ZIP 21742 — 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 21742

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 21742 (Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MD) is associated with Washington County Public Schools (LEA 2400660) 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 58 K-12 schools (41 public, 17 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.1 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.3% 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 Hagerstown Community College about 3.4 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Washington County Public Schools

LEA ID

2400660

Private school share (ACS)

0.3%

Colleges & universities (100)

Hagerstown Community College3.4 miles (5.4 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto12.8 miles (20.6 km)4yr-public
Mount St. Mary's University16.0 miles (25.7 km)4yr-private
Wilson College18.8 miles (30.2 km)4yr-private
Shepherd University18.8 miles (30.2 km)4yr-public
Frederick Community College20.0 miles (32.2 km)2yr-public
Valley College-Martinsburg21.0 miles (33.8 km)4yr-private
Martinsburg College21.0 miles (33.8 km)4yr-private
Hood College21.7 miles (35.0 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech-Chambersburg21.9 miles (35.3 km)2yr-private
International Beauty School 422.6 miles (36.4 km)2yr-private
United Lutheran Seminary24.2 miles (38.9 km)4yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Gettysburg College24.6 miles (39.7 km)4yr-private
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College25.1 miles (40.3 km)2yr-public
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania27.1 miles (43.7 km)4yr-public
American Public University System29.1 miles (46.9 km)4yr-private
Catholic International University29.2 miles (46.9 km)4yr-private
McDaniel College35.2 miles (56.7 km)4yr-private
Carroll Community College36.6 miles (59.0 km)2yr-public
Patrick Henry College37.3 miles (60.1 km)4yr-private
Dickinson College43.5 miles (70.0 km)4yr-private
Shenandoah University44.4 miles (71.5 km)4yr-private
Montgomery College47.9 miles (77.2 km)2yr-public
Messiah University48.3 miles (77.7 km)4yr-private
Divine Mercy University49.6 miles (79.8 km)4yr-private
Stevenson University49.9 miles (80.2 km)4yr-private
Ner Israel Rabbinical College51.9 miles (83.6 km)4yr-private
Howard Community College52.3 miles (84.2 km)2yr-public
York College of Pennsylvania52.5 miles (84.4 km)4yr-private
SANS Technology Institute52.7 miles (84.8 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York53.8 miles (86.6 km)4yr-public
Maryland University of Integrative Health54.0 miles (87.0 km)4yr-private
Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital55.1 miles (88.7 km)4yr-private
Laurel Ridge Community College55.2 miles (88.8 km)2yr-public
Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College55.3 miles (89.0 km)4yr-private
Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia55.8 miles (89.7 km)2yr-private
Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore56.1 miles (90.2 km)4yr-private
Columbia College56.1 miles (90.3 km)2yr-private
YTI Career Institute-York57.0 miles (91.7 km)2yr-private
Allegany College of Maryland57.4 miles (92.3 km)2yr-public
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology57.4 miles (92.4 km)4yr-private
Central Penn College57.6 miles (92.7 km)4yr-private
Virginia University of Integrative Medicine57.8 miles (93.0 km)4yr-private
Chamberlain University-Virginia57.9 miles (93.1 km)4yr-private
University of Maryland-Baltimore County58.0 miles (93.4 km)4yr-public
University of the Potomac-VA Campus58.2 miles (93.6 km)4yr-private
Baltimore City Community College58.3 miles (93.8 km)2yr-public
Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing58.3 miles (93.9 km)2yr-private
Coppin State University58.8 miles (94.5 km)4yr-public
Towson University58.9 miles (94.8 km)4yr-public
Harrisburg Area Community College58.9 miles (94.8 km)2yr-public
Washington Adventist University59.2 miles (95.2 km)4yr-private
Wesley Theological Seminary59.2 miles (95.3 km)4yr-private
Goucher College59.3 miles (95.5 km)4yr-private
American University59.5 miles (95.7 km)4yr-private
Notre Dame of Maryland University59.5 miles (95.8 km)4yr-private
Loyola University Maryland59.5 miles (95.8 km)4yr-private
University of the District of Columbia59.6 miles (96.0 km)4yr-public
Juniata College60.0 miles (96.6 km)4yr-private
Johns Hopkins University60.0 miles (96.6 km)4yr-private
Ascent College60.3 miles (97.0 km)4yr-private
Marymount University60.3 miles (97.0 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg60.4 miles (97.3 km)4yr-public
Maryland Institute College of Art60.6 miles (97.6 km)4yr-private
University of Maryland-College Park60.9 miles (98.0 km)4yr-public
University of Baltimore60.9 miles (98.1 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office61.1 miles (98.3 km)4yr-public
Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church61.1 miles (98.3 km)4yr-private
University of Maryland, Baltimore61.2 miles (98.4 km)4yr-public
Capitol Technology University61.2 miles (98.4 km)4yr-private
George Mason University61.3 miles (98.7 km)4yr-public
Morgan State University61.4 miles (98.8 km)4yr-public
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas61.5 miles (99.0 km)2yr-private
Georgetown University61.5 miles (99.0 km)4yr-private
National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts61.7 miles (99.3 km)2yr-private
University System of Maryland62.1 miles (99.9 km)4yr-public
University System of Maryland-Research Centers62.1 miles (99.9 km)4yr-public
Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family62.2 miles (100.1 km)4yr-private
The Catholic University of America62.2 miles (100.1 km)4yr-private
Howard University62.3 miles (100.2 km)4yr-private
University of Management and Technology62.3 miles (100.2 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-Virginia62.3 miles (100.2 km)4yr-private
Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies62.3 miles (100.3 km)4yr-private
Trinity Washington University62.4 miles (100.4 km)4yr-private
