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Fuquay-Varina town, NC

ZIP 27526 — 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 27526

K-12 nearby
40
Public
38
Private
2
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 27526 (Fuquay-Varina, NC) is associated with Harnett County Schools (LEA 3702010) 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 40 K-12 schools (38 public, 2 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.0 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 Wake Technical Community College about 10.1 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
Harnett County Schools
LEA ID
3702010
Private school share (ACS)
0.7%

Colleges & universities (89)

  • Wake Technical Community College10.1 miles (16.3 km)2yr-public
  • Campbell University10.7 miles (17.1 km)4yr-private
  • Shepherds Theological Seminary14.7 miles (23.6 km)4yr-private
  • MyComputerCareer at Raleigh16.5 miles (26.6 km)2yr-private
  • Central Carolina Community College18.3 miles (29.5 km)2yr-public
  • North Carolina State University at Raleigh18.8 miles (30.3 km)4yr-public
  • Heritage Bible College18.8 miles (30.3 km)4yr-private
  • Shaw University19.1 miles (30.7 km)4yr-private
  • University of North Carolina System19.1 miles (30.8 km)4yr-public
  • Meredith College19.3 miles (31.1 km)4yr-private
  • William Peace University20.1 miles (32.3 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Augustine's University20.4 miles (32.8 km)4yr-private
Show all 89 colleges & universities
  • Miller-Motte College-Raleigh24.3 miles (39.1 km)2yr-private
  • Johnston Community College28.1 miles (45.3 km)2yr-public
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill28.3 miles (45.5 km)4yr-public
  • Methodist University28.4 miles (45.7 km)4yr-private
  • Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College29.2 miles (47.0 km)4yr-private
  • Durham Technical Community College29.9 miles (48.1 km)2yr-public
  • North Carolina Central University30.0 miles (48.2 km)4yr-public
  • Miller-Motte College-Fayetteville30.1 miles (48.4 km)2yr-private
  • Duke University32.2 miles (51.8 km)4yr-private
  • Fayetteville State University32.7 miles (52.6 km)4yr-public
  • Fayetteville Technical Community College33.3 miles (53.6 km)2yr-public
  • Watts College of Nursing34.0 miles (54.7 km)4yr-private
  • Manna University34.4 miles (55.3 km)4yr-private
  • Carolina College of Biblical Studies34.6 miles (55.7 km)4yr-private
  • Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary35.1 miles (56.4 km)4yr-private
  • Sandhills Community College39.4 miles (63.5 km)2yr-public
  • Sampson Community College46.5 miles (74.9 km)2yr-public
  • Alamance Community College46.7 miles (75.1 km)2yr-public
  • University of Mount Olive48.7 miles (78.4 km)4yr-private
  • Louisburg College48.9 miles (78.6 km)2yr-private
  • Wayne Community College50.7 miles (81.6 km)2yr-public
  • Barton College53.1 miles (85.4 km)4yr-private
  • Wilson Community College54.0 miles (86.9 km)2yr-public
  • Elon University54.1 miles (87.0 km)4yr-private
  • Randolph Community College56.8 miles (91.4 km)2yr-public
  • Vance-Granville Community College57.2 miles (92.0 km)2yr-public
  • Montgomery Community College59.8 miles (96.3 km)2yr-public
  • Nash Community College60.2 miles (96.9 km)2yr-public
  • Robeson Community College60.9 miles (97.9 km)2yr-public
  • Piedmont Community College61.9 miles (99.6 km)2yr-public
  • Bladen Community College62.4 miles (100.4 km)2yr-public
  • University of North Carolina at Pembroke62.7 miles (100.9 km)4yr-public
  • James Sprunt Community College63.4 miles (102.0 km)2yr-public
  • North Carolina A & T State University64.3 miles (103.4 km)4yr-public
  • Bennett College64.4 miles (103.6 km)4yr-private
  • Greensboro College65.5 miles (105.3 km)4yr-private
  • University of North Carolina at Greensboro65.8 miles (105.8 km)4yr-public
  • Health And Style Institute66.1 miles (106.4 km)2yr-private
  • St. Andrews University66.2 miles (106.6 km)4yr-private
  • Richmond Community College66.4 miles (106.9 km)2yr-public
  • North Carolina Wesleyan University67.7 miles (108.9 km)4yr-private
  • Strayer University-North Carolina68.7 miles (110.5 km)4yr-private
  • Guilford Technical Community College68.7 miles (110.6 km)2yr-public
  • Guilford College70.4 miles (113.3 km)4yr-private
  • High Point University71.7 miles (115.4 km)4yr-private
  • South University-High Point72.2 miles (116.2 km)4yr-private
  • Lenoir Community College74.0 miles (119.1 km)2yr-public
  • Edgecombe Community College74.3 miles (119.6 km)2yr-public
  • Danville Community College77.6 miles (124.9 km)2yr-public
  • Rockingham Community College78.1 miles (125.7 km)2yr-public
  • Sovah School of Health Professions78.3 miles (126.1 km)2yr-private
  • Averett University78.5 miles (126.3 km)4yr-private
  • Davidson-Davie Community College79.0 miles (127.2 km)2yr-public
