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ZIP 21161 — Schools & Education

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.

Middle ClassLow Snow Area

School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 21161

K-12 nearby
21
Public
17
Private
4
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 21161 (MD) is associated with Baltimore County Public Schools (LEA 2400120) 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 21 K-12 schools (17 public, 4 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.5 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 Harford Community College about 16.5 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
Baltimore County Public Schools
LEA ID
2400120
Private school share (ACS)
0.4%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Harford Community College16.5 miles (26.5 km)2yr-public
  • Goucher College17.3 miles (27.9 km)4yr-private
  • Towson University18.6 miles (29.9 km)4yr-public
  • Stevenson University19.7 miles (31.6 km)4yr-private
  • Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore20.2 miles (32.6 km)4yr-private
  • Ner Israel Rabbinical College21.3 miles (34.3 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York21.5 miles (34.6 km)4yr-public
  • Notre Dame of Maryland University21.6 miles (34.7 km)4yr-private
  • York College of Pennsylvania21.6 miles (34.7 km)4yr-private
  • Community College of Baltimore County21.7 miles (34.9 km)2yr-public
  • Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College21.8 miles (35.1 km)4yr-private
  • Morgan State University21.8 miles (35.1 km)4yr-public
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Loyola University Maryland21.9 miles (35.2 km)4yr-private
  • Johns Hopkins University23.1 miles (37.1 km)4yr-private
  • YTI Career Institute-York23.5 miles (37.9 km)2yr-private
  • McDaniel College23.8 miles (38.4 km)4yr-private
  • Baltimore City Community College24.1 miles (38.7 km)2yr-public
  • Carroll Community College24.4 miles (39.2 km)2yr-public
  • Maryland Institute College of Art24.4 miles (39.3 km)4yr-private
  • Coppin State University24.6 miles (39.6 km)4yr-public
  • University of Baltimore24.6 miles (39.6 km)4yr-public
  • University System of Maryland-Research Centers25.9 miles (41.7 km)4yr-public
  • University System of Maryland25.9 miles (41.7 km)4yr-public
  • University of Maryland, Baltimore26.0 miles (41.8 km)4yr-public
  • Millersville University of Pennsylvania26.0 miles (41.8 km)4yr-public
  • Lancaster County Career and Technology Center27.5 miles (44.2 km)2yr-public
  • University of Maryland-Baltimore County28.9 miles (46.6 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania College of Art and Design29.6 miles (47.7 km)4yr-private
  • Lancaster Theological Seminary29.7 miles (47.8 km)4yr-private
  • Franklin and Marshall College29.8 miles (48.0 km)4yr-private
  • Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology29.9 miles (48.2 km)2yr-public
  • Lancaster Bible College32.3 miles (51.9 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster32.4 miles (52.2 km)4yr-private
  • Cecil College32.4 miles (52.2 km)2yr-public
  • Elizabethtown College33.8 miles (54.5 km)4yr-private
  • Howard Community College35.1 miles (56.4 km)2yr-public
  • Lincoln University35.4 miles (57.0 km)4yr-public
  • Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia36.5 miles (58.8 km)2yr-private
  • Gettysburg College37.7 miles (60.7 km)4yr-private
  • United Lutheran Seminary38.0 miles (61.1 km)4yr-private
  • Maryland University of Integrative Health38.2 miles (61.5 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg38.8 miles (62.4 km)4yr-public
  • Washington College40.5 miles (65.1 km)4yr-private
  • Messiah University41.0 miles (66.0 km)4yr-private
  • Mount St. Mary's University41.9 miles (67.4 km)4yr-private
  • Anne Arundel Community College42.3 miles (68.0 km)2yr-public
  • University of Delaware43.2 miles (69.6 km)4yr-public
  • Harrisburg University of Science and Technology44.8 miles (72.1 km)4yr-private
  • Capitol Technology University45.0 miles (72.5 km)4yr-private
  • Bowie State University45.5 miles (73.3 km)4yr-public
  • Lebanon Valley College46.4 miles (74.7 km)4yr-private
  • Goldey-Beacom College46.9 miles (75.4 km)4yr-private
  • St. John's College47.0 miles (75.7 km)4yr-private
  • United States Naval Academy47.1 miles (75.9 km)4yr-public
  • Harrisburg Area Community College47.2 miles (75.9 km)2yr-public
  • Frederick Community College47.6 miles (76.7 km)2yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office48.0 miles (77.2 km)4yr-public
  • Hood College48.4 miles (77.9 km)4yr-private
