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Bel Air South CDP, MD

ZIP 21009 — Schools & Education

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.

Upper Middle ClassLow Snow Area

School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 21009

K-12 nearby
71
Public
50
Private
21
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 21009 (Bel Air South, MD) is associated with Harford County Public Schools (LEA 2400390) 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 71 K-12 schools (50 public, 21 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.3 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.7% 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 Harford Community College about 6.6 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
Harford County Public Schools
LEA ID
2400390
Private school share (ACS)
0.7%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Harford Community College6.6 miles (10.6 km)2yr-public
  • Community College of Baltimore County12.7 miles (20.5 km)2yr-public
  • Goucher College16.5 miles (26.5 km)4yr-private
  • Towson University17.6 miles (28.3 km)4yr-public
  • Morgan State University17.7 miles (28.4 km)4yr-public
  • Notre Dame of Maryland University19.1 miles (30.7 km)4yr-private
  • Loyola University Maryland19.3 miles (31.1 km)4yr-private
  • Johns Hopkins University19.9 miles (32.0 km)4yr-private
  • University of Baltimore20.4 miles (32.9 km)4yr-public
  • Maryland Institute College of Art20.5 miles (33.1 km)4yr-private
  • University System of Maryland20.8 miles (33.4 km)4yr-public
  • University System of Maryland-Research Centers20.8 miles (33.4 km)4yr-public
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Washington College21.1 miles (33.9 km)4yr-private
  • Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore21.1 miles (34.0 km)4yr-private
  • University of Maryland, Baltimore21.5 miles (34.6 km)4yr-public
  • Cecil College21.8 miles (35.0 km)2yr-public
  • Baltimore City Community College22.1 miles (35.6 km)2yr-public
  • Coppin State University22.2 miles (35.7 km)4yr-public
  • Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College22.8 miles (36.7 km)4yr-private
  • Ner Israel Rabbinical College25.1 miles (40.3 km)4yr-private
  • Stevenson University25.8 miles (41.5 km)4yr-private
  • University of Maryland-Baltimore County26.6 miles (42.7 km)4yr-public
  • Lincoln University30.6 miles (49.3 km)4yr-public
  • Anne Arundel Community College31.1 miles (50.0 km)2yr-public
  • University of Delaware32.4 miles (52.2 km)4yr-public
  • United States Naval Academy35.1 miles (56.4 km)4yr-public
  • St. John's College35.1 miles (56.6 km)4yr-private
  • Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia35.3 miles (56.8 km)2yr-private
  • Howard Community College35.7 miles (57.5 km)2yr-public
  • Lancaster County Career and Technology Center35.8 miles (57.6 km)2yr-public
  • Millersville University of Pennsylvania37.0 miles (59.6 km)4yr-public
  • Chesapeake College37.3 miles (60.1 km)2yr-public
  • Carroll Community College37.4 miles (60.1 km)2yr-public
  • Goldey-Beacom College37.4 miles (60.2 km)4yr-private
  • Maryland University of Integrative Health37.9 miles (61.0 km)4yr-private
  • McDaniel College38.5 miles (62.0 km)4yr-private
  • Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology39.5 miles (63.5 km)2yr-public
  • Pennsylvania College of Art and Design39.7 miles (63.9 km)4yr-private
  • Bowie State University39.7 miles (64.0 km)4yr-public
  • Lancaster Theological Seminary40.0 miles (64.3 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York40.0 miles (64.3 km)4yr-public
  • Franklin and Marshall College40.2 miles (64.6 km)4yr-private
  • York College of Pennsylvania40.3 miles (64.9 km)4yr-private
  • Wilmington University40.5 miles (65.3 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster41.1 miles (66.1 km)4yr-private
  • YTI Career Institute-York41.2 miles (66.3 km)2yr-private
  • Capitol Technology University41.5 miles (66.8 km)4yr-private
  • Lancaster Bible College42.0 miles (67.7 km)4yr-private
  • Delaware Technical Community College-Terry43.5 miles (69.9 km)4yr-public
  • Delaware Technical Community College-Central Office43.5 miles (69.9 km)4yr-public
  • Delaware College of Art and Design44.0 miles (70.8 km)2yr-private
  • Strayer University-Delaware44.1 miles (71.0 km)4yr-private
  • Delaware State University44.7 miles (72.0 km)4yr-public
