ZIP 28052 — 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 28052

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 28052 (Gastonia, 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 61 K-12 schools (53 public, 8 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.3 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 Gaston College about 7.2 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Gaston County Schools

LEA ID

3701620

Private school share (ACS)

0.1%

Colleges & universities (100)

Gaston College7.2 miles (11.6 km)2yr-public
Belmont Abbey College11.3 miles (18.2 km)4yr-private
Cleveland Community College15.3 miles (24.7 km)2yr-public
Carolinas College of Health Sciences17.4 miles (28.0 km)4yr-public
Chamberlain University-North Carolina17.8 miles (28.7 km)4yr-private
Southeastern College-Charlotte19.6 miles (31.5 km)2yr-private
Johnson C Smith University21.3 miles (34.3 km)4yr-private
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte21.6 miles (34.8 km)4yr-private
Winthrop University22.1 miles (35.5 km)4yr-public
Queens University of Charlotte22.6 miles (36.4 km)4yr-private
Central Piedmont Community College22.8 miles (36.6 km)2yr-public
Clinton College23.4 miles (37.7 km)4yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

York Technical College23.6 miles (37.9 km)2yr-public
Gardner-Webb University24.6 miles (39.7 km)4yr-private
Limestone University25.9 miles (41.7 km)4yr-private
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary28.3 miles (45.5 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte28.3 miles (45.5 km)2yr-private
University of North Carolina at Charlotte29.0 miles (46.7 km)4yr-public
Davidson College29.5 miles (47.4 km)4yr-private
Catawba Valley Community College33.7 miles (54.2 km)2yr-public
NASCAR Technical Institute34.4 miles (55.3 km)2yr-private
Lenoir-Rhyne University36.7 miles (59.0 km)4yr-private
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences38.9 miles (62.6 km)4yr-private
Isothermal Community College39.2 miles (63.1 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Union40.8 miles (65.6 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Lancaster41.6 miles (66.9 km)2yr-public
Converse University42.6 miles (68.6 km)4yr-private
Wofford College43.4 miles (69.8 km)4yr-private
Western Piedmont Community College43.4 miles (69.9 km)2yr-public
Mitchell Community College43.6 miles (70.2 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Upstate44.3 miles (71.3 km)4yr-public
Sherman College of Chiropractic44.7 miles (72.0 km)4yr-private
Spartanburg Methodist College45.4 miles (73.1 km)4yr-private
Spartanburg Community College45.9 miles (73.8 km)2yr-public
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute46.4 miles (74.7 km)2yr-public
Wingate University47.4 miles (76.3 km)4yr-private
McDowell Technical Community College51.1 miles (82.3 km)2yr-public
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College51.5 miles (82.9 km)2yr-public
Hood Theological Seminary51.8 miles (83.3 km)4yr-private
Livingstone College52.6 miles (84.7 km)4yr-private
Catawba College53.6 miles (86.2 km)4yr-private
Pfeiffer University56.7 miles (91.2 km)4yr-private
Stanly Community College56.9 miles (91.6 km)2yr-public
South Piedmont Community College59.6 miles (96.0 km)2yr-public
Presbyterian College63.2 miles (101.8 km)4yr-private
Wilkes Community College63.8 miles (102.6 km)2yr-public
North Greenville University65.0 miles (104.6 km)4yr-private
Mayland Community College66.4 miles (106.9 km)2yr-public
Montreat College66.9 miles (107.7 km)4yr-private
Blue Ridge Community College67.6 miles (108.8 km)2yr-public
Newberry College67.8 miles (109.1 km)4yr-private
Bob Jones University68.3 miles (109.9 km)4yr-private
Greenville Technical College69.8 miles (112.3 km)4yr-public
Strayer University-South Carolina70.9 miles (114.1 km)4yr-private
Furman University71.2 miles (114.5 km)4yr-private
Warren Wilson College73.4 miles (118.1 km)4yr-private
Appalachian State University73.6 miles (118.4 km)4yr-public
Davidson-Davie Community College74.3 miles (119.5 km)2yr-public
Lees-McRae College74.7 miles (120.2 km)4yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Asheville76.9 miles (123.8 km)4yr-private
Montgomery Community College77.6 miles (124.9 km)2yr-public
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College78.4 miles (126.2 km)2yr-public
South University-Columbia78.7 miles (126.6 km)4yr-private
Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine78.8 miles (126.8 km)4yr-private
Columbia International University79.2 miles (127.5 km)4yr-private
Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts79.9 miles (128.6 km)4yr-private
Forsyth Technical Community College80.0 miles (128.7 km)2yr-public
University of North Carolina Asheville80.0 miles (128.7 km)4yr-public
Southeastern College-Columbia81.1 miles (130.5 km)2yr-private
Northeastern Technical College81.5 miles (131.2 km)2yr-public
Columbia College81.6 miles (131.3 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina School of the Arts81.7 miles (131.5 km)4yr-public
Carolina University81.8 miles (131.6 km)4yr-private
Salem College82.0 miles (132.0 km)4yr-private
Winston-Salem State University82.8 miles (133.3 km)4yr-public
Wake Forest University83.1 miles (133.8 km)4yr-private
Fortis College-Columbia83.3 miles (134.1 km)2yr-private
Benedict College83.9 miles (135.0 km)4yr-private
Allen University84.1 miles (135.3 km)4yr-private
Brevard College84.5 miles (135.9 km)4yr-private
Carolina Christian College84.5 miles (136.1 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Columbia85.0 miles (136.7 km)4yr-public
Randolph Community College85.2 miles (137.1 km)2yr-public
Mars Hill University85.4 miles (137.4 km)4yr-private
Surry Community College85.8 miles (138.1 km)2yr-public
Piedmont Technical College85.9 miles (138.3 km)2yr-public
