ZIP 28098 — 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 28098

K-12 nearby

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ZIP 28098 (Lowell, 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 75 K-12 schools (67 public, 8 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.7 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.3% 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 Belmont Abbey College about 3.4 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Gaston County Schools

LEA ID

3701620

Private school share (ACS)

0.3%

Colleges & universities (100)

Belmont Abbey College3.4 miles (5.5 km)4yr-private
Gaston College5.7 miles (9.2 km)2yr-public
Carolinas College of Health Sciences11.6 miles (18.6 km)4yr-public
Chamberlain University-North Carolina13.3 miles (21.3 km)4yr-private
Johnson C Smith University13.9 miles (22.3 km)4yr-private
Southeastern College-Charlotte14.2 miles (22.9 km)2yr-private
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte14.3 miles (23.0 km)4yr-private
Central Piedmont Community College15.7 miles (25.3 km)2yr-public
Queens University of Charlotte16.1 miles (25.9 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina at Charlotte21.0 miles (33.8 km)4yr-public
Davidson College21.4 miles (34.5 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte21.9 miles (35.3 km)2yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary21.9 miles (35.3 km)4yr-private
Cleveland Community College22.1 miles (35.6 km)2yr-public
Winthrop University23.1 miles (37.2 km)4yr-public
York Technical College24.0 miles (38.7 km)2yr-public
Clinton College24.9 miles (40.1 km)4yr-private
NASCAR Technical Institute26.9 miles (43.3 km)2yr-private
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences30.5 miles (49.1 km)4yr-private
Catawba Valley Community College31.4 miles (50.6 km)2yr-public
Gardner-Webb University32.0 miles (51.6 km)4yr-private
Limestone University34.3 miles (55.2 km)4yr-private
Lenoir-Rhyne University34.8 miles (56.0 km)4yr-private
Mitchell Community College37.2 miles (59.9 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Lancaster41.0 miles (66.0 km)2yr-public
Wingate University42.1 miles (67.7 km)4yr-private
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College43.1 miles (69.4 km)2yr-public
Hood Theological Seminary43.4 miles (69.8 km)4yr-private
Livingstone College44.4 miles (71.4 km)4yr-private
Catawba College45.3 miles (72.9 km)4yr-private
Western Piedmont Community College45.4 miles (73.1 km)2yr-public
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute45.7 miles (73.6 km)2yr-public
Isothermal Community College46.0 miles (74.0 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Union48.3 miles (77.7 km)2yr-public
Pfeiffer University48.4 miles (77.8 km)4yr-private
Stanly Community College49.0 miles (78.8 km)2yr-public
Converse University51.1 miles (82.2 km)4yr-private
Wofford College51.8 miles (83.3 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Upstate52.7 miles (84.8 km)4yr-public
Sherman College of Chiropractic53.1 miles (85.4 km)4yr-private
South Piedmont Community College53.6 miles (86.3 km)2yr-public
Spartanburg Methodist College53.8 miles (86.6 km)4yr-private
Spartanburg Community College54.3 miles (87.3 km)2yr-public
McDowell Technical Community College55.3 miles (89.0 km)2yr-public
Wilkes Community College60.0 miles (96.5 km)2yr-public
Davidson-Davie Community College66.0 miles (106.2 km)2yr-public
Mayland Community College68.9 miles (110.9 km)2yr-public
Montgomery Community College69.7 miles (112.2 km)2yr-public
Presbyterian College70.8 miles (114.0 km)4yr-private
Forsyth Technical Community College72.1 miles (116.0 km)2yr-public
Montreat College72.2 miles (116.2 km)4yr-private
Appalachian State University72.9 miles (117.3 km)4yr-public
North Greenville University73.0 miles (117.5 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina School of the Arts73.8 miles (118.8 km)4yr-public
Carolina University73.9 miles (119.0 km)4yr-private
Salem College74.2 miles (119.3 km)4yr-private
Newberry College74.2 miles (119.4 km)4yr-private
Blue Ridge Community College74.8 miles (120.3 km)2yr-public
Winston-Salem State University74.9 miles (120.6 km)4yr-public
Lees-McRae College75.3 miles (121.2 km)4yr-private
Wake Forest University75.4 miles (121.3 km)4yr-private
Bob Jones University76.6 miles (123.3 km)4yr-private
Northeastern Technical College76.8 miles (123.5 km)2yr-public
Randolph Community College76.8 miles (123.6 km)2yr-public
Carolina Christian College76.8 miles (123.6 km)4yr-private
Greenville Technical College78.2 miles (125.8 km)4yr-public
Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine78.6 miles (126.4 km)4yr-private
High Point University78.8 miles (126.8 km)4yr-private
Warren Wilson College79.1 miles (127.3 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-South Carolina79.3 miles (127.6 km)4yr-private
Furman University79.4 miles (127.8 km)4yr-private
Surry Community College79.9 miles (128.5 km)2yr-public
South University-Columbia81.4 miles (131.1 km)4yr-private
Richmond Community College82.6 miles (132.9 km)2yr-public
Columbia International University82.6 miles (133.0 km)4yr-private
South University-High Point83.1 miles (133.7 km)4yr-private
Guilford Technical Community College83.2 miles (133.8 km)2yr-public
Galen Health Institutes-Asheville83.4 miles (134.2 km)4yr-private
Southeastern College-Columbia83.8 miles (134.9 km)2yr-private
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College84.4 miles (135.9 km)2yr-public
Columbia College84.8 miles (136.4 km)4yr-private
Coker University85.0 miles (136.9 km)4yr-private
Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts85.8 miles (138.1 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina Asheville85.8 miles (138.1 km)4yr-public
Fortis College-Columbia86.8 miles (139.7 km)2yr-private
Benedict College87.0 miles (140.1 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-North Carolina87.1 miles (140.2 km)4yr-private
Allen University87.2 miles (140.4 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Columbia88.2 miles (141.9 km)4yr-public
Health And Style Institute88.4 miles (142.2 km)2yr-private
Guilford College88.7 miles (142.8 km)4yr-private
Mars Hill University90.2 miles (145.1 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina at Greensboro91.0 miles (146.5 km)4yr-public
Midlands Technical College91.3 miles (147.0 km)2yr-public
