ZIP 23237 — 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 23237

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 23237 (Bellwood, VA) is associated with Chesterfield County Public Schools (LEA 5100840) 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 100 K-12 schools (82 public, 18 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.3 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.1% 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 Brightpoint Community College about 4.4 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Chesterfield County Public Schools

LEA ID

5100840

Private school share (ACS)

0.1%

Colleges & universities (71)

Brightpoint Community College4.4 miles (7.1 km)2yr-public
Chester Career College5.5 miles (8.8 km)2yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Richmond8.5 miles (13.6 km)2yr-private
Southside College of Health Sciences9.6 miles (15.4 km)2yr-private
Virginia Commonwealth University10.3 miles (16.5 km)4yr-public
Virginia Union University11.2 miles (18.0 km)4yr-private
Virginia State University11.6 miles (18.7 km)4yr-public
Union Presbyterian Seminary12.3 miles (19.8 km)4yr-private
Fortis College-Richmond12.7 miles (20.4 km)2yr-private
University of Richmond13.2 miles (21.2 km)4yr-private
Lotus Professional College15.1 miles (24.3 km)4yr-private
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College16.4 miles (26.3 km)2yr-public

Show all 71 colleges & universities

Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing17.0 miles (27.4 km)4yr-private
Bon Secours St Mary's Hospital School of Medical Imaging17.0 miles (27.4 km)2yr-private
Richard Bland College17.1 miles (27.5 km)2yr-public
South University-Richmond18.9 miles (30.4 km)4yr-private
Randolph-Macon College24.9 miles (40.1 km)4yr-private
William & Mary41.7 miles (67.1 km)4yr-public
Rappahannock Community College46.6 miles (75.0 km)2yr-public
Southside Virginia Community College46.6 miles (75.0 km)2yr-public
Longwood University52.5 miles (84.6 km)4yr-public
Hampden-Sydney College56.9 miles (91.5 km)4yr-private
Christopher Newport University57.5 miles (92.5 km)4yr-public
Paul D Camp Community College57.6 miles (92.6 km)2yr-public
Eastern Virginia Career College58.1 miles (93.5 km)2yr-private
Riverside College of Health Careers60.2 miles (96.9 km)4yr-private
Virginia Peninsula Community College61.2 miles (98.5 km)2yr-public
University of Mary Washington62.3 miles (100.3 km)4yr-public
Hampton University66.5 miles (107.0 km)4yr-private
Halifax Community College67.9 miles (109.2 km)2yr-public
Chowan University69.4 miles (111.7 km)4yr-private
Germanna Community College69.7 miles (112.2 km)2yr-public
Piedmont Virginia Community College70.4 miles (113.2 km)2yr-public
Old Dominion University72.3 miles (116.3 km)4yr-public
University of Virginia-Main Campus72.4 miles (116.5 km)4yr-public
Eastern Virginia Medical School73.4 miles (118.1 km)4yr-public
Tidewater Community College74.3 miles (119.5 km)2yr-public
Centura College-Norfolk75.1 miles (120.9 km)2yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Norfolk75.7 miles (121.9 km)2yr-private
Norfolk State University75.8 miles (121.9 km)4yr-public
St. Mary's College of Maryland77.8 miles (125.2 km)4yr-public
Roanoke-Chowan Community College78.0 miles (125.5 km)2yr-public
Virginia Wesleyan University78.7 miles (126.7 km)4yr-private
Fortis College-Norfolk79.2 miles (127.5 km)2yr-private
Sentara College of Health Sciences79.2 miles (127.5 km)4yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing - Chesapeake79.7 miles (128.2 km)4yr-private
Advanced Technology Institute79.8 miles (128.4 km)2yr-private
ECPI University79.9 miles (128.6 km)4yr-private
Centura College-Chesapeake80.3 miles (129.3 km)4yr-private
Regent University80.6 miles (129.7 km)4yr-private
Virginia Beach Theological Seminary82.1 miles (132.2 km)4yr-private
Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach82.4 miles (132.6 km)4yr-private
South University-Virginia Beach82.8 miles (133.3 km)4yr-private
College of Southern Maryland83.5 miles (134.4 km)2yr-public
Centura College-Virginia Beach85.6 miles (137.8 km)2yr-private
Sweet Briar College90.1 miles (145.1 km)4yr-private
Virginia University of Lynchburg93.5 miles (150.4 km)4yr-private
Vance-Granville Community College94.0 miles (151.3 km)2yr-public
Eastern Shore Community College94.5 miles (152.1 km)2yr-public
Randolph College94.6 miles (152.2 km)4yr-private
Centra College94.7 miles (152.4 km)4yr-private
University of Lynchburg95.1 miles (153.0 km)4yr-private
Liberty University95.2 miles (153.3 km)4yr-private
Central Virginia Community College95.3 miles (153.4 km)2yr-public
Agora University95.5 miles (153.6 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas96.4 miles (155.1 km)2yr-private
North Carolina Wesleyan University97.1 miles (156.3 km)4yr-private
Ascent College97.5 miles (157.0 km)4yr-private
Washington University of Science and Technology98.8 miles (159.0 km)4yr-private
George Mason University99.2 miles (159.6 km)4yr-public
Northern Virginia Community College99.7 miles (160.4 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Bellwood Elementary	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
Salem Church Elementary	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
Beulah Elementary	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Salem Church Middle	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Governor's Career and Technical Academy for Engineering Stud	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Lloyd C. Bird High	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Thomas Dale High	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
Hopkins Road Elementary	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Ecoff Elementary	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
C.E. Curtis Elementary	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
Chesterfield Career and Technical Center at Courthouse	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Phoenix Center	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Chesterfield Virtual School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Meadowbrook High	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
O.B. Gates Elementary	public	—	—	3.1 miles (4.9 km)
Chesterfield Juvenile Detention Home	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
THE GODDARD SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
PRIMROSE AT IRONBRIDGE CORNER	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Carver College and Career Academy	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
