ZIP 24502 — 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 24502

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 24502 (Lynchburg, VA) is associated with Bedford County Public Schools (LEA 5100360) 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 56 K-12 schools (44 public, 12 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.5 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 Central Virginia Community College about 2.0 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Bedford County Public Schools

LEA ID

5100360

Private school share (ACS)

0.3%

Colleges & universities (68)

Central Virginia Community College2.0 miles (3.3 km)2yr-public
Liberty University2.3 miles (3.7 km)4yr-private
University of Lynchburg3.5 miles (5.6 km)4yr-private
Centra College4.0 miles (6.5 km)4yr-private
Virginia University of Lynchburg4.5 miles (7.3 km)4yr-private
Randolph College6.0 miles (9.6 km)4yr-private
Sweet Briar College15.6 miles (25.1 km)4yr-private
Southern Virginia University27.2 miles (43.7 km)4yr-private
Virginia Military Institute31.9 miles (51.4 km)4yr-public
Washington and Lee University32.0 miles (51.5 km)4yr-private
Hollins University39.6 miles (63.8 km)4yr-private
Virginia Western Community College42.1 miles (67.7 km)2yr-public

Show all 68 colleges & universities

Hampden-Sydney College42.4 miles (68.3 km)4yr-private
American National University44.3 miles (71.2 km)4yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Roanoke45.5 miles (73.2 km)2yr-private
Longwood University45.5 miles (73.2 km)4yr-public
Roanoke College46.0 miles (74.1 km)4yr-private
Mountain Gateway Community College46.6 miles (74.9 km)2yr-public
Ferrum College53.3 miles (85.7 km)4yr-private
Sovah School of Health Professions55.0 miles (88.5 km)2yr-private
Averett University55.1 miles (88.7 km)4yr-private
Mary Baldwin University55.5 miles (89.2 km)4yr-private
Danville Community College55.9 miles (90.0 km)2yr-public
Patrick & Henry Community College56.0 miles (90.1 km)2yr-public
Piedmont Virginia Community College60.2 miles (96.9 km)2yr-public
University of Virginia-Main Campus61.0 miles (98.1 km)4yr-public
Blue Ridge Community College65.3 miles (105.2 km)2yr-public
Piedmont Community College65.5 miles (105.5 km)2yr-public
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine66.1 miles (106.3 km)4yr-private
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University66.7 miles (107.3 km)4yr-public
Bridgewater College71.7 miles (115.4 km)4yr-private
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine73.3 miles (118.0 km)4yr-public
Rockingham Community College73.4 miles (118.1 km)2yr-public
Radford University74.7 miles (120.2 km)4yr-public
James Madison University76.8 miles (123.5 km)4yr-public
Eastern Mennonite University79.0 miles (127.1 km)4yr-private
Southside Virginia Community College80.4 miles (129.3 km)2yr-public
Vance-Granville Community College82.3 miles (132.5 km)2yr-public
New River Community College83.0 miles (133.6 km)2yr-public
Elon University88.2 miles (141.9 km)4yr-private
Alamance Community College89.7 miles (144.4 km)2yr-public
South University-Richmond91.1 miles (146.5 km)4yr-private
Lotus Professional College91.7 miles (147.5 km)4yr-private
Watts College of Nursing93.4 miles (150.3 km)4yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Richmond93.5 miles (150.4 km)2yr-private
University of Richmond93.5 miles (150.5 km)4yr-private
Future Generations University93.7 miles (150.8 km)4yr-private
North Carolina A & T State University94.1 miles (151.4 km)4yr-public
Bennett College94.5 miles (152.1 km)4yr-private
Greensboro College94.7 miles (152.4 km)4yr-private
Guilford College94.9 miles (152.8 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina at Greensboro95.0 miles (152.9 km)4yr-public
Duke University95.2 miles (153.3 km)4yr-private
Fortis College-Richmond96.3 miles (154.9 km)2yr-private
North Carolina Central University97.4 miles (156.8 km)4yr-public
Strayer University-North Carolina97.6 miles (157.0 km)4yr-private
Durham Technical Community College97.6 miles (157.0 km)2yr-public
Health And Style Institute97.6 miles (157.1 km)2yr-private
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College97.7 miles (157.2 km)2yr-public
Virginia Commonwealth University97.9 miles (157.6 km)4yr-public
Concord University98.1 miles (157.9 km)4yr-public
Virginia Union University98.1 miles (157.9 km)4yr-private
Union Presbyterian Seminary98.3 miles (158.3 km)4yr-private
Randolph-Macon College99.4 miles (160.0 km)4yr-private
Virginia State University99.5 miles (160.0 km)4yr-public
Brightpoint Community College99.6 miles (160.3 km)2yr-public
Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing100.0 miles (160.9 km)4yr-private
Bon Secours St Mary's Hospital School of Medical Imaging100.0 miles (160.9 km)2yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Heritage Elementary	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.2 km)
Heritage High	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.4 km)
Central Virginia Governor's School	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.4 km)
Brookville High	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.0 km)
Brookville Middle	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Tomahawk Elementary	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
THE BRANCHES ACADEMY & EARLY LEARNING CENTER	private	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
BRIDGES TREATMENT CENTER	private	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Sandusky Middle	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
Sandusky Elementary	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.8 km)
Sheffield Elementary	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
Lynchburg Regional Governor's STEM Academy	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
BLUE RIDGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
Leesville Road Elementary	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.6 km)
TIMBERLAKE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
NEW COVENANT SCHOOLS	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Perrymont Elementary	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
Lynchburg City Secondary Alternative	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.1 km)
DESMOND T. DOSS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
MONTESSORI CHILDRENS HOUSE	private	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Thomas Jefferson Elementary	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
NEW VISTAS SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Laurel Regional Special Ed Ctr	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Restorative Academy - Elem	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
T.C. Miller Elementary School for Innovation	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
RIVERMONT LYNCHBURG NORTH	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Linkhorne Middle	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Linkhorne Elementary	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
E.C. Glass High	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Jefferson Forest High	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Forest Elementary	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.8 km)
Forest Middle	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.8 km)
Dearington Elementary/Innovation	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.8 km)
William M. Bass Elementary	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Robert S. Payne Elementary	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Lynchburg Juvenile Detention Home	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle for Innovation	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Restorative Academy - Secondary	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Bedford Hills Elementary	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Carl B. Hutcherson Building	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
New London Academy Elementary	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Paul Munro Elementary	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Central Va. Training Ctr.	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
VIRGINIA EPISCOPAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
Boonsboro Elementary	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Madison Heights Elementary	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Yellow Branch Elementary	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Campbell County Technical Center	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Cornerstone Learning Center	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
TEMPLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Monelison Middle	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Rustburg Middle	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Rustburg Elementary	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Amelon Elementary	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Rustburg High	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 24502

What school district is ZIP code 24502 in?

ZIP 24502 (Lynchburg, VA) maps to Bedford County Public Schools (LEA ID 5100360) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 24502?

US5 lists 56 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 44 public and 12 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 24502 attend private school?

About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 24502 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	38.5%
High school	22.0%
Less than HS	8.1%
School district	Bedford County Public Schools

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