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ZIP 21053 — 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 21053

K-12 nearby
21
Public
18
Private
3
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 21053 (MD) is associated with Baltimore County Public Schools (LEA 2400120) 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 21 K-12 schools (18 public, 3 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.4 miles.

ACS estimates show about 2.2% 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 McDaniel College about 17.1 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education
School district
Baltimore County Public Schools
LEA ID
2400120
Private school share (ACS)
2.2%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • McDaniel College17.1 miles (27.6 km)4yr-private
  • York College of Pennsylvania17.2 miles (27.7 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York17.7 miles (28.5 km)4yr-public
  • Carroll Community College18.6 miles (29.9 km)2yr-public
  • Stevenson University19.0 miles (30.5 km)4yr-private
  • YTI Career Institute-York20.6 miles (33.2 km)2yr-private
  • Goucher College20.8 miles (33.5 km)4yr-private
  • Ner Israel Rabbinical College21.4 miles (34.5 km)4yr-private
  • Towson University21.7 miles (34.9 km)4yr-public
  • Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore22.0 miles (35.5 km)4yr-private
  • Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College23.2 miles (37.3 km)4yr-private
  • Notre Dame of Maryland University24.4 miles (39.3 km)4yr-private
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Loyola University Maryland24.7 miles (39.8 km)4yr-private
  • Harford Community College24.8 miles (39.9 km)2yr-public
  • Morgan State University25.3 miles (40.7 km)4yr-public
  • Johns Hopkins University25.9 miles (41.7 km)4yr-private
  • Baltimore City Community College26.2 miles (42.1 km)2yr-public
  • Coppin State University26.8 miles (43.1 km)4yr-public
  • Community College of Baltimore County26.8 miles (43.1 km)2yr-public
  • Maryland Institute College of Art27.3 miles (43.9 km)4yr-private
  • University of Baltimore27.5 miles (44.3 km)4yr-public
  • Millersville University of Pennsylvania28.3 miles (45.5 km)4yr-public
  • University of Maryland, Baltimore28.7 miles (46.2 km)4yr-public
  • University System of Maryland29.0 miles (46.6 km)4yr-public
  • University System of Maryland-Research Centers29.0 miles (46.6 km)4yr-public
  • Gettysburg College29.4 miles (47.3 km)4yr-private
  • United Lutheran Seminary29.6 miles (47.7 km)4yr-private
  • University of Maryland-Baltimore County30.4 miles (48.9 km)4yr-public
  • Lancaster County Career and Technology Center31.0 miles (49.9 km)2yr-public
  • Elizabethtown College31.9 miles (51.4 km)4yr-private
  • Lancaster Theological Seminary32.0 miles (51.5 km)4yr-private
  • Franklin and Marshall College32.1 miles (51.6 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania College of Art and Design32.1 miles (51.6 km)4yr-private
  • Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology32.6 miles (52.5 km)2yr-public
  • Mount St. Mary's University33.9 miles (54.6 km)4yr-private
  • Howard Community College34.5 miles (55.5 km)2yr-public
  • Lancaster Bible College34.6 miles (55.7 km)4yr-private
  • Messiah University34.9 miles (56.2 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg35.1 miles (56.5 km)4yr-public
  • Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster35.3 miles (56.8 km)4yr-private
  • Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia36.7 miles (59.0 km)2yr-private
  • Maryland University of Integrative Health37.8 miles (60.9 km)4yr-private
  • Harrisburg University of Science and Technology40.0 miles (64.4 km)4yr-private
  • Cecil College40.5 miles (65.2 km)2yr-public
  • Frederick Community College41.1 miles (66.1 km)2yr-public
  • Hood College42.1 miles (67.7 km)4yr-private
  • Harrisburg Area Community College42.4 miles (68.3 km)2yr-public
  • Lincoln University42.6 miles (68.5 km)4yr-public
  • Dickinson College43.3 miles (69.7 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office43.5 miles (70.1 km)4yr-public
  • Central Penn College43.6 miles (70.2 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto45.1 miles (72.5 km)4yr-public
  • Lebanon Valley College45.1 miles (72.5 km)4yr-private
  • Capitol Technology University45.5 miles (73.2 km)4yr-private
  • Anne Arundel Community College46.0 miles (74.0 km)2yr-public
  • Bowie State University47.0 miles (75.6 km)4yr-public
  • Montgomery College47.7 miles (76.7 km)2yr-public
  • Washington College47.8 miles (76.9 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital48.3 miles (77.7 km)4yr-private
  • Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania49.6 miles (79.8 km)4yr-public
  • SANS Technology Institute50.0 miles (80.5 km)4yr-private
