ZIP 27051 — 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 27051

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 27051 (Walkertown, NC) is associated with Forsyth County Schools (LEA 3701500) 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 70 K-12 schools (59 public, 11 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 8.1 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.6% 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 Carolina Christian College about 6.7 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Forsyth County Schools

LEA ID

3701500

Private school share (ACS)

0.6%

Colleges & universities (100)

Carolina Christian College6.7 miles (10.8 km)4yr-private
Wake Forest University8.2 miles (13.1 km)4yr-private
Winston-Salem State University8.4 miles (13.5 km)4yr-public
Salem College9.0 miles (14.5 km)4yr-private
Carolina University9.2 miles (14.8 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina School of the Arts9.5 miles (15.2 km)4yr-public
Forsyth Technical Community College11.0 miles (17.7 km)2yr-public
South University-High Point15.1 miles (24.3 km)4yr-private
Guilford College16.4 miles (26.4 km)4yr-private
High Point University17.8 miles (28.7 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-North Carolina18.1 miles (29.1 km)4yr-private
Guilford Technical Community College18.8 miles (30.3 km)2yr-public

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Health And Style Institute20.6 miles (33.1 km)2yr-private
University of North Carolina at Greensboro21.1 miles (34.0 km)4yr-public
Greensboro College21.5 miles (34.6 km)4yr-private
Bennett College22.6 miles (36.5 km)4yr-private
North Carolina A & T State University22.9 miles (36.8 km)4yr-public
Davidson-Davie Community College22.9 miles (36.8 km)2yr-public
Rockingham Community College25.7 miles (41.4 km)2yr-public
Surry Community College34.0 miles (54.7 km)2yr-public
Elon University36.8 miles (59.2 km)4yr-private
Catawba College39.4 miles (63.5 km)4yr-private
Randolph Community College40.5 miles (65.1 km)2yr-public
Patrick & Henry Community College40.6 miles (65.3 km)2yr-public
Livingstone College40.7 miles (65.5 km)4yr-private
Hood Theological Seminary42.3 miles (68.0 km)4yr-private
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College42.6 miles (68.6 km)2yr-public
Alamance Community College45.3 miles (72.9 km)2yr-public
Danville Community College48.6 miles (78.3 km)2yr-public
Averett University48.9 miles (78.7 km)4yr-private
Sovah School of Health Professions49.3 miles (79.3 km)2yr-private
Pfeiffer University49.7 miles (80.0 km)4yr-private
Mitchell Community College50.3 miles (80.9 km)2yr-public
Ferrum College51.0 miles (82.1 km)4yr-private
NASCAR Technical Institute56.6 miles (91.2 km)2yr-private
Wilkes Community College57.6 miles (92.7 km)2yr-public
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences57.9 miles (93.2 km)4yr-private
Stanly Community College59.3 miles (95.5 km)2yr-public
Montgomery Community College59.4 miles (95.6 km)2yr-public
Davidson College61.7 miles (99.3 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill64.6 miles (104.0 km)4yr-public
Piedmont Community College67.3 miles (108.3 km)2yr-public
Radford University68.6 miles (110.4 km)4yr-public
Watts College of Nursing68.7 miles (110.5 km)4yr-private
Duke University69.2 miles (111.4 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina at Charlotte69.5 miles (111.8 km)4yr-public
New River Community College69.7 miles (112.1 km)2yr-public
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine70.8 miles (113.9 km)4yr-private
North Carolina Central University71.7 miles (115.4 km)4yr-public
Catawba Valley Community College72.1 miles (116.1 km)2yr-public
Durham Technical Community College72.6 miles (116.9 km)2yr-public
Lenoir-Rhyne University72.8 miles (117.2 km)4yr-private
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University72.9 miles (117.4 km)4yr-public
Galen Health Institutes-Roanoke73.0 miles (117.5 km)2yr-private
Virginia Western Community College73.2 miles (117.8 km)2yr-public
Wytheville Community College73.2 miles (117.8 km)2yr-public
Central Carolina Community College75.5 miles (121.5 km)2yr-public
Roanoke College76.1 miles (122.5 km)4yr-private
American National University76.6 miles (123.3 km)4yr-private
Johnson C Smith University76.8 miles (123.5 km)4yr-private
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte77.2 miles (124.2 km)4yr-private
Central Piedmont Community College77.5 miles (124.7 km)2yr-public
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute78.0 miles (125.5 km)2yr-public
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte78.6 miles (126.5 km)2yr-private
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary78.7 miles (126.7 km)4yr-private
Queens University of Charlotte79.3 miles (127.7 km)4yr-private
Sandhills Community College79.4 miles (127.8 km)2yr-public
Hollins University80.9 miles (130.1 km)4yr-private
Belmont Abbey College81.6 miles (131.3 km)4yr-private
Carolinas College of Health Sciences82.4 miles (132.7 km)4yr-public
South Piedmont Community College82.7 miles (133.0 km)2yr-public
Southeastern College-Charlotte83.2 miles (134.0 km)2yr-private
Gaston College84.3 miles (135.6 km)2yr-public
Shepherds Theological Seminary84.8 miles (136.5 km)4yr-private
MyComputerCareer at Raleigh85.0 miles (136.9 km)2yr-private
Appalachian State University85.2 miles (137.0 km)4yr-public
Wingate University85.2 miles (137.1 km)4yr-private
Chamberlain University-North Carolina85.2 miles (137.1 km)4yr-private
Meredith College86.3 miles (138.8 km)4yr-private
North Carolina State University at Raleigh87.4 miles (140.7 km)4yr-public
University of North Carolina System89.1 miles (143.4 km)4yr-public
William Peace University89.3 miles (143.7 km)4yr-private
Wake Technical Community College89.3 miles (143.8 km)2yr-public
Shaw University89.7 miles (144.3 km)4yr-private
Saint Augustine's University90.2 miles (145.2 km)4yr-private
Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine91.1 miles (146.6 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Raleigh91.1 miles (146.6 km)2yr-private
Western Piedmont Community College91.8 miles (147.7 km)2yr-public
Richmond Community College92.6 miles (149.0 km)2yr-public
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary92.7 miles (149.3 km)4yr-private
Vance-Granville Community College93.2 miles (150.0 km)2yr-public
