ZIP 21738 — 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 21738

K-12 nearby

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ZIP 21738 (MD) is associated with Howard County Public Schools (LEA 2400420) 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 71 K-12 schools (50 public, 21 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 8.6 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.7% 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 Howard Community College about 9.2 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Howard County Public Schools

LEA ID

2400420

Private school share (ACS)

0.7%

Colleges & universities (100)

Howard Community College9.2 miles (14.8 km)2yr-public
Maryland University of Integrative Health10.8 miles (17.4 km)4yr-private
Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia12.5 miles (20.1 km)2yr-private
Montgomery College14.4 miles (23.2 km)2yr-public
Ner Israel Rabbinical College16.4 miles (26.4 km)4yr-private
Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital16.4 miles (26.4 km)4yr-private
Stevenson University16.8 miles (27.0 km)4yr-private
University of Maryland-Baltimore County16.9 miles (27.2 km)4yr-public
SANS Technology Institute17.1 miles (27.6 km)4yr-private
Carroll Community College17.5 miles (28.2 km)2yr-public
Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College18.4 miles (29.6 km)4yr-private
Capitol Technology University18.7 miles (30.1 km)4yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Baltimore City Community College19.6 miles (31.6 km)2yr-public
Coppin State University19.8 miles (31.9 km)4yr-public
Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore20.1 miles (32.3 km)4yr-private
Washington Adventist University20.3 miles (32.7 km)4yr-private
University of Maryland-College Park20.6 miles (33.2 km)4yr-public
McDaniel College21.1 miles (33.9 km)4yr-private
University of Maryland, Baltimore21.5 miles (34.7 km)4yr-public
Maryland Institute College of Art21.8 miles (35.1 km)4yr-private
Johns Hopkins University21.9 miles (35.3 km)4yr-private
University of Baltimore22.0 miles (35.4 km)4yr-public
Loyola University Maryland22.1 miles (35.6 km)4yr-private
Notre Dame of Maryland University22.3 miles (35.9 km)4yr-private
University System of Maryland22.5 miles (36.3 km)4yr-public
University System of Maryland-Research Centers22.5 miles (36.3 km)4yr-public
Bowie State University23.1 miles (37.1 km)4yr-public
Hood College23.1 miles (37.2 km)4yr-private
University of the District of Columbia23.3 miles (37.5 km)4yr-public
Towson University23.6 miles (37.9 km)4yr-public
Wesley Theological Seminary23.8 miles (38.2 km)4yr-private
The Catholic University of America24.0 miles (38.6 km)4yr-private
American University24.0 miles (38.6 km)4yr-private
Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family24.0 miles (38.6 km)4yr-private
Morgan State University24.0 miles (38.6 km)4yr-public
Frederick Community College24.1 miles (38.7 km)2yr-public
Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies24.1 miles (38.8 km)4yr-private
Fortis College-Landover24.4 miles (39.2 km)2yr-private
Trinity Washington University24.4 miles (39.2 km)4yr-private
Howard University24.7 miles (39.8 km)4yr-private
Goucher College24.8 miles (39.9 km)4yr-private
Institute of World Politics25.5 miles (41.1 km)4yr-private
NewU University25.6 miles (41.2 km)4yr-private
National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts25.6 miles (41.3 km)2yr-private
Georgetown University25.8 miles (41.5 km)4yr-private
Gallaudet University25.8 miles (41.5 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-District of Columbia25.9 miles (41.7 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-Global Region25.9 miles (41.7 km)4yr-private
Career Technical Institute26.0 miles (41.8 km)2yr-private
Saint Michael College of Allied Health26.1 miles (41.9 km)2yr-private
The Chicago School at Washington DC26.1 miles (42.1 km)4yr-private
Windsor University26.1 miles (42.1 km)4yr-private
University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus26.2 miles (42.2 km)4yr-private
George Washington University26.3 miles (42.4 km)4yr-private
Marymount University26.4 miles (42.5 km)4yr-private
University of Management and Technology26.5 miles (42.7 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-Virginia27.1 miles (43.5 km)4yr-private
Columbia College27.1 miles (43.5 km)2yr-private
University of Maryland Global Campus27.1 miles (43.6 km)4yr-public
Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing27.5 miles (44.2 km)2yr-private
Chamberlain University-Virginia27.6 miles (44.4 km)4yr-private
Virginia University of Integrative Medicine27.7 miles (44.5 km)4yr-private
University of the Potomac-VA Campus27.7 miles (44.6 km)4yr-private
DeVry University-Virginia29.0 miles (46.6 km)4yr-private
Prince George's Community College29.1 miles (46.9 km)2yr-public
Community College of Baltimore County29.5 miles (47.5 km)2yr-public
Divine Mercy University30.3 miles (48.7 km)4yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church30.7 miles (49.5 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-Maryland31.8 miles (51.2 km)4yr-private
Anne Arundel Community College31.8 miles (51.2 km)2yr-public
Mount St. Mary's University32.7 miles (52.7 km)4yr-private
Northern Virginia Community College32.8 miles (52.9 km)2yr-public
Washington University of Science and Technology33.2 miles (53.4 km)4yr-private
George Mason University34.4 miles (55.4 km)4yr-public
St. John's College35.3 miles (56.9 km)4yr-private
United States Naval Academy35.8 miles (57.6 km)4yr-public
Patrick Henry College36.9 miles (59.3 km)4yr-private
Agora University37.2 miles (59.8 km)4yr-private
United Lutheran Seminary39.9 miles (64.1 km)4yr-private
Gettysburg College40.1 miles (64.5 km)4yr-private
Hagerstown Community College41.9 miles (67.5 km)2yr-public
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas42.5 miles (68.5 km)2yr-private
Shepherd University42.9 miles (69.0 km)4yr-public
Harford Community College44.2 miles (71.1 km)2yr-public
Catholic International University44.5 miles (71.7 km)4yr-private
American Public University System44.6 miles (71.7 km)4yr-private
Ascent College45.8 miles (73.8 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto47.6 miles (76.6 km)4yr-public
York College of Pennsylvania48.7 miles (78.4 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York49.6 miles (79.8 km)4yr-public
