ZIP 27040 — 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 27040

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 27040 (Winston-Salem, NC) is associated with Forsyth County Schools (LEA 3701500) 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 68 K-12 schools (54 public, 14 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.6 miles.

ACS estimates show about 1.1% 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 Wake Forest University about 6.9 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Forsyth County Schools

LEA ID

3701500

Private school share (ACS)

1.1%

Colleges & universities (98)

Wake Forest University6.9 miles (11.1 km)4yr-private
Carolina Christian College7.8 miles (12.6 km)4yr-private
Forsyth Technical Community College9.7 miles (15.6 km)2yr-public
Carolina University9.8 miles (15.7 km)4yr-private
Salem College10.2 miles (16.5 km)4yr-private
Winston-Salem State University10.9 miles (17.5 km)4yr-public
University of North Carolina School of the Arts10.9 miles (17.5 km)4yr-public
Surry Community College23.4 miles (37.6 km)2yr-public
Davidson-Davie Community College24.1 miles (38.8 km)2yr-public
South University-High Point25.6 miles (41.2 km)4yr-private
High Point University26.1 miles (42.0 km)4yr-private
Guilford College28.7 miles (46.1 km)4yr-private

Show all 98 colleges & universities

Guilford Technical Community College28.9 miles (46.5 km)2yr-public
Strayer University-North Carolina29.6 miles (47.7 km)4yr-private
Health And Style Institute32.1 miles (51.7 km)2yr-private
University of North Carolina at Greensboro33.3 miles (53.6 km)4yr-public
Catawba College33.4 miles (53.8 km)4yr-private
Greensboro College33.8 miles (54.4 km)4yr-private
Livingstone College34.8 miles (56.0 km)4yr-private
Bennett College34.9 miles (56.2 km)4yr-private
North Carolina A & T State University35.2 miles (56.7 km)4yr-public
Hood Theological Seminary36.6 miles (58.9 km)4yr-private
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College37.0 miles (59.5 km)2yr-public
Rockingham Community College38.5 miles (61.9 km)2yr-public
Mitchell Community College38.7 miles (62.3 km)2yr-public
Wilkes Community College44.1 miles (71.0 km)2yr-public
Randolph Community College46.6 miles (75.0 km)2yr-public
NASCAR Technical Institute46.8 miles (75.3 km)2yr-private
Pfeiffer University47.7 miles (76.8 km)4yr-private
Patrick & Henry Community College48.8 miles (78.6 km)2yr-public
Elon University49.8 miles (80.2 km)4yr-private
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences51.7 miles (83.2 km)4yr-private
Davidson College52.7 miles (84.8 km)4yr-private
Ferrum College56.3 miles (90.5 km)4yr-private
Stanly Community College58.0 miles (93.3 km)2yr-public
Alamance Community College58.2 miles (93.7 km)2yr-public
Catawba Valley Community College59.7 miles (96.0 km)2yr-public
Lenoir-Rhyne University60.1 miles (96.7 km)4yr-private
Danville Community College61.2 miles (98.5 km)2yr-public
Averett University61.4 miles (98.8 km)4yr-private
Sovah School of Health Professions61.8 miles (99.4 km)2yr-private
University of North Carolina at Charlotte62.6 miles (100.7 km)4yr-public
Montgomery Community College62.7 miles (100.9 km)2yr-public
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute64.7 miles (104.2 km)2yr-public
Wytheville Community College66.2 miles (106.5 km)2yr-public
New River Community College66.8 miles (107.5 km)2yr-public
Radford University67.4 miles (108.5 km)4yr-public
Johnson C Smith University69.1 miles (111.2 km)4yr-private
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte69.6 miles (112.0 km)4yr-private
Central Piedmont Community College70.2 miles (112.9 km)2yr-public
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine71.2 miles (114.6 km)4yr-private
Appalachian State University71.9 miles (115.7 km)4yr-public
Queens University of Charlotte72.1 miles (116.0 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte72.2 miles (116.2 km)2yr-private
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary72.4 miles (116.5 km)4yr-private
Belmont Abbey College72.6 miles (116.8 km)4yr-private
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University73.2 miles (117.9 km)4yr-public
Gaston College74.2 miles (119.3 km)2yr-public
Carolinas College of Health Sciences74.5 miles (119.9 km)4yr-public
Southeastern College-Charlotte75.7 miles (121.8 km)2yr-private
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill77.1 miles (124.0 km)4yr-public
Galen Health Institutes-Roanoke77.1 miles (124.1 km)2yr-private
Chamberlain University-North Carolina77.4 miles (124.6 km)4yr-private
Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine77.9 miles (125.3 km)4yr-private
Virginia Western Community College77.9 miles (125.3 km)2yr-public
Western Piedmont Community College78.7 miles (126.6 km)2yr-public
Roanoke College80.0 miles (128.7 km)4yr-private
Piedmont Community College80.7 miles (129.9 km)2yr-public
American National University80.7 miles (129.9 km)4yr-private
South Piedmont Community College81.4 miles (131.0 km)2yr-public
Watts College of Nursing81.6 miles (131.4 km)4yr-private
Wingate University81.8 miles (131.6 km)4yr-private
Duke University82.1 miles (132.1 km)4yr-private
Lees-McRae College82.6 miles (132.9 km)4yr-private
North Carolina Central University84.5 miles (136.1 km)4yr-public
Central Carolina Community College85.0 miles (136.8 km)2yr-public
Durham Technical Community College85.5 miles (137.6 km)2yr-public
Hollins University85.6 miles (137.7 km)4yr-private
Sandhills Community College85.8 miles (138.1 km)2yr-public
Cleveland Community College87.1 miles (140.1 km)2yr-public
Bluefield University88.0 miles (141.7 km)4yr-private
Bluefield State University89.1 miles (143.3 km)4yr-public
Emory & Henry University90.0 miles (144.9 km)4yr-private
Mercer County Technical Education Center91.2 miles (146.8 km)2yr-public
York Technical College91.8 miles (147.7 km)2yr-public
Winthrop University92.1 miles (148.2 km)4yr-public
Mayland Community College92.2 miles (148.3 km)2yr-public
Concord University93.1 miles (149.8 km)4yr-public
Clinton College94.2 miles (151.5 km)4yr-private
McDowell Technical Community College94.7 miles (152.4 km)2yr-public
Richmond Community College95.4 miles (153.6 km)2yr-public
