ZIP 23709 — 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 23709

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 23709 (Portsmouth, VA) is associated with Portsmouth City Public Schools (LEA 5103000) 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 (72 public, 28 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.8 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.0% 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 Tidewater Community College about 2.7 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Portsmouth City Public Schools

LEA ID

5103000

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (55)

Tidewater Community College2.7 miles (4.3 km)2yr-public
Eastern Virginia Medical School3.3 miles (5.3 km)4yr-public
Norfolk State University3.5 miles (5.6 km)4yr-public
Sentara College of Health Sciences4.2 miles (6.8 km)4yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing - Chesapeake4.7 miles (7.6 km)4yr-private
Old Dominion University5.1 miles (8.2 km)4yr-public
Centura College-Chesapeake5.4 miles (8.7 km)4yr-private
Regent University6.2 miles (9.9 km)4yr-private
Fortis College-Norfolk6.8 miles (10.9 km)2yr-private
Advanced Technology Institute7.1 miles (11.4 km)2yr-private
Virginia Beach Theological Seminary7.2 miles (11.6 km)4yr-private
ECPI University7.3 miles (11.7 km)4yr-private

Show all 55 colleges & universities

Virginia Wesleyan University7.6 miles (12.3 km)4yr-private
Centura College-Norfolk7.7 miles (12.5 km)2yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Norfolk8.6 miles (13.8 km)2yr-private
Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach9.3 miles (15.0 km)4yr-private
South University-Virginia Beach10.1 miles (16.3 km)4yr-private
Centura College-Virginia Beach13.4 miles (21.6 km)2yr-private
Hampton University14.4 miles (23.2 km)4yr-private
Riverside College of Health Careers17.5 miles (28.1 km)4yr-private
Virginia Peninsula Community College18.5 miles (29.7 km)2yr-public
Christopher Newport University20.2 miles (32.4 km)4yr-public
College of the Albemarle34.0 miles (54.8 km)2yr-public
Mid-Atlantic Christian University35.5 miles (57.1 km)4yr-private
Paul D Camp Community College36.3 miles (58.4 km)2yr-public
Elizabeth City State University37.3 miles (60.0 km)4yr-public
William & Mary38.6 miles (62.1 km)4yr-public
Chowan University51.1 miles (82.3 km)4yr-private
Roanoke-Chowan Community College52.2 miles (84.0 km)2yr-public
Rappahannock Community College54.8 miles (88.2 km)2yr-public
Eastern Shore Community College64.8 miles (104.2 km)2yr-public
Richard Bland College64.9 miles (104.5 km)2yr-public
Virginia State University68.0 miles (109.4 km)4yr-public
Southside College of Health Sciences68.1 miles (109.5 km)2yr-private
Chester Career College69.6 miles (112.0 km)2yr-private
Brightpoint Community College71.1 miles (114.4 km)2yr-public
Halifax Community College77.5 miles (124.7 km)2yr-public
Martin Community College80.5 miles (129.6 km)2yr-public
Virginia Commonwealth University81.1 miles (130.5 km)4yr-public
Virginia Union University81.6 miles (131.3 km)4yr-private
Union Presbyterian Seminary82.3 miles (132.4 km)4yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Richmond82.6 miles (133.0 km)2yr-private
Fortis College-Richmond84.0 miles (135.2 km)2yr-private
Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing84.7 miles (136.3 km)4yr-private
Bon Secours St Mary's Hospital School of Medical Imaging84.7 miles (136.3 km)2yr-private
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College85.9 miles (138.2 km)2yr-public
University of Richmond86.0 miles (138.4 km)4yr-private
Lotus Professional College88.4 miles (142.2 km)4yr-private
Southside Virginia Community College89.2 miles (143.6 km)2yr-public
South University-Richmond91.6 miles (147.4 km)4yr-private
Randolph-Macon College91.9 miles (147.9 km)4yr-private
St. Mary's College of Maryland95.3 miles (153.3 km)4yr-public
Edgecombe Community College95.5 miles (153.7 km)2yr-public
Beaufort County Community College95.7 miles (154.1 km)2yr-public
North Carolina Wesleyan University98.3 miles (158.2 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Brighton Elementary	public	—	—	0.6 miles (0.9 km)
Cradock Middle	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
Cradock Elementary	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
Rena B. Wright Primary	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
COURT STREET ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
St. Helena Elementary	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.8 km)
Truitt Intermediate	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.8 km)
Victory Elementary	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.8 km)
I.C. Norcom High	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
New Directions Center	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
Park View Elementary	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
PORTSMOUTH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Douglass Park Elementary	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
HARBOR POINT BEHAVIOR HEALTH CENTER	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
HARBOR POINT ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Oscar Smith Middle	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Berkley/Campostella Early Childhood Education Center	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Mount Hermon Preschool Center	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
Portlock Primary	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
Governor's School for the Arts	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Westhaven Elementary	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
ROADSTEAD MONTESORRI HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
George W. Carver Intermediate	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
PORTSMOUTH CATHOLIC REGIONAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
CATHEDRAL OF FAITH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
