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East Spencer town, NC

ZIP 28039 — 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 28039

K-12 nearby
35
Public
26
Private
9
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 28039 (East Spencer, NC) is associated with Rowan-Salisbury Schools (LEA 3704050) 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 35 K-12 schools (26 public, 9 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.8 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 Livingstone College about 2.7 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education
School district
Rowan-Salisbury Schools
LEA ID
3704050
Private school share (ACS)
0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Livingstone College2.7 miles (4.3 km)4yr-private
  • Catawba College2.7 miles (4.3 km)4yr-private
  • Hood Theological Seminary3.4 miles (5.5 km)4yr-private
  • Rowan-Cabarrus Community College3.7 miles (5.9 km)2yr-public
  • Pfeiffer University16.0 miles (25.7 km)4yr-private
  • Cabarrus College of Health Sciences18.9 miles (30.4 km)4yr-private
  • Davidson-Davie Community College19.3 miles (31.0 km)2yr-public
  • NASCAR Technical Institute24.0 miles (38.6 km)2yr-private
  • Davidson College26.0 miles (41.8 km)4yr-private
  • Stanly Community College26.0 miles (41.9 km)2yr-public
  • Mitchell Community College26.6 miles (42.8 km)2yr-public
  • Forsyth Technical Community College28.5 miles (45.8 km)2yr-public
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • University of North Carolina School of the Arts29.7 miles (47.8 km)4yr-public
  • Carolina University30.1 miles (48.5 km)4yr-private
  • Salem College30.2 miles (48.6 km)4yr-private
  • University of North Carolina at Charlotte30.6 miles (49.2 km)4yr-public
  • Winston-Salem State University30.8 miles (49.5 km)4yr-public
  • High Point University32.0 miles (51.5 km)4yr-private
  • Wake Forest University32.7 miles (52.6 km)4yr-private
  • Carolina Christian College33.8 miles (54.5 km)4yr-private
  • Randolph Community College34.2 miles (55.0 km)2yr-public
  • Guilford Technical Community College36.4 miles (58.6 km)2yr-public
  • South University-High Point36.5 miles (58.7 km)4yr-private
  • Johnson C Smith University38.3 miles (61.6 km)4yr-private
  • Montgomery Community College38.5 miles (62.0 km)2yr-public
  • Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte38.6 miles (62.1 km)4yr-private
  • Central Piedmont Community College38.8 miles (62.4 km)2yr-public
  • Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte39.5 miles (63.5 km)2yr-private
  • Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary39.6 miles (63.8 km)4yr-private
  • Strayer University-North Carolina40.4 miles (64.9 km)4yr-private
  • Queens University of Charlotte40.5 miles (65.2 km)4yr-private
  • Health And Style Institute41.6 miles (67.0 km)2yr-private
  • Guilford College42.1 miles (67.7 km)4yr-private
  • Carolinas College of Health Sciences44.0 miles (70.9 km)4yr-public
  • University of North Carolina at Greensboro44.3 miles (71.2 km)4yr-public
  • Southeastern College-Charlotte44.6 miles (71.7 km)2yr-private
  • Belmont Abbey College44.6 miles (71.8 km)4yr-private
  • Greensboro College44.8 miles (72.1 km)4yr-private
  • Bennett College45.6 miles (73.3 km)4yr-private
  • North Carolina A & T State University46.1 miles (74.2 km)4yr-public
  • Chamberlain University-North Carolina46.6 miles (75.0 km)4yr-private
  • Catawba Valley Community College47.8 miles (76.8 km)2yr-public
  • Wingate University47.9 miles (77.0 km)4yr-private
  • South Piedmont Community College48.6 miles (78.2 km)2yr-public
  • Gaston College49.3 miles (79.3 km)2yr-public
  • Lenoir-Rhyne University50.1 miles (80.7 km)4yr-private
  • Surry Community College51.2 miles (82.4 km)2yr-public
  • Wilkes Community College52.4 miles (84.3 km)2yr-public
  • Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute59.9 miles (96.4 km)2yr-public
  • Elon University60.0 miles (96.5 km)4yr-private
  • York Technical College60.3 miles (97.0 km)2yr-public
  • Winthrop University61.0 miles (98.1 km)4yr-public
  • Rockingham Community College62.0 miles (99.8 km)2yr-public
  • Clinton College63.0 miles (101.3 km)4yr-private
  • Cleveland Community College65.5 miles (105.4 km)2yr-public
  • Sandhills Community College66.1 miles (106.4 km)2yr-public
  • Alamance Community College66.1 miles (106.4 km)2yr-public
  • Richmond Community College67.4 miles (108.5 km)2yr-public
  • University of South Carolina-Lancaster68.0 miles (109.5 km)2yr-public
  • Western Piedmont Community College70.2 miles (113.0 km)2yr-public
  • Northeastern Technical College73.4 miles (118.1 km)2yr-public
  • Central Carolina Community College74.1 miles (119.3 km)2yr-public
  • Gardner-Webb University75.4 miles (121.3 km)4yr-private
  • Appalachian State University78.8 miles (126.8 km)4yr-public
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill79.3 miles (127.7 km)4yr-public
  • Patrick & Henry Community College79.7 miles (128.2 km)2yr-public
