Herndon town, VA
ZIP 20170 — 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 20170
K-12 nearby
100
Public
57
Private
43
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 20170 (Herndon, VA) is associated with Fairfax County Public Schools (LEA 5101260) 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 (57 public, 43 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.9 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.6% 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 Divine Mercy University about 3.1 miles away (4yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
Fairfax County Public Schools
LEA ID
5101260
Private school share (ACS)
0.6%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Divine Mercy University3.1 miles (5.0 km)4yr-private
- Columbia College7.9 miles (12.7 km)2yr-private
- Virginia University of Integrative Medicine9.6 miles (15.5 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Virginia9.8 miles (15.8 km)4yr-private
- University of the Potomac-VA Campus10.1 miles (16.3 km)4yr-private
- Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing10.5 miles (16.9 km)2yr-private
- George Mason University10.9 miles (17.6 km)4yr-public
- Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church12.0 miles (19.3 km)4yr-private
- Northern Virginia Community College12.7 miles (20.5 km)2yr-public
- Montgomery College14.4 miles (23.2 km)2yr-public
- Marymount University14.4 miles (23.2 km)4yr-private
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas14.7 miles (23.7 km)2yr-private
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- SANS Technology Institute15.0 miles (24.2 km)4yr-private
- Agora University15.4 miles (24.8 km)4yr-private
- Wesley Theological Seminary15.8 miles (25.5 km)4yr-private
- American University15.9 miles (25.6 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Virginia17.0 miles (27.3 km)4yr-private
- University of the District of Columbia17.0 miles (27.4 km)4yr-public
- Georgetown University17.2 miles (27.6 km)4yr-private
- University of Management and Technology17.5 miles (28.1 km)4yr-private
- National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts17.6 miles (28.3 km)2yr-private
- Ascent College17.8 miles (28.7 km)4yr-private
- George Washington University18.7 miles (30.0 km)4yr-private
- Windsor University19.0 miles (30.6 km)4yr-private
- NewU University19.1 miles (30.7 km)4yr-private
- Institute of World Politics19.1 miles (30.7 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital19.2 miles (31.0 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-District of Columbia19.3 miles (31.0 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Global Region19.3 miles (31.0 km)4yr-private
- Career Technical Institute19.4 miles (31.2 km)2yr-private
- The Chicago School at Washington DC19.4 miles (31.2 km)4yr-private
- University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus19.4 miles (31.3 km)4yr-private
- DeVry University-Virginia19.5 miles (31.4 km)4yr-private
- Howard University19.8 miles (31.8 km)4yr-private
- Patrick Henry College20.0 miles (32.2 km)4yr-private
- Washington University of Science and Technology20.1 miles (32.4 km)4yr-private
- Washington Adventist University20.4 miles (32.8 km)4yr-private
- Trinity Washington University20.5 miles (33.0 km)4yr-private
- Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family20.7 miles (33.4 km)4yr-private
- Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies20.7 miles (33.4 km)4yr-private
- The Catholic University of America20.8 miles (33.4 km)4yr-private
- Gallaudet University21.3 miles (34.3 km)4yr-private
- Saint Michael College of Allied Health22.1 miles (35.5 km)2yr-private
- University of Maryland-College Park23.4 miles (37.6 km)4yr-public
- Strayer University-Maryland27.0 miles (43.4 km)4yr-private
- Fortis College-Landover27.7 miles (44.5 km)2yr-private
- Capitol Technology University28.8 miles (46.3 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland Global Campus29.0 miles (46.6 km)4yr-public
- Maryland University of Integrative Health29.3 miles (47.2 km)4yr-private
- Prince George's Community College30.5 miles (49.1 km)2yr-public
- Hood College30.5 miles (49.1 km)4yr-private
- Howard Community College31.4 miles (50.5 km)2yr-public
- Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia32.1 miles (51.7 km)2yr-private
- Frederick Community College32.7 miles (52.6 km)2yr-public
- Catholic International University33.3 miles (53.7 km)4yr-private
- Bowie State University33.4 miles (53.8 km)4yr-public
- American Public University System33.4 miles (53.8 km)4yr-private
- College of Southern Maryland35.3 miles (56.8 km)2yr-public
- Shepherd University38.7 miles (62.3 km)4yr-public
- University of Maryland-Baltimore County40.6 miles (65.3 km)4yr-public
- Carroll Community College43.4 miles (69.9 km)2yr-public
- Shenandoah University43.7 miles (70.3 km)4yr-private
- Ner Israel Rabbinical College43.8 miles (70.5 km)4yr-private
- Stevenson University44.7 miles (71.9 km)4yr-private
- Coppin State University44.9 miles (72.3 km)4yr-public
- Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College45.0 miles (72.4 km)4yr-private
- Baltimore City Community College45.0 miles (72.5 km)2yr-public
- International Beauty School 445.5 miles (73.2 km)2yr-private
- University of Maryland, Baltimore45.7 miles (73.6 km)4yr-public
- Blue Ridge Community and Technical College45.8 miles (73.7 km)2yr-public
- McDaniel College46.4 miles (74.7 km)4yr-private
- University System of Maryland-Research Centers46.6 miles (75.0 km)4yr-public
- Maryland Institute College of Art46.6 miles (75.0 km)4yr-private
- University System of Maryland46.6 miles (75.0 km)4yr-public
- University of Baltimore46.7 miles (75.1 km)4yr-public
- Valley College-Martinsburg46.8 miles (75.3 km)4yr-private
- Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore46.8 miles (75.3 km)4yr-private
- Martinsburg College46.8 miles (75.3 km)4yr-private
- Anne Arundel Community College46.8 miles (75.3 km)2yr-public
- Germanna Community College47.0 miles (75.7 km)2yr-public
- University of Mary Washington47.1 miles (75.8 km)4yr-public
- Johns Hopkins University47.2 miles (76.0 km)4yr-private
- Hagerstown Community College47.5 miles (76.5 km)2yr-public
- St. John's College47.7 miles (76.8 km)4yr-private
- Laurel Ridge Community College47.8 miles (76.9 km)2yr-public
- Loyola University Maryland47.9 miles (77.0 km)4yr-private
- Notre Dame of Maryland University48.1 miles (77.4 km)4yr-private
- United States Naval Academy48.2 miles (77.6 km)4yr-public
- Mount St. Mary's University48.5 miles (78.1 km)4yr-private
- Morgan State University49.4 miles (79.6 km)4yr-public
- Towson University50.1 miles (80.7 km)4yr-public
- Eastern Virginia Career College51.4 miles (82.8 km)2yr-private
- Goucher College51.5 miles (82.8 km)4yr-private
- Community College of Baltimore County54.5 miles (87.8 km)2yr-public
- United Lutheran Seminary59.3 miles (95.4 km)4yr-private
- Gettysburg College59.7 miles (96.1 km)4yr-private
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto60.2 miles (96.9 km)4yr-public
- Wilson College68.5 miles (110.3 km)4yr-private
- Chesapeake College69.7 miles (112.1 km)2yr-public
- Harford Community College71.1 miles (114.4 km)2yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF HERNDON | private | — | — | 0.3 miles (0.5 km) |
| Herndon Elementary | public | — | — | 0.3 miles (0.5 km) |
| DOMINION CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.8 km) |
| Herndon High | public | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.8 km) |
| Clearview Elementary | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.1 km) |
| ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.4 km) |
| Herndon Middle | public | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.7 km) |
| DULLES MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| Armstrong Elementary | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| Dranesville Elementary | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (2.0 km) |