Southside STEM Academy at Campostella	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
G.A. Treakle Elementary	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Thurgood Marshall Elementary	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
Ruffner School	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
THE HAGUE SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
FIRST BAPTIST READY ACADEMY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Waterview Elementary	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
William E. Waters Middle	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
THE WILLIAMS SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.1 miles (5.1 km)
GHENT MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
P.B. Young Sr. Elementary	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
YESHIVA AISH KODOSH TALMUDICAL ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
TINKER BELL DAYCARE	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Kings Daughters Hosp. Ep.	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN PRESCHOOL	private	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Camelot Elementary	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Georgetown Primary	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Simonsdale Elementary	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Booker T Washington High	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Crestwood Middle	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
Indian River High	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Chesterfield Elementary	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Ghent K-8	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Matthew Fontaine Maury High	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.0 km)
Jacox Elementary	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
WEST GHENT SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Lakeview Elementary	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
BINA HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Chesapeake Center for Student Success	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Crestwood Intermediate	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Walter Herron Taylor Elementary	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Blair Middle	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Indian River Middle	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Norfolk Highlands Primary	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Richard Bowling Elementary	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.5 km)
Manor High	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
DOMINION ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
DEEP CREEK COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Hodges Manor Elementary	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Lindenwood Elementary	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Olive Branch Preschool Center	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
James Monroe Elementary	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Deep Creek Middle	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Sparrow Road Intermediate	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Deep Creek Elementary	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Madison Alternative Center	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Ingleside Elementary	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Southeastern Va Tr Ctr Ep	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
MONTESSOURI LAB SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
TORAS CHAIM	private	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
ST MATTHEW'S SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
B.M. Williams Primary	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Deep Creek High	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
IMMANUEL CHRISTIAN LEARNING CENTER	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
CHRISTOPHER ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Greenbrier Intermediate	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.3 km)
MCDONALD MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
College Park Elementary	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Coleman Place Elementary	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Deep Creek Central Elementary	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
Churchland Elementary	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Larchmont Elementary	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Academy for Discovery at Lakewood	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
ST PATRICK CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Greenbrier Primary	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
ST PETER'S EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
SWEETHAVEN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Willard Elementary	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Oscar F. Smith High	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Western Branch Intermediate	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Greenbrier Middle	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Woodstock Elementary	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Southwestern Elementary	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Edwin W. Chittum Elementary	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 23709

What school district is ZIP code 23709 in?

ZIP 23709 (Portsmouth, VA) maps to Portsmouth City Public Schools (LEA ID 5103000) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 23709?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 72 public and 28 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 23709 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 23709 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	18.1%
High school	33.9%
Less than HS	0.0%
School district	Portsmouth City Public Schools

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