College of Southern Maryland49.8 miles (80.2 km)2yr-public
Washington College51.4 miles (82.8 km)4yr-private
International Beauty School 451.6 miles (83.1 km)2yr-private
Valley College-Martinsburg51.8 miles (83.4 km)4yr-private
Martinsburg College51.8 miles (83.4 km)4yr-private
YTI Career Institute-York53.0 miles (85.2 km)2yr-private
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College53.2 miles (85.6 km)2yr-public
Chesapeake College55.4 miles (89.1 km)2yr-public
Wilson College57.0 miles (91.7 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech-Chambersburg59.3 miles (95.5 km)2yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
GLENWOOD ACADEMY	private	—	—	0.6 miles (0.9 km)
Glenwood Middle	public	—	—	1.2 miles (2.0 km)
Glenelg High	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
Bushy Park Elementary	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Folly Quarter Middle	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Triadelphia Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
GLENWOOD COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Dayton Oaks Elementary	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
GLENELG COUNTRY SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Lisbon Elementary	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
West Friendship Elementary	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
CORNERSTONE ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Mount View Middle	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Marriotts Ridge High	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF MARYLAND	private	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
MOUNT AIRY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Manor Woods Elementary	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
BROOKFIELD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.7 miles (10.7 km)
CHAPELGATECHRISTIANACADEMY	private	—	—	6.7 miles (10.7 km)
Clarksville Elementary	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
IMMANUEL MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
ST LOUIS SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
River Hill High	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
NORTHCREST MONTESSORI	private	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Sykesville Middle	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Belmont Elementary	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Applications and Research Laboratory	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Homewood School	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Laytonsville Elementary	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Rosa M. Parks Middle	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Greenwood Elementary	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
Pointers Run Elementary	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Clarksville Middle	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Harpers Choice Middle	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
MATER AMORIS MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Swansfield Elementary	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Longfellow Elementary	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Brooke Grove Elementary	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Waverly Elementary	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
OLNEY ADVENTIST PREPARATORY SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.7 miles (13.9 km)
OLNEY ADVENTIST PREPARATORY	private	—	—	8.7 miles (13.9 km)
Centennial High	public	—	—	8.7 miles (13.9 km)
Burleigh Manor Middle	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Centennial Lane Elementary	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
ST JOHN'S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Sherwood Elementary	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
COLUMBIA MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Piney Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Sherwood High	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
Wilde Lake Middle	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
AYA CENTER	private	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
ST PETER'S SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Olney Elementary	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Wilde Lake High	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Carrolltowne Elementary	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Woodfield Elementary	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Parr's Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Bryant Woods Elementary	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
BRYANT WOODS MONTESSORI CHILDRENS HOUSE	private	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
Mount Airy Middle	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Mount Airy Elementary	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.4 km)
Judith A. Resnik Elementary	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.7 miles (15.5 km)
Eldersburg Elementary	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Running Brook Elementary	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Clearspring Elementary	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Oklahoma Road Middle	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Damascus High	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Damascus Elementary	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
ST STEPHENS CLASSICAL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
William H. Farquhar Middle	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 21738

What school district is ZIP code 21738 in?

ZIP 21738 (MD) maps to Howard County Public Schools (LEA ID 2400420) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 21738?

US5 lists 71 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 50 public and 21 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 21738 attend private school?

About 0.7% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 21738 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	75.9%
High school	7.8%
Less than HS	2.0%
School district	Howard County Public Schools

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