  • University of Maryland-College Park50.5 miles (81.2 km)4yr-public
  • St. John's College50.8 miles (81.8 km)4yr-private
  • Hagerstown Community College50.9 miles (81.9 km)2yr-public
  • United States Naval Academy51.0 miles (82.1 km)4yr-public
  • University of Delaware51.2 miles (82.3 km)4yr-public
  • Washington Adventist University51.4 miles (82.7 km)4yr-private
  • Fortis College-Landover52.2 miles (84.1 km)2yr-private
  • Wilson College52.6 miles (84.7 km)4yr-private
  • Triangle Tech-Chambersburg53.4 miles (85.9 km)2yr-private
  • Goldey-Beacom College54.6 miles (87.8 km)4yr-private
  • University of Maryland Global Campus54.6 miles (87.9 km)4yr-public
  • The Catholic University of America54.9 miles (88.3 km)4yr-private
  • Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family54.9 miles (88.4 km)4yr-private
  • Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies55.0 miles (88.5 km)4yr-private
  • University of the District of Columbia55.3 miles (89.0 km)4yr-public
  • Trinity Washington University55.4 miles (89.1 km)4yr-private
  • Howard University55.9 miles (90.0 km)4yr-private
  • Wesley Theological Seminary56.0 miles (90.2 km)4yr-private
  • Prince George's Community College56.1 miles (90.3 km)2yr-public
  • American University56.2 miles (90.5 km)4yr-private
  • Gallaudet University56.5 miles (91.0 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Michael College of Allied Health56.6 miles (91.0 km)2yr-private
  • Institute of World Politics57.0 miles (91.7 km)4yr-private
  • NewU University57.1 miles (91.9 km)4yr-private
  • Strayer University-District of Columbia57.3 miles (92.2 km)4yr-private
  • Strayer University-Global Region57.3 miles (92.2 km)4yr-private
  • Career Technical Institute57.4 miles (92.3 km)2yr-private
  • National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts57.5 miles (92.5 km)2yr-private
  • The Chicago School at Washington DC57.5 miles (92.6 km)4yr-private
  • University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus57.6 miles (92.7 km)4yr-private
  • Windsor University57.6 miles (92.7 km)4yr-private
  • Georgetown University57.7 miles (92.9 km)4yr-private
  • George Washington University57.9 miles (93.2 km)4yr-private
  • University of Management and Technology58.4 miles (94.1 km)4yr-private
  • Marymount University59.0 miles (94.9 km)4yr-private
  • Alvernia University59.1 miles (95.1 km)4yr-private
  • Strayer University-Virginia59.1 miles (95.1 km)4yr-private
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute59.3 miles (95.5 km)2yr-private
  • Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences59.4 miles (95.6 km)2yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
Prettyboy Elementarypublic——2.1 miles (3.3 km)
ST JOHN THE BAPTIST SCHOOLprivate——3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Seventh District Elementarypublic——3.8 miles (6.1 km)
SHREWSBURY CHRISTIAN ACADEMYprivate——4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Shrewsbury El Schpublic——5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Susquehannock HSpublic——5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Southern El Schpublic——5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Southern MSpublic——5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Friendship El Schpublic——5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Hereford Highpublic——7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Fifth District Elementarypublic——7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Stewartstown El Schpublic——8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Manheim El Schpublic——8.8 miles (14.1 km)
North Carroll Middlepublic——8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Hereford Middlepublic——9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Manchester Valley Highpublic——9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Manchester Elementarypublic——9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Ebb Valley Elementarypublic——9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Norrisville Elementarypublic——9.6 miles (15.5 km)
GRACE BIBLE CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTENprivate——9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Spring Garden Elementarypublic——9.8 miles (15.8 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 21053

What school district is ZIP code 21053 in?
ZIP 21053 (MD) maps to Baltimore County Public Schools (LEA ID 2400120) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 21053?
US5 lists 21 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 18 public and 3 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 21053 attend private school?
About 2.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 21053 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher42.5%
High school21.1%
Less than HS8.2%
School districtBaltimore County Public Schools