ZIP 31820 — 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 31820

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 31820 (Columbus, GA) is associated with Fort Benning Schools (LEA 1300002) 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 43 K-12 schools (36 public, 7 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.6 miles.

ACS estimates show about 1.0% 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 Columbus State University about 8.7 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Fort Benning Schools

LEA ID

1300002

Private school share (ACS)

1.0%

Colleges & universities (78)

Columbus State University8.7 miles (14.0 km)4yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Columbus9.4 miles (15.2 km)2yr-private
Columbus Technical College10.2 miles (16.5 km)2yr-public
Chattahoochee Valley Community College16.1 miles (26.0 km)2yr-public
Point University29.4 miles (47.4 km)4yr-private
LaGrange College34.2 miles (55.0 km)4yr-private
Auburn University38.6 miles (62.2 km)4yr-public
South Georgia Technical College49.0 miles (78.9 km)2yr-public
Gordon State College50.5 miles (81.3 km)4yr-public
Georgia Southwestern State University50.7 miles (81.6 km)4yr-public
Tuskegee University52.5 miles (84.5 km)4yr-private
Fort Valley State University54.2 miles (87.2 km)4yr-public

Show all 78 colleges & universities

Andrew College55.8 miles (89.8 km)4yr-private
Southern Crescent Technical College56.0 miles (90.1 km)2yr-public
Southern Union State Community College57.7 miles (92.8 km)2yr-public
Middle Georgia State University65.5 miles (105.4 km)4yr-public
Central Georgia Technical College67.4 miles (108.5 km)2yr-public
Wesleyan College67.7 miles (108.9 km)4yr-private
Central Alabama Community College69.3 miles (111.6 km)2yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Macon69.7 miles (112.1 km)2yr-private
Mercer University70.5 miles (113.4 km)4yr-private
University of West Georgia70.5 miles (113.4 km)4yr-public
Interactive College of Technology-Morrow74.3 miles (119.5 km)2yr-private
Clayton State University75.8 miles (121.9 km)4yr-public
Lincoln College of Technology-East Point76.3 miles (122.8 km)2yr-private
West Georgia Technical College79.6 miles (128.1 km)2yr-public
Amridge University80.1 miles (128.9 km)4yr-private
Auburn University at Montgomery80.2 miles (129.1 km)4yr-public
Albany Technical College80.4 miles (129.4 km)2yr-public
Albany State University80.4 miles (129.4 km)4yr-public
Atlanta Metropolitan State College81.7 miles (131.5 km)4yr-public
Atlanta Technical College81.9 miles (131.9 km)2yr-public
Faulkner University82.2 miles (132.3 km)4yr-private
South University-Montgomery82.8 miles (133.2 km)4yr-private
Morehouse School of Medicine83.9 miles (135.0 km)4yr-private
Morehouse College84.0 miles (135.2 km)4yr-private
Spelman College84.0 miles (135.2 km)4yr-private
Clark Atlanta University84.2 miles (135.4 km)4yr-private
Beulah Heights University84.4 miles (135.9 km)4yr-private
Interdenominational Theological Center84.5 miles (136.0 km)4yr-private
Morris Brown College84.7 miles (136.2 km)4yr-private
Georgia State University-Perimeter College84.9 miles (136.7 km)2yr-public
Georgia State University84.9 miles (136.7 km)4yr-public
Grady Health System Professional Schools85.0 miles (136.7 km)2yr-public
Herzing University-Atlanta85.0 miles (136.8 km)4yr-private
Troy University85.4 miles (137.5 km)4yr-public
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School85.5 miles (137.6 km)4yr-private
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus86.1 miles (138.6 km)4yr-public
Huntingdon College86.5 miles (139.3 km)4yr-private
Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service86.6 miles (139.4 km)2yr-private
Alabama State University87.0 miles (140.0 km)4yr-public
Luther Rice College & Seminary87.3 miles (140.5 km)4yr-private
Miami Ad School-Atlanta87.5 miles (140.8 km)2yr-private
Columbia Theological Seminary87.7 miles (141.1 km)4yr-private
Agnes Scott College87.7 miles (141.2 km)4yr-private
DeVry University-Georgia88.1 miles (141.7 km)4yr-private
Emory University88.5 miles (142.4 km)4yr-private
H Councill Trenholm State Community College89.9 miles (144.7 km)2yr-public
Georgia Piedmont Technical College90.3 miles (145.4 km)2yr-public
Emory University-Oxford College90.6 miles (145.8 km)2yr-private
Fortis College-Smyrna92.7 miles (149.2 km)2yr-private
Pontifex University92.8 miles (149.4 km)4yr-private
Lincoln College of Technology-Marietta93.7 miles (150.7 km)2yr-private
Oglethorpe University93.9 miles (151.2 km)4yr-private
Chattahoochee Technical College94.6 miles (152.2 km)2yr-public
Strayer University-Georgia94.9 miles (152.7 km)4yr-private
George C Wallace Community College-Dothan95.1 miles (153.0 km)2yr-public
Talladega College95.1 miles (153.1 km)4yr-private
Life University95.2 miles (153.2 km)4yr-private
Interactive College of Technology-Chamblee95.2 miles (153.2 km)2yr-private
Gwinnett College-Marietta Campus95.3 miles (153.4 km)2yr-private
Chamberlain University-Georgia96.0 miles (154.6 km)4yr-private
Gwinnett College-Sandy Springs97.3 miles (156.6 km)2yr-private
American InterContinental University-Atlanta97.8 miles (157.3 km)4yr-private
Georgia College & State University98.8 miles (159.0 km)4yr-public
Georgia Military College99.1 miles (159.6 km)4yr-public
Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine99.6 miles (160.3 km)4yr-private
Gwinnett College-Lilburn100.0 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
Mathews Elementary School	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
Aaron Cohn Middle School	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
Midland Academy	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
Midland Middle School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Pine Ridge Elementary School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Aaron Cohn Regional Youth Detention Center	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Muscogee Youth Development Campus	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Blackmon Road Middle School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
COLUMBUS ADVENTIST SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Eagle Ridge Academy	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Shaw High School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.3 km)
EMANUEL PREPARATORY SCHOOL OF MATH AND SCIENCE	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Waddell Elementary School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Veterans Memorial Middle School	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.9 km)
North Columbus Elementary	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
Northside High School	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
CALVARY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Blanchard Elementary School	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Forrest Road Elementary School	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
Reese Road Leadership Academy	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.8 km)
COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Fort Middle School	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.3 km)
Gentian Elementary School	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Wesley Heights Elementary School	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
Britt David Elementary Computer Magnet Academy	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Kendrick High School	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
SYLVAN LEARNING CENTER, 3006	private	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Mulberry Creek Elementary School	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
East Columbus Magnet Academy	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
Creekside School	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
Georgetown Elementary School	public	—	—	8.7 miles (13.9 km)
HALLIE TURNER PRIVATE SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.7 miles (14.1 km)
Double Churches Middle School	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Double Churches Elementary School	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Allen Elementary School	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Hardaway High School	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
Arnold Middle School	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.9 km)
Richards Middle School	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Muscogee Education Transition Center	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Rothschild Leadership Academy School	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Clubview Elementary School	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Lonnie Jackson Academy	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
WAVERLY HALL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 31820

What school district is ZIP code 31820 in?

ZIP 31820 (Columbus, GA) maps to Fort Benning Schools (LEA ID 1300002) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 31820?

US5 lists 43 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 36 public and 7 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 31820 attend private school?

About 1.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 31820 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	55.9%
High school	14.8%
Less than HS	2.8%
School district	Fort Benning Schools

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