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ZIP 28669 — 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 28669

K-12 nearby
20
Public
17
Private
3
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 28669 (NC) is associated with Wilkes County Schools (LEA 3704950) 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 20 K-12 schools (17 public, 3 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.7 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 Wilkes Community College about 12.3 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
Wilkes County Schools
LEA ID
3704950
Private school share (ACS)
0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Wilkes Community College12.3 miles (19.8 km)2yr-public
  • Surry Community College18.8 miles (30.3 km)2yr-public
  • Mitchell Community College30.9 miles (49.7 km)2yr-public
  • Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute37.6 miles (60.5 km)2yr-public
  • Lenoir-Rhyne University38.4 miles (61.8 km)4yr-private
  • Appalachian State University38.5 miles (62.0 km)4yr-public
  • Catawba Valley Community College39.8 miles (64.1 km)2yr-public
  • Wake Forest University40.2 miles (64.7 km)4yr-private
  • Carolina Christian College41.3 miles (66.4 km)4yr-private
  • Forsyth Technical Community College41.4 miles (66.7 km)2yr-public
  • Carolina University42.3 miles (68.1 km)4yr-private
  • Salem College42.8 miles (68.9 km)4yr-private
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • University of North Carolina School of the Arts43.3 miles (69.7 km)4yr-public
  • NASCAR Technical Institute43.4 miles (69.8 km)2yr-private
  • Winston-Salem State University43.7 miles (70.3 km)4yr-public
  • Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine44.4 miles (71.5 km)4yr-private
  • Catawba College46.4 miles (74.7 km)4yr-private
  • Livingstone College47.5 miles (76.5 km)4yr-private
  • Hood Theological Seminary49.1 miles (79.0 km)4yr-private
  • Rowan-Cabarrus Community College49.4 miles (79.4 km)2yr-public
  • Lees-McRae College49.5 miles (79.6 km)4yr-private
  • Davidson College50.7 miles (81.5 km)4yr-private
  • Wytheville Community College50.9 miles (81.9 km)2yr-public
  • Davidson-Davie Community College51.5 miles (82.8 km)2yr-public
  • Western Piedmont Community College52.1 miles (83.9 km)2yr-public
  • High Point University58.2 miles (93.7 km)4yr-private
  • Cabarrus College of Health Sciences58.4 miles (93.9 km)4yr-private
  • South University-High Point58.6 miles (94.4 km)4yr-private
  • Emory & Henry University60.1 miles (96.8 km)4yr-private
  • Mayland Community College60.7 miles (97.7 km)2yr-public
  • Guilford Technical Community College61.7 miles (99.2 km)2yr-public
  • Guilford College62.1 miles (100.0 km)4yr-private
  • Strayer University-North Carolina62.9 miles (101.2 km)4yr-private
  • New River Community College63.1 miles (101.5 km)2yr-public
  • Gaston College64.0 miles (102.9 km)2yr-public
  • Pfeiffer University64.6 miles (103.9 km)4yr-private
  • University of North Carolina at Charlotte65.0 miles (104.7 km)4yr-public
  • Virginia Highlands Community College65.1 miles (104.8 km)2yr-public
  • Health And Style Institute65.4 miles (105.2 km)2yr-private
  • Belmont Abbey College66.6 miles (107.2 km)4yr-private
  • University of North Carolina at Greensboro66.7 miles (107.4 km)4yr-public
  • Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton66.9 miles (107.7 km)2yr-public
  • McDowell Technical Community College67.0 miles (107.9 km)2yr-public
  • Greensboro College67.2 miles (108.1 km)4yr-private
  • Radford University67.7 miles (108.9 km)4yr-public
  • Johnson C Smith University68.2 miles (109.7 km)4yr-private
  • Bennett College68.4 miles (110.0 km)4yr-private
  • North Carolina A & T State University68.7 miles (110.5 km)4yr-public
  • Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte68.8 miles (110.8 km)4yr-private
  • Rockingham Community College69.5 miles (111.9 km)2yr-public
  • King University69.7 miles (112.1 km)4yr-private
  • Central Piedmont Community College70.1 miles (112.8 km)2yr-public
  • Southwest Virginia Community College70.2 miles (113.0 km)2yr-public
  • Cleveland Community College71.0 miles (114.3 km)2yr-public
  • Patrick & Henry Community College71.6 miles (115.2 km)2yr-public
  • Bluefield University72.0 miles (115.8 km)4yr-private
  • Queens University of Charlotte72.0 miles (115.9 km)4yr-private
  • Carolinas College of Health Sciences72.0 miles (116.0 km)4yr-public
  • Ferrum College72.5 miles (116.6 km)4yr-private
