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Efland CDP, NC

ZIP 27243 — 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 27243

K-12 nearby
33
Public
29
Private
4
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 27243 (Efland, NC) is associated with Orange County Schools (LEA 3703480) 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 33 K-12 schools (29 public, 4 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.0 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 Alamance Community College about 8.9 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
Orange County Schools
LEA ID
3703480
Private school share (ACS)
0.8%

Colleges & universities (97)

  • Alamance Community College8.9 miles (14.3 km)2yr-public
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill13.5 miles (21.7 km)4yr-public
  • Watts College of Nursing14.6 miles (23.5 km)4yr-private
  • Duke University15.3 miles (24.5 km)4yr-private
  • Elon University17.2 miles (27.7 km)4yr-private
  • North Carolina Central University17.9 miles (28.8 km)4yr-public
  • Durham Technical Community College18.8 miles (30.3 km)2yr-public
  • Piedmont Community College28.0 miles (45.0 km)2yr-public
  • North Carolina A & T State University32.1 miles (51.7 km)4yr-public
  • Bennett College32.5 miles (52.3 km)4yr-private
  • MyComputerCareer at Raleigh33.5 miles (53.9 km)2yr-private
  • Greensboro College33.6 miles (54.1 km)4yr-private
Show all 97 colleges & universities
  • Shepherds Theological Seminary33.9 miles (54.5 km)4yr-private
  • Meredith College33.9 miles (54.6 km)4yr-private
  • University of North Carolina at Greensboro34.1 miles (54.9 km)4yr-public
  • North Carolina State University at Raleigh35.2 miles (56.6 km)4yr-public
  • Health And Style Institute36.0 miles (57.9 km)2yr-private
  • Danville Community College36.4 miles (58.5 km)2yr-public
  • William Peace University36.8 miles (59.2 km)4yr-private
  • University of North Carolina System36.8 miles (59.2 km)4yr-public
  • Sovah School of Health Professions37.1 miles (59.8 km)2yr-private
  • Averett University37.2 miles (59.9 km)4yr-private
  • Shaw University37.4 miles (60.2 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Augustine's University37.7 miles (60.6 km)4yr-private
  • Miller-Motte College-Raleigh37.8 miles (60.9 km)2yr-private
  • Strayer University-North Carolina38.3 miles (61.6 km)4yr-private
  • Rockingham Community College38.3 miles (61.7 km)2yr-public
  • Guilford College38.5 miles (62.0 km)4yr-private
  • Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary38.7 miles (62.3 km)4yr-private
  • Wake Technical Community College39.9 miles (64.1 km)2yr-public
  • Guilford Technical Community College40.6 miles (65.4 km)2yr-public
  • Central Carolina Community College41.2 miles (66.4 km)2yr-public
  • South University-High Point42.8 miles (68.9 km)4yr-private
  • Vance-Granville Community College43.4 miles (69.9 km)2yr-public
  • Randolph Community College44.6 miles (71.7 km)2yr-public
  • High Point University45.0 miles (72.4 km)4yr-private
  • Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College47.5 miles (76.4 km)4yr-private
  • Louisburg College50.3 miles (80.9 km)2yr-private
  • Campbell University52.3 miles (84.1 km)4yr-private
  • Davidson-Davie Community College56.8 miles (91.3 km)2yr-public
  • Winston-Salem State University57.4 miles (92.3 km)4yr-public
  • University of North Carolina School of the Arts58.0 miles (93.3 km)4yr-public
  • Salem College58.3 miles (93.8 km)4yr-private
  • Carolina University58.8 miles (94.6 km)4yr-private
  • Carolina Christian College59.3 miles (95.5 km)4yr-private
  • Patrick & Henry Community College59.6 miles (95.9 km)2yr-public
  • Sandhills Community College59.7 miles (96.0 km)2yr-public
  • Forsyth Technical Community College60.0 miles (96.5 km)2yr-public
  • Wake Forest University60.4 miles (97.3 km)4yr-private
  • Heritage Bible College60.4 miles (97.3 km)4yr-private
  • Montgomery Community College61.3 miles (98.7 km)2yr-public
  • Johnston Community College62.3 miles (100.3 km)2yr-public
  • Methodist University66.9 miles (107.7 km)4yr-private
  • Miller-Motte College-Fayetteville68.4 miles (110.1 km)2yr-private
  • Fayetteville Technical Community College70.6 miles (113.7 km)2yr-public
  • Fayetteville State University70.8 miles (113.9 km)4yr-public
  • Manna University70.9 miles (114.2 km)4yr-private
  • Carolina College of Biblical Studies71.7 miles (115.3 km)4yr-private
  • Nash Community College72.9 miles (117.3 km)2yr-public
  • Pfeiffer University72.9 miles (117.4 km)4yr-private
  • Ferrum College74.9 miles (120.6 km)4yr-private
  • Barton College75.5 miles (121.4 km)4yr-private
  • Catawba College76.5 miles (123.0 km)4yr-private
  • Wilson Community College76.5 miles (123.1 km)2yr-public
  • Stanly Community College76.9 miles (123.8 km)2yr-public
