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ZIP 20540 — 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 20540
K-12 nearby
100
Public
93
Private
7
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 20540 (Washington, DC) is associated with District of Columbia Public Schools (LEA 1100030) 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 (93 public, 7 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 1.7 miles.
The nearest college/university on US5 is Gallaudet University about 1.5 miles away (4yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
District of Columbia Public Schools
LEA ID
1100030
Colleges & universities (100)
- Gallaudet University1.5 miles (2.4 km)4yr-private
- Saint Michael College of Allied Health1.7 miles (2.8 km)2yr-private
- University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus1.7 miles (2.8 km)4yr-private
- The Chicago School at Washington DC1.8 miles (2.9 km)4yr-private
- Career Technical Institute1.9 miles (3.0 km)2yr-private
- Strayer University-District of Columbia2.0 miles (3.2 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Global Region2.0 miles (3.2 km)4yr-private
- Windsor University2.1 miles (3.5 km)4yr-private
- NewU University2.3 miles (3.7 km)4yr-private
- Institute of World Politics2.3 miles (3.7 km)4yr-private
- George Washington University2.5 miles (4.0 km)4yr-private
- Howard University2.5 miles (4.0 km)4yr-private
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- Trinity Washington University2.7 miles (4.4 km)4yr-private
- Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies3.0 miles (4.9 km)4yr-private
- DeVry University-Virginia3.0 miles (4.9 km)4yr-private
- Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family3.1 miles (5.1 km)4yr-private
- The Catholic University of America3.2 miles (5.1 km)4yr-private
- National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts3.6 miles (5.8 km)2yr-private
- University of Management and Technology3.7 miles (5.9 km)4yr-private
- Georgetown University4.0 miles (6.4 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Virginia4.3 miles (7.0 km)4yr-private
- University of the District of Columbia5.1 miles (8.2 km)4yr-public
- American University5.6 miles (9.0 km)4yr-private
- Wesley Theological Seminary5.8 miles (9.4 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Maryland6.3 miles (10.1 km)4yr-private
- Marymount University6.8 miles (10.9 km)4yr-private
- Washington Adventist University6.8 miles (10.9 km)4yr-private
- Washington University of Science and Technology7.3 miles (11.7 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland-College Park7.6 miles (12.3 km)4yr-public
- Fortis College-Landover8.6 miles (13.8 km)2yr-private
- University of Maryland Global Campus8.6 miles (13.9 km)4yr-public
- Prince George's Community College9.7 miles (15.6 km)2yr-public
- Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital10.8 miles (17.3 km)4yr-private
- Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing11.0 miles (17.7 km)2yr-private
- University of the Potomac-VA Campus11.4 miles (18.4 km)4yr-private
- Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church11.6 miles (18.7 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Virginia11.7 miles (18.8 km)4yr-private
- Virginia University of Integrative Medicine11.9 miles (19.2 km)4yr-private
- SANS Technology Institute12.0 miles (19.3 km)4yr-private
- Northern Virginia Community College13.0 miles (21.0 km)2yr-public
- Columbia College13.4 miles (21.6 km)2yr-private
- Capitol Technology University13.8 miles (22.1 km)4yr-private
- Bowie State University15.9 miles (25.7 km)4yr-public
- Agora University16.1 miles (25.9 km)4yr-private
- George Mason University16.7 miles (26.9 km)4yr-public
- Montgomery College16.8 miles (27.0 km)2yr-public
- Maryland University of Integrative Health20.2 miles (32.5 km)4yr-private
- Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia21.8 miles (35.0 km)2yr-private
- College of Southern Maryland22.7 miles (36.6 km)2yr-public
- Howard Community College23.5 miles (37.8 km)2yr-public
- Divine Mercy University24.1 miles (38.8 km)4yr-private
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas28.2 miles (45.4 km)2yr-private
- St. John's College28.3 miles (45.6 km)4yr-private
- Anne Arundel Community College28.7 miles (46.2 km)2yr-public
- United States Naval Academy28.8 miles (46.4 km)4yr-public
- University of Maryland-Baltimore County29.9 miles (48.2 km)4yr-public
- Ascent College33.8 miles (54.5 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland, Baltimore34.3 miles (55.2 km)4yr-public
- Coppin State University34.6 miles (55.7 km)4yr-public
- University System of Maryland-Research Centers34.9 miles (56.1 km)4yr-public
- University System of Maryland34.9 miles (56.1 km)4yr-public
- Baltimore City Community College35.0 miles (56.4 km)2yr-public
- University of Baltimore35.6 miles (57.3 km)4yr-public
- Maryland Institute College of Art35.6 miles (57.3 km)4yr-private
- Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College36.6 miles (58.9 km)4yr-private
- Johns Hopkins University36.8 miles (59.1 km)4yr-private
- Ner Israel Rabbinical College37.1 miles (59.7 km)4yr-private
- Loyola University Maryland37.7 miles (60.7 km)4yr-private