Institute of World Politics62.5 miles (100.5 km)4yr-private
Northern Virginia Community College62.5 miles (100.5 km)2yr-public
NewU University62.5 miles (100.6 km)4yr-private
George Washington University62.8 miles (101.0 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-District of Columbia62.8 miles (101.1 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-Global Region62.8 miles (101.1 km)4yr-private
Windsor University62.9 miles (101.1 km)4yr-private
Career Technical Institute62.9 miles (101.3 km)2yr-private
The Chicago School at Washington DC63.1 miles (101.5 km)4yr-private
University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus63.1 miles (101.6 km)4yr-private
Gallaudet University63.9 miles (102.8 km)4yr-private
Saint Michael College of Allied Health64.4 miles (103.7 km)2yr-private
Elizabethtown College64.9 miles (104.4 km)4yr-private
DeVry University-Virginia65.0 miles (104.6 km)4yr-private
Fortis College-Landover65.6 miles (105.5 km)2yr-private
Agora University65.7 miles (105.8 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Paramount Elementary	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.6 km)
Old Forge Elementary	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Potomac Heights Elementary	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
PARADISE MENNONITE SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Northern Middle	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Fountaindale Elementary	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
North Hagerstown High	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
ST MARIA GORETTI CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Pangborn Elementary	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
HAGERSTOWN CHILDRENS SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Western Heights Middle	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.8 km)
Eastern Elementary	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Smithsburg Elementary	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Smithsburg Middle	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Marshall Street School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Washington County Job Development Center	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Smithsburg High	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Ruth Ann Monroe Primary	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
MD INTL SCHOOL OF SUSTAINABILITY & TECHNOLOGY	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Barbara Ingram School for the Arts	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
ST MARY CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Salem Avenue Elementary	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Bester Elementary	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Maugansville Elementary	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
TRUTH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
GRACE ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Jonathan Hager Elementary	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
South Hagerstown High	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Emma K. Doub Elementary	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
E. Russell Hicks Middle	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Evening High School	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
HIGHLAND VIEW ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Fairview El Sch	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
MT AETNA ADVENTIST SCHOOL (MAAS)	private	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Waynesboro Area Senior High School	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Waynesboro Area MS	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Summitview El Sch	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
ST ANDREW SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Lincolnshire Elementary	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
SHADY GROVE MENNONITE SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Hooverville El Sch	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Hickory Elementary	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.5 km)
CONOCOHEAGUE MENNONITE SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Greencastle-Antrim El Sch	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Greencastle-Antrim Primary Sch	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Greencastle-Antrim MS	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Greencastle-Antrim SHS	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Rockland Woods Elementary	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
Greenbrier Elementary	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
EMMANUEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
Wolfsville Elementary	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Cascade Elementary	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
HILLSIDE MENNONITE SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
ST JAMES SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.2 miles (14.7 km)
HERITAGE ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
ANTRIM MENNONITE SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Fountain Rock Elementary	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Williamsport Elementary	public	—	—	9.9 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 21742

What school district is ZIP code 21742 in?

ZIP 21742 (Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MD) maps to Washington County Public Schools (LEA ID 2400660) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 21742?

US5 lists 58 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 41 public and 17 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 21742 attend private school?

About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 21742 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	29.9%
High school	29.7%
Less than HS	9.9%
School district	Washington County Public Schools

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