Gardner-Webb University95.8 miles (154.2 km)4yr-private
Virginia Highlands Community College96.6 miles (155.4 km)2yr-public
Shepherds Theological Seminary96.9 miles (155.9 km)4yr-private
Southwest Virginia Community College97.0 miles (156.1 km)2yr-public
MyComputerCareer at Raleigh97.2 miles (156.4 km)2yr-private
Meredith College98.6 miles (158.7 km)4yr-private
North Carolina State University at Raleigh99.7 miles (160.4 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Ronald W Reagan High School	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
Vienna Elementary	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Old Richmond Elementary	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Old Town Elementary	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
The Special Children's School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Lewisville Middle	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Jefferson Elementary	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
FORSYTH COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Gibson Elementary	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Northwest Middle	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Meadowlark Elementary	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Meadowlark Middle	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.1 km)
Forsyth Academy	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Mount Tabor High School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Lewisville Elementary	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
Thomas Jefferson Middle	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
WOODLAND BAPTIST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Speas Elementary	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
North Forsyth Magnet High	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Sherwood Forest Elementary	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
CALVARY DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Kingswood School	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Forbush Elementary	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
REYNOLDA PRESBYTERIAN PRESCHOOL AND KIND	private	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
SUMMIT SCHOOL INC	private	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
WESTLAWN	private	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Southwest Elementary	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
South Fork Elementary	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
East Bend Elementary	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
CALVARY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
WINSTON-SALEM MONTESSORI SCHOOL (NAME CHANGE IN PR	private	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Childrens Center	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Whitaker Elementary	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
West Forsyth High	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Rural Hall Elementary	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
CATHEDRAL OAK ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
King Elementary School	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
SALEM MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
North Hills Elementary	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
ST LEO CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Moore Magnet Elementary	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Anderson Academy	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Paisley Magnet School	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Lowrance Middle	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
R J Reynolds High	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Kimberley Park Elementary	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Wiley Magnet Middle	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
Bolton Elementary	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Cook Literacy Model School	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Mineral Springs Elementary	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Brunson Elementary	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Mineral Springs Middle	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Poplar Springs Elementary School	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
ST JOHNS LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
WINSTON SALEM STREET SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.2 miles (14.9 km)
Forbush Middle	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Forbush High	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Virtual Academy	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
The Downtown School	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
The Arts Based School	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Frank Morgan Elementary	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Early College of Forsyth Co	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
Middle College of Forsyth Cnty	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Carter High School	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
J F Kennedy High	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Diggs-Latham Elementary	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Career Center	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
EPHESUS JR ACADEMY	private	—	—	10.0 miles (16.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 27040

What school district is ZIP code 27040 in?

ZIP 27040 (Winston-Salem, NC) maps to Forsyth County Schools (LEA ID 3701500) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 27040?

US5 lists 68 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 54 public and 14 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 27040 attend private school?

About 1.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 27040 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	43.0%
High school	20.4%
Less than HS	6.3%
School district	Forsyth County Schools

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