ZIP 28610 — 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 28610

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 28610 (Claremont, 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 35 K-12 schools (31 public, 4 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.5 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 Catawba Valley Community College about 8.8 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Catawba County Schools

LEA ID

3700690

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

Catawba Valley Community College8.8 miles (14.2 km)2yr-public
Lenoir-Rhyne University10.8 miles (17.4 km)4yr-private
Mitchell Community College14.0 miles (22.5 km)2yr-public
NASCAR Technical Institute17.9 miles (28.9 km)2yr-private
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute21.4 miles (34.4 km)2yr-public
Davidson College22.8 miles (36.8 km)4yr-private
Wilkes Community College28.2 miles (45.4 km)2yr-public
Gaston College29.1 miles (46.8 km)2yr-public
Western Piedmont Community College31.0 miles (49.8 km)2yr-public
Belmont Abbey College32.9 miles (52.9 km)4yr-private
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences36.1 miles (58.1 km)4yr-private
Catawba College36.7 miles (59.1 km)4yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Livingstone College36.8 miles (59.2 km)4yr-private
Cleveland Community College37.1 miles (59.6 km)2yr-public
University of North Carolina at Charlotte37.1 miles (59.7 km)4yr-public
Johnson C Smith University37.1 miles (59.8 km)4yr-private
Hood Theological Seminary37.2 miles (59.9 km)4yr-private
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College37.2 miles (59.9 km)2yr-public
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte37.9 miles (60.9 km)4yr-private
Central Piedmont Community College39.4 miles (63.4 km)2yr-public
Carolinas College of Health Sciences39.7 miles (63.8 km)4yr-public
Queens University of Charlotte41.1 miles (66.1 km)4yr-private
Southeastern College-Charlotte42.2 miles (67.8 km)2yr-private
Chamberlain University-North Carolina42.5 miles (68.4 km)4yr-private
Gardner-Webb University44.9 miles (72.2 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte45.2 miles (72.8 km)2yr-private
Appalachian State University45.3 miles (72.9 km)4yr-public
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary45.4 miles (73.0 km)4yr-private
McDowell Technical Community College46.7 miles (75.1 km)2yr-public
Pfeiffer University50.8 miles (81.7 km)4yr-private
Surry Community College50.9 miles (81.9 km)2yr-public
Lees-McRae College51.0 miles (82.0 km)4yr-private
Mayland Community College51.4 miles (82.7 km)2yr-public
Isothermal Community College51.4 miles (82.8 km)2yr-public
Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine51.7 miles (83.3 km)4yr-private
Forsyth Technical Community College53.7 miles (86.4 km)2yr-public
Davidson-Davie Community College54.2 miles (87.3 km)2yr-public
Limestone University54.8 miles (88.2 km)4yr-private
Winthrop University54.8 miles (88.2 km)4yr-public
Carolina University55.4 miles (89.1 km)4yr-private
Wake Forest University55.5 miles (89.3 km)4yr-private
York Technical College55.6 miles (89.4 km)2yr-public
University of North Carolina School of the Arts55.7 miles (89.7 km)4yr-public
Salem College55.8 miles (89.7 km)4yr-private
Clinton College56.7 miles (91.2 km)4yr-private
Winston-Salem State University56.7 miles (91.2 km)4yr-public
Carolina Christian College57.0 miles (91.7 km)4yr-private
Stanly Community College57.3 miles (92.2 km)2yr-public
Wingate University64.5 miles (103.9 km)4yr-private
Montreat College65.5 miles (105.4 km)4yr-private
High Point University66.0 miles (106.3 km)4yr-private
Sherman College of Chiropractic68.9 miles (110.8 km)4yr-private
South University-High Point69.0 miles (111.0 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Upstate69.2 miles (111.3 km)4yr-public
Converse University69.4 miles (111.6 km)4yr-private
Wofford College69.7 miles (112.2 km)4yr-private
Guilford Technical Community College70.5 miles (113.4 km)2yr-public
Spartanburg Community College71.0 miles (114.3 km)2yr-public
Spartanburg Methodist College71.3 miles (114.8 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Lancaster71.4 miles (115.0 km)2yr-public
South Piedmont Community College72.5 miles (116.7 km)2yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton73.0 miles (117.4 km)2yr-public
Randolph Community College73.4 miles (118.2 km)2yr-public
Strayer University-North Carolina73.5 miles (118.4 km)4yr-private
Warren Wilson College73.8 miles (118.9 km)4yr-private
Guilford College74.2 miles (119.4 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Union75.1 miles (120.9 km)2yr-public
Montgomery Community College75.4 miles (121.4 km)2yr-public
Health And Style Institute75.5 miles (121.5 km)2yr-private
Milligan University75.8 miles (122.0 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina at Greensboro77.8 miles (125.2 km)4yr-public
