ZIP 29229 — 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 29229

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 29229 (Columbia, SC) is associated with Richland School District 2 (LEA 4503390) 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 66 K-12 schools (56 public, 10 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.2 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 South University-Columbia about 4.6 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Richland School District 2

LEA ID

4503390

Private school share (ACS)

0.2%

Colleges & universities (76)

South University-Columbia4.6 miles (7.4 km)4yr-private
Southeastern College-Columbia6.3 miles (10.2 km)2yr-private
Columbia College9.9 miles (15.9 km)4yr-private
Columbia International University11.0 miles (17.7 km)4yr-private
Benedict College11.1 miles (17.9 km)4yr-private
Allen University11.2 miles (18.1 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Columbia12.2 miles (19.7 km)4yr-public
Fortis College-Columbia13.5 miles (21.8 km)2yr-private
Midlands Technical College18.0 miles (29.0 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Sumter33.1 miles (53.3 km)2yr-public
Central Carolina Technical College33.3 miles (53.5 km)2yr-public
Morris College34.4 miles (55.4 km)4yr-private

Show all 76 colleges & universities

Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College41.1 miles (66.2 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Lancaster41.9 miles (67.4 km)2yr-public
Newberry College42.5 miles (68.5 km)4yr-private
Claflin University44.2 miles (71.1 km)4yr-private
South Carolina State University44.3 miles (71.2 km)4yr-public
Coker University50.0 miles (80.5 km)4yr-private
Clinton College54.3 miles (87.4 km)4yr-private
York Technical College55.4 miles (89.1 km)2yr-public
Winthrop University56.1 miles (90.3 km)4yr-public
University of South Carolina-Union57.5 miles (92.6 km)2yr-public
Denmark Technical College58.4 miles (94.0 km)2yr-public
Voorhees University58.9 miles (94.7 km)4yr-private
Presbyterian College60.2 miles (96.9 km)4yr-private
Florence-Darlington Technical College62.3 miles (100.3 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina Aiken63.4 miles (102.0 km)4yr-public
Wingate University64.1 miles (103.1 km)4yr-private
Northeastern Technical College67.0 miles (107.8 km)2yr-public
Aiken Technical College68.4 miles (110.1 km)2yr-public
Chamberlain University-North Carolina69.2 miles (111.3 km)4yr-private
Piedmont Technical College70.1 miles (112.8 km)2yr-public
Southeastern College-Charlotte70.2 miles (112.9 km)2yr-private
Williamsburg Technical College70.2 miles (113.0 km)2yr-public
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary71.2 miles (114.6 km)4yr-private
Francis Marion University71.2 miles (114.6 km)4yr-public
South Piedmont Community College71.3 miles (114.7 km)2yr-public
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte71.4 miles (114.9 km)2yr-private
Carolinas College of Health Sciences72.2 miles (116.2 km)4yr-public
Lander University72.6 miles (116.8 km)4yr-public
Queens University of Charlotte72.8 miles (117.1 km)4yr-private
Central Piedmont Community College74.8 miles (120.3 km)2yr-public
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte75.8 miles (122.0 km)4yr-private
Johnson C Smith University76.4 miles (123.0 km)4yr-private
Limestone University76.6 miles (123.3 km)4yr-private
Augusta University77.8 miles (125.2 km)4yr-public
Paine College78.0 miles (125.6 km)4yr-private
Belmont Abbey College78.0 miles (125.6 km)4yr-private
Helms College79.3 miles (127.6 km)2yr-private
University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie81.0 miles (130.4 km)2yr-public
Converse University81.1 miles (130.5 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina at Charlotte81.3 miles (130.9 km)4yr-public
Wofford College81.9 miles (131.8 km)4yr-private
Augusta Technical College82.7 miles (133.0 km)2yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Augusta82.8 miles (133.2 km)2yr-private
Gaston College82.8 miles (133.3 km)2yr-public
Spartanburg Methodist College83.2 miles (133.9 km)4yr-private
Spartanburg Community College84.9 miles (136.7 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Upstate85.2 miles (137.1 km)4yr-public
Cleveland Community College85.9 miles (138.2 km)2yr-public
Richmond Community College85.9 miles (138.3 km)2yr-public
Erskine College86.4 miles (139.0 km)4yr-private
Sherman College of Chiropractic86.7 miles (139.5 km)4yr-private
Gardner-Webb University88.3 miles (142.2 km)4yr-private
St. Andrews University91.1 miles (146.6 km)4yr-private
Stanly Community College91.2 miles (146.7 km)2yr-public
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences91.6 miles (147.4 km)4yr-private
Charleston Southern University92.8 miles (149.4 km)4yr-private
Davidson College94.2 miles (151.6 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Charleston95.4 miles (153.5 km)2yr-private
Greenville Technical College96.5 miles (155.3 km)4yr-public
Trident Technical College97.3 miles (156.5 km)2yr-public
Bob Jones University97.9 miles (157.6 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-South Carolina98.4 miles (158.3 km)4yr-private
Southeastern College-Charleston99.0 miles (159.4 km)2yr-private
Pfeiffer University99.4 miles (160.0 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
North Springs Elementary	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.1 km)
Summit Parkway Middle	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
LAKE MURRAY MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.1 miles (1.7 km)
L. B. Nelson Elementary	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Rice Creek Elementary	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.8 km)
Spring Valley High	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Ridge View High	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Killian Elementary	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Sandlapper Elementary	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Longleaf Middle	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
Bridge Creek Elementary	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
GRACE COMMUNITY ACADEMY OF COLUMBIA	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Bookman Road Elementary	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
ST JOHN NEWMANN CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
Catawba Trail Elementary	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Windsor Elementary	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Kelly Mill Middle	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Lake Carolina Elementary Lower Campus	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Lake Carolina Elementary Upper Campus	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
Pontiac Elementary	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
E. L. Wright Middle	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Blythewood Middle	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Polo Road Elementary	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
CARDINAL NEWMAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Round Top Elementary	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Westwood High	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Joseph Keels Elementary	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
L. W. Conder Elementary	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Langford Elementary	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
W.J. Keenan High	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Jackson Creek Elementary	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Richland Northeast High	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Dent Middle	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.9 km)
MISSION HOPE FOUNDATION	private	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Manning High	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Forest Lake Elementary	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.7 km)
Blythewood High	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Leslie M. Stover Middle	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.0 km)
Blaney Elementary	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Bethel-Hanberry Elementary	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
A. J. Lewis Greenview Elementary	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
SC Whitmore School	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Muller Road Middle	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Pendergrass Fairwold School	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Carolina School for Inquiry	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
CUTLER JEWISH DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
CUTLER JEWISH DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
Satchel Ford Elementary	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Samuel A. Heyward Career and Technology Center	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Palmetto Achievement Center for Excellence Academy	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
JUBILEE ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
W. G. Sanders Middle	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
J. P. Thomas Elementary	public	—	—	8.7 miles (13.9 km)
HARMONY SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Brockman Elementary	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Burton Pack Elementary	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Bradley Elementary	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.7 km)
Arden Elementary	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Forest Heights Elementary	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Crayton Middle	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Doby's Mill Elementary	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Alcorn Middle	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
CENTER FOR LEARNING INC	private	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
A. C. Flora High	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.5 km)
Berea	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
W. A. Perry Middle	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 29229

What school district is ZIP code 29229 in?

ZIP 29229 (Columbia, SC) maps to Richland School District 2 (LEA ID 4503390) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 29229?

US5 lists 66 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 56 public and 10 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 29229 attend private school?

About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 29229 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	45.9%
High school	17.1%
Less than HS	5.8%
School district	Richland School District 2

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