  • Livingstone College77.0 miles (124.0 km)4yr-private
  • Hood Theological Seminary77.5 miles (124.8 km)4yr-private
  • Rowan-Cabarrus Community College77.7 miles (125.1 km)2yr-public
  • North Carolina Wesleyan University79.6 miles (128.2 km)4yr-private
  • Wayne Community College83.9 miles (135.0 km)2yr-public
  • Richmond Community College85.3 miles (137.2 km)2yr-public
  • University of Mount Olive86.8 miles (139.7 km)4yr-private
  • Surry Community College87.4 miles (140.7 km)2yr-public
  • Sampson Community College88.0 miles (141.7 km)2yr-public
  • Liberty University88.7 miles (142.7 km)4yr-private
  • Southside Virginia Community College88.9 miles (143.1 km)2yr-public
  • Central Virginia Community College89.3 miles (143.7 km)2yr-public
  • Cabarrus College of Health Sciences89.8 miles (144.5 km)4yr-private
  • Hampden-Sydney College90.7 miles (146.0 km)4yr-private
  • Halifax Community College91.5 miles (147.3 km)2yr-public
  • Virginia University of Lynchburg91.8 miles (147.8 km)4yr-private
  • Edgecombe Community College91.8 miles (147.8 km)2yr-public
  • Virginia Western Community College92.0 miles (148.1 km)2yr-public
  • University of Lynchburg92.1 miles (148.2 km)4yr-private
  • Centra College92.5 miles (148.8 km)4yr-private
  • St. Andrews University92.7 miles (149.1 km)4yr-private
  • South Piedmont Community College93.1 miles (149.9 km)2yr-public
  • Galen Health Institutes-Roanoke94.0 miles (151.2 km)2yr-private
  • Randolph College94.7 miles (152.4 km)4yr-private
  • University of North Carolina at Pembroke95.3 miles (153.3 km)4yr-public
  • Longwood University96.0 miles (154.4 km)4yr-public
  • American National University96.7 miles (155.6 km)4yr-private
  • Robeson Community College96.8 miles (155.7 km)2yr-public
  • Mitchell Community College96.9 miles (155.9 km)2yr-public
  • Roanoke College97.2 miles (156.5 km)4yr-private
  • Hollins University98.0 miles (157.8 km)4yr-private
  • NASCAR Technical Institute98.1 miles (157.9 km)2yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
Gravelly Hill Middlepublic——0.3 miles (0.5 km)
Efland Cheeks Elementarypublic——1.3 miles (2.0 km)
West Triangle High Schoolpublic——2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Carolina Achievepublic——2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Cedar Ridge Highpublic——4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Grady Brown Elementarypublic——4.1 miles (6.6 km)
South Mebane Elementarypublic——4.6 miles (7.4 km)
BRADFORD ACADEMYprivate——4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Central Elementarypublic——4.8 miles (7.6 km)
The Expedition Schoolpublic——4.8 miles (7.7 km)
CHILDRENS GARDEN MONTESSORI SCHOOLprivate——4.8 miles (7.7 km)
E M Yoder Elementarypublic——4.8 miles (7.8 km)
Hillsborough Elementarypublic——5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Hawfields Middlepublic——5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Audrey W. Garrett Elementarypublic——5.6 miles (8.9 km)
River Park Elementarypublic——5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Orange Middlepublic——6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Eno River Academypublic——6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Orange Highpublic——6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Pathways Elementarypublic——6.1 miles (9.8 km)
HILLSBOROUGH CHRISTIAN ACADEMYprivate——6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Partnership Academypublic——6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Eastern Alamance Highpublic——6.7 miles (10.7 km)
Woodlawn Middlepublic——6.8 miles (10.9 km)
A L Stanback Middlepublic——7.3 miles (11.7 km)
New Hope Elementarypublic——7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Southeast Alamance Highpublic——7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Alamance Community Schoolpublic——8.5 miles (13.7 km)
EMERSON WALDORF SCHOOLprivate——8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Alexander Wilson Elementarypublic——8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Morris Grove Elementarypublic——8.8 miles (14.1 km)
ABSS Early College at ACCpublic——8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Haw River Elementarypublic——9.1 miles (14.6 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 27243

What school district is ZIP code 27243 in?
ZIP 27243 (Efland, NC) maps to Orange County Schools (LEA ID 3703480) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 27243?
US5 lists 33 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 29 public and 4 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 27243 attend private school?
About 0.8% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 27243 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher36.3%
High school23.1%
Less than HS4.1%
School districtOrange County Schools