ZIP 28006 — 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 28006

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 28006 (Alexis, NC) is associated with Gaston County Schools (LEA 3701620) 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 47 K-12 schools (40 public, 7 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 8.0 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.0% 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 Gaston College about 8.7 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Gaston County Schools

LEA ID

3701620

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

Gaston College8.7 miles (14.0 km)2yr-public
Belmont Abbey College10.7 miles (17.3 km)4yr-private
Davidson College15.3 miles (24.6 km)4yr-private
Johnson C Smith University17.6 miles (28.3 km)4yr-private
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte18.3 miles (29.4 km)4yr-private
Carolinas College of Health Sciences18.3 miles (29.5 km)4yr-public
NASCAR Technical Institute18.9 miles (30.5 km)2yr-private
Central Piedmont Community College19.9 miles (32.0 km)2yr-public
Chamberlain University-North Carolina20.9 miles (33.6 km)4yr-private
Southeastern College-Charlotte21.0 miles (33.8 km)2yr-private
Queens University of Charlotte21.1 miles (34.0 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina at Charlotte21.6 miles (34.7 km)4yr-public

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Catawba Valley Community College22.8 miles (36.7 km)2yr-public
Cleveland Community College24.3 miles (39.2 km)2yr-public
Lenoir-Rhyne University26.3 miles (42.4 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte26.4 miles (42.5 km)2yr-private
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary26.5 miles (42.6 km)4yr-private
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences27.7 miles (44.6 km)4yr-private
Mitchell Community College28.0 miles (45.1 km)2yr-public
Winthrop University32.6 miles (52.4 km)4yr-public
York Technical College33.3 miles (53.7 km)2yr-public
Gardner-Webb University34.4 miles (55.3 km)4yr-private
Clinton College34.4 miles (55.4 km)4yr-private
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute37.8 miles (60.8 km)2yr-public
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College37.8 miles (60.8 km)2yr-public
Hood Theological Seminary38.0 miles (61.1 km)4yr-private
Livingstone College38.6 miles (62.2 km)4yr-private
Catawba College39.4 miles (63.4 km)4yr-private
Limestone University39.8 miles (64.1 km)4yr-private
Western Piedmont Community College39.8 miles (64.1 km)2yr-public
Pfeiffer University45.8 miles (73.7 km)4yr-private
Isothermal Community College46.5 miles (74.8 km)2yr-public
Wingate University46.9 miles (75.5 km)4yr-private
Stanly Community College48.5 miles (78.0 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Lancaster49.7 miles (79.9 km)2yr-public
Wilkes Community College50.4 miles (81.2 km)2yr-public
McDowell Technical Community College51.8 miles (83.3 km)2yr-public
Converse University56.2 miles (90.5 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Union56.4 miles (90.8 km)2yr-public
Wofford College56.8 miles (91.5 km)4yr-private
South Piedmont Community College57.2 miles (92.1 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Upstate57.3 miles (92.2 km)4yr-public
Sherman College of Chiropractic57.4 miles (92.4 km)4yr-private
Spartanburg Methodist College58.8 miles (94.6 km)4yr-private
Spartanburg Community College59.0 miles (94.9 km)2yr-public
Davidson-Davie Community College60.0 miles (96.6 km)2yr-public
Mayland Community College63.3 miles (101.9 km)2yr-public
Forsyth Technical Community College64.7 miles (104.1 km)2yr-public
Appalachian State University64.7 miles (104.1 km)4yr-public
Carolina University66.5 miles (107.0 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina School of the Arts66.5 miles (107.0 km)4yr-public
Salem College66.8 miles (107.4 km)4yr-private
Winston-Salem State University67.6 miles (108.7 km)4yr-public
Wake Forest University67.7 miles (108.9 km)4yr-private
Lees-McRae College68.0 miles (109.4 km)4yr-private
Montgomery Community College68.9 miles (110.9 km)2yr-public
Carolina Christian College69.1 miles (111.3 km)4yr-private
Montreat College69.7 miles (112.2 km)4yr-private
Surry Community College70.5 miles (113.4 km)2yr-public
Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine70.6 miles (113.6 km)4yr-private
High Point University72.8 miles (117.1 km)4yr-private
Randolph Community College73.3 miles (118.0 km)2yr-public
Blue Ridge Community College75.5 miles (121.5 km)2yr-public
North Greenville University75.9 miles (122.1 km)4yr-private
South University-High Point76.8 miles (123.6 km)4yr-private
Warren Wilson College77.2 miles (124.3 km)4yr-private
Guilford Technical Community College77.3 miles (124.4 km)2yr-public
Presbyterian College78.9 miles (127.0 km)4yr-private
Bob Jones University81.0 miles (130.3 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-North Carolina81.0 miles (130.4 km)4yr-private
Northeastern Technical College81.7 miles (131.5 km)2yr-public
Guilford College82.4 miles (132.6 km)4yr-private
Health And Style Institute82.5 miles (132.8 km)2yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Asheville82.6 miles (133.0 km)4yr-private
Greenville Technical College82.8 miles (133.3 km)4yr-public
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College83.0 miles (133.6 km)2yr-public
Furman University83.2 miles (133.9 km)4yr-private
