ZIP 28037 — 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 28037

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 28037 (Denver, NC) is associated with Catawba County Schools (LEA 3700690) 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 36 K-12 schools (28 public, 8 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 8.6 miles.

ACS estimates show about 1.0% 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 Davidson College about 9.8 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Catawba County Schools

LEA ID

3700690

Private school share (ACS)

1.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

Davidson College9.8 miles (15.8 km)4yr-private
NASCAR Technical Institute11.9 miles (19.2 km)2yr-private
Gaston College15.9 miles (25.6 km)2yr-public
Belmont Abbey College16.3 miles (26.2 km)4yr-private
Johnson C Smith University19.7 miles (31.7 km)4yr-private
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte20.4 miles (32.8 km)4yr-private
Catawba Valley Community College20.7 miles (33.3 km)2yr-public
University of North Carolina at Charlotte20.8 miles (33.5 km)4yr-public
Mitchell Community College21.1 miles (33.9 km)2yr-public
Central Piedmont Community College21.9 miles (35.3 km)2yr-public
Carolinas College of Health Sciences22.3 miles (35.8 km)4yr-public
Queens University of Charlotte23.6 miles (38.0 km)4yr-private

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Cabarrus College of Health Sciences23.8 miles (38.3 km)4yr-private
Lenoir-Rhyne University24.2 miles (39.0 km)4yr-private
Southeastern College-Charlotte24.7 miles (39.8 km)2yr-private
Chamberlain University-North Carolina25.2 miles (40.6 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte28.0 miles (45.1 km)2yr-private
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary28.1 miles (45.2 km)4yr-private
Cleveland Community College30.6 miles (49.2 km)2yr-public
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College31.8 miles (51.1 km)2yr-public
Hood Theological Seminary31.9 miles (51.4 km)4yr-private
Livingstone College32.4 miles (52.1 km)4yr-private
Catawba College33.0 miles (53.1 km)4yr-private
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute36.0 miles (58.0 km)2yr-public
Winthrop University38.3 miles (61.6 km)4yr-public
York Technical College38.8 miles (62.4 km)2yr-public
Clinton College40.2 miles (64.7 km)4yr-private
Gardner-Webb University40.4 miles (65.0 km)4yr-private
Western Piedmont Community College40.7 miles (65.5 km)2yr-public
Pfeiffer University41.4 miles (66.6 km)4yr-private
Wilkes Community College45.3 miles (72.8 km)2yr-public
Stanly Community College45.3 miles (73.0 km)2yr-public
Limestone University46.7 miles (75.2 km)4yr-private
Wingate University47.9 miles (77.1 km)4yr-private
Isothermal Community College51.5 miles (82.9 km)2yr-public
Davidson-Davie Community College53.5 miles (86.0 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Lancaster54.1 miles (87.0 km)2yr-public
McDowell Technical Community College54.2 miles (87.2 km)2yr-public
South Piedmont Community College57.0 miles (91.7 km)2yr-public
Forsyth Technical Community College57.6 miles (92.7 km)2yr-public
Carolina University59.4 miles (95.6 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina School of the Arts59.5 miles (95.7 km)4yr-public
Salem College59.7 miles (96.1 km)4yr-private
Winston-Salem State University60.5 miles (97.4 km)4yr-public
Wake Forest University60.6 miles (97.5 km)4yr-private
Carolina Christian College62.0 miles (99.8 km)4yr-private
Appalachian State University62.0 miles (99.9 km)4yr-public
Converse University63.0 miles (101.4 km)4yr-private
Wofford College63.6 miles (102.3 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Union63.6 miles (102.4 km)2yr-public
Surry Community College63.7 miles (102.5 km)2yr-public
Mayland Community College63.7 miles (102.5 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Upstate63.8 miles (102.7 km)4yr-public
Sherman College of Chiropractic63.9 miles (102.8 km)4yr-private
Montgomery Community College65.3 miles (105.0 km)2yr-public
Spartanburg Methodist College65.5 miles (105.3 km)4yr-private
Spartanburg Community College65.6 miles (105.5 km)2yr-public
High Point University66.2 miles (106.5 km)4yr-private
Lees-McRae College66.5 miles (107.0 km)4yr-private
Randolph Community College68.0 miles (109.4 km)2yr-public
Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine68.2 miles (109.8 km)4yr-private
South University-High Point70.1 miles (112.8 km)4yr-private
Guilford Technical Community College70.7 miles (113.8 km)2yr-public
Montreat College72.6 miles (116.9 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-North Carolina74.4 miles (119.7 km)4yr-private
Guilford College75.7 miles (121.8 km)4yr-private
Health And Style Institute75.9 miles (122.2 km)2yr-private
University of North Carolina at Greensboro78.5 miles (126.3 km)4yr-public
Greensboro College79.0 miles (127.2 km)4yr-private
Bennett College79.9 miles (128.6 km)4yr-private
Blue Ridge Community College80.3 miles (129.2 km)2yr-public
