ZIP 21048 — 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 21048

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 21048 (Eldersburg, MD) is associated with Carroll County Public Schools (LEA 2400210) 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 (49 public, 17 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.8 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 Carroll Community College about 5.0 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Carroll County Public Schools

LEA ID

2400210

Private school share (ACS)

0.2%

Colleges & universities (100)

Carroll Community College5.0 miles (8.1 km)2yr-public
McDaniel College8.1 miles (13.0 km)4yr-private
Stevenson University8.6 miles (13.8 km)4yr-private
Ner Israel Rabbinical College11.1 miles (17.8 km)4yr-private
Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College14.5 miles (23.3 km)4yr-private
Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore14.9 miles (23.9 km)4yr-private
Towson University17.5 miles (28.1 km)4yr-public
Baltimore City Community College17.8 miles (28.6 km)2yr-public
Goucher College17.9 miles (28.8 km)4yr-private
Coppin State University18.4 miles (29.5 km)4yr-public
Notre Dame of Maryland University18.4 miles (29.6 km)4yr-private
Loyola University Maryland18.5 miles (29.7 km)4yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Howard Community College19.1 miles (30.7 km)2yr-public
Johns Hopkins University19.1 miles (30.8 km)4yr-private
University of Maryland-Baltimore County19.3 miles (31.1 km)4yr-public
Maryland Institute College of Art20.0 miles (32.2 km)4yr-private
Morgan State University20.2 miles (32.5 km)4yr-public
University of Baltimore20.3 miles (32.7 km)4yr-public
University of Maryland, Baltimore20.9 miles (33.6 km)4yr-public
University System of Maryland21.6 miles (34.8 km)4yr-public
University System of Maryland-Research Centers21.6 miles (34.8 km)4yr-public
Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia22.1 miles (35.5 km)2yr-private
Maryland University of Integrative Health22.3 miles (35.9 km)4yr-private
Community College of Baltimore County24.9 miles (40.1 km)2yr-public
Mount St. Mary's University26.8 miles (43.2 km)4yr-private
Frederick Community College26.9 miles (43.3 km)2yr-public
Hood College27.3 miles (43.9 km)4yr-private
United Lutheran Seminary29.5 miles (47.5 km)4yr-private
Gettysburg College29.5 miles (47.5 km)4yr-private
Montgomery College29.9 miles (48.1 km)2yr-public
Capitol Technology University30.7 miles (49.4 km)4yr-private
Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital31.4 miles (50.5 km)4yr-private
SANS Technology Institute32.6 miles (52.5 km)4yr-private
York College of Pennsylvania33.2 miles (53.4 km)4yr-private
Bowie State University33.5 miles (53.9 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York34.0 miles (54.7 km)4yr-public
Harford Community College34.1 miles (54.8 km)2yr-public
University of Maryland-College Park34.6 miles (55.7 km)4yr-public
Washington Adventist University35.0 miles (56.3 km)4yr-private
Anne Arundel Community College37.2 miles (59.8 km)2yr-public
Fortis College-Landover37.3 miles (60.0 km)2yr-private
YTI Career Institute-York37.4 miles (60.2 km)2yr-private
University of the District of Columbia38.5 miles (61.9 km)4yr-public
The Catholic University of America38.6 miles (62.1 km)4yr-private
Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family38.6 miles (62.1 km)4yr-private
Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies38.7 miles (62.3 km)4yr-private
Trinity Washington University39.0 miles (62.8 km)4yr-private
Wesley Theological Seminary39.0 miles (62.8 km)4yr-private
American University39.3 miles (63.2 km)4yr-private
Howard University39.5 miles (63.5 km)4yr-private
University of Maryland Global Campus39.9 miles (64.2 km)4yr-public
Gallaudet University40.4 miles (64.9 km)4yr-private
Institute of World Politics40.4 miles (65.1 km)4yr-private
Saint Michael College of Allied Health40.5 miles (65.1 km)2yr-private
NewU University40.5 miles (65.2 km)4yr-private
National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts40.7 miles (65.6 km)2yr-private
Strayer University-Global Region40.8 miles (65.7 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-District of Columbia40.8 miles (65.7 km)4yr-private
Career Technical Institute40.9 miles (65.7 km)2yr-private
Georgetown University40.9 miles (65.9 km)4yr-private
The Chicago School at Washington DC41.0 miles (66.0 km)4yr-private
Windsor University41.1 miles (66.1 km)4yr-private
University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus41.1 miles (66.1 km)4yr-private
Hagerstown Community College41.3 miles (66.4 km)2yr-public
George Washington University41.3 miles (66.5 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto41.4 miles (66.5 km)4yr-public
University of Management and Technology41.7 miles (67.1 km)4yr-private
Prince George's Community College41.7 miles (67.1 km)2yr-public
St. John's College41.7 miles (67.1 km)4yr-private
Marymount University41.9 miles (67.4 km)4yr-private
United States Naval Academy42.0 miles (67.7 km)4yr-public
Strayer University-Virginia42.3 miles (68.0 km)4yr-private
Columbia College42.6 miles (68.6 km)2yr-private
Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing43.0 miles (69.3 km)2yr-private
Chamberlain University-Virginia43.1 miles (69.4 km)4yr-private
Virginia University of Integrative Medicine43.2 miles (69.6 km)4yr-private
University of the Potomac-VA Campus43.3 miles (69.6 km)4yr-private
DeVry University-Virginia43.9 miles (70.7 km)4yr-private
Divine Mercy University44.9 miles (72.3 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-Maryland45.6 miles (73.5 km)4yr-private
Millersville University of Pennsylvania46.2 miles (74.3 km)4yr-public
Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church46.3 miles (74.5 km)4yr-private
Messiah University46.4 miles (74.6 km)4yr-private
Shepherd University47.6 miles (76.6 km)4yr-public
Patrick Henry College48.0 miles (77.2 km)4yr-private
Washington University of Science and Technology48.3 miles (77.7 km)4yr-private
Northern Virginia Community College48.4 miles (77.9 km)2yr-public
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center48.6 miles (78.3 km)2yr-public
Elizabethtown College48.8 miles (78.5 km)4yr-private
