ZIP 28101 — 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 28101

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 28101 (McAdenville, 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 83 K-12 schools (75 public, 8 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.6 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 Belmont Abbey College about 2.1 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Gaston County Schools

LEA ID

3701620

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

Belmont Abbey College2.1 miles (3.3 km)4yr-private
Gaston College7.3 miles (11.7 km)2yr-public
Carolinas College of Health Sciences10.0 miles (16.1 km)4yr-public
Chamberlain University-North Carolina11.7 miles (18.9 km)4yr-private
Johnson C Smith University12.5 miles (20.1 km)4yr-private
Southeastern College-Charlotte12.7 miles (20.4 km)2yr-private
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte12.9 miles (20.8 km)4yr-private
Central Piedmont Community College14.3 miles (23.0 km)2yr-public
Queens University of Charlotte14.6 miles (23.5 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina at Charlotte19.9 miles (32.0 km)4yr-public
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte20.4 miles (32.8 km)2yr-private
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary20.4 miles (32.8 km)4yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Davidson College21.3 miles (34.2 km)4yr-private
Winthrop University22.0 miles (35.5 km)4yr-public
York Technical College22.9 miles (36.8 km)2yr-public
Cleveland Community College23.4 miles (37.7 km)2yr-public
Clinton College23.9 miles (38.4 km)4yr-private
NASCAR Technical Institute27.1 miles (43.6 km)2yr-private
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences29.7 miles (47.8 km)4yr-private
Catawba Valley Community College32.7 miles (52.7 km)2yr-public
Gardner-Webb University33.3 miles (53.6 km)4yr-private
Limestone University35.1 miles (56.5 km)4yr-private
Lenoir-Rhyne University36.1 miles (58.1 km)4yr-private
Mitchell Community College37.7 miles (60.7 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Lancaster39.6 miles (63.8 km)2yr-public
Wingate University40.5 miles (65.2 km)4yr-private
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College42.7 miles (68.7 km)2yr-public
Hood Theological Seminary42.9 miles (69.1 km)4yr-private
Livingstone College44.0 miles (70.7 km)4yr-private
Catawba College44.9 miles (72.3 km)4yr-private
Western Piedmont Community College47.0 miles (75.6 km)2yr-public
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute47.1 miles (75.8 km)2yr-public
Isothermal Community College47.3 miles (76.2 km)2yr-public
Pfeiffer University47.4 miles (76.3 km)4yr-private
Stanly Community College47.8 miles (76.9 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Union48.4 miles (77.8 km)2yr-public
Converse University51.9 miles (83.5 km)4yr-private
South Piedmont Community College52.1 miles (83.9 km)2yr-public
Wofford College52.6 miles (84.6 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Upstate53.6 miles (86.2 km)4yr-public
Sherman College of Chiropractic54.0 miles (86.9 km)4yr-private
Spartanburg Methodist College54.6 miles (87.9 km)4yr-private
Spartanburg Community College55.1 miles (88.7 km)2yr-public
McDowell Technical Community College56.9 miles (91.5 km)2yr-public
Wilkes Community College61.0 miles (98.2 km)2yr-public
Davidson-Davie Community College65.6 miles (105.5 km)2yr-public
Montgomery Community College68.5 miles (110.3 km)2yr-public
Mayland Community College70.5 miles (113.4 km)2yr-public
Presbyterian College71.0 miles (114.2 km)4yr-private
Forsyth Technical Community College72.0 miles (115.9 km)2yr-public
University of North Carolina School of the Arts73.7 miles (118.6 km)4yr-public
Montreat College73.7 miles (118.6 km)4yr-private
Carolina University73.8 miles (118.8 km)4yr-private
Newberry College73.9 miles (118.9 km)4yr-private
Salem College74.0 miles (119.1 km)4yr-private
North Greenville University74.1 miles (119.3 km)4yr-private
Appalachian State University74.3 miles (119.5 km)4yr-public
Winston-Salem State University74.8 miles (120.3 km)4yr-public
Northeastern Technical College75.2 miles (121.0 km)2yr-public
Wake Forest University75.3 miles (121.3 km)4yr-private
Randolph Community College75.9 miles (122.2 km)2yr-public
Blue Ridge Community College76.1 miles (122.4 km)2yr-public
Carolina Christian College76.8 miles (123.5 km)4yr-private
Lees-McRae College76.8 miles (123.6 km)4yr-private
Bob Jones University77.5 miles (124.7 km)4yr-private
High Point University78.3 miles (126.1 km)4yr-private
Greenville Technical College79.0 miles (127.1 km)4yr-public
Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine80.0 miles (128.7 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-South Carolina80.1 miles (129.0 km)4yr-private
Furman University80.4 miles (129.4 km)4yr-private
Surry Community College80.4 miles (129.4 km)2yr-public
South University-Columbia80.4 miles (129.4 km)4yr-private
Warren Wilson College80.6 miles (129.7 km)4yr-private
Richmond Community College81.1 miles (130.5 km)2yr-public
Columbia International University81.7 miles (131.5 km)4yr-private
South University-High Point82.7 miles (133.1 km)4yr-private
Guilford Technical Community College82.7 miles (133.1 km)2yr-public
Southeastern College-Columbia82.8 miles (133.3 km)2yr-private
Coker University83.5 miles (134.4 km)4yr-private
Columbia College83.8 miles (134.9 km)4yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Asheville84.8 miles (136.5 km)4yr-private
Fortis College-Columbia85.9 miles (138.2 km)2yr-private
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College85.9 miles (138.3 km)2yr-public
Benedict College86.1 miles (138.6 km)4yr-private
Allen University86.3 miles (138.9 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-North Carolina86.7 miles (139.5 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Columbia87.2 miles (140.3 km)4yr-public
Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts87.3 miles (140.5 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina Asheville87.3 miles (140.5 km)4yr-public
Health And Style Institute87.9 miles (141.5 km)2yr-private
Guilford College88.3 miles (142.1 km)4yr-private
Midlands Technical College90.5 miles (145.6 km)2yr-public
University of North Carolina at Greensboro90.6 miles (145.8 km)4yr-public
Greensboro College91.1 miles (146.6 km)4yr-private
Mars Hill University91.7 miles (147.6 km)4yr-private
Bennett College91.9 miles (147.8 km)4yr-private
North Carolina A & T State University92.4 miles (148.7 km)4yr-public
Brevard College93.2 miles (150.0 km)4yr-private
Piedmont Technical College93.7 miles (150.7 km)2yr-public
Sandhills Community College94.4 miles (151.9 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
