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Lincolnton city, NC

ZIP 28092 — Schools & Education

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.

Middle ClassLow Snow Area

School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 28092

K-12 nearby
28
Public
26
Private
2
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 28092 (Lincolnton, 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 28 K-12 schools (26 public, 2 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.9 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.5% 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 12.6 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
Catawba County Schools
LEA ID
3700690
Private school share (ACS)
0.5%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Gaston College12.6 miles (20.2 km)2yr-public
  • Catawba Valley Community College14.9 miles (24.0 km)2yr-public
  • Lenoir-Rhyne University18.0 miles (29.0 km)4yr-private
  • Cleveland Community College19.6 miles (31.5 km)2yr-public
  • Belmont Abbey College19.6 miles (31.6 km)4yr-private
  • Davidson College23.1 miles (37.2 km)4yr-private
  • NASCAR Technical Institute23.9 miles (38.5 km)2yr-private
  • Carolinas College of Health Sciences27.9 miles (45.0 km)4yr-public
  • Johnson C Smith University28.0 miles (45.0 km)4yr-private
  • Gardner-Webb University28.5 miles (45.9 km)4yr-private
  • Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute28.6 miles (46.0 km)2yr-public
  • Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte28.6 miles (46.1 km)4yr-private
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Mitchell Community College28.8 miles (46.4 km)2yr-public
  • Western Piedmont Community College29.3 miles (47.2 km)2yr-public
  • Chamberlain University-North Carolina30.1 miles (48.5 km)4yr-private
  • Central Piedmont Community College30.3 miles (48.7 km)2yr-public
  • Southeastern College-Charlotte30.7 miles (49.4 km)2yr-private
  • Queens University of Charlotte31.4 miles (50.5 km)4yr-private
  • University of North Carolina at Charlotte32.0 miles (51.5 km)4yr-public
  • Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte36.8 miles (59.2 km)2yr-private
  • Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary36.9 miles (59.3 km)4yr-private
  • Cabarrus College of Health Sciences36.9 miles (59.4 km)4yr-private
  • Limestone University37.0 miles (59.6 km)4yr-private
  • Isothermal Community College38.4 miles (61.8 km)2yr-public
  • Winthrop University39.7 miles (63.8 km)4yr-public
  • York Technical College40.8 miles (65.7 km)2yr-public
  • Clinton College41.3 miles (66.4 km)4yr-private
  • McDowell Technical Community College41.5 miles (66.7 km)2yr-public
  • Rowan-Cabarrus Community College44.7 miles (72.0 km)2yr-public
  • Hood Theological Seminary44.9 miles (72.2 km)4yr-private
  • Wilkes Community College45.1 miles (72.7 km)2yr-public
  • Livingstone College45.2 miles (72.7 km)4yr-private
  • Catawba College45.6 miles (73.5 km)4yr-private
  • Converse University52.4 miles (84.3 km)4yr-private
  • Sherman College of Chiropractic52.6 miles (84.6 km)4yr-private
  • University of South Carolina-Upstate52.7 miles (84.8 km)4yr-public
  • Mayland Community College52.8 miles (85.0 km)2yr-public
  • Wofford College52.8 miles (85.0 km)4yr-private
  • Spartanburg Community College54.5 miles (87.7 km)2yr-public
  • Spartanburg Methodist College54.6 miles (87.8 km)4yr-private
  • Pfeiffer University54.6 miles (88.0 km)4yr-private
  • Appalachian State University55.8 miles (89.8 km)4yr-public
  • University of South Carolina-Union57.0 miles (91.7 km)2yr-public
  • Wingate University57.4 miles (92.3 km)4yr-private
  • University of South Carolina-Lancaster58.1 miles (93.6 km)2yr-public
  • Lees-McRae College58.2 miles (93.7 km)4yr-private
  • Stanly Community College58.2 miles (93.7 km)2yr-public
  • Montreat College59.7 miles (96.0 km)4yr-private
  • Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine61.4 miles (98.8 km)4yr-private
  • Davidson-Davie Community College65.7 miles (105.7 km)2yr-public
  • Blue Ridge Community College67.1 miles (108.0 km)2yr-public
  • Warren Wilson College67.3 miles (108.4 km)4yr-private
  • South Piedmont Community College67.8 miles (109.1 km)2yr-public
  • Forsyth Technical Community College68.2 miles (109.8 km)2yr-public
  • Surry Community College69.0 miles (111.0 km)2yr-public
  • North Greenville University69.2 miles (111.3 km)4yr-private
  • Carolina University70.0 miles (112.7 km)4yr-private
  • University of North Carolina School of the Arts70.2 miles (113.0 km)4yr-public
  • Salem College70.3 miles (113.2 km)4yr-private
  • Wake Forest University70.7 miles (113.8 km)4yr-private
  • Winston-Salem State University71.2 miles (114.6 km)4yr-public
  • Carolina Christian College72.2 miles (116.2 km)4yr-private
