ZIP 29205 — 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 29205

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 29205 (Columbia, SC) is associated with Richland School District 1 (LEA 4503360) 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 4.7 miles.

ACS estimates show about 1.0% 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 University of South Carolina-Columbia about 1.8 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Richland School District 1

LEA ID

4503360

Private school share (ACS)

1.0%

Colleges & universities (71)

University of South Carolina-Columbia1.8 miles (2.8 km)4yr-public
Allen University1.9 miles (3.1 km)4yr-private
Benedict College2.1 miles (3.3 km)4yr-private
Columbia College4.3 miles (6.9 km)4yr-private
Fortis College-Columbia5.1 miles (8.3 km)2yr-private
Southeastern College-Columbia5.4 miles (8.7 km)2yr-private
Midlands Technical College7.3 miles (11.8 km)2yr-public
Columbia International University7.4 miles (11.9 km)4yr-private
South University-Columbia7.7 miles (12.4 km)4yr-private
Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College32.2 miles (51.9 km)2yr-public
Claflin University35.0 miles (56.2 km)4yr-private
South Carolina State University35.0 miles (56.4 km)4yr-public

Show all 71 colleges & universities

University of South Carolina-Sumter36.0 miles (57.9 km)2yr-public
Central Carolina Technical College36.1 miles (58.1 km)2yr-public
Morris College37.5 miles (60.3 km)4yr-private
Newberry College41.0 miles (66.1 km)4yr-private
Denmark Technical College47.3 miles (76.2 km)2yr-public
Voorhees University47.8 miles (76.9 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina Aiken52.8 miles (85.0 km)4yr-public
University of South Carolina-Lancaster52.9 miles (85.2 km)2yr-public
Aiken Technical College57.9 miles (93.1 km)2yr-public
Coker University59.3 miles (95.5 km)4yr-private
Presbyterian College59.9 miles (96.4 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Union61.6 miles (99.1 km)2yr-public
Clinton College63.9 miles (102.8 km)4yr-private
York Technical College65.3 miles (105.0 km)2yr-public
Winthrop University65.8 miles (105.8 km)4yr-public
Piedmont Technical College66.0 miles (106.2 km)2yr-public
Augusta University67.4 miles (108.4 km)4yr-public
Paine College67.6 miles (108.8 km)4yr-private
Lander University68.4 miles (110.0 km)4yr-public
Helms College69.2 miles (111.4 km)2yr-private
University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie69.7 miles (112.1 km)2yr-public
Florence-Darlington Technical College69.9 miles (112.5 km)2yr-public
Williamsburg Technical College71.5 miles (115.1 km)2yr-public
Augusta Technical College72.2 miles (116.1 km)2yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Augusta72.3 miles (116.4 km)2yr-private
Wingate University75.7 miles (121.8 km)4yr-private
Northeastern Technical College77.7 miles (125.0 km)2yr-public
Francis Marion University78.2 miles (125.8 km)4yr-public
Chamberlain University-North Carolina79.4 miles (127.7 km)4yr-private
Southeastern College-Charlotte80.5 miles (129.6 km)2yr-private
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary82.2 miles (132.2 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte82.3 miles (132.5 km)2yr-private
Carolinas College of Health Sciences82.4 miles (132.7 km)4yr-public
Limestone University82.5 miles (132.8 km)4yr-private
South Piedmont Community College82.9 miles (133.4 km)2yr-public
Erskine College83.1 miles (133.8 km)4yr-private
Queens University of Charlotte83.4 miles (134.2 km)4yr-private
Converse University84.8 miles (136.6 km)4yr-private
Central Piedmont Community College85.4 miles (137.4 km)2yr-public
Wofford College85.6 miles (137.8 km)4yr-private
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte86.3 miles (138.9 km)4yr-private
Spartanburg Methodist College86.7 miles (139.6 km)4yr-private
Johnson C Smith University86.9 miles (139.9 km)4yr-private
Charleston Southern University87.6 miles (141.0 km)4yr-private
Belmont Abbey College87.8 miles (141.3 km)4yr-private
Spartanburg Community College88.5 miles (142.3 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Upstate88.9 miles (143.1 km)4yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Charleston90.3 miles (145.3 km)2yr-private
Sherman College of Chiropractic90.4 miles (145.5 km)4yr-private
Gaston College92.0 miles (148.0 km)2yr-public
Trident Technical College92.1 miles (148.2 km)2yr-public
University of North Carolina at Charlotte92.2 miles (148.3 km)4yr-public
Cleveland Community College93.5 miles (150.4 km)2yr-public
Southeastern College-Charleston93.8 miles (150.9 km)2yr-private
Gardner-Webb University94.9 miles (152.7 km)4yr-private
Richmond Community College96.8 miles (155.9 km)2yr-public
Greenville Technical College97.3 miles (156.6 km)4yr-public
Bob Jones University99.1 miles (159.4 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-South Carolina99.2 miles (159.6 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Rosewood Elementary	public	—	—	0.2 miles (0.3 km)
MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF COLUMBIA	private	—	—	0.5 miles (0.8 km)
Hand Middle	public	—	—	0.6 miles (1.0 km)
SHANDON UNITED METHODIST PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN	private	—	—	0.6 miles (1.0 km)
ST JOSEPH SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.7 miles (1.0 km)
Dreher High	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.1 km)
A. C. Moore Elementary	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.2 km)
Richland One Charter Middle College	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
MARNIE LEADS ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
South Kilbourne Elementary	public	—	—	1.2 miles (2.0 km)
Brennen Elementary	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
KILBOURNE PARK BAPTIST CHURCH WEEKDAY PRESCHOOL	private	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
ST MARTIN DE PORRES SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
A. C. Flora High	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
Berea	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
Crayton Middle	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Carver-Lyon Elementary	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Meadowfield Elementary	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
ST PETERS CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
HAMMOND SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.1 km)
