, MD
ZIP 20839 — 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 20839
K-12 nearby
81
Public
60
Private
21
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 20839 (MD) is associated with Montgomery County Public Schools (LEA 2400480) 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 81 K-12 schools (60 public, 21 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 8.9 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.0% 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 Divine Mercy University about 13.9 miles away (4yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
Montgomery County Public Schools
LEA ID
2400480
Private school share (ACS)
0.0%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Divine Mercy University13.9 miles (22.5 km)4yr-private
- Patrick Henry College14.3 miles (22.9 km)4yr-private
- Montgomery College15.6 miles (25.2 km)2yr-public
- Hood College16.5 miles (26.6 km)4yr-private
- Frederick Community College18.7 miles (30.1 km)2yr-public
- SANS Technology Institute19.7 miles (31.7 km)4yr-private
- Columbia College20.0 miles (32.2 km)2yr-private
- Virginia University of Integrative Medicine21.8 miles (35.1 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Virginia21.9 miles (35.2 km)4yr-private
- University of the Potomac-VA Campus22.2 miles (35.7 km)4yr-private
- Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing22.4 miles (36.0 km)2yr-private
- Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital23.5 miles (37.8 km)4yr-private
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- Catholic International University24.1 miles (38.7 km)4yr-private
- American Public University System24.1 miles (38.8 km)4yr-private
- Wesley Theological Seminary24.8 miles (39.9 km)4yr-private
- Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church24.9 miles (40.1 km)4yr-private
- American University25.0 miles (40.2 km)4yr-private
- Marymount University25.0 miles (40.3 km)4yr-private
- George Mason University25.1 miles (40.3 km)4yr-public
- University of the District of Columbia25.5 miles (41.1 km)4yr-public
- Northern Virginia Community College26.2 miles (42.2 km)2yr-public
- Shepherd University26.5 miles (42.6 km)4yr-public
- Washington Adventist University26.7 miles (43.0 km)4yr-private
- Georgetown University26.9 miles (43.3 km)4yr-private
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas27.1 miles (43.6 km)2yr-private
- National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts27.1 miles (43.7 km)2yr-private
- Strayer University-Virginia27.3 miles (44.0 km)4yr-private
- University of Management and Technology27.5 miles (44.3 km)4yr-private
- Ascent College28.0 miles (45.0 km)4yr-private
- Institute of World Politics28.3 miles (45.5 km)4yr-private
- NewU University28.3 miles (45.5 km)4yr-private
- George Washington University28.3 miles (45.6 km)4yr-private
- Howard University28.4 miles (45.8 km)4yr-private
- Windsor University28.5 miles (45.9 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Global Region28.6 miles (46.0 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-District of Columbia28.6 miles (46.0 km)4yr-private
- Career Technical Institute28.7 miles (46.2 km)2yr-private
- The Chicago School at Washington DC28.8 miles (46.3 km)4yr-private
- Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family28.8 miles (46.4 km)4yr-private
- Trinity Washington University28.9 miles (46.4 km)4yr-private
- The Catholic University of America28.9 miles (46.4 km)4yr-private
- University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus28.9 miles (46.5 km)4yr-private
- Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies28.9 miles (46.5 km)4yr-private
- Maryland University of Integrative Health29.1 miles (46.8 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland-College Park29.3 miles (47.1 km)4yr-public
- Agora University29.4 miles (47.4 km)4yr-private
- Howard Community College29.7 miles (47.8 km)2yr-public
- DeVry University-Virginia30.1 miles (48.5 km)4yr-private
- Gallaudet University30.1 miles (48.5 km)4yr-private
- Saint Michael College of Allied Health30.8 miles (49.6 km)2yr-private
- Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia31.8 miles (51.2 km)2yr-private
- Washington University of Science and Technology32.2 miles (51.8 km)4yr-private
- Capitol Technology University32.5 miles (52.3 km)4yr-private
- Hagerstown Community College33.5 miles (54.0 km)2yr-public
- Carroll Community College33.7 miles (54.3 km)2yr-public
- Fortis College-Landover34.3 miles (55.1 km)2yr-private
- International Beauty School 434.3 miles (55.2 km)2yr-private
- Mount St. Mary's University34.8 miles (56.0 km)4yr-private
- Blue Ridge Community and Technical College35.2 miles (56.7 km)2yr-public
- Valley College-Martinsburg35.3 miles (56.7 km)4yr-private
