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ZIP 27701 — 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 27701
K-12 nearby
100
Public
67
Private
33
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 27701 (Durham, NC) is associated with Durham Public Schools (LEA 3701260) 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 100 K-12 schools (67 public, 33 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.4 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.1% 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 North Carolina Central University about 1.7 miles away (4yr-public).
District & higher education
School district
Durham Public Schools
LEA ID
3701260
Private school share (ACS)
0.1%
Colleges & universities (91)
- North Carolina Central University1.7 miles (2.8 km)4yr-public
- Durham Technical Community College1.9 miles (3.1 km)2yr-public
- Duke University2.2 miles (3.6 km)4yr-private
- Watts College of Nursing3.1 miles (5.0 km)4yr-private
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill10.5 miles (16.9 km)4yr-public
- Meredith College18.1 miles (29.1 km)4yr-private
- MyComputerCareer at Raleigh18.6 miles (30.0 km)2yr-private
- North Carolina State University at Raleigh19.4 miles (31.2 km)4yr-public
- Shepherds Theological Seminary19.6 miles (31.6 km)4yr-private
- William Peace University20.6 miles (33.1 km)4yr-private
- University of North Carolina System20.8 miles (33.5 km)4yr-public
- Miller-Motte College-Raleigh20.9 miles (33.6 km)2yr-private
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- Saint Augustine's University21.4 miles (34.4 km)4yr-private
- Shaw University21.5 miles (34.5 km)4yr-private
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary21.5 miles (34.6 km)4yr-private
- Alamance Community College26.1 miles (42.0 km)2yr-public
- Wake Technical Community College26.4 miles (42.5 km)2yr-public
- Piedmont Community College30.2 miles (48.7 km)2yr-public
- Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College30.3 miles (48.7 km)4yr-private
- Vance-Granville Community College32.0 miles (51.6 km)2yr-public
- Louisburg College34.3 miles (55.1 km)2yr-private
- Elon University34.6 miles (55.7 km)4yr-private
- Central Carolina Community College39.0 miles (62.7 km)2yr-public
- Campbell University41.7 miles (67.2 km)4yr-private
- Johnston Community College46.8 miles (75.3 km)2yr-public
- Danville Community College48.4 miles (77.8 km)2yr-public
- Sovah School of Health Professions49.0 miles (78.8 km)2yr-private
- North Carolina A & T State University49.2 miles (79.1 km)4yr-public
- Averett University49.2 miles (79.1 km)4yr-private
- Bennett College49.5 miles (79.7 km)4yr-private
- Heritage Bible College49.6 miles (79.8 km)4yr-private
- Greensboro College50.7 miles (81.5 km)4yr-private
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro51.1 miles (82.3 km)4yr-public
- Health And Style Institute52.8 miles (84.9 km)2yr-private
- Rockingham Community College55.0 miles (88.5 km)2yr-public
- Strayer University-North Carolina55.1 miles (88.8 km)4yr-private
- Guilford College55.7 miles (89.6 km)4yr-private
- Nash Community College55.9 miles (90.0 km)2yr-public
- Randolph Community College56.8 miles (91.4 km)2yr-public
- Guilford Technical Community College57.2 miles (92.0 km)2yr-public
- Barton College58.1 miles (93.4 km)4yr-private
- Wilson Community College59.1 miles (95.1 km)2yr-public
- South University-High Point59.6 miles (95.9 km)4yr-private
- Methodist University59.7 miles (96.1 km)4yr-private
- Sandhills Community College60.9 miles (98.1 km)2yr-public
- High Point University61.4 miles (98.7 km)4yr-private
- Miller-Motte College-Fayetteville61.4 miles (98.8 km)2yr-private
- North Carolina Wesleyan University62.8 miles (101.1 km)4yr-private
- Fayetteville State University64.0 miles (102.9 km)4yr-public
- Fayetteville Technical Community College64.3 miles (103.5 km)2yr-public
- Manna University65.1 miles (104.8 km)4yr-private
- Carolina College of Biblical Studies65.5 miles (105.5 km)4yr-private
- Wayne Community College67.5 miles (108.6 km)2yr-public
- Montgomery Community College69.9 miles (112.5 km)2yr-public
- University of Mount Olive71.8 miles (115.5 km)4yr-private
- Davidson-Davie Community College72.4 miles (116.5 km)2yr-public
- Winston-Salem State University74.4 miles (119.7 km)4yr-public
- Patrick & Henry Community College74.4 miles (119.8 km)2yr-public
- Edgecombe Community College74.6 miles (120.1 km)2yr-public
- University of North Carolina School of the Arts74.9 miles (120.6 km)4yr-public
- Salem College75.3 miles (121.2 km)4yr-private
- Carolina University75.8 miles (122.0 km)4yr-private
- Sampson Community College76.0 miles (122.3 km)2yr-public
- Carolina Christian College76.5 miles (123.2 km)4yr-private
- Forsyth Technical Community College76.9 miles (123.8 km)2yr-public
- Halifax Community College77.3 miles (124.4 km)2yr-public
- Wake Forest University77.6 miles (124.9 km)4yr-private
- Southside Virginia Community College79.6 miles (128.1 km)2yr-public
- Pfeiffer University85.4 miles (137.5 km)4yr-private
- Stanly Community College87.9 miles (141.4 km)2yr-public
- Richmond Community College88.3 miles (142.1 km)2yr-public
- Hampden-Sydney College89.1 miles (143.4 km)4yr-private
- Pitt Community College89.1 miles (143.4 km)2yr-public
- James Sprunt Community College89.3 miles (143.7 km)2yr-public
- Ferrum College89.4 miles (143.9 km)4yr-private
- East Carolina University89.9 miles (144.7 km)4yr-public
- Catawba College91.3 miles (146.9 km)4yr-private
- Lenoir Community College91.3 miles (147.0 km)2yr-public
- Livingstone College91.7 miles (147.6 km)4yr-private
- Robeson Community College91.7 miles (147.6 km)2yr-public
- Hood Theological Seminary92.0 miles (148.0 km)4yr-private
- Rowan-Cabarrus Community College92.2 miles (148.3 km)2yr-public
- University of North Carolina at Pembroke92.2 miles (148.3 km)4yr-public
- St. Andrews University92.6 miles (149.0 km)4yr-private
- Longwood University93.9 miles (151.2 km)4yr-public
- Bladen Community College94.1 miles (151.4 km)2yr-public
- Liberty University94.7 miles (152.4 km)4yr-private
- Central Virginia Community College95.3 miles (153.3 km)2yr-public
- Virginia University of Lynchburg97.5 miles (156.9 km)4yr-private
- University of Lynchburg98.0 miles (157.8 km)4yr-private
- Centra College98.3 miles (158.2 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Scholars Academy | public | — | — | 0.3 miles (0.5 km) |
| EMPOWERED MINDS ACADEMY | private | — | — | 0.4 miles (0.6 km) |
| Central Park School For Children | public | — | — | 0.4 miles (0.7 km) |
| DURHAM NATIVITY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.9 km) |
| Durham School of the Arts | public | — | — | 0.6 miles (0.9 km) |
| CRISTO REY RESEARCH TRIANGLE | private | — | — | 0.6 miles (0.9 km) |
| IMMACULATA CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.4 km) |
| Durham Charter School | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| Eastway Elementary | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| George Watts Elementary | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| KIPP Durham College Preparatory | public | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.6 km) |
| Morehead Montessori | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| Holton Career and Resource Center | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.0 km) |
| Durham's Performance Learning Center | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.0 km) |