  • Pitt Community College80.0 miles (128.7 km)2yr-public
  • Stanly Community College80.4 miles (129.4 km)2yr-public
  • Pfeiffer University81.8 miles (131.7 km)4yr-private
  • East Carolina University82.3 miles (132.4 km)4yr-public
  • Southeastern Community College83.8 miles (134.9 km)2yr-public
  • Northeastern Technical College85.7 miles (137.9 km)2yr-public
  • South Piedmont Community College86.5 miles (139.2 km)2yr-public
  • Winston-Salem State University86.8 miles (139.7 km)4yr-public
  • University of North Carolina School of the Arts86.9 miles (139.9 km)4yr-public
  • Salem College87.5 miles (140.8 km)4yr-private
  • Carolina University88.0 miles (141.6 km)4yr-private
  • Forsyth Technical Community College88.6 miles (142.6 km)2yr-public
  • Carolina Christian College90.1 miles (145.0 km)4yr-private
  • Wake Forest University90.7 miles (146.0 km)4yr-private
  • Halifax Community College91.2 miles (146.8 km)2yr-public
  • Hood Theological Seminary93.0 miles (149.7 km)4yr-private
  • Rowan-Cabarrus Community College93.0 miles (149.7 km)2yr-public
  • Livingstone College93.3 miles (150.2 km)4yr-private
  • Catawba College93.4 miles (150.3 km)4yr-private
  • Miller-Motte College-Jacksonville94.3 miles (151.7 km)2yr-private
  • Coastal Carolina Community College97.5 miles (156.9 km)2yr-public
  • Wingate University98.8 miles (159.1 km)4yr-private
  • Martin Community College99.4 miles (160.0 km)2yr-public
  • Cabarrus College of Health Sciences99.9 miles (160.8 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
Northwest Harnett Elementarypublic——1.2 miles (2.0 km)
Achievement Charter Academypublic——1.6 miles (2.5 km)
Bowling Road Elementarypublic——2.3 miles (3.6 km)
Fuquay-Varina Middlepublic——2.4 miles (3.9 km)
Lincoln Heights Elementarypublic——3.4 miles (5.5 km)
LaFayette Elementarypublic——3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Fuquay-Varina Highpublic——4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Southern Wake Academypublic——4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Carolina Charter Remote Academy: CFApublic——4.8 miles (7.8 km)
Carolina Charter Academypublic——4.8 miles (7.8 km)
Buckhorn Creek Elementarypublic——5.2 miles (8.4 km)
North Harnett Primarypublic——5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Herbert Akins Rd Elementarypublic——5.5 miles (8.8 km)
South Lakes Elementarypublic——5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Herbert Akins Road Middlepublic——5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Willow Spring Highpublic——5.7 miles (9.1 km)
Fuquay-Varina Elementarypublic——5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Rex Road Elementarypublic——5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Ballentine Elementarypublic——5.9 miles (9.4 km)
Holly Springs Highpublic——5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Angier Elementarypublic——6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Harnett Central Middlepublic——6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Holly Grove Middlepublic——6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Holly Grove Elementarypublic——6.2 miles (9.9 km)
Harnett Central Highpublic——6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Willow Springs Elementarypublic——6.6 miles (10.7 km)
Holly Ridge Elementarypublic——7.6 miles (12.3 km)
Holly Ridge Middlepublic——7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Holly Springs Elementarypublic——7.8 miles (12.5 km)
THALES ACADEMY HOLLY SPRINGS PRE-K-12private——8.3 miles (13.3 km)
HILLTOP CHRISTIAN SCHOOLprivate——8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Oakview Elementarypublic——8.4 miles (13.5 km)
West Lake Middlepublic——8.9 miles (14.4 km)
West Lake Elementarypublic——9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Banks Road Elementarypublic——9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Pine Springs Preparatory Remote Academypublic——9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Pine Springs Preparatory Academypublic——9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Middle Creek Highpublic——9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Middle Creek Elementarypublic——9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Felton Grove Highpublic——9.9 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 27526

What school district is ZIP code 27526 in?
ZIP 27526 (Fuquay-Varina, NC) maps to Harnett County Schools (LEA ID 3702010) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 27526?
US5 lists 40 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 38 public and 2 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 27526 attend private school?
About 0.7% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 27526 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher45.9%
High school20.2%
Less than HS5.1%
School districtHarnett County Schools