  • Milligan University72.9 miles (117.3 km)4yr-private
  • Bluefield State University73.3 miles (118.0 km)4yr-public
  • Southeastern College-Charlotte74.2 miles (119.4 km)2yr-private
  • Stanly Community College74.2 miles (119.5 km)2yr-public
  • Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte74.7 miles (120.2 km)2yr-private
  • Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine74.8 miles (120.4 km)4yr-private
  • Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary74.9 miles (120.5 km)4yr-private
  • Chamberlain University-North Carolina75.1 miles (120.8 km)4yr-private
  • Randolph Community College75.3 miles (121.2 km)2yr-public
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University76.2 miles (122.7 km)4yr-public
  • East Tennessee State University76.9 miles (123.8 km)4yr-public
  • Gardner-Webb University77.4 miles (124.6 km)4yr-private
  • Mercer County Technical Education Center78.8 miles (126.8 km)2yr-public
  • Isothermal Community College80.2 miles (129.0 km)2yr-public
  • Northeast State Community College81.0 miles (130.4 km)2yr-public
  • Concord University82.9 miles (133.5 km)4yr-public
  • Montreat College83.3 miles (134.1 km)4yr-private
  • Elon University83.3 miles (134.1 km)4yr-private
  • Montgomery Community College86.3 miles (138.8 km)2yr-public
  • Galen Health Institutes-Roanoke88.3 miles (142.1 km)2yr-private
  • Appalachian College of Pharmacy88.5 miles (142.4 km)4yr-private
  • Winthrop University88.6 miles (142.6 km)4yr-public
  • Limestone University88.7 miles (142.7 km)4yr-private
  • York Technical College89.1 miles (143.3 km)2yr-public
  • Virginia Western Community College90.3 miles (145.3 km)2yr-public
  • Roanoke College90.3 miles (145.3 km)4yr-private
  • Clinton College90.5 miles (145.7 km)4yr-private
  • Wingate University90.8 miles (146.2 km)4yr-private
  • Averett University91.0 miles (146.5 km)4yr-private
  • Danville Community College91.0 miles (146.5 km)2yr-public
  • Sovah School of Health Professions91.5 miles (147.2 km)2yr-private
  • Mars Hill University91.5 miles (147.2 km)4yr-private
  • American National University91.6 miles (147.4 km)4yr-private
  • Warren Wilson College91.7 miles (147.5 km)4yr-private
  • Alamance Community College91.7 miles (147.6 km)2yr-public
  • Appalachian School of Law95.2 miles (153.1 km)4yr-private
  • South Piedmont Community College95.2 miles (153.1 km)2yr-public
  • Hollins University97.3 miles (156.5 km)4yr-private
  • University of North Carolina Asheville97.6 miles (157.1 km)4yr-public
  • Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts98.1 miles (157.8 km)4yr-private
  • Asheville-Buncombe Technical 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
Roaring River Elementary Schoolpublic——1.3 miles (2.1 km)
Ronda-Clingman Elementary Schoolpublic——3.2 miles (5.1 km)
East Wilkes High Schoolpublic——3.5 miles (5.6 km)
East Wilkes Middle Schoolpublic——3.6 miles (5.8 km)
C B Eller Elementary Schoolpublic——6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Mountain View Elementary Schoolpublic——7.3 miles (11.7 km)
North Wilkes High Schoolpublic——7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Elkin Highpublic——7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Global E-Learning Academypublic——7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Elkin Middlepublic——7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Elkin Elementarypublic——7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Appalachian State Univ Academy at Elkinpublic——7.7 miles (12.4 km)
YADKIN VALLEY COMMUNITY SCHOOLprivate——8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Jonesville Elementarypublic——8.1 miles (13.1 km)
THE WAY CHRISTIAN SCHOOLprivate——8.4 miles (13.6 km)
C C Wright Elementary Schoolpublic——8.8 miles (14.1 km)
Traphill Elementary Schoolpublic——8.8 miles (14.1 km)
North Wilkesboro Elementary Schoolpublic——8.9 miles (14.3 km)
North Wilkes Middle Schoolpublic——9.3 miles (15.0 km)
HARVEST TIME CHRISTIAN ACADEMYprivate——9.9 miles (15.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 28669

What school district is ZIP code 28669 in?
ZIP 28669 (NC) maps to Wilkes County Schools (LEA ID 3704950) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 28669?
US5 lists 20 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 17 public and 3 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 28669 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 28669 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher11.1%
High school37.5%
Less than HS12.4%
School districtWilkes County Schools