  • Salem Community College46.8 miles (75.3 km)2yr-public
  • Fortis College-Landover47.0 miles (75.7 km)2yr-private
  • University of Maryland-College Park48.0 miles (77.2 km)4yr-public
  • University of Maryland Global Campus48.4 miles (77.9 km)4yr-public
  • Prince George's Community College49.0 miles (78.8 km)2yr-public
  • Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital49.1 miles (79.0 km)4yr-private
  • Elizabethtown College49.7 miles (80.0 km)4yr-private
  • West Chester University of Pennsylvania50.0 miles (80.5 km)4yr-public
  • Washington Adventist University50.3 miles (80.9 km)4yr-private
  • Cheyney University of Pennsylvania51.9 miles (83.5 km)4yr-public
  • SANS Technology Institute52.6 miles (84.7 km)4yr-private
  • The Catholic University of America52.7 miles (84.7 km)4yr-private
  • Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family52.7 miles (84.8 km)4yr-private
  • Montgomery College52.8 miles (84.9 km)2yr-public
  • Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies52.8 miles (85.0 km)4yr-private
  • Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc52.8 miles (85.0 km)2yr-private
  • Trinity Washington University53.2 miles (85.6 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Michael College of Allied Health53.5 miles (86.1 km)2yr-private
  • Neumann University53.5 miles (86.1 km)4yr-private
  • Automotive Training Center-Exton53.6 miles (86.2 km)2yr-private
  • Gallaudet University53.8 miles (86.6 km)4yr-private
  • Howard University54.0 miles (86.9 km)4yr-private
  • Immaculata University54.6 miles (87.9 km)4yr-private
  • University of the District of Columbia54.9 miles (88.3 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine55.1 miles (88.6 km)4yr-public
  • Institute of World Politics55.2 miles (88.9 km)4yr-private
  • NewU University55.3 miles (89.1 km)4yr-private
  • Strayer University-Maryland55.4 miles (89.1 km)4yr-private
  • Career Technical Institute55.4 miles (89.2 km)2yr-private
  • Strayer University-Global Region55.4 miles (89.2 km)4yr-private
  • Strayer University-District of Columbia55.4 miles (89.2 km)4yr-private
  • Williamson College of the Trades55.5 miles (89.4 km)2yr-private
  • The Chicago School at Washington DC55.6 miles (89.4 km)4yr-private
  • University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus55.6 miles (89.5 km)4yr-private
  • Windsor University55.8 miles (89.9 km)4yr-private
  • Wesley Theological Seminary56.0 miles (90.2 km)4yr-private
  • American University56.1 miles (90.3 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg56.2 miles (90.4 km)4yr-public
  • Gettysburg College56.2 miles (90.5 km)4yr-private
  • George Washington University56.3 miles (90.5 km)4yr-private
  • National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts56.4 miles (90.8 km)2yr-private
  • United Lutheran Seminary56.4 miles (90.8 km)4yr-private
  • Georgetown University56.8 miles (91.4 km)4yr-private
  • Widener University57.0 miles (91.7 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania Institute of Technology57.0 miles (91.8 km)4yr-private
  • University of Management and Technology57.3 miles (92.2 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley57.6 miles (92.8 km)4yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
William S. James Elementarypublic——1.2 miles (1.9 km)
Old Post Road Elementarypublic——1.2 miles (1.9 km)
Abingdon Elementarypublic——1.8 miles (2.8 km)
Emmorton Elementarypublic——2.3 miles (3.6 km)
Church Creek Elementarypublic——2.6 miles (4.1 km)
GRACE CLASSICAL ACADEMYprivate——2.7 miles (4.3 km)
THE HIGHLANDS SCHOOLprivate——2.9 miles (4.6 km)
Edgewood Elementarypublic——3.0 miles (4.8 km)
TRINITY LUTHERAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL & EARLY LRNG CTRprivate——3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Edgewood Middlepublic——3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Deerfield Elementarypublic——3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Edgewood Highpublic——3.1 miles (5.0 km)
EMMORTON BAPTIST ACADEMYprivate——3.1 miles (5.1 km)
Patterson Mill High Schoolpublic——3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Patterson Mill Middle Schoolpublic——3.2 miles (5.1 km)
HIGH ROAD SCHOOL OF HARFORD COUNTYprivate——3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Ring Factory Elementarypublic——3.8 miles (6.1 km)
