ZIP 28671 — 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 28671

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 28671 (Rutherford College, 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 44 K-12 schools (38 public, 6 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.5 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.8% 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 Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute about 7.5 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Burke County Schools

LEA ID

3700480

Private school share (ACS)

0.8%

Colleges & universities (97)

Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute7.5 miles (12.0 km)2yr-public
Western Piedmont Community College9.2 miles (14.8 km)2yr-public
Lenoir-Rhyne University11.3 miles (18.1 km)4yr-private
Catawba Valley Community College13.9 miles (22.5 km)2yr-public
McDowell Technical Community College25.3 miles (40.7 km)2yr-public
Mayland Community College30.1 miles (48.5 km)2yr-public
Cleveland Community College32.7 miles (52.7 km)2yr-public
Wilkes Community College32.8 miles (52.8 km)2yr-public
Appalachian State University33.1 miles (53.3 km)4yr-public
Lees-McRae College34.3 miles (55.2 km)4yr-private
Mitchell Community College35.6 miles (57.3 km)2yr-public
Gardner-Webb University35.8 miles (57.6 km)4yr-private

Show all 97 colleges & universities

Gaston College35.9 miles (57.8 km)2yr-public
Isothermal Community College35.9 miles (57.8 km)2yr-public
Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine38.1 miles (61.3 km)4yr-private
NASCAR Technical Institute39.1 miles (62.9 km)2yr-private
Davidson College42.2 miles (67.9 km)4yr-private
Belmont Abbey College43.6 miles (70.2 km)4yr-private
Montreat College43.8 miles (70.5 km)4yr-private
Limestone University48.5 miles (78.1 km)4yr-private
Johnson C Smith University51.6 miles (83.1 km)4yr-private
Carolinas College of Health Sciences51.9 miles (83.6 km)4yr-public
Warren Wilson College52.3 miles (84.1 km)4yr-private
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte52.3 miles (84.2 km)4yr-private
Central Piedmont Community College53.9 miles (86.8 km)2yr-public
Chamberlain University-North Carolina54.1 miles (87.1 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina at Charlotte54.4 miles (87.6 km)4yr-public
Southeastern College-Charlotte54.7 miles (88.0 km)2yr-private
Queens University of Charlotte55.2 miles (88.8 km)4yr-private
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton55.8 miles (89.8 km)2yr-public
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences56.4 miles (90.8 km)4yr-private
Milligan University57.1 miles (91.9 km)4yr-private
Sherman College of Chiropractic57.1 miles (92.0 km)4yr-private
Mars Hill University57.6 miles (92.7 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Upstate57.9 miles (93.2 km)4yr-public
Catawba College58.8 miles (94.6 km)4yr-private
Livingstone College58.8 miles (94.7 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina Asheville59.0 miles (94.9 km)4yr-public
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College59.0 miles (95.0 km)2yr-public
Blue Ridge Community College59.1 miles (95.1 km)2yr-public
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College59.2 miles (95.3 km)2yr-public
Hood Theological Seminary59.2 miles (95.3 km)4yr-private
Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts59.3 miles (95.4 km)4yr-private
Converse University59.3 miles (95.4 km)4yr-private
Wofford College59.4 miles (95.6 km)4yr-private
Spartanburg Community College59.7 miles (96.1 km)2yr-public
East Tennessee State University60.3 miles (97.1 km)4yr-public
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte60.4 miles (97.2 km)2yr-private
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary60.5 miles (97.3 km)4yr-private
Spartanburg Methodist College60.5 miles (97.4 km)4yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Asheville60.7 miles (97.7 km)4yr-private
Winthrop University62.6 miles (100.8 km)4yr-public
Surry Community College62.9 miles (101.2 km)2yr-public
York Technical College64.0 miles (103.0 km)2yr-public
Clinton College64.1 miles (103.1 km)4yr-private
North Greenville University66.9 miles (107.7 km)4yr-private
King University67.5 miles (108.6 km)4yr-private
Virginia Highlands Community College70.5 miles (113.5 km)2yr-public
Northeast State Community College70.5 miles (113.5 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Union71.7 miles (115.4 km)2yr-public
Pfeiffer University72.3 miles (116.4 km)4yr-private
Emory & Henry University72.5 miles (116.6 km)4yr-private
Forsyth Technical Community College73.6 miles (118.4 km)2yr-public
Wake Forest University74.7 miles (120.3 km)4yr-private
Tusculum University74.8 miles (120.4 km)4yr-private
Carolina University75.2 miles (120.9 km)4yr-private
Salem College75.6 miles (121.7 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina School of the Arts75.7 miles (121.8 km)4yr-public
Davidson-Davie Community College75.8 miles (122.0 km)2yr-public
Carolina Christian College76.2 miles (122.6 km)4yr-private
Brevard College76.4 miles (123.0 km)4yr-private
Winston-Salem State University76.5 miles (123.2 km)4yr-public
