ZIP 20872 — 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 20872

K-12 nearby

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Private

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ZIP 20872 (Damascus, 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 74 K-12 schools (62 public, 12 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.3 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.3% 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 Montgomery College about 13.9 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Montgomery County Public Schools

LEA ID

2400480

Private school share (ACS)

0.3%

Colleges & universities (100)

Montgomery College13.9 miles (22.3 km)2yr-public
Hood College13.9 miles (22.4 km)4yr-private
Frederick Community College15.3 miles (24.7 km)2yr-public
SANS Technology Institute18.4 miles (29.6 km)4yr-private
Howard Community College18.9 miles (30.5 km)2yr-public
Maryland University of Integrative Health19.7 miles (31.7 km)4yr-private
Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital20.1 miles (32.3 km)4yr-private
Carroll Community College20.3 miles (32.7 km)2yr-public
Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia21.9 miles (35.3 km)2yr-private
McDaniel College23.1 miles (37.1 km)4yr-private
Washington Adventist University24.2 miles (39.0 km)4yr-private
Divine Mercy University24.8 miles (39.9 km)4yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Stevenson University25.2 miles (40.6 km)4yr-private
Columbia College25.4 miles (40.8 km)2yr-private
Wesley Theological Seminary25.4 miles (40.9 km)4yr-private
University of the District of Columbia25.5 miles (41.1 km)4yr-public
Ner Israel Rabbinical College25.6 miles (41.1 km)4yr-private
University of Maryland-College Park25.7 miles (41.3 km)4yr-public
American University25.7 miles (41.3 km)4yr-private
Capitol Technology University26.0 miles (41.9 km)4yr-private
Chamberlain University-Virginia26.5 miles (42.7 km)4yr-private
Virginia University of Integrative Medicine26.6 miles (42.7 km)4yr-private
Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing26.7 miles (43.0 km)2yr-private
University of the Potomac-VA Campus26.8 miles (43.1 km)4yr-private
University of Maryland-Baltimore County27.1 miles (43.6 km)4yr-public
Marymount University27.3 miles (43.9 km)4yr-private
The Catholic University of America27.5 miles (44.3 km)4yr-private
Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family27.6 miles (44.3 km)4yr-private
Patrick Henry College27.6 miles (44.4 km)4yr-private
Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies27.6 miles (44.5 km)4yr-private
Georgetown University27.7 miles (44.6 km)4yr-private
Mount St. Mary's University27.7 miles (44.6 km)4yr-private
National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts27.8 miles (44.7 km)2yr-private
Trinity Washington University27.8 miles (44.7 km)4yr-private
Howard University27.8 miles (44.7 km)4yr-private
Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College28.0 miles (45.1 km)4yr-private
Institute of World Politics28.2 miles (45.4 km)4yr-private
NewU University28.3 miles (45.5 km)4yr-private
University of Management and Technology28.5 miles (45.9 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-District of Columbia28.6 miles (46.1 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-Global Region28.6 miles (46.1 km)4yr-private
Career Technical Institute28.7 miles (46.2 km)2yr-private
Windsor University28.7 miles (46.2 km)4yr-private
George Washington University28.8 miles (46.3 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-Virginia28.8 miles (46.3 km)4yr-private
The Chicago School at Washington DC28.9 miles (46.4 km)4yr-private
University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus28.9 miles (46.6 km)4yr-private
Gallaudet University29.3 miles (47.1 km)4yr-private
Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore29.5 miles (47.5 km)4yr-private
Baltimore City Community College29.6 miles (47.7 km)2yr-public
Saint Michael College of Allied Health29.8 miles (47.9 km)2yr-private
Coppin State University29.8 miles (48.0 km)4yr-public
Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church30.0 miles (48.2 km)4yr-private
Fortis College-Landover30.3 miles (48.8 km)2yr-private
Bowie State University31.0 miles (49.9 km)4yr-public
DeVry University-Virginia31.2 miles (50.3 km)4yr-private
University of Maryland, Baltimore31.7 miles (51.0 km)4yr-public
Maryland Institute College of Art31.8 miles (51.2 km)4yr-private
Johns Hopkins University31.9 miles (51.3 km)4yr-private
Northern Virginia Community College31.9 miles (51.3 km)2yr-public
Loyola University Maryland32.0 miles (51.5 km)4yr-private
University of Baltimore32.1 miles (51.6 km)4yr-public
Notre Dame of Maryland University32.1 miles (51.7 km)4yr-private
George Mason University32.3 miles (52.0 km)4yr-public
University System of Maryland32.7 miles (52.6 km)4yr-public
University System of Maryland-Research Centers32.7 miles (52.6 km)4yr-public
Shepherd University32.8 miles (52.9 km)4yr-public
University of Maryland Global Campus33.0 miles (53.0 km)4yr-public
Towson University33.0 miles (53.2 km)4yr-public
Hagerstown Community College33.5 miles (53.9 km)2yr-public
Morgan State University33.9 miles (54.5 km)4yr-public
Goucher College34.1 miles (54.9 km)4yr-private
Catholic International University34.4 miles (55.3 km)4yr-private
American Public University System34.4 miles (55.4 km)4yr-private
Washington University of Science and Technology34.8 miles (56.0 km)4yr-private
Prince George's Community College35.0 miles (56.4 km)2yr-public
Agora University36.0 miles (57.9 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-Maryland36.0 miles (58.0 km)4yr-private
United Lutheran Seminary37.1 miles (59.8 km)4yr-private
Gettysburg College37.5 miles (60.3 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas38.1 miles (61.3 km)2yr-private
Community College of Baltimore County39.4 miles (63.5 km)2yr-public
Ascent College40.2 miles (64.8 km)4yr-private
Anne Arundel Community College41.3 miles (66.5 km)2yr-public
International Beauty School 441.6 miles (66.9 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto41.6 miles (67.0 km)4yr-public
Valley College-Martinsburg41.9 miles (67.4 km)4yr-private
Martinsburg College41.9 miles (67.4 km)4yr-private
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College43.1 miles (69.3 km)2yr-public
St. John's College44.5 miles (71.5 km)4yr-private
United States Naval Academy44.9 miles (72.3 km)4yr-public
Wilson College50.8 miles (81.8 km)4yr-private
Shenandoah University51.1 miles (82.3 km)4yr-private
