ZIP 27215 — 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 27215

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 27215 (Burlington, NC) is associated with Alamance-Burlington Schools (LEA 3700030) 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 42 K-12 schools (35 public, 7 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.4 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.7% 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 Elon University about 5.4 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Alamance-Burlington Schools

LEA ID

3700030

Private school share (ACS)

0.7%

Colleges & universities (100)

Elon University5.4 miles (8.6 km)4yr-private
Alamance Community College8.0 miles (12.8 km)2yr-public
North Carolina A & T State University16.0 miles (25.8 km)4yr-public
Bennett College16.3 miles (26.3 km)4yr-private
Greensboro College17.5 miles (28.1 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina at Greensboro18.0 miles (28.9 km)4yr-public
Health And Style Institute19.5 miles (31.4 km)2yr-private
Strayer University-North Carolina21.9 miles (35.3 km)4yr-private
Guilford College22.6 miles (36.4 km)4yr-private
Guilford Technical Community College24.1 miles (38.7 km)2yr-public
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill25.9 miles (41.7 km)4yr-public
South University-High Point26.4 miles (42.4 km)4yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

High Point University28.4 miles (45.7 km)4yr-private
Rockingham Community College29.1 miles (46.8 km)2yr-public
Watts College of Nursing30.8 miles (49.5 km)4yr-private
Randolph Community College30.9 miles (49.7 km)2yr-public
Duke University31.0 miles (49.9 km)4yr-private
North Carolina Central University33.4 miles (53.7 km)4yr-public
Durham Technical Community College34.3 miles (55.2 km)2yr-public
Danville Community College37.5 miles (60.3 km)2yr-public
Averett University38.3 miles (61.6 km)4yr-private
Sovah School of Health Professions38.4 miles (61.7 km)2yr-private
Piedmont Community College39.9 miles (64.2 km)2yr-public
Davidson-Davie Community College40.2 miles (64.7 km)2yr-public
Winston-Salem State University41.2 miles (66.3 km)4yr-public
University of North Carolina School of the Arts41.7 miles (67.1 km)4yr-public
Salem College42.1 miles (67.7 km)4yr-private
Carolina University42.6 miles (68.5 km)4yr-private
Central Carolina Community College43.0 miles (69.3 km)2yr-public
Carolina Christian College43.5 miles (70.0 km)4yr-private
Forsyth Technical Community College43.7 miles (70.3 km)2yr-public
Wake Forest University44.5 miles (71.6 km)4yr-private
Shepherds Theological Seminary46.3 miles (74.5 km)4yr-private
MyComputerCareer at Raleigh46.4 miles (74.7 km)2yr-private
Meredith College47.5 miles (76.5 km)4yr-private
North Carolina State University at Raleigh48.7 miles (78.4 km)4yr-public
Montgomery Community College50.3 miles (81.0 km)2yr-public
University of North Carolina System50.4 miles (81.1 km)4yr-public
William Peace University50.5 miles (81.4 km)4yr-private
Shaw University51.0 miles (82.0 km)4yr-private
Wake Technical Community College51.1 miles (82.3 km)2yr-public
Saint Augustine's University51.5 miles (82.9 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Raleigh52.4 miles (84.3 km)2yr-private
Patrick & Henry Community College53.5 miles (86.0 km)2yr-public
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary54.8 miles (88.1 km)4yr-private
Sandhills Community College56.0 miles (90.1 km)2yr-public
Pfeiffer University58.1 miles (93.5 km)4yr-private
Vance-Granville Community College59.6 miles (96.0 km)2yr-public
Campbell University60.1 miles (96.7 km)4yr-private
Catawba College60.1 miles (96.8 km)4yr-private
Livingstone College60.8 miles (97.8 km)4yr-private
Hood Theological Seminary61.4 miles (98.8 km)4yr-private
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College61.6 miles (99.1 km)2yr-public
Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College62.2 miles (100.1 km)4yr-private
Stanly Community College63.3 miles (101.8 km)2yr-public
Louisburg College66.8 miles (107.6 km)2yr-private
Heritage Bible College68.0 miles (109.5 km)4yr-private
Ferrum College68.7 miles (110.6 km)4yr-private
Methodist University70.7 miles (113.8 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Fayetteville72.0 miles (115.9 km)2yr-private
Surry Community College72.6 miles (116.9 km)2yr-public
Manna University73.3 miles (117.9 km)4yr-private
Fayetteville Technical Community College73.4 miles (118.2 km)2yr-public
Fayetteville State University74.0 miles (119.1 km)4yr-public
Carolina College of Biblical Studies74.2 miles (119.4 km)4yr-private
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences74.3 miles (119.5 km)4yr-private
Johnston Community College74.5 miles (119.8 km)2yr-public
Richmond Community College78.5 miles (126.3 km)2yr-public
Mitchell Community College80.3 miles (129.2 km)2yr-public
South Piedmont Community College81.7 miles (131.4 km)2yr-public
NASCAR Technical Institute81.8 miles (131.6 km)2yr-private
Davidson College84.1 miles (135.4 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina at Charlotte85.6 miles (137.7 km)4yr-public
Virginia Western Community College88.3 miles (142.1 km)2yr-public
St. Andrews University88.5 miles (142.5 km)4yr-private
Nash Community College89.1 miles (143.5 km)2yr-public