| Club Boulevard Elementary | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.2 km) |
| Burton Elementary | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Maureen Joy Charter School | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| C C Spaulding Elementary | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| E K Powe Elementary | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| Y E Smith Elementary | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| J D Clement Early College HS | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| INSIGHT COLEARNING CENTER | private | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| Brogden Middle | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| Middle College HS @ DTCC | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| GIFT OF KNOWLEDGE ACADEMY | private | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Lakewood Montessori Middle | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| FELLOWSHIP BAPTIST ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| R N Harris Elementary | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| DPS Hospital School | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.6 km) |
| MONTESSORI FARM SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| James E Shepard Middle | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| Lakewood Elementary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| Fayetteville Street Elementary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| QUALITY EDUCATION INSTITUTE OF DURHAM | private | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| FAITH ASSEMBLY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Merrick-Moore Elementary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Reaching All Minds Academy | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| City of Medicine Academy | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| Rogers-Herr Middle | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.4 km) |
| Lakeview School | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| W G Pearson Elementary | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| MOUNT ZION CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Hope Valley Elementary | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| INTERNATIONAL MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.1 km) |
| Hillside High | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Voyager Academy | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Durham School of Technology | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Excelsior Classical Academy | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.4 km) |
| DURHAM ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL DIV | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| North Oak Academy | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Community School of Digital & Visual Art | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| LERNER JEWISH COMMUNITY DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF DURHAM | private | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Southern School of Energy and Sustainabi | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| DUKE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| Glenn Elementary | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Holt Elementary | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Murray-Massenburg Elementary | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| DURHAM ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Hillandale Elementary | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| DURHAM ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Sandy Ridge Elementary | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Northern High | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| HILL LEARNING CENTER | private | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| CRESSET CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Oak Grove Elementary | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| TRIANGLE DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.5 km) |
| Pearsontown Elementary | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| LIBERTY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| HOPE CREEK ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| HOPE CREEK ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| Research Triangle Charter | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| BETHESDA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.1 km) |
| Southwest Elementary | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| Bethesda Elementary | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| Forest View Elementary | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| Riverside High | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| GORMAN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY & EARLY LEARNING CENTER | private | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| Spring Valley Elementary | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| Easley Elementary | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| TRINITY SCHOOL OF DURHAM & CHAPEL HILL | private | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.1 km) |
| NC Virtual Academy | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| North Carolina Cyber Academy | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| Sherwood Githens Middle | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| Eno Valley Elementary | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| THE STUDIO SCHOOL OF DURHAM | private | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| George L Carrington Middle | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (9.9 km) |
| FIVE OAKS SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| C E Jordan High | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| MY DYNAMIC ACADEMY | private | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| VERITAS COLLABORATIVE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.4 km) |
| Lowe's Grove Middle | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.5 km) |
| The School for Creative Studies | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.5 km) |
| Neal Middle | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.7 km) |
| Kestrel Heights School | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.2 km) |
| CAROLINA FRIENDS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) |
| Little River Elementary | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.5 km) |
| Creekside Elementary | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.7 km) |
| Ignite Online Academy | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.7 km) |
| MONTESSORI COMMUNITY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.7 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 27701
What school district is ZIP code 27701 in?
ZIP 27701 (Durham, NC) maps to Durham Public Schools (LEA ID 3701260) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 27701?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 67 public and 33 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 27701 attend private school?
About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 27701 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 50.2% |
| High school | 19.2% |
| Less than HS | 14.8% |
| School district | Durham Public Schools |