Washington College48.9 miles (78.7 km)4yr-private
Lancaster Theological Seminary49.9 miles (80.3 km)4yr-private
George Mason University50.0 miles (80.4 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design50.0 miles (80.4 km)4yr-private
Franklin and Marshall College50.0 miles (80.5 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg50.3 miles (81.0 km)4yr-public
Wilson College50.5 miles (81.2 km)4yr-private
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology50.5 miles (81.3 km)2yr-public
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania50.9 miles (81.9 km)4yr-public
Dickinson College51.6 miles (83.1 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech-Chambersburg52.2 miles (84.0 km)2yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Mechanicsville Elementary	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Sandymount Elementary	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.8 km)
Franklin Elementary	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Franklin Middle	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Freedom District Elementary	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Chatsworth School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Flexible Student Support	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Gateway School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Crossroads Middle School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Robert Moton Elementary	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Carroll County Career & Technology Center	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Westminster High	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Liberty High	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Glyndon Elementary	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Reisterstown Elementary	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
THE LEGACY SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Linton Springs Elementary	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Franklin High	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Eldersburg Elementary	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
SHEPPARD PRATT	private	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Century High	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Oklahoma Road Middle	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
PRIDE School	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
Friendship Valley Elementary	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
CARROLL CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS	private	—	—	6.4 miles (10.2 km)
CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM	private	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Post Secondary Program	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Carroll Springs School	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
ST STEPHENS CLASSICAL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Piney Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Cedarmere Elementary	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Carrolltowne Elementary	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Winters Mill High	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
Cranberry Station Elementary	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
LIBERTY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Timber Grove Elementary	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Westminster East Middle	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
HARBOUR SCHOOL AT BALTIMORE	private	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
South Carroll High	public	—	—	7.4 miles (12.0 km)
William Winchester Elementary	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Westminster West Middle	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Winfield Elementary	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Owings Mills High	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Owings Mills Elementary	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
New Town Elementary	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
ST JOHN SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
ST JOHN SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.9 miles (12.8 km)
New Town High	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
SHAFER CENTER FOR EARLY INTERVENTION- THE	private	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Shiloh Middle	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Spring Garden Elementary	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Hampstead Elementary	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Sykesville Middle	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Deer Park Elementary	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Deer Park Middle Magnet School	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Westminster Elementary	public	—	—	8.7 miles (13.9 km)
JEMICY SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Lyons Mill Elementary	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
IMMANUEL MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
Hernwood Elementary	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
TORAH INSTITUTE	private	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
CHILDRENS MAGNET MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
ST THOMAS PRE SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Randallstown High	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
MCDONOGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
GARRISON FOREST SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 21048

What school district is ZIP code 21048 in?

ZIP 21048 (Eldersburg, MD) maps to Carroll County Public Schools (LEA ID 2400210) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 21048?

US5 lists 66 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 49 public and 17 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 21048 attend private school?

About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 21048 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	43.5%
High school	29.2%
Less than HS	3.7%
School district	Carroll County Public Schools

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