High Point University87.1 miles (140.1 km)4yr-private
Midlands Technical College87.7 miles (141.1 km)2yr-public
Coker University87.8 miles (141.3 km)4yr-private
Lander University87.8 miles (141.4 km)4yr-public
Richmond Community College88.8 miles (142.9 km)2yr-public
Erskine College89.6 miles (144.3 km)4yr-private
South University-High Point91.3 miles (147.0 km)4yr-private
Guilford Technical Community College91.5 miles (147.2 km)2yr-public
Southern Wesleyan University92.8 miles (149.4 km)4yr-private
Anderson University93.3 miles (150.1 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-North Carolina95.4 miles (153.5 km)4yr-private
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton95.6 miles (153.8 km)2yr-public
Milligan University95.7 miles (154.0 km)4yr-private
Health And Style Institute96.7 miles (155.6 km)2yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Chapel Grove Elementary	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
H H Beam Elementary	public	—	—	1.8 miles (3.0 km)
Southwest Middle	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
Gaston Virtual Academy	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Hunter Huss High	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Pleasant Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Lingerfeldt Elementary	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
ST MICHAEL CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
VICTORY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Webb Street School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
York Chester Middle	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
Robinson Elementary	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Hawks Nest STEAM Academy	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Piedmont Community Charter School	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Ridgeview Charter School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
FIRST WESLEYAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.9 miles (8.0 km)
Sherwood Elementary	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Highland Sch of Technology	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.3 km)
W P Grier Middle School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
GASTON DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Woodhill Elementary	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Bessemer City Middle	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Clover Middle	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
W A Bess Elementary School	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Forestview High	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
East Elementary	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
GRACE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Gardner Park Elementary	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Ashbrook High	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Bessemer City High	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Bessemer City Primary	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Bessemer City Central Elem	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
North Elementary	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.7 km)
West Elementary	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Gaston Early College of Medical Sciences	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.5 km)
Brookside Elementary	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
Gaston Early College High School	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
Kinard Elementary	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Warlick Academy	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Carr Elementary	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Bethany Elementary	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
Costner Elementary	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Kings Mountain High	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
GASTON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
Kings Mountain Middle	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Holbrook Middle	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Griggs Road Elementary	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
Cramerton Middle	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Kings Mountain Intermediate	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
New Hope Elementary	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
Larne Elementary	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
CHAMPION CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Clover High	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
W C Friday Middle School	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
CRAMERTON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
North Gaston High	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Lowell Elementary	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
McAdenville Elementary	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Oakridge Middle	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.5 km)
Oakridge Elementary	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 28052

What school district is ZIP code 28052 in?

ZIP 28052 (Gastonia, 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 28052?

US5 lists 61 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 53 public and 8 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 28052 attend private school?

About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 28052 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	16.3%
High school	37.9%
Less than HS	17.5%
School district	Gaston County Schools

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