ZIP 28613 — 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 28613

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 28613 (Conover, 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 45 K-12 schools (36 public, 9 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.5 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.6% 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 5.2 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Catawba County Schools

LEA ID

3700690

Private school share (ACS)

0.6%

Colleges & universities (99)

Catawba Valley Community College5.2 miles (8.4 km)2yr-public
Lenoir-Rhyne University6.7 miles (10.8 km)4yr-private
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute17.5 miles (28.1 km)2yr-public
Mitchell Community College17.9 miles (28.7 km)2yr-public
NASCAR Technical Institute21.8 miles (35.1 km)2yr-private
Davidson College26.2 miles (42.2 km)4yr-private
Western Piedmont Community College26.9 miles (43.3 km)2yr-public
Wilkes Community College27.6 miles (44.4 km)2yr-public
Gaston College29.4 miles (47.4 km)2yr-public
Belmont Abbey College34.3 miles (55.1 km)4yr-private
Cleveland Community College35.5 miles (57.1 km)2yr-public
Johnson C Smith University39.5 miles (63.5 km)4yr-private

Show all 99 colleges & universities

Cabarrus College of Health Sciences39.8 miles (64.1 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina at Charlotte40.1 miles (64.5 km)4yr-public
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte40.2 miles (64.7 km)4yr-private
Catawba College40.8 miles (65.6 km)4yr-private
Livingstone College40.9 miles (65.8 km)4yr-private
Hood Theological Seminary41.3 miles (66.5 km)4yr-private
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College41.3 miles (66.5 km)2yr-public
Carolinas College of Health Sciences41.5 miles (66.8 km)4yr-public
Central Piedmont Community College41.7 miles (67.2 km)2yr-public
Appalachian State University42.3 miles (68.1 km)4yr-public
Gardner-Webb University42.6 miles (68.6 km)4yr-private
McDowell Technical Community College42.7 miles (68.7 km)2yr-public
Queens University of Charlotte43.4 miles (69.8 km)4yr-private
Southeastern College-Charlotte44.1 miles (71.0 km)2yr-private
Chamberlain University-North Carolina44.3 miles (71.2 km)4yr-private
Mayland Community College47.3 miles (76.2 km)2yr-public
Lees-McRae College47.4 miles (76.3 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte47.8 miles (76.9 km)2yr-private
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary47.9 miles (77.1 km)4yr-private
Isothermal Community College48.3 miles (77.8 km)2yr-public
Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine48.6 miles (78.2 km)4yr-private
Surry Community College52.4 miles (84.4 km)2yr-public
Limestone University53.2 miles (85.6 km)4yr-private
Pfeiffer University54.8 miles (88.2 km)4yr-private
Winthrop University55.9 miles (90.0 km)4yr-public
York Technical College56.8 miles (91.4 km)2yr-public
Forsyth Technical Community College57.1 miles (91.9 km)2yr-public
Clinton College57.7 miles (92.8 km)4yr-private
Davidson-Davie Community College58.2 miles (93.6 km)2yr-public
Wake Forest University58.8 miles (94.6 km)4yr-private
Carolina University58.8 miles (94.6 km)4yr-private
Salem College59.2 miles (95.3 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina School of the Arts59.2 miles (95.3 km)4yr-public
Winston-Salem State University60.1 miles (96.8 km)4yr-public
Carolina Christian College60.2 miles (96.9 km)4yr-private
Stanly Community College61.1 miles (98.4 km)2yr-public
Montreat College61.5 miles (98.9 km)4yr-private
Sherman College of Chiropractic66.5 miles (107.0 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Upstate66.9 miles (107.6 km)4yr-public
Converse University67.3 miles (108.2 km)4yr-private
Wingate University67.5 miles (108.6 km)4yr-private
Wofford College67.6 miles (108.7 km)4yr-private
Spartanburg Community College68.7 miles (110.6 km)2yr-public
Spartanburg Methodist College69.1 miles (111.2 km)4yr-private
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton69.5 miles (111.8 km)2yr-public
High Point University69.8 miles (112.4 km)4yr-private
Warren Wilson College69.9 miles (112.4 km)4yr-private
Milligan University72.1 miles (116.0 km)4yr-private
South University-High Point72.7 miles (117.0 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Lancaster73.2 miles (117.7 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Union74.2 miles (119.5 km)2yr-public
Guilford Technical Community College74.3 miles (119.5 km)2yr-public
Blue Ridge Community College74.6 miles (120.1 km)2yr-public
Mars Hill University75.6 miles (121.7 km)4yr-private
East Tennessee State University75.6 miles (121.7 km)4yr-public
South Piedmont Community College75.8 miles (122.0 km)2yr-public
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College76.5 miles (123.1 km)2yr-public
University of North Carolina Asheville76.7 miles (123.4 km)4yr-public
Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts76.9 miles (123.8 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-North Carolina77.3 miles (124.4 km)4yr-private
Randolph Community College77.5 miles (124.7 km)2yr-public
Galen Health Institutes-Asheville77.8 miles (125.2 km)4yr-private