  • Limestone University80.7 miles (129.8 km)4yr-private
  • Danville Community College84.0 miles (135.1 km)2yr-public
  • St. Andrews University84.2 miles (135.5 km)4yr-private
  • Averett University84.4 miles (135.8 km)4yr-private
  • Sovah School of Health Professions84.7 miles (136.3 km)2yr-private
  • Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine85.5 miles (137.6 km)4yr-private
  • McDowell Technical Community College85.6 miles (137.8 km)2yr-public
  • Isothermal Community College86.2 miles (138.8 km)2yr-public
  • Duke University86.9 miles (139.9 km)4yr-private
  • Lees-McRae College87.0 miles (140.0 km)4yr-private
  • Watts College of Nursing87.2 miles (140.3 km)4yr-private
  • North Carolina Central University88.6 miles (142.6 km)4yr-public
  • Ferrum College89.3 miles (143.7 km)4yr-private
  • Durham Technical Community College89.5 miles (144.1 km)2yr-public
  • Mayland Community College90.3 miles (145.2 km)2yr-public
  • Coker University92.3 miles (148.6 km)4yr-private
  • Manna University93.6 miles (150.6 km)4yr-private
  • University of South Carolina-Union94.2 miles (151.6 km)2yr-public
  • Carolina College of Biblical Studies94.9 miles (152.7 km)4yr-private
  • Fayetteville Technical Community College95.0 miles (152.9 km)2yr-public
  • Wytheville Community College95.1 miles (153.1 km)2yr-public
  • Shepherds Theological Seminary95.2 miles (153.2 km)4yr-private
  • Methodist University95.7 miles (154.0 km)4yr-private
  • Miller-Motte College-Fayetteville96.0 miles (154.5 km)2yr-private
  • MyComputerCareer at Raleigh96.1 miles (154.7 km)2yr-private
  • Piedmont Community College96.6 miles (155.4 km)2yr-public
  • Fayetteville State University96.6 miles (155.5 km)4yr-public
  • Wake Technical Community College97.2 miles (156.4 km)2yr-public
  • Converse University97.3 miles (156.6 km)4yr-private
  • Campbell University97.3 miles (156.6 km)4yr-private
  • University of North Carolina at Pembroke97.8 miles (157.4 km)4yr-public
  • Wofford College97.9 miles (157.6 km)4yr-private
  • Meredith College98.3 miles (158.3 km)4yr-private
  • University of South Carolina-Upstate98.4 miles (158.4 km)4yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
Dole Elementarypublic——0.9 miles (1.5 km)
Henderson Highpublic——1.1 miles (1.7 km)
YADKIN PATH MONTESSORIprivate——1.2 miles (1.9 km)
North Rowan Highpublic——1.4 miles (2.2 km)
North Rowan Elementarypublic——1.7 miles (2.7 km)
North Rowan Middlepublic——1.7 miles (2.8 km)
ST JOHNS KINDERGARTENprivate——2.0 miles (3.2 km)
ESSIE ACADEMYprivate——2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Overton Elementarypublic——2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Summit Virtual Academypublic——2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Salisbury Highpublic——2.8 miles (4.6 km)
NORTH HILLS CHRISTIAN SCHOOLprivate——3.0 miles (4.8 km)
SALISBURY ADVENTIST SCHOOLprivate——3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Rowan Co Early Collegepublic——3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Isenberg Elementarypublic——4.0 miles (6.5 km)
SALISBURY ACADEMYprivate——4.2 miles (6.8 km)
SACRED HEART CATHOLIC SCHOOLprivate——4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Granite Quarry Elementarypublic——4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Koontz Elementarypublic——5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Erwin Middlepublic——5.8 miles (9.4 km)
East Rowan Highpublic——6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Faith Academy Charter Schoolpublic——6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Southeast Middlepublic——6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Hurley Elementarypublic——7.0 miles (11.2 km)
NEHEMIAH ENRICHMENT ACADEMYprivate——7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Churchland Elementarypublic——7.4 miles (12.0 km)
Rockwell Elementarypublic——8.6 miles (13.8 km)
West Rowan Middlepublic——8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Knollwood Elementarypublic——8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Morgan Elementarypublic——8.9 miles (14.3 km)
ROCKWELL CHRISTIAN SCHOOLprivate——9.3 miles (14.9 km)
Southmont Elementarypublic——9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Shive Elementarypublic——9.4 miles (15.2 km)
West Davidson Highpublic——9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Tyro Middlepublic——9.5 miles (15.4 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 28039

What school district is ZIP code 28039 in?
ZIP 28039 (East Spencer, NC) maps to Rowan-Salisbury Schools (LEA ID 3704050) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 28039?
US5 lists 35 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 26 public and 9 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 28039 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 28039 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher0.0%
High school0.0%
Less than HS0.0%
School districtRowan-Salisbury Schools