North Carolina A & T State University80.4 miles (129.4 km)4yr-public
Warren Wilson College80.5 miles (129.5 km)4yr-private
North Greenville University81.7 miles (131.5 km)4yr-private
Northeastern Technical College82.2 miles (132.3 km)2yr-public
Richmond Community College84.4 miles (135.8 km)2yr-public
Presbyterian College86.1 miles (138.5 km)4yr-private
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College86.5 miles (139.3 km)2yr-public
Galen Health Institutes-Asheville86.6 miles (139.3 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina Asheville87.4 miles (140.6 km)4yr-public
Bob Jones University87.4 miles (140.6 km)4yr-private
Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts87.5 miles (140.8 km)4yr-private
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton88.5 miles (142.4 km)2yr-public
Mars Hill University89.1 miles (143.4 km)4yr-private
Greenville Technical College89.3 miles (143.7 km)4yr-public
Furman University89.4 miles (143.9 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-South Carolina90.2 miles (145.2 km)4yr-private
Newberry College90.3 miles (145.3 km)4yr-private
Milligan University90.5 miles (145.6 km)4yr-private
Sandhills Community College92.8 miles (149.4 km)2yr-public
Rockingham Community College93.7 miles (150.8 km)2yr-public
East Tennessee State University93.8 miles (151.0 km)4yr-public
Coker University94.1 miles (151.5 km)4yr-private
Elon University94.8 miles (152.5 km)4yr-private
South University-Columbia96.6 miles (155.5 km)4yr-private
Brevard College98.0 miles (157.8 km)4yr-private
Columbia International University98.2 miles (158.0 km)4yr-private
King University98.7 miles (158.8 km)4yr-private
Southeastern College-Columbia99.0 miles (159.4 km)2yr-private
Emory & Henry University99.2 miles (159.6 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
West Lake Preparatory Academy	public	—	—	0.4 miles (0.6 km)
St James Elementary	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.2 km)
DENVER CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
Lincoln Charter School	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
STARBOARD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
Rock Springs Elementary	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Catawba Springs Elementary	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
East Lincoln High	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
PURSUIT PREP	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
East Lincoln Middle	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
North Lincoln Middle	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
North Lincoln High	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
SOUTHLAKE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Pumpkin Center Intermediate	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Pumpkin Center Primary	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Woodland Heights Elementary	public	—	—	7.4 miles (12.0 km)
Woodland Heights Middle	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Barnette Elementary	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
Francis Bradley Middle	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
Iron Station Elementary	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
J.V. Washam Elementary	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Cornelius Elementary	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.1 km)
Sherrills Ford Elementary	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
DAVIDSON DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
GRACE COVENANT ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
Lake Norman Elementary	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Langtree Charter Academy	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
DAVIDSON GREEN SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.2 miles (14.9 km)
Community School of Davidson	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Community Charter School	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Grand Oak Elementary	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Mountain Island Charter School	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Davidson K-8 School	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Lake Norman High	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
ST MARK CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
The Brawley School	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 28037

What school district is ZIP code 28037 in?

ZIP 28037 (Denver, NC) maps to Catawba County Schools (LEA ID 3700690) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 28037?

US5 lists 36 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 28 public and 8 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 28037 attend private school?

About 1.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 28037 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	45.7%
High school	18.5%
Less than HS	3.7%
School district	Catawba County Schools

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