ZIP 28619 — 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 28619

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 28619 (Drexel, NC) is associated with Burke County Schools (LEA 3700480) 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 43 K-12 schools (39 public, 4 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.7 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 Western Piedmont Community College about 5.4 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Burke County Schools

LEA ID

3700480

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (97)

Western Piedmont Community College5.4 miles (8.6 km)2yr-public
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute9.4 miles (15.1 km)2yr-public
Lenoir-Rhyne University15.5 miles (24.9 km)4yr-private
Catawba Valley Community College18.1 miles (29.1 km)2yr-public
McDowell Technical Community College21.4 miles (34.4 km)2yr-public
Mayland Community College26.2 miles (42.2 km)2yr-public
Lees-McRae College31.8 miles (51.1 km)4yr-private
Appalachian State University31.9 miles (51.3 km)4yr-public
Cleveland Community College33.6 miles (54.2 km)2yr-public
Isothermal Community College33.9 miles (54.6 km)2yr-public
Wilkes Community College35.1 miles (56.5 km)2yr-public
Gardner-Webb University35.5 miles (57.2 km)4yr-private

Show all 97 colleges & universities

Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine36.3 miles (58.5 km)4yr-private
Gaston College38.6 miles (62.2 km)2yr-public
Mitchell Community College39.8 miles (64.0 km)2yr-public
Montreat College39.8 miles (64.0 km)4yr-private
NASCAR Technical Institute43.3 miles (69.6 km)2yr-private
Davidson College46.2 miles (74.4 km)4yr-private
Belmont Abbey College46.7 miles (75.1 km)4yr-private
Warren Wilson College48.3 miles (77.7 km)4yr-private
Limestone University48.5 miles (78.1 km)4yr-private
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton52.9 miles (85.1 km)2yr-public
Mars Hill University53.4 miles (86.0 km)4yr-private
Milligan University53.8 miles (86.6 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina Asheville54.9 miles (88.4 km)4yr-public
Johnson C Smith University55.0 miles (88.5 km)4yr-private
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College55.0 miles (88.5 km)2yr-public
Carolinas College of Health Sciences55.0 miles (88.6 km)4yr-public
Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts55.2 miles (88.9 km)4yr-private
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte55.7 miles (89.6 km)4yr-private
Sherman College of Chiropractic55.8 miles (89.7 km)4yr-private
Blue Ridge Community College55.8 miles (89.8 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Upstate56.6 miles (91.1 km)4yr-public
East Tennessee State University56.9 miles (91.5 km)4yr-public
Galen Health Institutes-Asheville56.9 miles (91.5 km)4yr-private
Chamberlain University-North Carolina57.1 miles (92.0 km)4yr-private
Central Piedmont Community College57.3 miles (92.2 km)2yr-public
Southeastern College-Charlotte57.8 miles (93.0 km)2yr-private
University of North Carolina at Charlotte58.1 miles (93.6 km)4yr-public
Converse University58.3 miles (93.8 km)4yr-private
Wofford College58.3 miles (93.8 km)4yr-private
Spartanburg Community College58.4 miles (94.0 km)2yr-public
Queens University of Charlotte58.5 miles (94.1 km)4yr-private
Spartanburg Methodist College59.3 miles (95.4 km)4yr-private
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences60.4 miles (97.3 km)4yr-private
Catawba College63.0 miles (101.4 km)4yr-private
Livingstone College63.0 miles (101.5 km)4yr-private
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College63.4 miles (102.1 km)2yr-public
Hood Theological Seminary63.4 miles (102.1 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte63.8 miles (102.7 km)2yr-private
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary63.9 miles (102.9 km)4yr-private
North Greenville University64.3 miles (103.5 km)4yr-private
Winthrop University65.0 miles (104.6 km)4yr-public
King University65.0 miles (104.6 km)4yr-private
Surry Community College65.7 miles (105.7 km)2yr-public
Clinton College66.3 miles (106.8 km)4yr-private
York Technical College66.4 miles (106.9 km)2yr-public
Northeast State Community College67.4 miles (108.5 km)2yr-public
Virginia Highlands Community College68.7 miles (110.5 km)2yr-public
Tusculum University70.8 miles (114.0 km)4yr-private
Emory & Henry University71.2 miles (114.6 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Union71.9 miles (115.7 km)2yr-public
Brevard College72.9 miles (117.4 km)4yr-private
Furman University74.5 miles (119.9 km)4yr-private
Bob Jones University74.8 miles (120.3 km)4yr-private
Haywood Community College76.1 miles (122.5 km)2yr-public
Pfeiffer University76.5 miles (123.1 km)4yr-private
Forsyth Technical Community College77.5 miles (124.7 km)2yr-public
Greenville Technical College77.7 miles (125.0 km)4yr-public
Strayer University-South Carolina77.8 miles (125.2 km)4yr-private
Wake Forest University78.5 miles (126.4 km)4yr-private
Carolina University79.0 miles (127.2 km)4yr-private