ONE SCHOOL GLOBAL-CHESAPEAKE CAMPUSprivate——4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Magnolia Elementarypublic——4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Magnolia Middlepublic——4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Homestead/Wakefield Elementarypublic——4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Joppatowne Highpublic——4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Joppatowne Elementarypublic——4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Bel Air Middlepublic——4.9 miles (8.0 km)
Riverside Elementarypublic——5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Fountain Green Elementarypublic——5.1 miles (8.3 km)
Bel Air Highpublic——5.3 miles (8.4 km)
JOHN CARROLL SCHOOLprivate——5.4 miles (8.6 km)
Bel Air Elementarypublic——5.8 miles (9.3 km)
ST STEPHEN PAROCHIAL SCHOOLprivate——5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Southampton Middlepublic——5.9 miles (9.4 km)
ST MARGARET SCHOOLprivate——5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Prospect Mill Elementarypublic——6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Harford Academy at Campus Hillspublic——6.2 miles (10.0 km)
THE MONARCH MONTESSORI SCHOOLprivate——6.3 miles (10.1 km)
HARFORD DAY SCHOOLprivate——6.3 miles (10.1 km)
OPEN BIBLE CHRISTIAN ACADEMYprivate——6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Harford Technical Highpublic——6.4 miles (10.3 km)
ST PAULS LUTHERAN SCHOOLprivate——6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Kingsville Elementarypublic——6.6 miles (10.7 km)
G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdalepublic——6.7 miles (10.7 km)
C. Milton Wright Highpublic——6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Churchville Elementarypublic——7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Fallston Middle Schoolpublic——7.2 miles (11.5 km)
ST JOAN OF ARC SCHOOLprivate——7.2 miles (11.6 km)
ST JOAN OF ARCprivate——7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Red Pump Elementary Schoolpublic——7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Fallston Highpublic——7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Bakerfield Elementarypublic——7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Oliver Beach Elementarypublic——7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Aberdeen Highpublic——7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Center for Educational Opportunitypublic——7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Swan Creek Schoolpublic——7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Aberdeen Middlepublic——7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Halls Cross Roads Elementarypublic——7.9 miles (12.8 km)
Hickory Elementarypublic——8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Forest Lakes Elementarypublic——8.5 miles (13.7 km)
CHILDRENS MANOR OF FOREST HILLprivate——8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Chapel Hill Elementarypublic——8.8 miles (14.1 km)
Youths Benefit Elementarypublic——8.8 miles (14.2 km)
ROYAL INERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN ACADEMYprivate——8.9 miles (14.4 km)
ROYAL INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN ACADEMYprivate——8.9 miles (14.4 km)
BRIDGES MONTESSORI OF TOWSON, INC.private——9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Vincent Farm Elementarypublic——9.1 miles (14.7 km)
Roye-Williams Elementarypublic——9.3 miles (15.0 km)
PERRY HALL CHRISTIAN SCHOOLprivate——9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Honeygo Elementarypublic——9.5 miles (15.4 km)
Forest Hill Elementarypublic——9.6 miles (15.4 km)
ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST ELEMENTARY CATHOLIC SCHOOLprivate——9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Crossroads Centerpublic——9.7 miles (15.7 km)
Chase Elementarypublic——9.9 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 21009

What school district is ZIP code 21009 in?
ZIP 21009 (Bel Air South, MD) maps to Harford County Public Schools (LEA ID 2400390) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 21009?
US5 lists 71 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 50 public and 21 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 21009 attend private school?
About 0.7% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 21009 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher39.7%
High school25.1%
Less than HS4.6%
School districtHarford County Public Schools