| Forest Grove Elementary | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.2 km) |
| MONTESSORI COUNTRY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Sully Elementary | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.5 km) |
| Hutchison Elementary | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Sterling Middle | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| Lake Anne Elementary | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| Aldrin Elementary | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.6 km) |
| GUIDEPOST MONTESSORI AT RESTON | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| GUIDEPOST MONTESSORI AT HERNDON | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Sterling Elementary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| THE KEYSTONE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Guilford Elementary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Rolling Ridge Elementary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| FUSION ACADEMY, RESTON | private | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| McNair Upper Elementary | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| Dogwood Elementary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| McNair Elementary | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Park View High | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Forest Edge Elementary | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| CHILDREN'S HOUSE MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF RESTON | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| CHILDREN'S HOUSE MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF RESTON | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| MONTESSORI CHILDRENS HOUSE OF LOUDOUN | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Coates Elementary | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| RUSSIAN KIDS HOUSE | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Forestville Elementary | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| FAIRFAX CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| AL FATIH ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| IDEAVENTIONS ACADEMY FOR MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE | private | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| W.O. Robey High | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Dominion High | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Seneca Ridge Middle | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Hunters Woods Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| THE NEWTON SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| KARTER SCHOOL OF CASCADES | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| SIENA ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.7 km) |
| Floris Elementary | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Fox Mill Elementary | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Terraset Elementary | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Hughes Middle | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Meadowland Elementary | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Sugarland Elementary | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| South Lakes High | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| EDLIN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| SUNSET HILLS MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| KING ABDULLAH ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| ACADEMY OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION | private | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Sunrise Valley Elementary | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Carson Middle | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Potowmack Elementary | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| NYSMITH SCHOOL FOR THE GIFTED | private | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Horizon Elementary | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| Crossfield Elementary | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Dominion Trail Elementary | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Lowes Island Elementary | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| TEMPLE BAPTIST CHURCH | private | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Countryside Elementary | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| PLAYFUL PLATOS MONTESSORI | private | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.8 km) |
| OUR LADY OF HOPE CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.8 km) |
| THE LEARNING VILLAGE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.8 km) |
| Oak Hill Elementary | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.8 km) |
| Great Falls Elementary | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| MINAS SCHOOL OF GREAT FALLS | private | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| Potomac Falls High | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| River Bend Middle | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.3 km) |
| PRIMROSE SCHOOL OF CHANTILLY | private | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| ST VERONICA CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| Franklin Middle | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| Algonkian Elementary | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (8.9 km) |
| MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF FAIRFAX | private | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| LOUDOUN MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| DOMINION CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| Steuart W. Weller Elementary | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| Discovery Elementary | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.6 km) |
| GODDARD SCHOOL-ASHBURN | private | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| FIORE MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| THE AUBURN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.2 miles (9.9 km) |
| Navy Elementary | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| GOLDEN POND SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| Farmwell Station Middle | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.2 km) |
| Lees Corner Elementary | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| Rock Ridge High | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.4 km) |
| Colvin Run Elementary | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.6 km) |
| Rosa Lee Carter Elementary | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.6 km) |
| PRIMROSE SCHOOL AT MOOREFIELD STATION | private | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.7 km) |
| PRIMROSE SCHOOL OF ASHBURN | private | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.7 km) |
| Broad Run High | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF OAKTON | private | — | — | 6.8 miles (11.0 km) |
| NEXTIDE ACADEMY | private | — | — | 6.8 miles (11.0 km) |
| Moorefield Station Elementary | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) |
| MONARCH CHRISTIAN MONTESSORI | private | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.2 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 20170
What school district is ZIP code 20170 in?
ZIP 20170 (Herndon, VA) maps to Fairfax County Public Schools (LEA ID 5101260) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 20170?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 57 public and 43 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 20170 attend private school?
About 0.6% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 20170 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 56.6% |
| High school | 12.7% |
| Less than HS | 13.3% |
| School district | Fairfax County Public Schools |