ZIP 20842 — 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 20842

K-12 nearby

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ZIP 20842 (MD) is associated with Frederick County Public Schools (LEA 2400330) 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 70 K-12 schools (52 public, 18 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 8.7 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.4% 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 Hood College about 15.3 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Frederick County Public Schools

LEA ID

2400330

Private school share (ACS)

0.4%

Colleges & universities (100)

Hood College15.3 miles (24.5 km)4yr-private
Divine Mercy University15.3 miles (24.6 km)4yr-private
Patrick Henry College15.4 miles (24.7 km)4yr-private
Montgomery College15.4 miles (24.8 km)2yr-public
Frederick Community College17.4 miles (28.1 km)2yr-public
SANS Technology Institute19.7 miles (31.7 km)4yr-private
Columbia College20.8 miles (33.4 km)2yr-private
Virginia University of Integrative Medicine22.5 miles (36.2 km)4yr-private
Chamberlain University-Virginia22.6 miles (36.3 km)4yr-private
University of the Potomac-VA Campus22.9 miles (36.8 km)4yr-private
Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing23.1 miles (37.1 km)2yr-private
Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital23.3 miles (37.5 km)4yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Catholic International University24.5 miles (39.4 km)4yr-private
American Public University System24.6 miles (39.5 km)4yr-private
Wesley Theological Seminary25.1 miles (40.3 km)4yr-private
American University25.3 miles (40.7 km)4yr-private
Marymount University25.5 miles (41.0 km)4yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church25.7 miles (41.4 km)4yr-private
University of the District of Columbia25.8 miles (41.5 km)4yr-public
George Mason University26.1 miles (42.0 km)4yr-public
Shepherd University26.3 miles (42.3 km)4yr-public
Washington Adventist University26.7 miles (43.0 km)4yr-private
Northern Virginia Community College27.1 miles (43.6 km)2yr-public
Georgetown University27.2 miles (43.8 km)4yr-private
National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts27.5 miles (44.2 km)2yr-private
Strayer University-Virginia27.7 miles (44.6 km)4yr-private
University of Management and Technology27.9 miles (44.8 km)4yr-private
Maryland University of Integrative Health28.3 miles (45.6 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas28.5 miles (45.9 km)2yr-private
Institute of World Politics28.5 miles (45.9 km)4yr-private
NewU University28.6 miles (45.9 km)4yr-private
George Washington University28.6 miles (46.1 km)4yr-private
Howard University28.6 miles (46.1 km)4yr-private
Howard Community College28.8 miles (46.3 km)2yr-public
Windsor University28.8 miles (46.3 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-Global Region28.9 miles (46.5 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-District of Columbia28.9 miles (46.5 km)4yr-private
Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family29.0 miles (46.6 km)4yr-private
Career Technical Institute29.0 miles (46.6 km)2yr-private
The Catholic University of America29.0 miles (46.6 km)4yr-private
Trinity Washington University29.0 miles (46.7 km)4yr-private
Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies29.0 miles (46.7 km)4yr-private
The Chicago School at Washington DC29.1 miles (46.8 km)4yr-private
University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus29.1 miles (46.9 km)4yr-private
University of Maryland-College Park29.2 miles (46.9 km)4yr-public
Ascent College29.4 miles (47.4 km)4yr-private
Gallaudet University30.3 miles (48.8 km)4yr-private
Agora University30.4 miles (49.0 km)4yr-private
DeVry University-Virginia30.5 miles (49.1 km)4yr-private
Saint Michael College of Allied Health31.0 miles (49.9 km)2yr-private
Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia31.1 miles (50.0 km)2yr-private
Capitol Technology University32.1 miles (51.6 km)4yr-private
Carroll Community College32.2 miles (51.9 km)2yr-public
Hagerstown Community College32.7 miles (52.6 km)2yr-public
Washington University of Science and Technology32.8 miles (52.8 km)4yr-private
Mount St. Mary's University33.5 miles (53.8 km)4yr-private
Fortis College-Landover34.1 miles (54.9 km)2yr-private
International Beauty School 434.3 miles (55.2 km)2yr-private
McDaniel College34.5 miles (55.6 km)4yr-private
Valley College-Martinsburg35.2 miles (56.6 km)4yr-private
Martinsburg College35.2 miles (56.7 km)4yr-private
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College35.3 miles (56.9 km)2yr-public
University of Maryland Global Campus36.4 miles (58.5 km)4yr-public
Strayer University-Maryland37.1 miles (59.7 km)4yr-private
Bowie State University37.3 miles (60.1 km)4yr-public
Stevenson University37.6 miles (60.5 km)4yr-private
Ner Israel Rabbinical College37.7 miles (60.7 km)4yr-private
University of Maryland-Baltimore County37.9 miles (60.9 km)4yr-public
Prince George's Community College38.3 miles (61.6 km)2yr-public
Shenandoah University39.8 miles (64.1 km)4yr-private
Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College39.9 miles (64.2 km)4yr-private
Baltimore City Community College41.1 miles (66.1 km)2yr-public
Coppin State University41.2 miles (66.3 km)4yr-public
Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore41.5 miles (66.8 km)4yr-private
University of Maryland, Baltimore42.8 miles (68.8 km)4yr-public
Maryland Institute College of Art43.1 miles (69.4 km)4yr-private
University of Baltimore43.4 miles (69.8 km)4yr-public
Johns Hopkins University43.4 miles (69.8 km)4yr-private
Loyola University Maryland43.6 miles (70.2 km)4yr-private
University System of Maryland43.7 miles (70.4 km)4yr-public
University System of Maryland-Research Centers43.7 miles (70.4 km)4yr-public
Notre Dame of Maryland University43.8 miles (70.5 km)4yr-private
United Lutheran Seminary44.6 miles (71.8 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto44.9 miles (72.2 km)4yr-public
Gettysburg College45.0 miles (72.4 km)4yr-private
Towson University45.0 miles (72.5 km)4yr-public
Morgan State University45.5 miles (73.2 km)4yr-public
Goucher College46.2 miles (74.4 km)4yr-private
Laurel Ridge Community College47.1 miles (75.7 km)2yr-public
College of Southern Maryland49.4 miles (79.5 km)2yr-public
Anne Arundel Community College49.5 miles (79.7 km)2yr-public
