ZIP 22603 — 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 22603

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 22603 (VA) is associated with Frederick County Public Schools (LEA 5101470) 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 29 K-12 schools (23 public, 6 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.6 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 Shenandoah University about 7.7 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Frederick County Public Schools

LEA ID

5101470

Private school share (ACS)

0.3%

Colleges & universities (100)

Shenandoah University7.7 miles (12.3 km)4yr-private
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College16.1 miles (25.9 km)2yr-public
Laurel Ridge Community College16.4 miles (26.4 km)2yr-public
International Beauty School 418.5 miles (29.8 km)2yr-private
American Public University System18.9 miles (30.5 km)4yr-private
Catholic International University19.0 miles (30.5 km)4yr-private
Martinsburg College20.2 miles (32.6 km)4yr-private
Valley College-Martinsburg20.3 miles (32.6 km)4yr-private
Shepherd University24.6 miles (39.6 km)4yr-public
Patrick Henry College29.4 miles (47.3 km)4yr-private
Allegany College of Maryland38.2 miles (61.5 km)2yr-public
Hagerstown Community College38.4 miles (61.8 km)2yr-public

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College40.8 miles (65.6 km)2yr-public
Potomac State College of West Virginia University42.7 miles (68.7 km)4yr-public
Hood College43.7 miles (70.3 km)4yr-private
Frederick Community College44.3 miles (71.3 km)2yr-public
Ascent College45.0 miles (72.4 km)4yr-private
Divine Mercy University46.1 miles (74.3 km)4yr-private
Frostburg State University46.6 miles (75.0 km)4yr-public
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas49.8 miles (80.2 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto53.4 miles (85.9 km)4yr-public
Mount St. Mary's University54.1 miles (87.0 km)4yr-private
Wilson College55.7 miles (89.7 km)4yr-private
Columbia College56.8 miles (91.4 km)2yr-private
George Mason University57.3 miles (92.1 km)4yr-public
Montgomery College57.7 miles (92.8 km)2yr-public
Virginia University of Integrative Medicine58.6 miles (94.2 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech-Chambersburg58.7 miles (94.4 km)2yr-private
Chamberlain University-Virginia58.7 miles (94.5 km)4yr-private
University of the Potomac-VA Campus59.0 miles (95.0 km)4yr-private
Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing59.5 miles (95.7 km)2yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church60.4 miles (97.2 km)4yr-private
Northern Virginia Community College60.4 miles (97.3 km)2yr-public
SANS Technology Institute61.1 miles (98.4 km)4yr-private
Agora University61.3 miles (98.6 km)4yr-private
Marymount University63.4 miles (102.0 km)4yr-private
Garrett College63.6 miles (102.3 km)2yr-public
Wesley Theological Seminary64.4 miles (103.6 km)4yr-private
American University64.5 miles (103.9 km)4yr-private
United Lutheran Seminary64.6 miles (104.0 km)4yr-private
Gettysburg College65.1 miles (104.8 km)4yr-private
Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital65.3 miles (105.1 km)4yr-private
University of the District of Columbia65.5 miles (105.4 km)4yr-public
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania65.7 miles (105.8 km)4yr-public
Eastern Mennonite University65.8 miles (105.9 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-Virginia65.9 miles (106.1 km)4yr-private
Georgetown University66.0 miles (106.2 km)4yr-private
Germanna Community College66.0 miles (106.2 km)2yr-public
University of Management and Technology66.4 miles (106.8 km)4yr-private
National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts66.4 miles (106.8 km)2yr-private
George Washington University67.5 miles (108.6 km)4yr-private
James Madison University67.5 miles (108.7 km)4yr-public
Carroll Community College67.7 miles (109.0 km)2yr-public
NewU University67.8 miles (109.1 km)4yr-private
Institute of World Politics67.8 miles (109.1 km)4yr-private
Windsor University67.8 miles (109.2 km)4yr-private
Washington Adventist University67.9 miles (109.2 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-District of Columbia68.1 miles (109.5 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-Global Region68.1 miles (109.5 km)4yr-private
Career Technical Institute68.2 miles (109.7 km)2yr-private
The Chicago School at Washington DC68.2 miles (109.8 km)4yr-private
McDaniel College68.2 miles (109.8 km)4yr-private
University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus68.3 miles (109.9 km)4yr-private
Howard University68.4 miles (110.0 km)4yr-private
DeVry University-Virginia68.5 miles (110.2 km)4yr-private
Washington University of Science and Technology68.7 miles (110.6 km)4yr-private
Trinity Washington University69.0 miles (111.0 km)4yr-private
Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family69.2 miles (111.3 km)4yr-private
The Catholic University of America69.2 miles (111.3 km)4yr-private
Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies69.2 miles (111.3 km)4yr-private
Gallaudet University70.0 miles (112.7 km)4yr-private
University of Maryland-College Park70.7 miles (113.8 km)4yr-public
Saint Michael College of Allied Health70.7 miles (113.8 km)2yr-private
Maryland University of Integrative Health71.3 miles (114.7 km)4yr-private
Howard Community College71.6 miles (115.2 km)2yr-public
Bridgewater College73.8 miles (118.7 km)4yr-private
Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia74.0 miles (119.1 km)2yr-private
Capitol Technology University74.6 miles (120.1 km)4yr-private
Future Generations University74.8 miles (120.4 km)4yr-private
Fortis College-Landover75.5 miles (121.5 km)2yr-private
Strayer University-Maryland75.9 miles (122.2 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College76.3 miles (122.8 km)2yr-public
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown76.3 miles (122.9 km)4yr-public
University of Maryland Global Campus77.3 miles (124.4 km)4yr-public
Stevenson University77.6 miles (124.8 km)4yr-private
University of Mary Washington77.7 miles (125.1 km)4yr-public
Ner Israel Rabbinical College78.5 miles (126.3 km)4yr-private
Blue Ridge Community College78.8 miles (126.8 km)2yr-public
Prince George's Community College79.0 miles (127.1 km)2yr-public
Bowie State University79.8 miles (128.4 km)4yr-public
University of Maryland-Baltimore County80.3 miles (129.3 km)4yr-public
DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center80.8 miles (130.0 km)2yr-private
Eastern Virginia Career College80.9 miles (130.2 km)2yr-private
Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College81.2 miles (130.6 km)4yr-private
College of Southern Maryland81.2 miles (130.7 km)2yr-public
Commonwealth Technical Institute81.3 miles (130.8 km)2yr-private
Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore82.6 miles (132.9 km)4yr-private
Baltimore City Community College83.0 miles (133.5 km)2yr-public
Coppin State University83.2 miles (133.9 km)4yr-public
Dickinson College84.1 miles (135.3 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Gainesboro Elementary	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
Frederick County Middle	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
James Wood High	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Apple Pie Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Indian Hollow Elementary	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
LIGHTHOUSE BAPTIST ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
THE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL OF WINCHESTER INC	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
SACRED HEART ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
James Wood Middle	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
John Kerr Elementary	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
N.W. (Northwestern) Regional Juvenile Detention Home	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Stonewall Elementary	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Virginia Avenue Charlotte Dehart Elementary	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Jordan Springs Elementary	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
John Handley High	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
Daniel Morgan Middle	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Daniel Morgan Intermediate	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Garland R. Quarles Elementary	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
GRAFTON-RUTH BIRCH CAMPUS	private	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Millbrook High	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Redbud Run Elementary	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
Northwester Regional Educational Programs	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Frederick Douglass Elementary	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
THE SCHOOL AT SHARON'S	private	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
TIMBER RIDGE SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Greenwood Mill Elementary	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
Bunker Hill Elementary	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Gerrardstown Elementary School	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Mountain Ridge Intermediate	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 22603

What school district is ZIP code 22603 in?

ZIP 22603 (VA) maps to Frederick County Public Schools (LEA ID 5101470) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 22603?

US5 lists 29 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 23 public and 6 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 22603 attend private school?

About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 22603 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	27.3%
High school	31.9%
Less than HS	12.1%
School district	Frederick County Public Schools

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