ZIP 22656 — 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 22656

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 22656 (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 42 K-12 schools (33 public, 9 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.8 miles.

ACS estimates show about 1.1% 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 5.2 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Frederick County Public Schools

LEA ID

5101470

Private school share (ACS)

1.1%

Colleges & universities (100)

Shenandoah University5.2 miles (8.4 km)4yr-private
American Public University System13.2 miles (21.3 km)4yr-private
Catholic International University13.3 miles (21.4 km)4yr-private
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College15.4 miles (24.8 km)2yr-public
Laurel Ridge Community College16.0 miles (25.7 km)2yr-public
International Beauty School 417.5 miles (28.1 km)2yr-private
Valley College-Martinsburg19.6 miles (31.5 km)4yr-private
Martinsburg College19.6 miles (31.5 km)4yr-private
Shepherd University21.2 miles (34.1 km)4yr-public
Patrick Henry College22.3 miles (35.9 km)4yr-private
Hagerstown Community College36.2 miles (58.2 km)2yr-public
Ascent College38.3 miles (61.6 km)4yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Hood College38.5 miles (62.0 km)4yr-private
Divine Mercy University39.0 miles (62.7 km)4yr-private
Frederick Community College39.4 miles (63.4 km)2yr-public
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas42.9 miles (69.1 km)2yr-private
Allegany College of Maryland45.1 miles (72.6 km)2yr-public
Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College46.1 miles (74.2 km)2yr-public
Columbia College49.6 miles (79.9 km)2yr-private
Potomac State College of West Virginia University49.7 miles (80.0 km)4yr-public
George Mason University50.1 miles (80.7 km)4yr-public
Mount St. Mary's University50.7 miles (81.5 km)4yr-private
Montgomery College50.8 miles (81.7 km)2yr-public
Virginia University of Integrative Medicine51.4 miles (82.7 km)4yr-private
Chamberlain University-Virginia51.6 miles (83.0 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto51.9 miles (83.5 km)4yr-public
University of the Potomac-VA Campus51.9 miles (83.5 km)4yr-private
Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing52.3 miles (84.2 km)2yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church53.2 miles (85.7 km)4yr-private
Northern Virginia Community College53.3 miles (85.8 km)2yr-public
Frostburg State University53.7 miles (86.5 km)4yr-public
SANS Technology Institute54.1 miles (87.1 km)4yr-private
Agora University54.1 miles (87.1 km)4yr-private
Wilson College55.4 miles (89.2 km)4yr-private
Marymount University56.2 miles (90.4 km)4yr-private
Wesley Theological Seminary57.3 miles (92.2 km)4yr-private
American University57.4 miles (92.4 km)4yr-private
Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital58.3 miles (93.8 km)4yr-private
University of the District of Columbia58.4 miles (93.9 km)4yr-public
Triangle Tech-Chambersburg58.5 miles (94.2 km)2yr-private
Strayer University-Virginia58.8 miles (94.5 km)4yr-private
Georgetown University58.9 miles (94.7 km)4yr-private
University of Management and Technology59.2 miles (95.3 km)4yr-private
National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts59.3 miles (95.4 km)2yr-private
George Washington University60.4 miles (97.1 km)4yr-private
NewU University60.7 miles (97.6 km)4yr-private
Institute of World Politics60.7 miles (97.7 km)4yr-private
Windsor University60.7 miles (97.7 km)4yr-private
Washington Adventist University60.8 miles (97.9 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-Global Region60.9 miles (98.1 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-District of Columbia60.9 miles (98.1 km)4yr-private
Germanna Community College61.0 miles (98.1 km)2yr-public
Career Technical Institute61.0 miles (98.2 km)2yr-private
The Chicago School at Washington DC61.1 miles (98.3 km)4yr-private
University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus61.1 miles (98.4 km)4yr-private
Howard University61.3 miles (98.6 km)4yr-private
DeVry University-Virginia61.3 miles (98.7 km)4yr-private
Washington University of Science and Technology61.6 miles (99.1 km)4yr-private
United Lutheran Seminary61.8 miles (99.4 km)4yr-private
Trinity Washington University61.9 miles (99.6 km)4yr-private
Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family62.0 miles (99.8 km)4yr-private
The Catholic University of America62.1 miles (99.9 km)4yr-private
Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies62.1 miles (99.9 km)4yr-private
Gettysburg College62.3 miles (100.2 km)4yr-private
Carroll Community College62.6 miles (100.7 km)2yr-public
Gallaudet University62.9 miles (101.2 km)4yr-private
McDaniel College63.4 miles (102.0 km)4yr-private
Saint Michael College of Allied Health63.6 miles (102.4 km)2yr-private
University of Maryland-College Park63.7 miles (102.5 km)4yr-public
Maryland University of Integrative Health64.7 miles (104.0 km)4yr-private
Howard Community College65.0 miles (104.7 km)2yr-public
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania65.2 miles (104.9 km)4yr-public
Eastern Mennonite University67.1 miles (107.9 km)4yr-private
Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia67.4 miles (108.4 km)2yr-private
Capitol Technology University67.7 miles (109.0 km)4yr-private
Fortis College-Landover68.5 miles (110.2 km)2yr-private