Bluefield University94.4 miles (151.9 km)4yr-private
Bluefield State University95.3 miles (153.3 km)4yr-public
Lees-McRae College96.0 miles (154.4 km)4yr-private
Mercer County Technical Education Center96.1 miles (154.7 km)2yr-public
Campbell University96.2 miles (154.7 km)4yr-private
Liberty University96.2 miles (154.8 km)4yr-private
Central Virginia Community College96.6 miles (155.5 km)2yr-public
Concord University97.1 miles (156.2 km)4yr-public
Cleveland Community College98.2 miles (158.1 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Walkertown High	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
Walkertown Middle	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
Walkertown Elementary	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
GOSPEL LIGHT CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Ibraham Elementary	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
Appalachian Academy at Middle Fork	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Quality Education Academy	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Cash Elementary	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
East Forsyth Middle School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Carver High	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Mineral Springs Elementary	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Mineral Springs Middle	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
East Forsyth High	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Piney Grove Elementary	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Kernersville Middle	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Petree Elementary	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Kernersville Elementary	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Atkins Academic & Tech High	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
North Hills Elementary	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Ashley Academy	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
TRIAD BAPTIST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Sedge Garden Elementary	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Kingswood School	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Winston-Salem Preparatory Acad	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Hospital/Homebound Education Center	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
London Elementary School	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
EPHESUS JR ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.2 miles (11.7 km)
North Forsyth Magnet High	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
J F Kennedy High	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.3 km)
Career Center	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.3 km)
Carter High School	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
Kimberley Park Elementary	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Smith Farm Elementary	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Southeastern Stokes Middle School	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.8 km)
SALEM MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Hall-Woodward Elementary	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
The Arts Based School	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
Rural Hall Elementary	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Lowrance Middle	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Paisley Magnet School	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Forsyth Academy	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Germanton Elementary School	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Virtual Academy	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Cook Literacy Model School	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
The Downtown School	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
WOODLAND BAPTIST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
WINSTON SALEM STREET SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Northwest Middle	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
Anderson Academy	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Southeast Middle	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
Gibson Elementary	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Caleb's Creek Elementary	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Walnut Cove Elementary School	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Childrens Center	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
REYNOLDA PRESBYTERIAN PRESCHOOL AND KIND	private	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
SALEM ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
SUMMIT SCHOOL INC	private	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
R J Reynolds High	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Oak Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Robert B Glenn High School	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
Speas Elementary	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Wiley Magnet Middle	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.9 km)
Forest Park Elementary	public	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
ST LEO CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Brunson Elementary	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
OAK RIDGE MILITARY ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Hanes Magnet School	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Whitaker Elementary	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Carter G. Woodson School	public	—	—	9.9 miles (16.0 km)
Diggs-Latham Elementary	public	—	—	9.9 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 27051

What school district is ZIP code 27051 in?

ZIP 27051 (Walkertown, NC) maps to Forsyth County Schools (LEA ID 3701500) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 27051?

US5 lists 70 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 59 public and 11 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 27051 attend private school?

About 0.6% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 27051 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	24.5%
High school	32.5%
Less than HS	11.8%
School district	Forsyth County Schools

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