Greensboro College91.6 miles (147.4 km)4yr-private
Brevard College91.9 miles (147.9 km)4yr-private
Bennett College92.3 miles (148.6 km)4yr-private
North Carolina A & T State University92.8 miles (149.4 km)4yr-public
Piedmont Technical College93.6 miles (150.6 km)2yr-public
Lander University95.5 miles (153.8 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Holbrook Middle	public	—	—	0.4 miles (0.7 km)
Lowell Elementary	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.2 km)
GASTON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.3 miles (2.0 km)
McAdenville Elementary	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
CRAMERTON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Warlick Academy	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Gardner Park Elementary	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Ashbrook High	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
North Belmont Elementary	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
Stuart W Cramer High	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Brookside Elementary	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
W P Grier Middle School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
East Gaston High	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Sherwood Elementary	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Cramerton Middle	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Belmont Central Elementary	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Catawba Heights Elementary	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
FIRST WESLEYAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Dogwood Classical Academy	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Piedmont Community Charter School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
New Hope Elementary	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Woodhill Elementary	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
J B Page Primary School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Mount Holly Middle	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Ridgeview Charter School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
South Point High	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
Ida Rankin Elementary School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Highland Sch of Technology	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Belmont Middle	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Hawks Nest STEAM Academy	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
York Chester Middle	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Springfield Primary	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
GASTON DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Robinson Elementary	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Carr Elementary	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
VICTORY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Lingerfeldt Elementary	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Gaston Early College of Medical Sciences	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
ST MICHAEL CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Gaston Early College High School	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
JUDAH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
JUDAH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
W A Bess Elementary School	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Pleasant Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
North Gaston High	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
Whitewater Middle	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Kiser Elementary	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Whitewater Academy	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Webb Street School	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
W C Friday Middle School	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Hunter Huss High	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Forestview High	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Southwest Middle	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
H H Beam Elementary	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
Stanley Middle	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
Pinewood Elementary	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Community Charter School	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
River Oaks Academy	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Berryhill School	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Gaston Virtual Academy	public	—	—	7.4 miles (12.0 km)
Costner Elementary	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
Turning Point Academy	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
West Mecklenburg High School	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
East Voyager Academy of Charlotte	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Mountain Island Charter School	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
Wilson STEM Academy	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Paw Creek Elementary	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary School	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Tuckaseegee Elementary	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Coulwood STEM Academy	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Jackson Day School	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
Chapel Grove Elementary	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
Berewick Elementary	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
Movement School Northwest	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
Oakridge Elementary	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 28098

What school district is ZIP code 28098 in?

ZIP 28098 (Lowell, 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 28098?

US5 lists 75 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 67 public and 8 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 28098 attend private school?

About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 28098 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	17.3%
High school	26.5%
Less than HS	16.0%
School district	Gaston County Schools

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