Salem College79.5 miles (127.9 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina School of the Arts79.6 miles (128.1 km)4yr-public
Carolina Christian College79.9 miles (128.6 km)4yr-private
Davidson-Davie Community College79.9 miles (128.7 km)2yr-public
Winston-Salem State University80.4 miles (129.4 km)4yr-public
Stanly Community College82.1 miles (132.1 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Lancaster84.3 miles (135.7 km)2yr-public
Wingate University84.4 miles (135.8 km)4yr-private
Southwest Virginia Community College86.9 miles (139.8 km)2yr-public
Wytheville Community College87.9 miles (141.5 km)2yr-public
Presbyterian College90.6 miles (145.9 km)4yr-private
High Point University91.2 miles (146.8 km)4yr-private
South University-High Point93.8 miles (150.9 km)4yr-private
South Piedmont Community College94.3 miles (151.7 km)2yr-public
Western Carolina University94.3 miles (151.8 km)4yr-public
Southwestern Community College94.5 miles (152.1 km)2yr-public
Guilford Technical Community College95.6 miles (153.9 km)2yr-public
Southern Wesleyan University96.7 miles (155.6 km)4yr-private
Walters State Community College98.0 miles (157.7 km)2yr-public
Strayer University-North Carolina98.3 miles (158.3 km)4yr-private
Guilford College98.7 miles (158.8 km)4yr-private
University of Virginia's College at Wise99.2 miles (159.7 km)4yr-public
Mountain Empire Community College99.4 miles (159.9 km)2yr-public
Randolph Community College99.7 miles (160.4 km)2yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown99.8 miles (160.5 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Hallyburton Academy	public	—	—	0.3 miles (0.4 km)
Drexel Elementary	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.2 km)
Heritage Middle	public	—	—	1.2 miles (2.0 km)
Burke Virtual Academy	public	—	—	1.2 miles (2.0 km)
Valdese Elementary	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Draughn High School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
Hillcrest Elementary	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
CHRIST CLASSICAL ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
CHRIST CLASSICAL ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
New Dimensions	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.8 km)
Mull Elementary	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
MORGANTON DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Baton Elementary	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
North Liberty	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Liberty Middle	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Walter R Johnson Middle	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
NC School for the Deaf	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
Burke Middle College	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Patton High School	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Mountain View Elementary	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Forest Hill Elementary	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Freedom High	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.7 km)
Salem Elementary	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
East Burke High	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Gamewell Elementary	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.3 km)
Icard Elementary	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Gamewell Middle	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Sawmills Elementary	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
East Burke Middle	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
Oak Hill Elementary	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
West Caldwell High	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Hudson Elementary	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
Hudson Middle	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Table Rock Middle	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Caldwell Applied Sciences Academy	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Caldwell Early College	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
South Caldwell High	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
W A Young Elementary	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Granite Falls Middle	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
George Hildebrand Elementary	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Ray Childers Elementary	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Granite Falls Elementary	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 28619

What school district is ZIP code 28619 in?

ZIP 28619 (Drexel, NC) maps to Burke County Schools (LEA ID 3700480) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 28619?

US5 lists 43 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 39 public and 4 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 28619 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 28619 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	8.8%
High school	43.3%
Less than HS	15.3%
School district	Burke County Schools

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