Fairwood CDP, MD
ZIP 20720 — 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 20720
K-12 nearby
100
Public
77
Private
23
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 20720 (Fairwood, MD) is associated with Prince George's County Public Schools (LEA 2400510) 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 (77 public, 23 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.6 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.1% 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 Bowie State University about 2.8 miles away (4yr-public).
District & higher education
School district
Prince George's County Public Schools
LEA ID
2400510
Private school share (ACS)
0.1%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Bowie State University2.8 miles (4.5 km)4yr-public
- Fortis College-Landover4.9 miles (7.9 km)2yr-private
- Capitol Technology University5.6 miles (9.0 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland Global Campus5.9 miles (9.5 km)4yr-public
- Prince George's Community College6.8 miles (11.0 km)2yr-public
- University of Maryland-College Park8.5 miles (13.7 km)4yr-public
- Washington Adventist University11.5 miles (18.6 km)4yr-private
- Saint Michael College of Allied Health11.8 miles (19.0 km)2yr-private
- The Catholic University of America11.9 miles (19.1 km)4yr-private
- Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family11.9 miles (19.2 km)4yr-private
- Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies12.0 miles (19.3 km)4yr-private
- Gallaudet University12.3 miles (19.8 km)4yr-private
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- Trinity Washington University12.3 miles (19.9 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Maryland12.9 miles (20.7 km)4yr-private
- Howard University13.2 miles (21.3 km)4yr-private
- Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia13.5 miles (21.8 km)2yr-private
- Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital13.8 miles (22.2 km)4yr-private
- Maryland University of Integrative Health13.8 miles (22.2 km)4yr-private
- Career Technical Institute14.3 miles (23.1 km)2yr-private
- Institute of World Politics14.3 miles (23.1 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-District of Columbia14.4 miles (23.2 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Global Region14.4 miles (23.2 km)4yr-private
- University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus14.4 miles (23.2 km)4yr-private
- NewU University14.4 miles (23.2 km)4yr-private
- The Chicago School at Washington DC14.4 miles (23.2 km)4yr-private
- Windsor University14.8 miles (23.8 km)4yr-private
- George Washington University15.3 miles (24.5 km)4yr-private
- University of the District of Columbia15.3 miles (24.6 km)4yr-public
- Anne Arundel Community College15.4 miles (24.8 km)2yr-public
- St. John's College15.8 miles (25.5 km)4yr-private
- National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts15.8 miles (25.5 km)2yr-private
- Georgetown University16.3 miles (26.2 km)4yr-private
- United States Naval Academy16.3 miles (26.3 km)4yr-public
- University of Management and Technology16.5 miles (26.5 km)4yr-private
- DeVry University-Virginia16.5 miles (26.6 km)4yr-private
- American University16.6 miles (26.7 km)4yr-private
- Wesley Theological Seminary16.6 miles (26.7 km)4yr-private
- Howard Community College16.7 miles (26.9 km)2yr-public
- Strayer University-Virginia17.3 miles (27.8 km)4yr-private
- SANS Technology Institute17.9 miles (28.8 km)4yr-private
- Marymount University19.2 miles (30.9 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland-Baltimore County19.3 miles (31.1 km)4yr-public
- Washington University of Science and Technology20.3 miles (32.7 km)4yr-private
- Montgomery College21.6 miles (34.7 km)2yr-public
- University of Maryland, Baltimore22.7 miles (36.6 km)4yr-public
- University System of Maryland23.1 miles (37.1 km)4yr-public
- University System of Maryland-Research Centers23.1 miles (37.1 km)4yr-public
- Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing23.2 miles (37.4 km)2yr-private
- Coppin State University23.7 miles (38.1 km)4yr-public
- University of the Potomac-VA Campus23.7 miles (38.2 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Virginia23.9 miles (38.4 km)4yr-private
- University of Baltimore24.1 miles (38.8 km)4yr-public
- Virginia University of Integrative Medicine24.1 miles (38.8 km)4yr-private
- Maryland Institute College of Art24.2 miles (38.9 km)4yr-private
- Baltimore City Community College24.2 miles (38.9 km)2yr-public
- Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church24.7 miles (39.8 km)4yr-private
- Columbia College25.2 miles (40.5 km)2yr-private
- Johns Hopkins University25.5 miles (41.0 km)4yr-private
- Northern Virginia Community College26.4 miles (42.4 km)2yr-public
- Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College26.6 miles (42.7 km)4yr-private
- Loyola University Maryland26.6 miles (42.8 km)4yr-private
- Notre Dame of Maryland University26.9 miles (43.3 km)4yr-private
- Morgan State University27.2 miles (43.7 km)4yr-public
- Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore28.0 miles (45.1 km)4yr-private
- Ner Israel Rabbinical College28.0 miles (45.1 km)4yr-private
- Agora University29.6 miles (47.6 km)4yr-private
- Towson University29.9 miles (48.1 km)4yr-public
- George Mason University29.9 miles (48.1 km)4yr-public
- Community College of Baltimore County30.3 miles (48.7 km)2yr-public
- Stevenson University30.6 miles (49.3 km)4yr-private
- Goucher College31.2 miles (50.3 km)4yr-private
- College of Southern Maryland31.7 miles (51.0 km)2yr-public
- Divine Mercy University35.0 miles (56.3 km)4yr-private
- Chesapeake College37.8 miles (60.8 km)2yr-public
- Carroll Community College39.5 miles (63.5 km)2yr-public
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas41.3 miles (66.5 km)2yr-private
- Washington College41.7 miles (67.1 km)4yr-private
- McDaniel College43.1 miles (69.4 km)4yr-private
- Hood College45.4 miles (73.1 km)4yr-private
- Ascent College46.7 miles (75.2 km)4yr-private
- Frederick Community College46.9 miles (75.4 km)2yr-public
- Harford Community College48.2 miles (77.5 km)2yr-public
- Patrick Henry College49.7 miles (80.0 km)4yr-private
- Mount St. Mary's University57.0 miles (91.7 km)4yr-private
- St. Mary's College of Maryland58.2 miles (93.6 km)4yr-public
- University of Mary Washington60.0 miles (96.5 km)4yr-public
- Catholic International University61.3 miles (98.6 km)4yr-private
- American Public University System61.3 miles (98.7 km)4yr-private
- Shepherd University62.8 miles (101.0 km)4yr-public
- United Lutheran Seminary63.5 miles (102.3 km)4yr-private
- Cecil College63.6 miles (102.3 km)2yr-public
- Gettysburg College63.7 miles (102.5 km)4yr-private
- Eastern Virginia Career College64.0 miles (103.0 km)2yr-private
- Hagerstown Community College65.0 miles (104.6 km)2yr-public
- York College of Pennsylvania66.6 miles (107.2 km)4yr-private
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York67.2 miles (108.1 km)4yr-public
- Delaware Technical Community College-Terry67.4 miles (108.5 km)4yr-public
- Delaware Technical Community College-Central Office67.5 miles (108.7 km)4yr-public
- Germanna Community College68.1 miles (109.6 km)2yr-public
- Delaware State University68.3 miles (109.9 km)4yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOLY TRINITY EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.2 km) |
| High Bridge Elementary | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.2 km) |
| REID TEMPLE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 1.2 miles (2.0 km) |
| VICTORY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| Glenn Dale Elementary | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| Rockledge Elementary | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| Whitehall Elementary | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Woodmore Elementary | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| ST PIUS X SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Tulip Grove Elementary | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.5 km) |