- Notre Dame of Maryland University38.0 miles (61.2 km)4yr-private
- Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore38.3 miles (61.6 km)4yr-private
- Morgan State University38.7 miles (62.3 km)4yr-public
- Stevenson University39.2 miles (63.1 km)4yr-private
- Patrick Henry College40.7 miles (65.5 km)4yr-private
- Towson University40.8 miles (65.7 km)4yr-public
- Goucher College42.2 miles (68.0 km)4yr-private
- Community College of Baltimore County42.6 miles (68.6 km)2yr-public
- Hood College43.0 miles (69.2 km)4yr-private
- Carroll Community College44.5 miles (71.6 km)2yr-public
- Frederick Community College44.8 miles (72.1 km)2yr-public
- University of Mary Washington47.8 miles (76.9 km)4yr-public
- McDaniel College48.1 miles (77.4 km)4yr-private
- Chesapeake College49.7 miles (80.0 km)2yr-public
- Eastern Virginia Career College52.0 miles (83.6 km)2yr-private
- Catholic International University53.5 miles (86.1 km)4yr-private
- American Public University System53.5 miles (86.2 km)4yr-private
- Germanna Community College54.8 miles (88.2 km)2yr-public
- Washington College55.1 miles (88.7 km)4yr-private
- Shepherd University57.0 miles (91.8 km)4yr-public
- St. Mary's College of Maryland57.4 miles (92.4 km)4yr-public
- Mount St. Mary's University57.9 miles (93.2 km)4yr-private
- Harford Community College60.5 miles (97.3 km)2yr-public
- Hagerstown Community College62.4 miles (100.4 km)2yr-public
- International Beauty School 464.7 miles (104.2 km)2yr-private
- Shenandoah University64.8 miles (104.3 km)4yr-private
- Blue Ridge Community and Technical College65.5 miles (105.3 km)2yr-public
- Valley College-Martinsburg65.8 miles (105.8 km)4yr-private
- Martinsburg College65.8 miles (105.9 km)4yr-private
- United Lutheran Seminary66.5 miles (106.9 km)4yr-private
- Gettysburg College66.7 miles (107.4 km)4yr-private
- Laurel Ridge Community College68.6 miles (110.4 km)2yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent ES | public | — | — | 0.3 miles (0.5 km) |
| ST PETER SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.3 miles (0.6 km) |
| CAPITOL HILL DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.4 miles (0.6 km) |
| Peabody ES (Capitol Hill Cluster) | public | — | — | 0.4 miles (0.7 km) |
| Stuart-Hobson MS (Capitol Hill Cluster) | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.0 km) |
| TEMPLETON ACADEMY | private | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.1 km) |
| Capitol Hill Montessori School at Logan | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.2 km) |
| AppleTree Early Learning Center PCS - Lincoln Park | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.3 km) |
| Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.3 km) |
| Van Ness ES | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.3 km) |
| AppleTree Early Learning Center PCS - Southwest | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.3 km) |
| Shirley Chisholm ES | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.3 km) |
| Washington Global PCS | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.4 km) |
| Watkins ES (Capitol Hill Cluster) | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.4 km) |
| Ludlow-Taylor ES | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.4 km) |
| Digital Pioneers Academy PCS - Capitol Hill | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| School-Within-School at Goding | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| Amidon-Bowen ES | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| Maury ES | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| AppleTree Early Learning PCS - Waterfront Station | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| Payne ES | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| BASIS DC PCS | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| Jefferson MS Academy | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| Kingsman Academy PCS | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Elementary | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Middle | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| SMITHSONIAN EARLY ENRICHMENT CENTER | private | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| Center City PCS - Capitol Hill | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| Walker-Jones Education Campus | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (2.0 km) |
| Girls Global Academy PCS | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (2.0 km) |
| Two Rivers PCS - 4th Street | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| Miner ES | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.2 km) |
| Eastern HS | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.2 km) |
| Center City PCS - Trinidad | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Wheatley Education Campus | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Eliot-Hine MS | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Dunbar HS | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Eagle Academy PCS - Capitol Riverfront | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS - J.F. Cook | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| St. Coletta Special Education PCS | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Friendship PCS - Armstrong Elementary | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.5 km) |
