ZIP 23701 — 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 23701

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 23701 (Portsmouth, VA) is associated with Portsmouth City Public Schools (LEA 5103000) 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 100 K-12 schools (75 public, 25 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.1 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 Eastern Virginia Medical School about 5.0 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Portsmouth City Public Schools

LEA ID

5103000

Private school share (ACS)

0.3%

Colleges & universities (55)

Eastern Virginia Medical School5.0 miles (8.0 km)4yr-public
Tidewater Community College5.0 miles (8.1 km)2yr-public
Old Dominion University6.1 miles (9.9 km)4yr-public
Norfolk State University6.5 miles (10.4 km)4yr-public
Sentara College of Health Sciences7.5 miles (12.0 km)4yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing - Chesapeake7.8 miles (12.6 km)4yr-private
Centura College-Chesapeake8.6 miles (13.8 km)4yr-private
Regent University9.8 miles (15.7 km)4yr-private
Centura College-Norfolk10.0 miles (16.2 km)2yr-private
Fortis College-Norfolk10.2 miles (16.4 km)2yr-private
Virginia Beach Theological Seminary10.5 miles (17.0 km)4yr-private
Advanced Technology Institute10.6 miles (17.0 km)2yr-private

Show all 55 colleges & universities

ECPI University10.8 miles (17.3 km)4yr-private
Virginia Wesleyan University10.9 miles (17.5 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Norfolk11.0 miles (17.6 km)2yr-private
Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach12.9 miles (20.7 km)4yr-private
South University-Virginia Beach13.7 miles (22.0 km)4yr-private
Hampton University14.3 miles (23.1 km)4yr-private
Riverside College of Health Careers16.0 miles (25.8 km)4yr-private
Centura College-Virginia Beach17.0 miles (27.4 km)2yr-private
Virginia Peninsula Community College17.5 miles (28.2 km)2yr-public
Christopher Newport University18.5 miles (29.8 km)4yr-public
Paul D Camp Community College32.8 miles (52.9 km)2yr-public
College of the Albemarle34.8 miles (56.0 km)2yr-public
Mid-Atlantic Christian University36.3 miles (58.3 km)4yr-private
William & Mary36.6 miles (58.9 km)4yr-public
Elizabeth City State University38.0 miles (61.2 km)4yr-public
Chowan University48.1 miles (77.4 km)4yr-private
Roanoke-Chowan Community College49.5 miles (79.7 km)2yr-public
Rappahannock Community College53.7 miles (86.5 km)2yr-public
Richard Bland College61.6 miles (99.1 km)2yr-public
Virginia State University64.8 miles (104.2 km)4yr-public
Southside College of Health Sciences64.9 miles (104.4 km)2yr-private
Eastern Shore Community College66.5 miles (107.0 km)2yr-public
Chester Career College66.5 miles (107.1 km)2yr-private
Brightpoint Community College68.0 miles (109.5 km)2yr-public
Halifax Community College74.1 miles (119.3 km)2yr-public
Virginia Commonwealth University78.3 miles (126.1 km)4yr-public
Martin Community College78.7 miles (126.6 km)2yr-public
Virginia Union University78.8 miles (126.9 km)4yr-private
Union Presbyterian Seminary79.5 miles (128.0 km)4yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Richmond79.7 miles (128.3 km)2yr-private
Fortis College-Richmond81.3 miles (130.8 km)2yr-private
Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing82.1 miles (132.1 km)4yr-private
Bon Secours St Mary's Hospital School of Medical Imaging82.1 miles (132.1 km)2yr-private
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College83.2 miles (133.9 km)2yr-public
University of Richmond83.2 miles (133.9 km)4yr-private
Lotus Professional College85.5 miles (137.6 km)4yr-private
Southside Virginia Community College85.6 miles (137.8 km)2yr-public
South University-Richmond88.8 miles (143.0 km)4yr-private
Randolph-Macon College89.4 miles (143.8 km)4yr-private
Edgecombe Community College92.9 miles (149.5 km)2yr-public
Beaufort County Community College94.5 miles (152.0 km)2yr-public
St. Mary's College of Maryland95.0 miles (152.9 km)4yr-public
North Carolina Wesleyan University95.4 miles (153.5 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
TINKER BELL DAYCARE	private	—	—	0.3 miles (0.5 km)
Manor High	public	—	—	0.5 miles (0.9 km)
Hodges Manor Elementary	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.2 km)
Simonsdale Elementary	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
PORTSMOUTH CATHOLIC REGIONAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
Lakeview Elementary	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.7 km)
Olive Branch Preschool Center	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
William E. Waters Middle	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
Westhaven Elementary	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
PORTSMOUTH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
Douglass Park Elementary	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.8 km)
Victory Elementary	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Edwin W. Chittum Elementary	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.5 km)
New Directions Center	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.6 km)
Waterview Elementary	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Mount Hermon Preschool Center	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.8 km)
TORAS CHAIM	private	—	—	2.5 miles (3.9 km)
Southwestern Elementary	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Camelot Elementary	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
Western Branch Intermediate	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
Western Branch Primary	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
CHRISTOPHER ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Cradock Elementary	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Jolliff Middle	public	—	—	3.1 miles (4.9 km)
Cradock Middle	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
G.A. Treakle Elementary	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Western Branch High	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Western Branch Middle	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Churchland Elementary	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