Furman University76.9 miles (123.8 km)4yr-private
Bob Jones University76.9 miles (123.8 km)4yr-private
Stanly Community College78.0 miles (125.5 km)2yr-public
Greenville Technical College79.8 miles (128.3 km)4yr-public
Strayer University-South Carolina80.0 miles (128.7 km)4yr-private
Haywood Community College80.2 miles (129.0 km)2yr-public
Wingate University80.9 miles (130.2 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Lancaster81.7 miles (131.5 km)2yr-public
Wytheville Community College87.0 miles (140.1 km)2yr-public
High Point University87.2 miles (140.3 km)4yr-private
Southwest Virginia Community College87.9 miles (141.4 km)2yr-public
South University-High Point89.8 miles (144.5 km)4yr-private
South Piedmont Community College90.6 miles (145.8 km)2yr-public
Presbyterian College91.0 miles (146.5 km)4yr-private
Guilford Technical Community College91.6 miles (147.4 km)2yr-public
Strayer University-North Carolina94.4 miles (151.9 km)4yr-private
Guilford College94.8 miles (152.5 km)4yr-private
Randolph Community College95.5 miles (153.7 km)2yr-public
Health And Style Institute96.5 miles (155.2 km)2yr-private
Montgomery Community College96.9 miles (156.0 km)2yr-public
Western Carolina University98.2 miles (158.0 km)4yr-public
Southwestern Community College98.4 miles (158.4 km)2yr-public
University of North Carolina at Greensboro98.6 miles (158.7 km)4yr-public
Greensboro College99.2 miles (159.6 km)4yr-private
Southern Wesleyan University99.3 miles (159.8 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
CHRIST CLASSICAL ACADEMY	private	—	—	0.3 miles (0.4 km)
CHRIST CLASSICAL ACADEMY	private	—	—	0.3 miles (0.4 km)
Draughn High School	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
Valdese Elementary	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Burke Virtual Academy	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Heritage Middle	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
East Burke High	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Icard Elementary	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Baton Elementary	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
East Burke Middle	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Hallyburton Academy	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Drexel Elementary	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Sawmills Elementary	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Ray Childers Elementary	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Granite Falls Middle	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Hildebran Elementary	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
South Caldwell High	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Granite Falls Elementary	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
REFLECTIONS OF CHRIST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Hudson Elementary	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.5 km)
Hudson Middle	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Caldwell Applied Sciences Academy	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Caldwell Early College	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
George Hildebrand Elementary	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Mull Elementary	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Hillcrest Elementary	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Southwest Primary	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
North Liberty	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Liberty Middle	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
JOHNSTON WH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Patton High School	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Gamewell Elementary	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
MORGANTON DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
New Dimensions	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Gamewell Middle	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Burke Middle College	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
NC School for the Deaf	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Walter R Johnson Middle	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Whitnel Elementary	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Longview Elementary	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.5 km)
Mountain View Elementary	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.7 km)
Forest Hill Elementary	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
West Caldwell High	public	—	—	9.9 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 28671

What school district is ZIP code 28671 in?

ZIP 28671 (Rutherford College, 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 28671?

US5 lists 44 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 38 public and 6 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 28671 attend private school?

About 0.8% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 28671 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	28.7%
High school	30.8%
Less than HS	20.1%
School district	Burke County Schools

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