York College of Pennsylvania52.0 miles (83.7 km)4yr-private
College of Southern Maryland52.0 miles (83.7 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York53.0 miles (85.4 km)4yr-public
Harford Community College53.1 miles (85.5 km)2yr-public
Triangle Tech-Chambersburg53.5 miles (86.1 km)2yr-private
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania55.2 miles (88.9 km)4yr-public
YTI Career Institute-York56.6 miles (91.0 km)2yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Damascus Elementary	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.1 km)
Damascus High	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
John T. Baker Middle School	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Clearspring Elementary	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Kemptown Elementary	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Lois P. Rockwell Elementary	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Woodfield Elementary	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Cedar Grove Elementary	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Windsor Knolls Middle	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
FRIENDS MEETING SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Green Valley Elementary	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Hallie Wells Middle	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Little Bennett Elementary	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Wilson Wims Elementary School	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.5 km)
Snowden Farm Elementary	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
GREEN VALLEY MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Clarksburg Elementary	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Clarksburg High	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Rocky Hill Middle	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Twin Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
Dr. Sally K. Ride Elementary	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
SALLY RIDE OPTIMAL LEARNING SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
OPTIMAL LEARNING SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
Cabin Branch Elementary	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
William B. Gibbs Jr. Elementary	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Urbana Middle	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.0 km)
Parr's Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Centerville Elementary	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Mount Airy Elementary	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
New Market Elementary	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.2 km)
Urbana High	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Mount Airy Middle	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
New Market Middle	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Neelsville Middle	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
MOTHER OF GOD SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Goshen Elementary	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
THE LEARNING COMM. INTERNATIONAL	private	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Laytonsville Elementary	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Captain James E. Daly Elementary	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
MOUNT AIRY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Watkins Mill High	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.3 km)
VILLAGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL, LLC	private	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Urbana Elementary	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Waters Landing Elementary	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Sugarloaf Elementary	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Lisbon Elementary	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Stedwick Elementary	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
CORNERSTONE ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Montgomery Village Middle	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
Lake Seneca Elementary	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
Judith A. Resnik Elementary	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Whetstone Elementary	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Deer Crossing Elementary	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Fox Chapel Elementary	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Oakdale High	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Seneca Valley High	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
Martin Luther King Jr. Middle	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Oakdale Middle	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
Watkins Mill Elementary	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF MARYLAND	private	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Oakdale Elementary	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
Strawberry Knoll Elementary	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Roberto W. Clemente Middle	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Germantown Elementary	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
BARNESVILLE SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES	private	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Dr. Ronald E. McNair Elementary	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Kingsview Middle	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
South Lake Elementary	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
Flower Hill Elementary	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Clopper Mill Elementary	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Linganore High	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Forest Oak Middle	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 20872

What school district is ZIP code 20872 in?

ZIP 20872 (Damascus, 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 20872?

US5 lists 74 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 62 public and 12 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 20872 attend private school?

About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 20872 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	46.7%
High school	19.4%
Less than HS	7.1%
School district	Montgomery County Public Schools

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