ZIP 23831 — 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 23831

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 23831 (Chester, VA) is associated with Chesterfield County Public Schools (LEA 5100840) 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 79 K-12 schools (66 public, 13 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.4 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 Brightpoint Community College about 2.3 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Chesterfield County Public Schools

LEA ID

5100840

Private school share (ACS)

0.3%

Colleges & universities (70)

Brightpoint Community College2.3 miles (3.8 km)2yr-public
Chester Career College4.2 miles (6.8 km)2yr-private
Southside College of Health Sciences6.1 miles (9.8 km)2yr-private
Virginia State University7.9 miles (12.7 km)4yr-public
Galen Health Institutes-Richmond11.8 miles (19.1 km)2yr-private
Richard Bland College13.4 miles (21.5 km)2yr-public
Virginia Commonwealth University14.1 miles (22.6 km)4yr-public
Virginia Union University14.9 miles (24.0 km)4yr-private
Union Presbyterian Seminary16.1 miles (25.9 km)4yr-private
Fortis College-Richmond16.4 miles (26.4 km)2yr-private
University of Richmond16.7 miles (26.9 km)4yr-private
Lotus Professional College18.5 miles (29.8 km)4yr-private

Show all 70 colleges & universities

J Sargeant Reynolds Community College20.1 miles (32.4 km)2yr-public
Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing20.8 miles (33.4 km)4yr-private
Bon Secours St Mary's Hospital School of Medical Imaging20.8 miles (33.4 km)2yr-private
South University-Richmond22.3 miles (36.0 km)4yr-private
Randolph-Macon College28.7 miles (46.1 km)4yr-private
William & Mary41.1 miles (66.2 km)4yr-public
Southside Virginia Community College43.5 miles (70.0 km)2yr-public
Rappahannock Community College47.8 miles (76.9 km)2yr-public
Longwood University52.1 miles (83.9 km)4yr-public
Paul D Camp Community College54.4 miles (87.5 km)2yr-public
Christopher Newport University56.2 miles (90.4 km)4yr-public
Hampden-Sydney College56.2 miles (90.4 km)4yr-private
Riverside College of Health Careers58.8 miles (94.6 km)4yr-private
Virginia Peninsula Community College60.0 miles (96.5 km)2yr-public
Eastern Virginia Career College61.9 miles (99.6 km)2yr-private
Halifax Community College64.1 miles (103.2 km)2yr-public
Hampton University65.2 miles (104.9 km)4yr-private
Chowan University65.8 miles (105.9 km)4yr-private
University of Mary Washington66.1 miles (106.4 km)4yr-public
Old Dominion University70.6 miles (113.6 km)4yr-public
Eastern Virginia Medical School71.7 miles (115.3 km)4yr-public
Tidewater Community College72.5 miles (116.7 km)2yr-public
Piedmont Virginia Community College72.6 miles (116.9 km)2yr-public
Germanna Community College73.3 miles (118.0 km)2yr-public
Centura College-Norfolk73.6 miles (118.4 km)2yr-private
Norfolk State University74.0 miles (119.1 km)4yr-public
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Norfolk74.2 miles (119.4 km)2yr-private
Roanoke-Chowan Community College74.4 miles (119.8 km)2yr-public
University of Virginia-Main Campus74.7 miles (120.3 km)4yr-public
Virginia Wesleyan University77.1 miles (124.1 km)4yr-private
Sentara College of Health Sciences77.3 miles (124.4 km)4yr-private
Fortis College-Norfolk77.5 miles (124.8 km)2yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing - Chesapeake77.8 miles (125.2 km)4yr-private
Advanced Technology Institute78.1 miles (125.7 km)2yr-private
ECPI University78.3 miles (125.9 km)4yr-private
Centura College-Chesapeake78.5 miles (126.3 km)4yr-private
Regent University78.8 miles (126.8 km)4yr-private
Virginia Beach Theological Seminary80.3 miles (129.2 km)4yr-private
St. Mary's College of Maryland80.5 miles (129.6 km)4yr-public
Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach80.7 miles (129.9 km)4yr-private
South University-Virginia Beach81.2 miles (130.7 km)4yr-private
Centura College-Virginia Beach84.1 miles (135.3 km)2yr-private
College of Southern Maryland87.2 miles (140.3 km)2yr-public
Sweet Briar College90.6 miles (145.8 km)4yr-private
Vance-Granville Community College91.0 miles (146.4 km)2yr-public
North Carolina Wesleyan University93.4 miles (150.3 km)4yr-private
Virginia University of Lynchburg93.5 miles (150.4 km)4yr-private
Randolph College94.7 miles (152.4 km)4yr-private
Centra College94.7 miles (152.4 km)4yr-private
Liberty University95.1 miles (153.1 km)4yr-private
University of Lynchburg95.1 miles (153.1 km)4yr-private
Central Virginia Community College95.2 miles (153.2 km)2yr-public
Eastern Shore Community College95.3 miles (153.4 km)2yr-public
Louisburg College97.8 miles (157.4 km)2yr-private
Nash Community College97.8 miles (157.4 km)2yr-public
College of the Albemarle98.0 miles (157.8 km)2yr-public
Mid-Atlantic Christian University99.2 miles (159.7 km)4yr-private
Agora University99.2 miles (159.7 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
C.C. Wells Elementary	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
Ecoff Elementary	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
Carver College and Career Academy	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
Thomas Dale High	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
C.E. Curtis Elementary	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
PRIMROSE AT IRONBRIDGE CORNER	private	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Chester Early Childhood Learning Academy	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Bellwood Elementary	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Harrowgate Elementary	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Carver Middle	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
