ZIP 28081 — 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 28081

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 28081 (Kannapolis, NC) is associated with Cabarrus County Schools (LEA 3700530) 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 67 K-12 schools (60 public, 7 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.1 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.4% 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 Cabarrus College of Health Sciences about 5.8 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Cabarrus County Schools

LEA ID

3700530

Private school share (ACS)

0.4%

Colleges & universities (88)

Cabarrus College of Health Sciences5.8 miles (9.4 km)4yr-private
Davidson College9.8 miles (15.7 km)4yr-private
NASCAR Technical Institute12.6 miles (20.2 km)2yr-private
University of North Carolina at Charlotte14.0 miles (22.6 km)4yr-public
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College14.2 miles (22.8 km)2yr-public
Hood Theological Seminary14.5 miles (23.3 km)4yr-private
Livingstone College15.6 miles (25.2 km)4yr-private
Catawba College16.8 miles (27.0 km)4yr-private
Johnson C Smith University20.8 miles (33.5 km)4yr-private
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte21.2 miles (34.2 km)4yr-private
Central Piedmont Community College21.6 miles (34.8 km)2yr-public
Pfeiffer University21.8 miles (35.1 km)4yr-private

Show all 88 colleges & universities

Mitchell Community College23.1 miles (37.1 km)2yr-public
Queens University of Charlotte23.6 miles (37.9 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte23.9 miles (38.4 km)2yr-private
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary24.0 miles (38.6 km)4yr-private
Carolinas College of Health Sciences26.5 miles (42.6 km)4yr-public
Belmont Abbey College26.8 miles (43.1 km)4yr-private
Stanly Community College26.9 miles (43.3 km)2yr-public
Southeastern College-Charlotte27.3 miles (44.0 km)2yr-private
Chamberlain University-North Carolina29.2 miles (47.0 km)4yr-private
Gaston College32.0 miles (51.5 km)2yr-public
Davidson-Davie Community College37.1 miles (59.8 km)2yr-public
Catawba Valley Community College37.3 miles (60.0 km)2yr-public
Wingate University37.9 miles (61.1 km)4yr-private
Lenoir-Rhyne University40.4 miles (65.0 km)4yr-private
South Piedmont Community College43.3 miles (69.7 km)2yr-public
York Technical College43.4 miles (69.8 km)2yr-public
Winthrop University43.8 miles (70.5 km)4yr-public
Forsyth Technical Community College45.0 miles (72.4 km)2yr-public
Clinton College45.8 miles (73.8 km)4yr-private
Montgomery Community College46.0 miles (74.0 km)2yr-public
University of North Carolina School of the Arts46.5 miles (74.8 km)4yr-public
Carolina University46.8 miles (75.3 km)4yr-private
Salem College46.9 miles (75.5 km)4yr-private
Winston-Salem State University47.6 miles (76.6 km)4yr-public
Randolph Community College48.7 miles (78.4 km)2yr-public
Wake Forest University48.8 miles (78.6 km)4yr-private
Cleveland Community College48.8 miles (78.6 km)2yr-public
High Point University49.9 miles (80.2 km)4yr-private
Carolina Christian College50.1 miles (80.7 km)4yr-private
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute51.8 miles (83.3 km)2yr-public
Wilkes Community College52.4 miles (84.3 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Lancaster53.4 miles (85.9 km)2yr-public
Guilford Technical Community College54.2 miles (87.3 km)2yr-public
South University-High Point54.3 miles (87.4 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-North Carolina58.2 miles (93.7 km)4yr-private
Gardner-Webb University58.9 miles (94.8 km)4yr-private
Western Piedmont Community College59.1 miles (95.1 km)2yr-public
Health And Style Institute59.4 miles (95.6 km)2yr-private
Guilford College59.9 miles (96.5 km)4yr-private
Surry Community College61.0 miles (98.1 km)2yr-public
University of North Carolina at Greensboro62.1 miles (99.9 km)4yr-public
Greensboro College62.6 miles (100.7 km)4yr-private
Limestone University63.2 miles (101.8 km)4yr-private
Bennett College63.3 miles (101.9 km)4yr-private
North Carolina A & T State University63.9 miles (102.8 km)4yr-public
Richmond Community College68.2 miles (109.7 km)2yr-public
Northeastern Technical College69.3 miles (111.5 km)2yr-public
Isothermal Community College70.8 miles (114.0 km)2yr-public
McDowell Technical Community College73.4 miles (118.1 km)2yr-public
Sandhills Community College73.8 miles (118.8 km)2yr-public
Appalachian State University75.0 miles (120.7 km)4yr-public
University of South Carolina-Union76.4 miles (122.9 km)2yr-public
Elon University77.5 miles (124.7 km)4yr-private
Rockingham Community College79.7 miles (128.2 km)2yr-public
Converse University79.9 miles (128.6 km)4yr-private
Wofford College80.6 miles (129.7 km)4yr-private
Mayland Community College81.2 miles (130.7 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Upstate81.3 miles (130.8 km)4yr-public
Lees-McRae College81.4 miles (130.9 km)4yr-private
Sherman College of Chiropractic81.5 miles (131.2 km)4yr-private
Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine81.6 miles (131.3 km)4yr-private
Spartanburg Methodist College82.6 miles (132.9 km)4yr-private
Spartanburg Community College82.9 miles (133.5 km)2yr-public
Alamance Community College83.3 miles (134.0 km)2yr-public
Coker University84.9 miles (136.6 km)4yr-private
St. Andrews University85.3 miles (137.2 km)4yr-private
Central Carolina Community College85.9 miles (138.3 km)2yr-public
Montreat College92.0 miles (148.1 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill95.1 miles (153.1 km)4yr-public
Patrick & Henry Community College96.3 miles (155.0 km)2yr-public
South University-Columbia98.5 miles (158.5 km)4yr-private
Presbyterian College98.9 miles (159.2 km)4yr-private