| ST MATTHEW'S EARLY EDUCATION CENTER | private | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Bowie High | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Samuel Ogle Middle | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Chapel Forge E C C | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.3 km) |
| GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL OF GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.4 km) |
| Benjamin Tasker Middle | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.4 km) |
| Duval High | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| BELAIR BAPTIST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.6 km) |
| Yorktown Elementary | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| Gaywood Elementary | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Howard B. Owens Science Center | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| WASHINGTON NEW CHURCH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Catherine T. Reed Elementary | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Robert Goddard Montessori | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Seabrook Elementary | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.1 km) |
| Legends Public Charter School | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Kenilworth Elementary | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Thomas Johnson Middle | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Heather Hills Elementary | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Northview Elementary | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| James McHenry Elementary | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| LANHAM CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Magnolia Elementary | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| MT ZION PREPARATORY ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| MM LEARNING CENTER | private | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| M&M LEARNING CENTER | private | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Charles Herbert Flowers High | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Eleanor Roosevelt High | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Ardmore Elementary | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| Two Rivers Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| Carrollton Elementary | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Crofton Woods Elementary | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| C. Elizabeth Rieg | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| Kingsford Elementary | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| Charles Carroll Middle | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.4 km) |
| Lamont Elementary | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| Greenbelt Elementary | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| GENESIS CHRISTIAN DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.6 km) |
| WOODSTREAM CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| Glenarden Woods Elementary | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| Crofton Elementary | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.1 km) |
| Ernest Everett Just Middle | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| Kenmoor Early Childhood Center | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| CREATIVE GARDEN NURSERY SCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN | private | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| Judge Sylvania W. Woods Sr. Elementary | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| Kenmoor Middle | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| Montpelier Elementary | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.4 km) |
| Dodge Park Elementary | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| Templeton Elementary | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| Lake Arbor Elementary | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| Glenridge Elementary | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| BEAVER CREEK CHILDCARE & KINDERGARTEN | private | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| Woodridge Elementary | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| ST MARY'S SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| Robert Frost Elementary | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (9.9 km) |
| Ellen Ochoa Middle | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| Pointer Ridge Elementary | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| Kettering Middle | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| Beacon Heights Elementary | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| Crofton Middle | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| Dora Kennedy French Immersion | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.2 km) |
| FRIENDS COMMUNITY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| Greenbelt Middle | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| Parkdale High | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| NEW HOPE ACADEMY | private | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.4 km) |
| NEW HOPE ACADEMY | private | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.4 km) |
| Crofton High School | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.4 km) |
| Springhill Lake Elementary | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.4 km) |
| Piney Orchard Elementary | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.4 km) |
| Kettering Elementary | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.5 km) |
| FOUNDATION LEARNING CENTER THE | private | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.7 km) |
| Crofton Meadows Elementary | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.7 km) |
| Berwyn Heights Elementary | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.7 km) |
| SCHOOL OF INCARNATION | private | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| William Wirt Middle | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) |
| William Paca Elementary | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) |
| Thomas G. Pullen | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (11.0 km) |
| Nantucket Elementary | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (11.0 km) |
| Cooper Lane Elementary | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (11.0 km) |
| Perrywood Elementary | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.0 km) |
| Largo High | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) |
| International High school @ Largo | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) |
| Four Seasons Elementary | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) |
| Deerfield Run Elementary | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) |
| Vansville Elementary | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) |
| Academy of Health Sciences at PGCC | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| Phyllis E. Williams Elementary | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| AL-HUDA SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| Columbia Park Elementary | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.5 km) |
| Port Towns Elementary | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.6 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 20720
What school district is ZIP code 20720 in?
ZIP 20720 (Fairwood, MD) maps to Prince George's County Public Schools (LEA ID 2400510) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 20720?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 77 public and 23 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 20720 attend private school?
About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 20720 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 59.2% |
| High school | 16.0% |
| Less than HS | 4.6% |
| School district | Prince George's County Public Schools |