public
Ascent College38.9 miles (62.6 km)4yr-private
Divine Mercy University39.3 miles (63.2 km)4yr-private
Montgomery College40.6 miles (65.3 km)2yr-public
St. John's College41.9 miles (67.4 km)4yr-private
United States Naval Academy42.1 miles (67.8 km)4yr-public
Germanna Community College43.4 miles (69.9 km)2yr-public
Maryland University of Integrative Health44.7 miles (72.0 km)4yr-private
Anne Arundel Community College44.8 miles (72.2 km)2yr-public
Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia45.8 miles (73.7 km)2yr-private
Howard Community College48.1 miles (77.4 km)2yr-public
University of Maryland-Baltimore County52.9 miles (85.2 km)4yr-public
Patrick Henry College56.4 miles (90.8 km)4yr-private
University of Maryland, Baltimore56.5 miles (90.8 km)4yr-public
University System of Maryland56.8 miles (91.3 km)4yr-public
University System of Maryland-Research Centers56.8 miles (91.3 km)4yr-public
Coppin State University57.4 miles (92.4 km)4yr-public
Chesapeake College57.6 miles (92.7 km)2yr-public
University of Baltimore57.8 miles (93.0 km)4yr-public
Baltimore City Community College57.9 miles (93.2 km)2yr-public
Maryland Institute College of Art57.9 miles (93.2 km)4yr-private
Randolph-Macon College58.8 miles (94.7 km)4yr-private
Johns Hopkins University59.2 miles (95.3 km)4yr-private
Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College60.1 miles (96.7 km)4yr-private
Loyola University Maryland60.3 miles (97.1 km)4yr-private
Notre Dame of Maryland University60.6 miles (97.6 km)4yr-private
Morgan State University60.9 miles (98.0 km)4yr-public
Ner Israel Rabbinical College61.1 miles (98.4 km)4yr-private
Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore61.6 miles (99.2 km)4yr-private
Stevenson University63.5 miles (102.2 km)4yr-private
Towson University63.6 miles (102.4 km)4yr-public
Community College of Baltimore County63.7 miles (102.5 km)2yr-public
Goucher College65.0 miles (104.6 km)4yr-private
Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing65.0 miles (104.7 km)4yr-private
Bon Secours St Mary's Hospital School of Medical Imaging65.0 miles (104.7 km)2yr-private
Hood College65.9 miles (106.0 km)4yr-private
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College66.5 miles (107.0 km)2yr-public
Frederick Community College67.9 miles (109.3 km)2yr-public
South University-Richmond68.8 miles (110.8 km)4yr-private
Washington College69.3 miles (111.6 km)4yr-private
Rappahannock Community College69.4 miles (111.7 km)2yr-public
Carroll Community College69.6 miles (112.0 km)2yr-public
Union Presbyterian Seminary69.7 miles (112.2 km)4yr-private
Catholic International University70.1 miles (112.8 km)4yr-private
American Public University System70.1 miles (112.9 km)4yr-private
Fortis College-Richmond70.3 miles (113.2 km)2yr-private
Virginia Union University70.8 miles (114.0 km)4yr-private
Lotus Professional College71.5 miles (115.0 km)4yr-private
University of Richmond71.7 miles (115.4 km)4yr-private
Virginia Commonwealth University71.7 miles (115.4 km)4yr-public
McDaniel College73.2 miles (117.9 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
ARCHBISHOP NEALE SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
Phoenix International School of the Arts	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
Milton M. Somers Middle School	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Walter J. Mitchell Elementary School	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.8 km)
GRACE LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.3 miles (3.6 km)
Maurice J. McDonough High School	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
Mary H. Matula Elementary School	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
La Plata High School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
F. B. Gwynn Educational Center	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Dr. James Craik Elementary School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Robert D. Stethem Educational Center	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
SOUTHERN MARYLAND CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
St. Charles High School	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Billingsley Elementary School	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
Dr. Gustavus Brown Elementary	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
THE GODDARD SCHOOL OF WALDORF	private	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Mary B. Neal Elementary School	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Arthur Middleton Elementary School	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Westlake High School	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
William B. Wade Elementary School	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Eva Turner Elementary School	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
J. C. Parks Elementary School	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Matthew Henson Middle School	public	—	—	7.4 miles (12.0 km)
Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Benjamin Stoddert Middle School	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
C. Paul Barnhart Elementary School	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
William A. Diggs Elementary School	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Henry E. Lackey High School	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
North Point High School	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Theodore G. Davis Middle School	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
GRACE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF WALDORF	private	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Gale-Bailey Elementary School	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
T. C. Martin Elementary School	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Mattawoman Middle School	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.1 km)
Thomas Stone High School	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
Berry Elementary School	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
ST MARYS BRYANTOWN CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
General Smallwood Middle School	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
J. P. Ryon Elementary School	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
John Hanson Middle School	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 20646

What school district is ZIP code 20646 in?

ZIP 20646 (La Plata, 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 20646?

US5 lists 41 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 35 public and 6 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 20646 attend private school?

About 0.6% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 20646 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	33.4%
High school	28.5%
Less than HS	5.0%
School district	Charles County Public Schools

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