Lanham CDP, MD
ZIP 20706 — 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 20706
K-12 nearby
100
Public
75
Private
25
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 20706 (Lanham, MD) is associated with Prince George's County Public Schools (LEA 2400510) 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 (75 public, 25 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.9 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 Fortis College-Landover about 1.4 miles away (2yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
Prince George's County Public Schools
LEA ID
2400510
Private school share (ACS)
0.1%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Fortis College-Landover1.4 miles (2.2 km)2yr-private
- University of Maryland Global Campus3.7 miles (5.9 km)4yr-public
- University of Maryland-College Park5.3 miles (8.5 km)4yr-public
- Prince George's Community College5.5 miles (8.9 km)2yr-public
- Capitol Technology University5.6 miles (9.0 km)4yr-private
- Bowie State University6.1 miles (9.8 km)4yr-public
- Washington Adventist University8.2 miles (13.1 km)4yr-private
- Saint Michael College of Allied Health8.2 miles (13.1 km)2yr-private
- The Catholic University of America8.2 miles (13.2 km)4yr-private
- Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family8.2 miles (13.3 km)4yr-private
- Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies8.3 miles (13.3 km)4yr-private
- Trinity Washington University8.7 miles (13.9 km)4yr-private
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- Gallaudet University8.7 miles (13.9 km)4yr-private
- Howard University9.5 miles (15.3 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Maryland10.2 miles (16.4 km)4yr-private
- Career Technical Institute10.6 miles (17.1 km)2yr-private
- Institute of World Politics10.7 miles (17.1 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-District of Columbia10.7 miles (17.2 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Global Region10.7 miles (17.2 km)4yr-private
- NewU University10.7 miles (17.3 km)4yr-private
- The Chicago School at Washington DC10.7 miles (17.3 km)4yr-private
- University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus10.8 miles (17.3 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital11.0 miles (17.7 km)4yr-private
- Windsor University11.1 miles (17.9 km)4yr-private
- George Washington University11.6 miles (18.6 km)4yr-private
- University of the District of Columbia11.7 miles (18.8 km)4yr-public
- National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts12.1 miles (19.5 km)2yr-private
- Georgetown University12.6 miles (20.2 km)4yr-private
- University of Management and Technology12.8 miles (20.6 km)4yr-private
- DeVry University-Virginia12.9 miles (20.8 km)4yr-private
- American University12.9 miles (20.8 km)4yr-private
- Wesley Theological Seminary13.0 miles (20.9 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Virginia13.6 miles (21.9 km)4yr-private
- Maryland University of Integrative Health14.0 miles (22.5 km)4yr-private
- Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia14.4 miles (23.3 km)2yr-private
- SANS Technology Institute14.9 miles (23.9 km)4yr-private
- Marymount University15.5 miles (24.9 km)4yr-private
- Washington University of Science and Technology16.9 miles (27.1 km)4yr-private
- Howard Community College17.2 miles (27.6 km)2yr-public
- Montgomery College18.9 miles (30.4 km)2yr-public
- Anne Arundel Community College19.1 miles (30.7 km)2yr-public
- St. John's College19.4 miles (31.1 km)4yr-private
- Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing19.6 miles (31.5 km)2yr-private
- United States Naval Academy19.9 miles (32.0 km)4yr-public
- University of the Potomac-VA Campus20.0 miles (32.2 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Virginia20.2 miles (32.5 km)4yr-private
- Virginia University of Integrative Medicine20.4 miles (32.9 km)4yr-private
- Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church21.0 miles (33.8 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland-Baltimore County21.4 miles (34.5 km)4yr-public
- Columbia College21.6 miles (34.7 km)2yr-private
- Northern Virginia Community College22.7 miles (36.5 km)2yr-public
- University of Maryland, Baltimore25.3 miles (40.7 km)4yr-public
- University System of Maryland25.7 miles (41.4 km)4yr-public
- University System of Maryland-Research Centers25.7 miles (41.4 km)4yr-public
- Agora University25.9 miles (41.7 km)4yr-private
- Coppin State University26.0 miles (41.8 km)4yr-public
- George Mason University26.2 miles (42.2 km)4yr-public
- Baltimore City Community College26.5 miles (42.6 km)2yr-public
- University of Baltimore26.6 miles (42.9 km)4yr-public
- Maryland Institute College of Art26.7 miles (43.0 km)4yr-private
- Johns Hopkins University27.9 miles (45.0 km)4yr-private
- Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College28.5 miles (45.9 km)4yr-private
- Loyola University Maryland29.0 miles (46.7 km)4yr-private
- Notre Dame of Maryland University29.3 miles (47.2 km)4yr-private
- College of Southern Maryland29.4 miles (47.3 km)2yr-public
- Ner Israel Rabbinical College29.6 miles (47.7 km)4yr-private
- Morgan State University29.8 miles (47.9 km)4yr-public
- Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore30.1 miles (48.5 km)4yr-private
- Divine Mercy University31.5 miles (50.7 km)4yr-private
- Stevenson University32.1 miles (51.6 km)4yr-private
- Towson University32.2 miles (51.9 km)4yr-public
- Community College of Baltimore County33.2 miles (53.5 km)2yr-public
- Goucher College33.6 miles (54.1 km)4yr-private
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas37.6 miles (60.5 km)2yr-private
- Carroll Community College39.8 miles (64.1 km)2yr-public
- Chesapeake College41.2 miles (66.4 km)2yr-public
- Ascent College43.0 miles (69.3 km)4yr-private
- McDaniel College43.5 miles (70.0 km)4yr-private
- Hood College43.7 miles (70.4 km)4yr-private
- Frederick Community College45.3 miles (72.9 km)2yr-public
- Washington College45.4 miles (73.1 km)4yr-private
- Patrick Henry College46.6 miles (75.0 km)4yr-private
- Harford Community College51.1 miles (82.3 km)2yr-public
- Mount St. Mary's University56.2 miles (90.5 km)4yr-private
- University of Mary Washington56.9 miles (91.6 km)4yr-public
- St. Mary's College of Maryland58.3 miles (93.9 km)4yr-public
- Catholic International University58.4 miles (94.0 km)4yr-private
- American Public University System58.5 miles (94.1 km)4yr-private
- Shepherd University60.4 miles (97.2 km)4yr-public
- Eastern Virginia Career College61.0 miles (98.1 km)2yr-private
- Hagerstown Community College63.4 miles (102.0 km)2yr-public
- United Lutheran Seminary63.4 miles (102.0 km)4yr-private
- Gettysburg College63.6 miles (102.3 km)4yr-private
- Germanna Community College64.6 miles (104.0 km)2yr-public
- Cecil College66.9 miles (107.6 km)2yr-public
- York College of Pennsylvania68.0 miles (109.5 km)4yr-private
- International Beauty School 468.6 miles (110.4 km)2yr-private
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York68.7 miles (110.5 km)4yr-public
- Valley College-Martinsburg69.4 miles (111.7 km)4yr-private
- Martinsburg College69.4 miles (111.7 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James McHenry Elementary | public | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.8 km) |
| Seabrook Elementary | public | — | — | 0.6 miles (0.9 km) |
| Thomas Johnson Middle | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.0 km) |
| Legends Public Charter School | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.2 km) |
| MM LEARNING CENTER | private | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.7 km) |
| MT ZION PREPARATORY ACADEMY | private | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.7 km) |