McAdenville Elementary	public	—	—	0.3 miles (0.5 km)
CRAMERTON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
GASTON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
Stuart W Cramer High	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
Lowell Elementary	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
Holbrook Middle	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.7 km)
North Belmont Elementary	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
Belmont Central Elementary	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Dogwood Classical Academy	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.8 km)
Cramerton Middle	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Catawba Heights Elementary	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
Ashbrook High	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
J B Page Primary School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Gardner Park Elementary	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
South Point High	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
New Hope Elementary	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Warlick Academy	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Belmont Middle	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
East Gaston High	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Mount Holly Middle	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Ida Rankin Elementary School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
W P Grier Middle School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Sherwood Elementary	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Piedmont Community Charter School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Brookside Elementary	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
FIRST WESLEYAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Whitewater Middle	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Whitewater Academy	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
GASTON DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Hawks Nest STEAM Academy	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
W A Bess Elementary School	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Robinson Elementary	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Berryhill School	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Woodhill Elementary	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.6 km)
Ridgeview Charter School	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Forestview High	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Springfield Primary	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
York Chester Middle	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
VICTORY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Highland Sch of Technology	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Lingerfeldt Elementary	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
River Oaks Academy	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Pinewood Elementary	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
ST MICHAEL CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
JUDAH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.9 miles (11.0 km)
JUDAH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.9 miles (11.0 km)
Carr Elementary	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
East Voyager Academy of Charlotte	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.5 km)
West Mecklenburg High School	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.5 km)
Kiser Elementary	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Pleasant Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Gaston Early College of Medical Sciences	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Turning Point Academy	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Gaston Early College High School	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.8 km)
Hunter Huss High	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
H H Beam Elementary	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Wilson STEM Academy	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Southwest Middle	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Webb Street School	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Stanley Middle	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
North Gaston High	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Tuckaseegee Elementary	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Jackson Day School	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Paw Creek Elementary	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
W C Friday Middle School	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Community Charter School	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Berewick Elementary	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Coulwood STEM Academy	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
Gaston Virtual Academy	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Mountain Island Charter School	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
Movement School Northwest	public	—	—	8.7 miles (13.9 km)
Southwest Charlotte STEM Academy	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Mountain Island Lake Academy	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
Oakridge Elementary	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Allenbrook Elementary	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Oakridge Middle	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Renaissance West STEAM Academy	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.4 km)
Westerly Hills Academy	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Costner Elementary	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Winget Park Elementary	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Steele Creek Elementary	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Olympic High School	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Kennedy Middle	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 28101

What school district is ZIP code 28101 in?

ZIP 28101 (McAdenville, 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 28101?

US5 lists 83 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 75 public and 8 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 28101 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 28101 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	58.9%
High school	24.3%
Less than HS	2.6%
School district	Gaston County Schools

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