James Madison University68.6 miles (110.4 km)4yr-public
Strayer University-Maryland68.8 miles (110.6 km)4yr-private
University of Maryland Global Campus70.2 miles (112.9 km)4yr-public
Garrett College70.7 miles (113.7 km)2yr-public
Stevenson University71.8 miles (115.5 km)4yr-private
University of Mary Washington71.8 miles (115.6 km)4yr-public
Prince George's Community College71.9 miles (115.7 km)2yr-public
Ner Israel Rabbinical College72.5 miles (116.7 km)4yr-private
Bowie State University72.9 miles (117.3 km)4yr-public
University of Maryland-Baltimore County74.0 miles (119.0 km)4yr-public
College of Southern Maryland74.2 miles (119.4 km)2yr-public
Bridgewater College75.0 miles (120.8 km)4yr-private
Eastern Virginia Career College75.1 miles (120.9 km)2yr-private
Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College75.1 miles (120.9 km)4yr-private
Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore76.6 miles (123.3 km)4yr-private
Baltimore City Community College76.8 miles (123.6 km)2yr-public
Coppin State University77.0 miles (123.9 km)4yr-public
University of Maryland, Baltimore78.7 miles (126.7 km)4yr-public
Future Generations University79.0 miles (127.1 km)4yr-private
Maryland Institute College of Art79.0 miles (127.1 km)4yr-private
Johns Hopkins University79.0 miles (127.2 km)4yr-private
Loyola University Maryland79.1 miles (127.4 km)4yr-private
University of Baltimore79.2 miles (127.4 km)4yr-public
Notre Dame of Maryland University79.3 miles (127.6 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Jordan Springs Elementary	public	—	—	0.6 miles (1.0 km)
Stonewall Elementary	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Redbud Run Elementary	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Millbrook High	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
N.W. (Northwestern) Regional Juvenile Detention Home	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
KEYSTONE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
Greenwood Mill Elementary	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Virginia Avenue Charlotte Dehart Elementary	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.5 km)
THE SCHOOL AT SHARON'S	private	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Daniel Morgan Intermediate	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Daniel Morgan Middle	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Northwester Regional Educational Programs	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Apple Pie Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
James Wood High	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
Garland R. Quarles Elementary	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
James Wood Middle	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.8 km)
John Handley High	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
SACRED HEART ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
GRAFTON-RUTH BIRCH CAMPUS	private	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
John Kerr Elementary	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
D.G. Cooley Elementary	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
Clarke County High	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Frederick Douglass Elementary	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Bunker Hill Elementary	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
LIGHTHOUSE BAPTIST ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
Evendale Elementary	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Admiral Richard E. Byrd Middle	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Johnson-Williams Middle	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
THE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL OF WINCHESTER INC	private	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
WINCHESTER MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Gainesboro Elementary	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Mill Creek Intermediate School	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Musselman Middle School	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Boyce Elementary	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.4 km)
South Jefferson Elementary School	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.4 km)
Armel Elementary	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Frederick County Middle	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Musselman High School	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
MOUNTAIN VIEW CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
GRAFTON INTEGRATED HEALTH NETWORK - BERRYVILLE	private	—	—	9.7 miles (15.7 km)
Inwood Primary School	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Eastern Panhandle Preparatory Academy	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 22656

What school district is ZIP code 22656 in?

ZIP 22656 (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 22656?

US5 lists 42 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 33 public and 9 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 22656 attend private school?

About 1.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 22656 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	47.6%
High school	23.3%
Less than HS	7.0%
School district	Frederick County Public Schools

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