C. A. Johnson High	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
CENTER FOR LEARNING INC	private	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Clear Dot Charter School	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
Brockman Elementary	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Bradley Elementary	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Watkins-Nance Elementary	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
W. A. Perry Middle	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
HARMONY SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.1 miles (4.9 km)
ASBURY KINDERGARTEN & PRESCHOOL	private	—	—	3.1 miles (4.9 km)
Logan Elementary	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.1 km)
DANIELS CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS	private	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
JUBILEE ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
W. G. Sanders Middle	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Brookland-Cayce High	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Satchel Ford Elementary	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
CUTLER JEWISH DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
CUTLER JEWISH DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
Samuel A. Heyward Career and Technology Center	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Annie Burnside Elementary	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Burton Pack Elementary	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Cayce Elementary	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Lexington Two Innovation Center	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.5 km)
Hyatt Park Elementary	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.7 km)
Arden Elementary	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Heyward Gibbes Middle	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Caughman Road Elementary	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Edward E. Taylor Elementary	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Pendergrass Fairwold School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
SC Whitmore School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Eau Claire High	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Alcorn Middle	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
SANDHILLS SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.9 miles (7.8 km)
Palmetto Achievement Center for Excellence Academy	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Mill Creek Elementary	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Forest Lake Elementary	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
HOPE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Saluda River Academy for the Arts	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
J. P. Thomas Elementary	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
South Carolina Virtual Charter School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
A. J. Lewis Greenview Elementary	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
MISSION HOPE FOUNDATION	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Dent Middle	public	—	—	5.6 miles (8.9 km)
Richland Northeast High	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
H. B. Rhame Elementary	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Riverbank Elementary	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
St. Andrews Middle	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Northside Middle	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.4 km)
Jackson Creek Elementary	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.4 km)
East Point Academy	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Manning High	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
L. W. Conder Elementary	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Joseph Keels Elementary	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.4 km)
GLENFOREST SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Airport High	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
THE SCHOOL OF NORAH ARK	private	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Columbia High	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
R. H. Fulmer Middle	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.2 km)
Sandel Elementary	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Carolina School for Inquiry	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
EDGE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Springdale Elementary	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
BEN LIPPEN SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
CARDINAL NEWMAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Midlands Middle College	public	—	—	7.4 miles (12.0 km)
THE UHURU ACADEMY EDUCATION SOLUTIONS	private	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
E. L. Wright Middle	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.3 km)
Polo Road Elementary	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
W.J. Keenan High	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
SC Connections Academy	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Lower Richland High	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Forest Heights Elementary	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Windsor Elementary	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
Broad River High	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
Kirkland High	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
Herbert A. Wood Elementary	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Pine Ridge Middle	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Seven Oaks Elementary	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.3 km)
Pine Grove Elementary	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 29205

What school district is ZIP code 29205 in?

ZIP 29205 (Columbia, SC) maps to Richland School District 1 (LEA ID 4503360) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 29205?

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 29205 attend private school?

About 1.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 29205 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	66.3%
High school	9.6%
Less than HS	3.7%
School district	Richland School District 1

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