Newberry College83.3 miles (134.0 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-South Carolina83.8 miles (134.8 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina Asheville84.1 miles (135.3 km)4yr-public
Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts84.2 miles (135.4 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina at Greensboro85.1 miles (136.9 km)4yr-public
Richmond Community College85.5 miles (137.6 km)2yr-public
Greensboro College85.6 miles (137.8 km)4yr-private
Bennett College86.5 miles (139.1 km)4yr-private
Mars Hill University86.9 miles (139.9 km)4yr-private
North Carolina A & T State University87.0 miles (140.0 km)4yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton89.8 miles (144.5 km)2yr-public
South University-Columbia91.0 miles (146.4 km)4yr-private
Milligan University91.2 miles (146.7 km)4yr-private
Coker University91.9 miles (147.9 km)4yr-private
Columbia International University92.2 miles (148.4 km)4yr-private
Brevard College93.1 miles (149.8 km)4yr-private
Southeastern College-Columbia93.4 miles (150.3 km)2yr-private
East Tennessee State University94.3 miles (151.7 km)4yr-public
Columbia College94.4 miles (151.9 km)4yr-private
Sandhills Community College95.9 miles (154.4 km)2yr-public
Fortis College-Columbia96.4 miles (155.2 km)2yr-private
Benedict College96.6 miles (155.5 km)4yr-private
Allen University96.8 miles (155.8 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Community Charter School	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Stanley Middle	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Kiser Elementary	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
JUDAH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
JUDAH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Springfield Primary	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
East Lincoln Middle	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
East Lincoln High	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Catawba Springs Elementary	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Iron Station Elementary	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
PURSUIT PREP	private	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
East Gaston High	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
St James Elementary	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Mountain Island Charter School	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
West Lake Preparatory Academy	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.5 km)
North Gaston High	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.5 km)
North Lincoln Middle	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
W C Friday Middle School	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Lincoln Charter School	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Pinewood Elementary	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Pumpkin Center Intermediate	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Pumpkin Center Primary	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
STARBOARD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Asbury Academy	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
LONG SHOALS WESLEYAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
DENVER CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
Carr Elementary	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
North Lincoln High	public	—	—	8.7 miles (13.9 km)
Mount Holly Middle	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Brookside Elementary	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.1 km)
Gaston Early College High School	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
Ida Rankin Elementary School	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
Gaston Early College of Medical Sciences	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
SOUTHLAKE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Rock Springs Elementary	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Lowell Elementary	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
Warlick Academy	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
S Ray Lowder Elementary	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
GE Massey Elementary	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
Barnette Elementary	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
Francis Bradley Middle	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
River Oaks Academy	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Costner Elementary	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
LCST	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
North Belmont Elementary	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Catawba Heights Elementary	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Holbrook Middle	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 28006

What school district is ZIP code 28006 in?

ZIP 28006 (Alexis, NC) maps to Gaston County Schools (LEA ID 3701620) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 28006?

US5 lists 47 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 40 public and 7 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 28006 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 28006 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	10.8%
High school	33.5%
Less than HS	10.3%
School district	Gaston County Schools

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