ZIP 24179 — 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 24179

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 24179 (Vinton, VA) is associated with Bedford County Public Schools (LEA 5100360) 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 59 K-12 schools (44 public, 15 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.5 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.2% 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 Hollins University about 8.6 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Bedford County Public Schools

LEA ID

5100360

Private school share (ACS)

0.2%

Colleges & universities (68)

Hollins University8.6 miles (13.9 km)4yr-private
Virginia Western Community College9.3 miles (15.0 km)2yr-public
American National University11.7 miles (18.8 km)4yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Roanoke12.7 miles (20.4 km)2yr-private
Roanoke College13.4 miles (21.6 km)4yr-private
Ferrum College27.4 miles (44.2 km)4yr-private
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine33.3 miles (53.5 km)4yr-private
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University33.9 miles (54.6 km)4yr-public
Central Virginia Community College34.8 miles (56.0 km)2yr-public
Liberty University34.9 miles (56.1 km)4yr-private
University of Lynchburg35.5 miles (57.1 km)4yr-private
Centra College36.0 miles (57.9 km)4yr-private

Show all 68 colleges & universities

Mountain Gateway Community College36.4 miles (58.5 km)2yr-public
Randolph College36.6 miles (59.0 km)4yr-private
Virginia University of Lynchburg37.0 miles (59.6 km)4yr-private
Patrick & Henry Community College38.1 miles (61.3 km)2yr-public
Washington and Lee University40.1 miles (64.6 km)4yr-private
Southern Virginia University40.3 miles (64.8 km)4yr-private
Virginia Military Institute40.3 miles (64.9 km)4yr-public
Radford University41.9 miles (67.5 km)4yr-public
Sweet Briar College44.2 miles (71.1 km)4yr-private
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine49.5 miles (79.7 km)4yr-public
New River Community College50.3 miles (80.9 km)2yr-public
Averett University53.7 miles (86.5 km)4yr-private
Sovah School of Health Professions53.9 miles (86.7 km)2yr-private
Danville Community College54.6 miles (87.9 km)2yr-public
Rockingham Community College62.1 miles (100.0 km)2yr-public
Concord University66.3 miles (106.7 km)4yr-public
Mercer County Technical Education Center71.2 miles (114.6 km)2yr-public
Mary Baldwin University72.3 miles (116.4 km)4yr-private
Wytheville Community College73.0 miles (117.5 km)2yr-public
Hampden-Sydney College74.2 miles (119.3 km)4yr-private
Piedmont Community College74.8 miles (120.4 km)2yr-public
Longwood University77.8 miles (125.1 km)4yr-public
Bluefield State University78.5 miles (126.3 km)4yr-public
Bluefield University79.0 miles (127.1 km)4yr-private
New River Community and Technical College79.8 miles (128.5 km)2yr-public
Surry Community College80.0 miles (128.7 km)2yr-public
West Virginia University Institute of Technology82.5 miles (132.7 km)4yr-public
Guilford College82.5 miles (132.8 km)4yr-private
Carolina Christian College82.6 miles (132.9 km)4yr-private
Valley College-Beckley83.0 miles (133.6 km)2yr-private
Elon University83.5 miles (134.3 km)4yr-private
Blue Ridge Community College83.5 miles (134.4 km)2yr-public
Wake Forest University83.8 miles (134.8 km)4yr-private
North Carolina A & T State University83.9 miles (135.0 km)4yr-public
Greensboro College84.0 miles (135.2 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina at Greensboro84.2 miles (135.5 km)4yr-public
Bennett College84.3 miles (135.6 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-North Carolina85.4 miles (137.5 km)4yr-private
Appalachian Bible College85.5 miles (137.5 km)4yr-private
Winston-Salem State University85.8 miles (138.1 km)4yr-public
Salem College86.3 miles (138.9 km)4yr-private
Health And Style Institute86.3 miles (138.9 km)2yr-private
Carolina University86.3 miles (138.9 km)4yr-private
South University-High Point86.5 miles (139.3 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina School of the Arts86.9 miles (139.8 km)4yr-public
Forsyth Technical Community College88.0 miles (141.6 km)2yr-public
Alamance Community College88.0 miles (141.6 km)2yr-public
Piedmont Virginia Community College88.0 miles (141.7 km)2yr-public
University of Virginia-Main Campus88.3 miles (142.1 km)4yr-public
Bridgewater College88.3 miles (142.2 km)4yr-private
Guilford Technical Community College89.2 miles (143.6 km)2yr-public
High Point University91.4 miles (147.1 km)4yr-private
James Madison University94.6 miles (152.2 km)4yr-public
Eastern Mennonite University96.3 miles (155.0 km)4yr-private
Vance-Granville Community College99.0 miles (159.2 km)2yr-public
Watts College of Nursing99.5 miles (160.1 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
MINERAL SPRINGS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
Stewartsville Elementary	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
Goodview Elementary	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
William Byrd High	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
William Byrd Middle	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
ILUMENED ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
W.E. Cundiff Elementary	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Herman L. Horn Elementary	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
KINGS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY -OR KCA	private	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
ROANOKE ADVENTIST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Roanoke Valley Juvenile Detention Home	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Bonsack Elementary	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Colonial Elementary	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Fallon Park Elementary	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Mount Pleasant Elementary	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Morningside Elementary	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
RIVERMONT, ROANOKE SOUTHEAST	private	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
John P. Fishwick Middle	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Read Mountain Middle	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
ROANOKE CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Reg Alternative Plus Self Project/Roanoke City	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Monterey Elementary	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
Cloverdale Elementary	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
Noel C. Taylor Academy At Oakland	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.7 km)
Lincoln Terrace Elementary	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.8 km)
Ruffner Operations and Professional Development Center	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Addison Aerospace Magnet Middle	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER	private	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Breckinridge Middle	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Mountain View Elementary	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Garden City Elementary	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
Preston Park Elementary	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
NEW VISTA MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Highland Park Elementary	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Round Hill Elementary	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
RIVERMONT SCHOOL - ROANOKE	private	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Crystal Spring Elementary	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Montvale Elementary	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
COMMUNITY SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Roanoke Academy For Mathematics & Science Elementary	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Hurt Park Elementary	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Windy Gap Elementary	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
ROANOKE VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS	private	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Wasena Elementary	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Burlington Elementary	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
Virginia Heights Elementary	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Fishburn Park Elementary	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Forest Park Academy	public	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
MINNICK SCHOOLS	private	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
James Madison Middle	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
William Fleming High	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.4 km)
Clearbrook Elementary	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
VIA CENTERS FOR NEURODEVELOPMENT-ROANOKE VIA SCHOO	private	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
Patrick Henry High	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Woodrow Wilson Middle	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Roanoke Valley Governor's School	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Lord Botetourt High	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 24179

What school district is ZIP code 24179 in?

ZIP 24179 (Vinton, VA) maps to Bedford County Public Schools (LEA ID 5100360) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 24179?

US5 lists 59 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 44 public and 15 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 24179 attend private school?

About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 24179 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	22.8%
High school	33.5%
Less than HS	9.8%
School district	Bedford County Public Schools

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