Guilford College77.9 miles (125.3 km)4yr-private
King University79.0 miles (127.2 km)4yr-private
Health And Style Institute79.3 miles (127.6 km)2yr-private
Montgomery Community College79.4 miles (127.8 km)2yr-public
Emory & Henry University79.5 miles (127.9 km)4yr-private
Virginia Highlands Community College79.8 miles (128.4 km)2yr-public
North Greenville University80.1 miles (128.9 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina at Greensboro81.5 miles (131.2 km)4yr-public
Greensboro College82.1 miles (132.1 km)4yr-private
Bennett College83.1 miles (133.7 km)4yr-private
North Carolina A & T State University83.5 miles (134.4 km)4yr-public
Wytheville Community College84.6 miles (136.2 km)2yr-public
Northeast State Community College84.6 miles (136.2 km)2yr-public
Bob Jones University88.5 miles (142.4 km)4yr-private
Furman University89.3 miles (143.8 km)4yr-private
Greenville Technical College91.0 miles (146.4 km)4yr-public
Strayer University-South Carolina91.5 miles (147.2 km)4yr-private
Tusculum University91.9 miles (147.9 km)4yr-private
Brevard College92.3 miles (148.6 km)4yr-private
Rockingham Community College92.6 miles (149.0 km)2yr-public
Southwest Virginia Community College93.6 miles (150.6 km)2yr-public
Presbyterian College95.6 miles (153.9 km)4yr-private
Haywood Community College97.7 miles (157.2 km)2yr-public
Elon University98.7 miles (158.8 km)4yr-private
New River Community College98.7 miles (158.8 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Lyle Creek Elementary	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.4 km)
Newton-Conover Middle	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.7 km)
Shuford Elementary	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.0 km)
CONCORDIA CHRISTIAN DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
Webb A Murray Elementary	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
Conover Special Education	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
North Newton Elementary	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Saint Stephens Elementary	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Oxford Elementary	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Claremont Elementary	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Discovery High School	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Saint Stephens High	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Newton-Conover High	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Harry M Arndt Middle	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Snow Creek Elementary	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
ST STEPHEN LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Bunker Hill High	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
River Bend Middle	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Clyde Campbell Elementary	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Challenger Early College High	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
South Newton Elementary	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
TABERNACLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Wittenburg Elementary	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
UNIVERSITY CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Northview Middle	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.2 km)
MONTESSORI AT SANDY FORD	private	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
W M Jenkins Elementary	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Hickory High	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.1 miles (11.5 km)
Grandview Middle	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Viewmont Elementary	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Oakwood Elementary	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.3 km)
Startown Elementary	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
Catawba Rosenwald Education Center	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Catawba Elementary School	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
HICKORY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
MILLERSVILLE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Sharon Elementary	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Longview Elementary	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Balls Creek Elementary	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Mill Creek Middle	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Bethlehem Elementary	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Bandys High	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
JOHNSTON WH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 28613

What school district is ZIP code 28613 in?

ZIP 28613 (Conover, 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 28613?

US5 lists 45 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 36 public and 9 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 28613 attend private school?

About 0.6% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 28613 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	20.1%
High school	33.8%
Less than HS	14.7%
School district	Catawba County Schools

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