J.G. Hening Elementary	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Falling Creek Elementary	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Falling Creek Middle	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Bensley Elementary	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.7 km)
C.C. Wells Elementary	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
RICHMOND CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Thomas C. Boushall Middle	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Summer Hill Preschool Center	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Broad Rock Elementary	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
J.L. Francis Elementary	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
J.A. Chalkley Elementary	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.4 km)
Varina Elementary	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Henrico Virtual Academy	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
GODDARD SCHOOL-RIVERS BEND	private	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
GUARDIAN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
Jacobs Road Elementary	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Anthony P. Mehfoud Elementary	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Varina High	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Manchester Middle	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Cardinal Elementary	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
BANNER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Marguerite F. Christian Elementary	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
River City Middle	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Oak Grove/Bellemeade Elementary	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
Chester Early Childhood Learning Academy	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.7 km)
John Rolfe Middle	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
G.H. Reid Elementary	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Harrowgate Elementary	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Carver Middle	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.2 km)
RONALD REAGAN SECONDARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.1 miles (11.5 km)
George F. Baker Elementary	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Elizabeth Scott Elementary	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Elizabeth Davis Middle	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
GOOD NEWS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
EPHESUS JUNIOR ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
Swansboro Elementary	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
Richmond High School for the Arts	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Providence Middle	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.8 km)
Blackwell Elementary	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Patrick Henry School Of Science And Arts	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
J.H. Blackwell Preschool	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Miles Jones Elementary	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
GRAFTON	private	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
A.M. Davis Elementary	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Henry D. Ward Elementary	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.3 km)
EAST END CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
GOOD SHEPHERD EPISCOPAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Enon Elementary	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
Elizabeth D. Redd Elementary	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Matoaca High	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Westover Hills Elementary	public	—	—	8.7 miles (13.9 km)
RISE ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
ELIJAH HOUSE ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Thelma Crenshaw Elementary	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Lucille M. Brown Middle	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
North Elementary	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Montrose Elementary	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
AL MADINA SCHOOL OF RICHMOND	private	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
Bellevue Elementary	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
Chimborazo Elementary	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.7 km)
Franklin Military Academy	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Bailey Bridge Middle	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.9 km)
Providence Elementary	public	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
Tussing Elementary	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
CENTRAL MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF VIRGINIA	private	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Henry Marsh III Elementary	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
CLOVERHILL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Open High	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
VILLAGE MONTESSORI ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
Lakeview Elementary	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.2 km)
Maymont Preschool	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Richmond Community Preschool	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Manchester High	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Amelia Street Special Education	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Reams Road Elementary	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
Colonial Heights High	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Richmond Hospital Ep.	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.7 km)
Colonial Heights Technical Center	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.9 km)
Martin Luther King Jr. Preschool	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Martin Luther King Jr. Middle	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Crestwood Elementary	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 23237

What school district is ZIP code 23237 in?

ZIP 23237 (Bellwood, VA) maps to Chesterfield County Public Schools (LEA ID 5100840) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 23237?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 82 public and 18 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 23237 attend private school?

About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 23237 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	21.9%
High school	32.3%
Less than HS	17.4%
School district	Chesterfield County Public Schools

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