ZIP 27540 — 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 27540

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 27540 (Holly Springs, NC) is associated with Chatham County Schools (LEA 3700750) 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 64 K-12 schools (54 public, 10 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.8 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 Wake Technical Community College about 9.0 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Chatham County Schools

LEA ID

3700750

Private school share (ACS)

0.6%

Colleges & universities (89)

Wake Technical Community College9.0 miles (14.5 km)2yr-public
Shepherds Theological Seminary10.8 miles (17.4 km)4yr-private
MyComputerCareer at Raleigh12.6 miles (20.3 km)2yr-private
North Carolina State University at Raleigh15.4 miles (24.9 km)4yr-public
Meredith College15.6 miles (25.2 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina System16.2 miles (26.1 km)4yr-public
Shaw University16.3 miles (26.2 km)4yr-private
Campbell University16.3 miles (26.3 km)4yr-private
William Peace University17.1 miles (27.6 km)4yr-private
Saint Augustine's University17.6 miles (28.4 km)4yr-private
Central Carolina Community College18.9 miles (30.4 km)2yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Raleigh21.4 miles (34.4 km)2yr-private

Show all 89 colleges & universities

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill22.6 miles (36.4 km)4yr-public
Durham Technical Community College24.4 miles (39.2 km)2yr-public
North Carolina Central University24.4 miles (39.3 km)4yr-public
Heritage Bible College24.5 miles (39.4 km)4yr-private
Duke University26.5 miles (42.7 km)4yr-private
Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College27.9 miles (44.9 km)4yr-private
Watts College of Nursing28.4 miles (45.6 km)4yr-private
Johnston Community College31.0 miles (49.9 km)2yr-public
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary31.6 miles (50.9 km)4yr-private
Methodist University33.7 miles (54.2 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Fayetteville35.3 miles (56.9 km)2yr-private
Fayetteville State University37.9 miles (61.1 km)4yr-public
Fayetteville Technical Community College38.4 miles (61.8 km)2yr-public
Manna University39.3 miles (63.3 km)4yr-private
Carolina College of Biblical Studies39.7 miles (63.8 km)4yr-private
Sandhills Community College41.3 miles (66.5 km)2yr-public
Alamance Community College41.4 miles (66.5 km)2yr-public
Louisburg College46.0 miles (73.9 km)2yr-private
Elon University48.9 miles (78.7 km)4yr-private
Sampson Community College52.1 miles (83.8 km)2yr-public
Vance-Granville Community College52.8 miles (85.0 km)2yr-public
University of Mount Olive53.1 miles (85.4 km)4yr-private
Wayne Community College53.8 miles (86.5 km)2yr-public
Barton College53.9 miles (86.7 km)4yr-private
Randolph Community College54.3 miles (87.4 km)2yr-public
Wilson Community College54.8 miles (88.2 km)2yr-public
Piedmont Community College56.3 miles (90.6 km)2yr-public
Montgomery Community College59.3 miles (95.5 km)2yr-public
Nash Community College59.4 miles (95.5 km)2yr-public
North Carolina A & T State University59.7 miles (96.1 km)4yr-public
Bennett College59.9 miles (96.3 km)4yr-private
Greensboro College61.0 miles (98.1 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina at Greensboro61.3 miles (98.7 km)4yr-public
Health And Style Institute61.8 miles (99.5 km)2yr-private
Strayer University-North Carolina64.3 miles (103.6 km)4yr-private
Guilford Technical Community College64.7 miles (104.1 km)2yr-public
Robeson Community College65.9 miles (106.1 km)2yr-public
Guilford College66.0 miles (106.2 km)4yr-private
North Carolina Wesleyan University66.9 miles (107.7 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina at Pembroke67.3 miles (108.3 km)4yr-public
High Point University67.9 miles (109.2 km)4yr-private
Bladen Community College68.0 miles (109.4 km)2yr-public
South University-High Point68.1 miles (109.5 km)4yr-private
James Sprunt Community College68.4 miles (110.0 km)2yr-public
Richmond Community College68.8 miles (110.7 km)2yr-public
St. Andrews University69.8 miles (112.4 km)4yr-private
Danville Community College71.9 miles (115.8 km)2yr-public
Sovah School of Health Professions72.6 miles (116.9 km)2yr-private
Averett University72.8 miles (117.1 km)4yr-private
Rockingham Community College72.8 miles (117.2 km)2yr-public
Edgecombe Community College74.6 miles (120.0 km)2yr-public
Davidson-Davie Community College75.8 miles (122.0 km)2yr-public
Lenoir Community College77.5 miles (124.7 km)2yr-public
Stanly Community College79.7 miles (128.2 km)2yr-public
Pfeiffer University80.4 miles (129.4 km)4yr-private
Pitt Community College82.0 miles (131.9 km)2yr-public
Winston-Salem State University82.8 miles (133.3 km)4yr-public
University of North Carolina School of the Arts83.0 miles (133.6 km)4yr-public
Salem College83.6 miles (134.5 km)4yr-private
East Carolina University84.0 miles (135.2 km)4yr-public
Carolina University84.1 miles (135.3 km)4yr-private
Forsyth Technical Community College84.7 miles (136.3 km)2yr-public
Carolina Christian College86.0 miles (138.4 km)4yr-private
Wake Forest University86.7 miles (139.5 km)4yr-private
South Piedmont Community College87.3 miles (140.5 km)2yr-public
Northeastern Technical College88.2 miles (141.9 km)2yr-public
Halifax Community College89.1 miles (143.4 km)2yr-public
Southeastern Community College89.3 miles (143.7 km)2yr-public
Hood Theological Seminary90.8 miles (146.2 km)4yr-private
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College90.9 miles (146.3 km)2yr-public
Catawba College91.0 miles (146.5 km)4yr-private
Livingstone College91.1 miles (146.5 km)4yr-private
Patrick & Henry Community College95.4 miles (153.5 km)2yr-public