Florence-Darlington Technical College99.6 miles (160.3 km)2yr-public
Blue Ridge Community College99.8 miles (160.6 km)2yr-public
Newberry College99.8 miles (160.7 km)4yr-private
Warren Wilson College99.9 miles (160.8 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Fred L Wilson Elementary	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Shady Brook Elementary	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
NORTH KANNAPOLIS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
North Kannapolis Elementary	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
A L Brown High	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Kannapolis Middle School 6	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
GW Carver Elementary	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Kannapolis Middle School 7/8	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Charles E Boger Elementary	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Northwest Cabarrus Middle	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
FAITH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
Northwest Cabarrus High	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
Jackson Park Elementary	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
Forest Park Elementary	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Royal Oaks Elementary	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Corriher Lipe Middle	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Landis Elementary	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Cabarrus-Kannapolis Early Coll	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Winecoff Elementary	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
Concord Lake STEAM Academy	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
W R Odell Elementary	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Cabarrus Health Sciences Institute	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
South Rowan High	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Beverly Hills Elementary	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
W R Odell Primary	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Harris Road Middle	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Valor Preparatory Academy	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
China Grove Elementary	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Cabarrus Early College of Technology	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
CANNON SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Concord High	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Millbridge Elementary	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Rocky River Elementary	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
West Cabarrus High	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Mooresville Intermediate	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.7 km)
Bostian Elementary	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.8 km)
THE DANIEL ACADEMY OF CONCORD	private	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Carolina International School	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Weddington Hills Elementary	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Mooresville Middle	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
China Grove Middle	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.3 km)
Cabarrus Co Opportunity School	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.5 km)
Harold E. Winkler Middle	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Cabarrus County Schools Virtual Academy	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Performance Learning Center	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
CONCORD ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
Coddle Creek Elementary	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Carson High	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
Cox Mill High School	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
Cox Mill Elementary	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
South Elementary	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Concord Middle	public	—	—	8.7 miles (13.9 km)
Carl A Furr Elementary	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.1 km)
W M Irvin Elementary	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
East Mooresville Intermediate	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Mooresville High School	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Wolf Meadow Elementary	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
LIBERTY PREP CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
William Amos Hough High	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
R Brown McAllister Elementary	public	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
Coltrane-Webb Elementary	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Knollwood Elementary	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.2 km)
Park View Elementary	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.4 km)
Jay M Robinson High	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Bailey Middle	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 28081

What school district is ZIP code 28081 in?

ZIP 28081 (Kannapolis, NC) maps to Cabarrus County Schools (LEA ID 3700530) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 28081?

US5 lists 67 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 60 public and 7 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 28081 attend private school?

About 0.4% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 28081 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	26.0%
High school	30.4%
Less than HS	12.2%
School district	Cabarrus County Schools

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