  • Central Penn College48.7 miles (78.3 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital49.4 miles (79.5 km)4yr-private
  • Montgomery College50.1 miles (80.6 km)2yr-public
  • Dickinson College50.3 miles (81.0 km)4yr-private
  • University of Maryland-College Park50.6 miles (81.5 km)4yr-public
  • Fortis College-Landover51.6 miles (83.1 km)2yr-private
  • SANS Technology Institute51.8 miles (83.3 km)4yr-private
  • Washington Adventist University52.0 miles (83.8 km)4yr-private
  • Wilmington University52.0 miles (83.8 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto53.4 miles (85.9 km)4yr-public
  • University of Maryland Global Campus53.8 miles (86.6 km)4yr-public
  • Delaware College of Art and Design54.3 miles (87.3 km)2yr-private
  • Strayer University-Delaware54.4 miles (87.5 km)4yr-private
  • Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc54.6 miles (87.9 km)2yr-private
  • Prince George's Community College55.1 miles (88.6 km)2yr-public
  • West Chester University of Pennsylvania55.2 miles (88.8 km)4yr-public
  • Chesapeake College55.3 miles (88.9 km)2yr-public
  • The Catholic University of America55.3 miles (88.9 km)4yr-private
  • Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family55.3 miles (89.0 km)4yr-private
  • Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies55.4 miles (89.2 km)4yr-private
  • Trinity Washington University55.8 miles (89.8 km)4yr-private
  • Alvernia University55.9 miles (89.9 km)4yr-private
  • Automotive Training Center-Exton56.1 miles (90.3 km)2yr-private
  • University of the District of Columbia56.3 miles (90.6 km)4yr-public
  • Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences56.4 miles (90.7 km)2yr-private
  • Howard University56.4 miles (90.8 km)4yr-private
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute56.6 miles (91.1 km)2yr-private
  • Saint Michael College of Allied Health56.7 miles (91.3 km)2yr-private
  • Gallaudet University56.8 miles (91.4 km)4yr-private
  • Wesley Theological Seminary57.1 miles (92.0 km)4yr-private
  • American University57.3 miles (92.2 km)4yr-private
  • Reading Area Community College57.3 miles (92.3 km)2yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks57.6 miles (92.6 km)4yr-public
  • Institute of World Politics57.6 miles (92.7 km)4yr-private
  • NewU University57.7 miles (92.8 km)4yr-private
  • Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania57.7 miles (92.9 km)4yr-public
  • Strayer University-District of Columbia57.9 miles (93.2 km)4yr-private
  • Strayer University-Global Region57.9 miles (93.2 km)4yr-private
  • Career Technical Institute57.9 miles (93.2 km)2yr-private
  • The Chicago School at Washington DC58.1 miles (93.4 km)4yr-private
  • University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus58.1 miles (93.5 km)4yr-private
  • Cheyney University of Pennsylvania58.1 miles (93.5 km)4yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
Norrisville Elementarypublic——3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Seventh District Elementarypublic——4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Jarrettsville Elementarypublic——5.8 miles (9.3 km)
North Bend Elementarypublic——6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Hereford Highpublic——6.5 miles (10.5 km)
ST JAMES ACADEMYprivate——6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Fawn Area El Schpublic——7.1 miles (11.5 km)
Stewartstown El Schpublic——7.2 miles (11.6 km)
South Eastern Intrmd Schpublic——7.3 miles (11.8 km)
South Eastern MSpublic——7.4 miles (11.8 km)
Kennard-Dale HSpublic——7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Hereford Middlepublic——7.6 miles (12.3 km)
Prettyboy Elementarypublic——7.9 miles (12.6 km)
OLDFIELDS SCHOOLprivate——7.9 miles (12.7 km)
SHREWSBURY CHRISTIAN ACADEMYprivate——7.9 miles (12.7 km)
North Harford Middlepublic——8.5 miles (13.7 km)
North Harford Elementarypublic——8.7 miles (14.0 km)
North Harford Highpublic——8.8 miles (14.2 km)
ST JOHN THE BAPTIST SCHOOLprivate——8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Shrewsbury El Schpublic——9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Sparks Elementarypublic——9.7 miles (15.5 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 21161

What school district is ZIP code 21161 in?
ZIP 21161 (MD) maps to Baltimore County Public Schools (LEA ID 2400120) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 21161?
US5 lists 21 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 17 public and 4 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 21161 attend private school?
About 0.4% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 21161 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher35.2%
High school32.1%
Less than HS5.4%
School districtBaltimore County Public Schools