Editing Accomack County, Virginia (section)

==Education==
The county is served by [[Accomack County Public Schools]].<ref name="VDOE">{{cite web|url=http://doe.virginiainteractive.org/vdoe_directories/StaffBySchoolDivisions.aspx?d=1&w=true |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728161926/http://doe.virginiainteractive.org/vdoe_directories/StaffBySchoolDivisions.aspx?d=1&w=true |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 28, 2011 |title=Virginia Public School Division Staff |access-date=December 19, 2009 |publisher=Virginia Department of Education |last=Education |first=Virginia Department of |year=2009 }}</ref> It is the only [[school district]] in the county.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st51_va/schooldistrict_maps/c51001_accomack/DC20SD_C51001.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Accomack County, VA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 24, 2023}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st51_va/schooldistrict_maps/c51001_accomack/DC20SD_C51001_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

High schools and K-12 schools in this district are:<ref name="ACPSschools">{{cite web|url=http://www.sbo.accomack.k12.va.us/public/school/ |title=Accomack County Public Schools - Eastern Shore of Virginia |access-date=December 19, 2009 |publisher=Accomack County Public Schools |author=Accomack County Public Schools |year=2008 }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
*[[Arcadia High School (Oak Hall, Virginia)|Arcadia High School]]
*[[Chincoteague High School]]
*[[Nandua High School]]
*[[Tangier Combined School]]

[[Eastern Shore Community College]] is located near [[Melfa, Virginia|Melfa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://es.vccs.edu/contact/|title=General Contact Information|publisher=[[Eastern Shore Community College]]|access-date=December 24, 2023|quote=Eastern Shore Community College 29316 Lankford Highway, Melfa, VA 23410}}<br>Compare the address to the Melfa town limits. The college is outside of the Melfa town limits: {{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st51_va/place/p5150984_melfa/DC20BLK_P5150984.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Melfa town, VA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 24, 2023}}<br>The area around the college is shown here: {{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st51_va/county/c51001_accomack/DC20BLK_C51001.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Accomack County, VA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 24, 2023|page=17 (PDF p. 18/29)}}<br>[https://web.archive.org/web/19961031170034/http://www.ci.houston.tx.us/annexation/annexation_FAQ.html The City of Houston stated]: "The U.S. Postal Service establishes ZIP codes and mailing addresses in order to maximize the efficiency of their system, not to recognize jurisdictional boundaries."</ref>