  • Galen Health Institutes-Asheville73.3 miles (117.9 km)4yr-private
  • Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College73.3 miles (118.0 km)2yr-public
  • University of North Carolina Asheville74.2 miles (119.5 km)4yr-public
  • Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts74.3 miles (119.6 km)4yr-private
  • Bob Jones University75.7 miles (121.8 km)4yr-private
  • Mars Hill University76.6 miles (123.2 km)4yr-private
  • Furman University77.4 miles (124.5 km)4yr-private
  • Greenville Technical College77.8 miles (125.2 km)4yr-public
  • High Point University78.3 miles (125.9 km)4yr-private
  • Montgomery Community College78.4 miles (126.1 km)2yr-public
  • Strayer University-South Carolina78.6 miles (126.5 km)4yr-private
  • Presbyterian College78.7 miles (126.7 km)4yr-private
  • Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton79.8 miles (128.4 km)2yr-public
  • Milligan University80.9 miles (130.3 km)4yr-private
  • Randolph Community College81.2 miles (130.6 km)2yr-public
  • South University-High Point81.9 miles (131.8 km)4yr-private
  • Guilford Technical Community College82.8 miles (133.2 km)2yr-public
  • East Tennessee State University84.0 miles (135.2 km)4yr-public
  • Brevard College84.9 miles (136.6 km)4yr-private
  • Newberry College85.5 miles (137.5 km)4yr-private
  • Strayer University-North Carolina86.3 miles (138.9 km)4yr-private
  • Guilford College87.4 miles (140.6 km)4yr-private
  • Health And Style Institute88.0 miles (141.6 km)2yr-private
  • University of North Carolina at Greensboro90.5 miles (145.6 km)4yr-public
  • Greensboro College91.0 miles (146.5 km)4yr-private
  • King University91.3 miles (146.9 km)4yr-private
  • Bennett College91.9 miles (147.9 km)4yr-private
  • Northeastern Technical College92.1 miles (148.3 km)2yr-public
  • North Carolina A & T State University92.4 miles (148.7 km)4yr-public
  • Virginia Highlands Community College93.6 miles (150.7 km)2yr-public
  • Haywood Community College94.2 miles (151.5 km)2yr-public
  • Northeast State Community College94.5 miles (152.1 km)2yr-public
  • Emory & Henry University94.5 miles (152.1 km)4yr-private
  • Richmond Community College96.0 miles (154.5 km)2yr-public
  • Tusculum University96.8 miles (155.8 km)4yr-private
  • South University-Columbia97.3 miles (156.6 km)4yr-private
  • Columbia International University98.0 miles (157.7 km)4yr-private
  • Southeastern College-Columbia99.7 miles (160.5 km)2yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
Lincolnton Highpublic——0.5 miles (0.9 km)
Battleground Elementarypublic——0.7 miles (1.2 km)
LCSTpublic——1.0 miles (1.5 km)
GE Massey Elementarypublic——1.1 miles (1.8 km)
S Ray Lowder Elementarypublic——1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Lincolnton Middlepublic——2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Asbury Academypublic——2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Love Memorial Elementarypublic——2.8 miles (4.5 km)
COMBINE ACADEMYprivate——3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Childers Elementarypublic——3.6 miles (5.7 km)
LONG SHOALS WESLEYAN ACADEMYprivate——4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Iron Station Elementarypublic——5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Maiden Highpublic——6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Union Elementarypublic——6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Maiden Middle Schoolpublic——6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Maiden Elementarypublic——7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Pumpkin Center Primarypublic——7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Pumpkin Center Intermediatepublic——7.0 miles (11.3 km)
West Lincoln Middlepublic——7.5 miles (12.0 km)
West Lincoln Highpublic——7.6 miles (12.2 km)
North Lincoln Middlepublic——7.8 miles (12.5 km)
North Lincoln Highpublic——8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Charles H Tuttle Elementarypublic——9.0 miles (14.5 km)
East Lincoln Middlepublic——9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Cherryville Highpublic——9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Blackburn Elementarypublic——9.9 miles (16.0 km)
Cherryville Elementarypublic——9.9 miles (16.0 km)
W B Beam Intermediate Schoolpublic——10.0 miles (16.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 28092

What school district is ZIP code 28092 in?
ZIP 28092 (Lincolnton, 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 28092?
US5 lists 28 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 26 public and 2 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 28092 attend private school?
About 0.5% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 28092 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher19.7%
High school34.1%
Less than HS12.7%
School districtCatawba County Schools