I.C. Norcom High	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
ALDERSGATE NEW CREATION UMC KINDER PREP	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Brighton Elementary	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Park View Elementary	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
STONEBRIDGE SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
SWEETHAVEN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
HARBOR POINT ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
HARBOR POINT BEHAVIOR HEALTH CENTER	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
COURT STREET ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Deep Creek Elementary	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Deep Creek High	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Deep Creek Middle	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
DEEP CREEK COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Churchland High	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Churchland Middle	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Churchland Preschool Center	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Churchland Academy Elementary	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Kings Daughters Hosp. Ep.	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
St. Helena Elementary	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Rena B. Wright Primary	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
ROADSTEAD MONTESORRI HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.1 miles (8.1 km)
Governor's School for the Arts	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
THE WILLIAMS SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
THE HAGUE SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
YESHIVA AISH KODOSH TALMUDICAL ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
GHENT MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.4 km)
WEST GHENT SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN PRESCHOOL	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Walter Herron Taylor Elementary	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Truitt Intermediate	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Churchland Primary & Intermediate	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Deep Creek Central Elementary	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Oscar Smith Middle	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
FIRST BAPTIST READY ACADEMY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
P.B. Young Sr. Elementary	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Colonel Fred Cherry Middle	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Blair Middle	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
BINA HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
Matthew Fontaine Maury High	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Ruffner School	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Creekside Elementary	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Ghent K-8	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Hugo A. Owens Middle	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Portlock Primary	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Northern Shores Elementary	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Madison Alternative Center	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Crestwood Middle	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Berkley/Campostella Early Childhood Education Center	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
CATHEDRAL OF FAITH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.9 miles (9.6 km)
DOMINION ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
James Monroe Elementary	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
Southside STEM Academy at Campostella	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Crestwood Intermediate	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
George W. Carver Intermediate	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Booker T Washington High	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Thurgood Marshall Elementary	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.4 km)
Jacox Elementary	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Larchmont Elementary	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Lindenwood Elementary	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
ST PATRICK CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Florence Bowser Elementary	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Chesterfield Elementary	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Richard Bowling Elementary	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
MCDONALD MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Georgetown Primary	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Grassfield Elementary	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.5 km)
Indian River High	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Chesapeake Career Center	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Cedar Road Elementary	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Chesapeake Center for Student Success	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Grassfield High School Governor's STEM Academy	public	—	—	7.4 miles (12.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 23701

What school district is ZIP code 23701 in?

ZIP 23701 (Portsmouth, VA) maps to Portsmouth City Public Schools (LEA ID 5103000) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 23701?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 75 public and 25 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 23701 attend private school?

About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 23701 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	22.5%
High school	32.8%
Less than HS	10.3%
School district	Portsmouth City Public Schools

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