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences98.5 miles (158.5 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Jacksonville98.8 miles (159.1 km)2yr-private
Southside Virginia Community College99.2 miles (159.7 km)2yr-public
Wingate University99.3 miles (159.9 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Holly Springs High	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
Holly Grove Elementary	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
Holly Grove Middle	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.7 km)
Buckhorn Creek Elementary	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
Rex Road Elementary	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Southern Wake Academy	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Oakview Elementary	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
THALES ACADEMY HOLLY SPRINGS PRE-K-12	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
Holly Springs Elementary	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Herbert Akins Road Middle	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Herbert Akins Rd Elementary	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Holly Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Holly Ridge Middle	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Lincoln Heights Elementary	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Fuquay-Varina High	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Pine Springs Preparatory Academy	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Pine Springs Preparatory Remote Academy	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Northwest Harnett Elementary	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Woods Creek Elementary	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Bowling Road Elementary	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Ballentine Elementary	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Felton Grove High	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Fuquay-Varina Middle	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Apex Friendship Middle	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Apex Friendship Elementary	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Apex Friendship High	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Fuquay-Varina Elementary	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
West Lake Elementary	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
West Lake Middle	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Pleasant Plains Elementary	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Middle Creek High	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Middle Creek Elementary	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Apex Elementary	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Scotts Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Lufkin Road Middle	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
ST MARY MAGDALENE CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Apex Middle	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Achievement Charter Academy	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
South Lakes Elementary	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.7 km)
MONTESSORI CREATIVE LEARNING SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Penny Road Elementary	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Oak Grove Elementary	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.5 km)
Willow Spring High	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Willow Springs Elementary	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
HILLTOP CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Baucom Elementary	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.8 km)
Olive Chapel Elementary	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
THALES ACADEMY APEX K-5	private	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
Triangle Math and Science Academy	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
ST ANDREWS EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER	private	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
THALES ACADEMY APEX JH/HS	private	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Apex High	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
MARIPOSA SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
Banks Road Elementary	public	—	—	8.7 miles (13.9 km)
Peak Charter Academy	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
RESURRECTION LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Carolina Charter Academy	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Carolina Charter Remote Academy: CFA	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
LaFayette Elementary	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.9 km)
The Math and Science Academy of Apex	public	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
Salem Elementary	public	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
Salem Middle	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
PEACE MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Laurel Park Elementary	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.5 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 27540

What school district is ZIP code 27540 in?

ZIP 27540 (Holly Springs, NC) maps to Chatham County Schools (LEA ID 3700750) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 27540?

US5 lists 64 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 54 public and 10 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 27540 attend private school?

About 0.6% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 27540 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	64.7%
High school	8.7%
Less than HS	4.6%
School district	Chatham County Schools

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