Salem Church Elementary	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Salem Church Middle	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
THE GODDARD SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
Chesterfield Juvenile Detention Home	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Marguerite F. Christian Elementary	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Lloyd C. Bird High	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Governor's Career and Technical Academy for Engineering Stud	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Chesterfield Career and Technical Center at Courthouse	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Phoenix Center	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Chesterfield Virtual School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
O.B. Gates Elementary	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Matoaca High	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
Beulah Elementary	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
GODDARD SCHOOL-RIVERS BEND	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
North Elementary	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
RONALD REAGAN SECONDARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Lakeview Elementary	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Elizabeth Davis Middle	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Elizabeth Scott Elementary	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Colonial Heights High	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Tussing Elementary	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Hopkins Road Elementary	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Meadowbrook High	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Colonial Heights Technical Center	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.4 km)
Matoaca Middle	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Enon Elementary	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Matoaca Elementary	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
J.G. Hening Elementary	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
GUARDIAN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Colonial Heights Middle	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Ettrick Elementary	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Falling Creek Elementary	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
Falling Creek Middle	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.5 km)
Bensley Elementary	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
BANNER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.9 miles (12.8 km)
RICHMOND CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
DREAM TECH ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Patrick Copeland Elementary	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Jacobs Road Elementary	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Hopewell High	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
ST JOSEPH SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Anthony P. Mehfoud Elementary	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Appomattox Regional Governor's School	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
Varina Elementary	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
Henrico Virtual Academy	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
BROADWAY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
Dupont Elementary	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Thomas C. Boushall Middle	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Lakemont Elementary	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Summer Hill Preschool Center	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
Southside Va Training Ctr	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.4 km)
J.A. Chalkley Elementary	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
GOOD NEWS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Broad Rock Elementary	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
Woodlawn Pre-School Learning Center	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.7 km)
Pleasants Lane Elementary	public	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
J.L. Francis Elementary	public	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
New HOPE Academy	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Westview Early Childhood Education Center	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
THE LEAD CENTER LTD	private	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Manchester Middle	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Central St. Hosp. Ed. Pr.	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Carter G. Woodson Middle	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Varina High	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
River City Middle	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
GRAFTON	private	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Cool Spring Elementary	public	—	—	9.9 miles (16.0 km)
Harry E. James Elementary	public	—	—	9.9 miles (16.0 km)
John Rolfe Middle	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 23831

What school district is ZIP code 23831 in?

ZIP 23831 (Chester, VA) maps to Chesterfield County Public Schools (LEA ID 5100840) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 23831?

US5 lists 79 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 66 public and 13 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 23831 attend private school?

About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 23831 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	36.7%
High school	24.0%
Less than HS	6.1%
School district	Chesterfield County Public Schools

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