| Friendship PCS - Armstrong Middle | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.5 km) |
| DC Department of Corrections | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.5 km) |
| Monument Academy PCS | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.5 km) |
| KIPP DC - College Preparatory PCS | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.5 km) |
| AppleTree Early Learning Center PCS - Oklahoma Avenue | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Center City PCS - Shaw | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.7 km) |
| Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Elementary | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| Thomson ES | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Middle | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| Cedar Tree Academy PCS | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| KIPP DC - WILL Academy PCS | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| KIPP DC - Grow Academy PCS | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| KIPP DC - Lead Academy PCS | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| MODEL SECONDARY SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF | private | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| Anacostia HS | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
| Kramer MS | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.8 km) |
| Langley ES | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| Savoy ES | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| KIPP DC - Connect Academy PCS | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (3.0 km) |
| KIPP DC - Spring Academy PCS | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (3.0 km) |
| KIPP DC - Northeast Academy PCS | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (3.0 km) |
| McKinley MS | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| McKinley Technology HS | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| Maya Angelou Academy at Youth Services Center | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| Ketcham ES | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| Seaton ES | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| DC Prep PCS - Anacostia ES | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| J.O. Wilson ES | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Harmony DC PCS - School of Excellence | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Lawrence E. Boone ES | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Phelps Architecture Construction and Engineering HS | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Excel Academy | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Benjamin Banneker HS | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Two Rivers PCS - Young ES | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| Two Rivers PCS - Young MS | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| Goodwill Excel Center PCS | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.3 km) |
| Browne Education Campus | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Cleveland ES | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Lee Montessori PCS - East End | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| ST FRANCIS XAVIER CATHOLIC ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Garrison ES | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Garnet-Patterson STAY HS | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.8 km) |
| KIPP DC - Heights Academy PCS | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| KIPP DC - AIM Academy PCS | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| KIPP DC - Discover Academy PCS | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| DC Prep PCS - Anacostia MS | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| School Without Walls HS | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Moten ES | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Randle Highlands ES | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Thaddeus Stevens Early Learning Center | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Capital Village PCS | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Meridian PCS | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| Howard University MS of Mathematics and Science PCS | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| Ross ES | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| THE SCHOOL FOR ETHICS AND GLOBAL LEADERSHIP | private | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| DC Prep PCS - Edgewood ES | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.1 km) |
| River Terrace Education Campus | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.1 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 20540
What school district is ZIP code 20540 in?
ZIP 20540 (Washington, DC) maps to District of Columbia Public Schools (LEA ID 1100030) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 20540?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 93 public and 7 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| School district | District of Columbia Public Schools |