Blue Ridge Community College78.2 miles (125.9 km)2yr-public
Greensboro College78.3 miles (126.1 km)4yr-private
Bennett College79.3 miles (127.7 km)4yr-private
East Tennessee State University79.3 miles (127.7 km)4yr-public
Mars Hill University79.7 miles (128.2 km)4yr-private
North Carolina A & T State University79.8 miles (128.4 km)4yr-public
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College80.5 miles (129.5 km)2yr-public
University of North Carolina Asheville80.7 miles (129.8 km)4yr-public
Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts80.9 miles (130.2 km)4yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Asheville81.7 miles (131.4 km)4yr-private
Emory & Henry University81.8 miles (131.6 km)4yr-private
King University82.2 miles (132.3 km)4yr-private
Virginia Highlands Community College82.5 miles (132.8 km)2yr-public
North Greenville University83.2 miles (133.9 km)4yr-private
Wytheville Community College84.8 miles (136.6 km)2yr-public
Northeast State Community College88.2 miles (141.9 km)2yr-public
Rockingham Community College89.3 miles (143.8 km)2yr-public
Bob Jones University91.2 miles (146.8 km)4yr-private
Furman University92.3 miles (148.5 km)4yr-private
Greenville Technical College93.6 miles (150.6 km)4yr-public
Strayer University-South Carolina94.2 miles (151.6 km)4yr-private
Elon University94.9 miles (152.7 km)4yr-private
Southwest Virginia Community College95.5 miles (153.7 km)2yr-public
Tusculum University95.9 miles (154.4 km)4yr-private
Brevard College96.0 miles (154.4 km)4yr-private
Presbyterian College96.8 miles (155.9 km)4yr-private
New River Community College98.1 miles (157.9 km)2yr-public
Northeastern Technical College98.2 miles (158.0 km)2yr-public
Richmond Community College98.5 miles (158.6 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Claremont Elementary	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.7 km)
Bunker Hill High	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
River Bend Middle	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Oxford Elementary	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Shuford Elementary	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Lyle Creek Elementary	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
Catawba Rosenwald Education Center	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Catawba Elementary School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
CONCORDIA CHRISTIAN DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Sharon Elementary	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Newton-Conover Middle	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Conover Special Education	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
North Newton Elementary	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Discovery High School	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Mill Creek Middle	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Newton-Conover High	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
Bandys High	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Webb A Murray Elementary	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Balls Creek Elementary	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
South Newton Elementary	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Saint Stephens Elementary	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Harry M Arndt Middle	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Saint Stephens High	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Snow Creek Elementary	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
ST STEPHEN LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Challenger Early College High	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
MILLERSVILLE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
Wittenburg Elementary	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.4 km)
Clyde Campbell Elementary	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Celeste Henkel Elementary	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
West Iredell High	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.7 km)
West Iredell Middle	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Charles H Tuttle Elementary	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
MONTESSORI AT SANDY FORD	private	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Startown Elementary	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 28610

What school district is ZIP code 28610 in?

ZIP 28610 (Claremont, 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 28610?

US5 lists 35 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 31 public and 4 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 28610 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 28610 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	16.0%
High school	33.1%
Less than HS	19.4%
School district	Catawba County Schools

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