- Martinsburg College35.3 miles (56.8 km)4yr-private
- McDaniel College36.0 miles (58.0 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland Global Campus36.4 miles (58.6 km)4yr-public
- Strayer University-Maryland36.8 miles (59.3 km)4yr-private
- Bowie State University37.7 miles (60.7 km)4yr-public
- Prince George's Community College38.3 miles (61.7 km)2yr-public
- University of Maryland-Baltimore County38.9 miles (62.5 km)4yr-public
- Stevenson University38.9 miles (62.6 km)4yr-private
- Ner Israel Rabbinical College38.9 miles (62.7 km)4yr-private
- Shenandoah University38.9 miles (62.7 km)4yr-private
- Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College41.0 miles (66.0 km)4yr-private
- Baltimore City Community College42.2 miles (67.9 km)2yr-public
- Coppin State University42.3 miles (68.0 km)4yr-public
- Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore42.7 miles (68.7 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland, Baltimore43.8 miles (70.5 km)4yr-public
- Maryland Institute College of Art44.2 miles (71.1 km)4yr-private
- University of Baltimore44.4 miles (71.5 km)4yr-public
- Johns Hopkins University44.5 miles (71.6 km)4yr-private
- Loyola University Maryland44.8 miles (72.0 km)4yr-private
- University System of Maryland-Research Centers44.8 miles (72.0 km)4yr-public
- University System of Maryland44.8 miles (72.0 km)4yr-public
- Notre Dame of Maryland University44.9 miles (72.3 km)4yr-private
- Laurel Ridge Community College46.0 miles (74.0 km)2yr-public
- United Lutheran Seminary46.0 miles (74.0 km)4yr-private
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto46.0 miles (74.1 km)4yr-public
- Towson University46.2 miles (74.4 km)4yr-public
- Gettysburg College46.4 miles (74.7 km)4yr-private
- Morgan State University46.6 miles (75.0 km)4yr-public
- Goucher College47.4 miles (76.3 km)4yr-private
- College of Southern Maryland48.6 miles (78.3 km)2yr-public
- Anne Arundel Community College50.1 miles (80.6 km)2yr-public
- Community College of Baltimore County52.1 miles (83.9 km)2yr-public
- St. John's College52.3 miles (84.1 km)4yr-private
- United States Naval Academy52.8 miles (84.9 km)4yr-public
- Wilson College54.4 miles (87.5 km)4yr-private
- Triangle Tech-Chambersburg57.4 miles (92.3 km)2yr-private
- Germanna Community College58.8 miles (94.6 km)2yr-public
- Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania60.8 miles (97.8 km)4yr-public
- University of Mary Washington60.8 miles (97.8 km)4yr-public
- York College of Pennsylvania64.8 miles (104.2 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poolesville High | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| Poolesville Elementary | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| Monocacy Elementary | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| John Poole Middle | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| BARNESVILLE SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES | private | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| Lucketts Elementary | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| Ball's Bluff Elementary | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) |
| Riverside High | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.2 km) |
| Belmont Ridge Middle | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| Smart's Mill Middle | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.5 km) |
| Frances Hazel Reid Elementary | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.7 km) |
| PHILLIPS BUILDING FUTURES - LOUDOUN | private | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.0 km) |
| Dr. Ronald E. McNair Elementary | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.2 km) |
| Tuscarora High | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.3 km) |
| Leesburg Elementary | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.3 km) |
| MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF LEESBURG | private | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.3 km) |
| FUSION ACADEMY LOUDOUN | private | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.3 km) |
| Longview School | public | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.3 km) |
| Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary | public | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.4 km) |
| Seldens Landing Elementary | public | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.4 km) |
| John W. Tolbert Jr. Elementary | public | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.4 km) |
| Harper Park Middle | public | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.5 km) |
| THE AURORA SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.5 km) |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Middle | public | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.6 km) |