| LANHAM CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| Gaywood Elementary | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| M&M LEARNING CENTER | private | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| Carrollton Elementary | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| Magnolia Elementary | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Robert Goddard Montessori | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Charles Carroll Middle | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Catherine T. Reed Elementary | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
| Duval High | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.8 km) |
| Howard B. Owens Science Center | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| Lamont Elementary | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| Glenn Dale Elementary | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Glenarden Woods Elementary | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Ardmore Elementary | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| Eleanor Roosevelt High | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| Glenridge Elementary | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Woodridge Elementary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| GENESIS CHRISTIAN DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.5 miles (3.9 km) |
| ST MARY'S SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.5 miles (3.9 km) |
| Ellen Ochoa Middle | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Charles Herbert Flowers High | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| Judge Sylvania W. Woods Sr. Elementary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.1 km) |
| Beacon Heights Elementary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Dodge Park Elementary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| REID TEMPLE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Kenmoor Early Childhood Center | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| NEW HOPE ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| NEW HOPE ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Parkdale High | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| Kenmoor Middle | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Templeton Elementary | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| William Wirt Middle | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Cooper Lane Elementary | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Robert Frost Elementary | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| FRIENDS COMMUNITY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| WASHINGTON NEW CHURCH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Dora Kennedy French Immersion | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Greenbelt Elementary | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Port Towns Elementary | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| WOODSTREAM CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.7 km) |
| Greenbelt Middle | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Rogers Heights Elementary | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Berwyn Heights Elementary | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| ELIZABETH SETON HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| William Paca Elementary | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Columbia Park Elementary | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Springhill Lake Elementary | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Bladensburg High | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| ST AMBROSE CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| HOLY TRINITY EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| Fairmont Heights High | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| College Park Academy | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Riverdale Elementary | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Ernest Everett Just Middle | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Paint Branch Elementary | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| HIGHLAND PARK CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| FOUNDATION LEARNING CENTER THE | private | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Lake Arbor Elementary | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| High Bridge Elementary | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| VICTORY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Cora L. Rice Elementary | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| G. James Gholson Middle | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| Thomas G. Pullen | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.3 km) |
| HOLY REDEEMER SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| International High School @ Langley Park | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| AL-HUDA SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| Judith P. Hoyer Montessori | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| Bladensburg Elementary | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.6 km) |
| Highland Park Elementary | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Kingsford Elementary | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| DEMATHA CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.9 miles (8.0 km) |
| University Park Elementary | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| Hyattsville Elementary | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| ST JEROME ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| Hyattsville Middle | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| Hollywood Elementary | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.3 km) |
| Carmody Hills Elementary | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| Phyllis E. Williams Elementary | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.6 km) |
| Kettering Middle | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.6 km) |
| Tulip Grove Elementary | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| Rockledge Elementary | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| ST PIUS X SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| Robert R. Gray Elementary | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| Woodmore Elementary | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| Kettering Elementary | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| Academy of Health Sciences at PGCC | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| Whitehall Elementary | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| Northwestern High | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| Seat Pleasant Elementary | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| CHELSEA SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.1 km) |
| ST MATTHEW'S EARLY EDUCATION CENTER | private | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| Benjamin Tasker Middle | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| Largo High | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 20706
What school district is ZIP code 20706 in?
ZIP 20706 (Lanham, MD) maps to Prince George's County Public Schools (LEA ID 2400510) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 20706?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 75 public and 25 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 20706 attend private school?
About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 20706 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 33.7% |
| High school | 25.4% |
| Less than HS | 17.4% |
| School district | Prince George's County Public Schools |