Wingate University89.7 miles (144.3 km)4yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Roanoke89.7 miles (144.3 km)2yr-private
Barton College90.6 miles (145.8 km)4yr-private
Wilson Community College91.7 miles (147.5 km)2yr-public
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte92.0 miles (148.0 km)2yr-private
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary92.1 miles (148.3 km)4yr-private
American National University92.7 miles (149.3 km)4yr-private
Roanoke College93.0 miles (149.7 km)4yr-private
Liberty University93.0 miles (149.7 km)4yr-private
Central Virginia Community College93.6 miles (150.6 km)2yr-public
Central Piedmont Community College93.7 miles (150.7 km)2yr-public
Johnson C Smith University93.9 miles (151.1 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina at Pembroke94.0 miles (151.2 km)4yr-public
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte94.0 miles (151.3 km)4yr-private
Wilkes Community College94.7 miles (152.5 km)2yr-public
Hollins University95.0 miles (153.0 km)4yr-private
Queens University of Charlotte95.0 miles (153.0 km)4yr-private
Northeastern Technical College95.2 miles (153.2 km)2yr-public
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine95.6 miles (153.8 km)4yr-private
Sampson Community College95.8 miles (154.2 km)2yr-public
North Carolina Wesleyan University96.0 miles (154.5 km)4yr-private
University of Lynchburg96.4 miles (155.1 km)4yr-private
Virginia University of Lynchburg96.4 miles (155.1 km)4yr-private
Radford University96.6 miles (155.4 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Edwin M Holt Elementary	public	—	—	0.4 miles (0.7 km)
Highland Elementary	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
PROVIDENCE, A CHRIST MON CO	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
BURBRELLA MICROSCHOOL	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Marvin B Smith Elementary	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Grove Park Elementary	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Turrentine Middle	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Walter M Williams High	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
BURLINGTON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
Southern Alamance Middle	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Southern Alamance High	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Harvey R Newlin Elementary	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
BLESSED SACRAMENT SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
THE BURLINGTON SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
Hillcrest Elementary	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
River Mill Academy	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
South Graham Elementary	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Ray Street Academy	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Alamance Virtual School	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Graham Middle	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Elon Elementary	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Gibsonville Elementary	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Broadview Middle	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Hugh M Cummings High	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Graham High	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Eastlawn Elementary	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
North Graham Elementary	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Career and Technical Education Center	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
R Homer Andrews Elementary	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.3 km)
ABSS Early College at ACC	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
Sedalia Elementary	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Alexander Wilson Elementary	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
Eastern Guilford High	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Eastern Guilford Middle	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Nathanael Greene Elementary	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
BIBLE WESLEYAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Alamance Community School	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Western Alamance High	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Haw River Elementary	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
Southeast Alamance High	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Western Alamance Middle	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
FAITH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 27215

What school district is ZIP code 27215 in?

ZIP 27215 (Burlington, NC) maps to Alamance-Burlington Schools (LEA ID 3700030) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 27215?

US5 lists 42 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 35 public and 7 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 27215 attend private school?

About 0.7% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 27215 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	36.9%
High school	21.1%
Less than HS	8.1%
School district	Alamance-Burlington Schools

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