| Cabin Branch Elementary | public | — | — | 7.9 miles (12.7 km) |
| Kingsview Middle | public | — | — | 7.9 miles (12.7 km) |
| Lake Seneca Elementary | public | — | — | 7.9 miles (12.7 km) |
| Preschool Child Find | public | — | — | 8.3 miles (13.3 km) |
| Germantown Elementary | public | — | — | 8.3 miles (13.4 km) |
| Frederick Douglass Elementary | public | — | — | 8.3 miles (13.4 km) |
| VIRGINIA ACADEMY | private | — | — | 8.3 miles (13.4 km) |
| Northwest High | public | — | — | 8.4 miles (13.5 km) |
| ST JAMES PRESCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.4 miles (13.6 km) |
| PRIMROSE SCHOOL OF ASHBURN | private | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.6 km) |
| SENECA ACADEMY | private | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.7 km) |
| BUTLER MONTESSORI | private | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.8 km) |
| BUTLER MONTESSORI | private | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.8 km) |
| Algonkian Elementary | public | — | — | 8.7 miles (14.0 km) |
| Waters Landing Elementary | public | — | — | 8.7 miles (14.0 km) |
| Clarksburg Elementary | public | — | — | 8.8 miles (14.2 km) |
| MARY OF NAZARETH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.3 km) |
| Great Seneca Creek Elementary | public | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.3 km) |
| Seneca Valley High | public | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.4 km) |
| GODDARD SCHOOL-ASHBURN | private | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.4 km) |
| Cool Spring Elementary | public | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.4 km) |
| GODDARD SCHOOL OF LEESBURG | private | — | — | 9.0 miles (14.5 km) |
| River Bend Middle | public | — | — | 9.1 miles (14.6 km) |
| Clopper Mill Elementary | public | — | — | 9.2 miles (14.8 km) |
| S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary | public | — | — | 9.2 miles (14.8 km) |
| Catoctin Elementary | public | — | — | 9.2 miles (14.8 km) |
| Potomac Falls High | public | — | — | 9.2 miles (14.8 km) |
| Ashburn Elementary | public | — | — | 9.3 miles (14.9 km) |
| William B. Gibbs Jr. Elementary | public | — | — | 9.3 miles (15.0 km) |
| HIDAYAH ACADEMY | private | — | — | 9.3 miles (15.0 km) |
| Clarksburg High | public | — | — | 9.3 miles (15.0 km) |
| The North Star School | public | — | — | 9.3 miles (15.0 km) |
| Loudoun County High | public | — | — | 9.3 miles (15.0 km) |
| Carroll Manor Elementary | public | — | — | 9.4 miles (15.1 km) |
| Rocky Hill Middle | public | — | — | 9.4 miles (15.1 km) |
| Waterford Elementary | public | — | — | 9.4 miles (15.1 km) |
| Little Bennett Elementary | public | — | — | 9.4 miles (15.2 km) |
| Newton-Lee Elementary | public | — | — | 9.4 miles (15.2 km) |
| OUR LADY OF HOPE CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 9.5 miles (15.3 km) |
| Trailside Middle | public | — | — | 9.5 miles (15.3 km) |
| Darnestown Elementary | public | — | — | 9.5 miles (15.4 km) |
| GREEN VALLEY MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 9.6 miles (15.4 km) |
| Countryside Elementary | public | — | — | 9.6 miles (15.4 km) |
| Loudoun Co. Juvenile Detention Home | public | — | — | 9.6 miles (15.4 km) |
| Belmont Station Elementary | public | — | — | 9.6 miles (15.4 km) |
| LOUDOUN SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES | private | — | — | 9.7 miles (15.6 km) |
| Steuart W. Weller Elementary | public | — | — | 9.7 miles (15.6 km) |
| LOUDOUN SCHOOL FOR THE ADVANCED STUDIES | private | — | — | 9.7 miles (15.6 km) |
| Horizon Elementary | public | — | — | 9.7 miles (15.7 km) |
| J. Lupton Simpson Middle | public | — | — | 9.8 miles (15.7 km) |
| MONTESSORI ACADEMY AT BELMONT GREENE | private | — | — | 9.8 miles (15.7 km) |
| Evergreen Mill Elementary | public | — | — | 9.8 miles (15.9 km) |
| Wilson Wims Elementary School | public | — | — | 9.8 miles (15.9 km) |
| Roberto W. Clemente Middle | public | — | — | 9.8 miles (15.9 km) |
| GODDARD SCHOOL IN GAITHERSBURG, THE | private | — | — | 9.9 miles (15.9 km) |
| Thurgood Marshall Elementary | public | — | — | 9.9 miles (16.0 km) |
| Potowmack Elementary | public | — | — | 10.0 miles (16.1 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 20839
What school district is ZIP code 20839 in?
ZIP 20839 (MD) maps to Montgomery County Public Schools (LEA ID 2400480) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 20839?
US5 lists 81 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 60 public and 21 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 20839 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 20839 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 65.3% |
| High school | 0.0% |
| Less than HS | 0.0% |
| School district | Montgomery County Public Schools |