Community College of Baltimore County51.0 miles (82.1 km)2yr-public
St. John's College51.8 miles (83.3 km)4yr-private
United States Naval Academy52.3 miles (84.2 km)4yr-public
Wilson College53.3 miles (85.8 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech-Chambersburg56.3 miles (90.6 km)2yr-private
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania59.6 miles (95.9 km)4yr-public
Germanna Community College60.3 miles (97.0 km)2yr-public
University of Mary Washington62.1 miles (99.9 km)4yr-public
York College of Pennsylvania63.2 miles (101.8 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Monocacy Elementary	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
BARNESVILLE SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES	private	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Poolesville Elementary	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Poolesville High	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
John Poole Middle	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Lucketts Elementary	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.4 km)
Cabin Branch Elementary	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Dr. Ronald E. McNair Elementary	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Martin Luther King Jr. Middle	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Lake Seneca Elementary	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
Kingsview Middle	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Longview School	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Clarksburg Elementary	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Germantown Elementary	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
PHILLIPS BUILDING FUTURES - LOUDOUN	private	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Waters Landing Elementary	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Northwest High	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
GREEN VALLEY MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Little Bennett Elementary	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
Clarksburg High	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Seneca Valley High	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Rocky Hill Middle	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Ball's Bluff Elementary	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
William B. Gibbs Jr. Elementary	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Carroll Manor Elementary	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Riverside High	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
Smart's Mill Middle	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
Great Seneca Creek Elementary	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
Belmont Ridge Middle	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Frances Hazel Reid Elementary	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
BUTLER MONTESSORI	private	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
BUTLER MONTESSORI	private	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
Wilson Wims Elementary School	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
Clopper Mill Elementary	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
SENECA ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Tuscarora High	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.4 km)
Snowden Farm Elementary	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Leesburg Elementary	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF LEESBURG	private	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
MARY OF NAZARETH SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
THE AURORA SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.2 miles (14.7 km)
FUSION ACADEMY LOUDOUN	private	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Sugarloaf Elementary	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Seldens Landing Elementary	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
John W. Tolbert Jr. Elementary	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.9 km)
Roberto W. Clemente Middle	public	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
Harper Park Middle	public	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
Urbana Elementary	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Neelsville Middle	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Fox Chapel Elementary	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.2 km)
OPTIMAL LEARNING SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
SALLY RIDE OPTIMAL LEARNING SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.5 miles (15.4 km)
Dr. Sally K. Ride Elementary	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
GODDARD SCHOOL IN GAITHERSBURG, THE	private	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
Urbana High	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.5 km)
Hallie Wells Middle	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Preschool Child Find	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Darnestown Elementary	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Thurgood Marshall Elementary	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Frederick Douglass Elementary	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
VIRGINIA ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
ST JOHN'S CATHOLIC PREP	private	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Captain James E. Daly Elementary	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
PRIMROSE SCHOOL OF ASHBURN	private	—	—	9.8 miles (15.9 km)
ST JAMES PRESCHOOL	private	—	—	9.8 miles (15.9 km)
Urbana Middle	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Algonkian Elementary	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 20842

What school district is ZIP code 20842 in?

ZIP 20842 (MD) maps to Frederick County Public Schools (LEA ID 2400330) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 20842?

US5 lists 70 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 52 public and 18 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 20842 attend private school?

About 0.4% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 20842 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	51.3%
High school	22.9%
Less than HS	8.3%
School district	Frederick County Public Schools

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