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Hillsborough town, NC

ZIP 27278 — 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 27278

K-12 nearby
35
Public
26
Private
9
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 27278 (Hillsborough, NC) is associated with Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools (LEA 3700720) 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 35 K-12 schools (26 public, 9 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.1 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 Watts College of Nursing about 9.2 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education
School district
Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools
LEA ID
3700720
Private school share (ACS)
1.1%

Colleges & universities (95)

  • Watts College of Nursing9.2 miles (14.8 km)4yr-private
  • Duke University10.4 miles (16.7 km)4yr-private
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill12.5 miles (20.1 km)4yr-public
  • North Carolina Central University13.2 miles (21.3 km)4yr-public
  • Durham Technical Community College14.0 miles (22.5 km)2yr-public
  • Alamance Community College15.2 miles (24.5 km)2yr-public
  • Elon University23.3 miles (37.4 km)4yr-private
  • Piedmont Community College24.3 miles (39.2 km)2yr-public
  • Meredith College29.9 miles (48.2 km)4yr-private
  • MyComputerCareer at Raleigh30.0 miles (48.3 km)2yr-private
  • Shepherds Theological Seminary30.7 miles (49.4 km)4yr-private
  • North Carolina State University at Raleigh31.3 miles (50.3 km)4yr-public
Show all 95 colleges & universities
  • William Peace University32.6 miles (52.5 km)4yr-private
  • University of North Carolina System32.8 miles (52.8 km)4yr-public
  • Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary32.9 miles (52.9 km)4yr-private
  • Miller-Motte College-Raleigh33.1 miles (53.3 km)2yr-private
  • Shaw University33.4 miles (53.8 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Augustine's University33.5 miles (53.9 km)4yr-private
  • Vance-Granville Community College37.1 miles (59.7 km)2yr-public
  • Wake Technical Community College37.1 miles (59.8 km)2yr-public
  • Danville Community College37.4 miles (60.2 km)2yr-public
  • Sovah School of Health Professions38.1 miles (61.3 km)2yr-private
  • Averett University38.2 miles (61.5 km)4yr-private
  • North Carolina A & T State University38.4 miles (61.7 km)4yr-public
  • Bennett College38.7 miles (62.3 km)4yr-private
  • Greensboro College39.9 miles (64.1 km)4yr-private
  • University of North Carolina at Greensboro40.4 miles (65.0 km)4yr-public
  • Health And Style Institute42.3 miles (68.0 km)2yr-private
  • Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College42.5 miles (68.4 km)4yr-private
  • Rockingham Community College42.7 miles (68.8 km)2yr-public
  • Central Carolina Community College42.8 miles (68.9 km)2yr-public
  • Louisburg College44.0 miles (70.8 km)2yr-private
  • Strayer University-North Carolina44.5 miles (71.6 km)4yr-private
  • Guilford College44.7 miles (72.0 km)4yr-private
  • Guilford Technical Community College47.0 miles (75.6 km)2yr-public
  • South University-High Point49.1 miles (79.0 km)4yr-private
  • Randolph Community College50.5 miles (81.4 km)2yr-public
  • Campbell University51.0 miles (82.0 km)4yr-private
  • High Point University51.4 miles (82.7 km)4yr-private
  • Johnston Community College58.7 miles (94.4 km)2yr-public
  • Heritage Bible College59.1 miles (95.0 km)4yr-private
  • Patrick & Henry Community College62.5 miles (100.6 km)2yr-public
  • Sandhills Community College62.7 miles (101.0 km)2yr-public
  • Davidson-Davie Community College63.2 miles (101.6 km)2yr-public
  • Winston-Salem State University63.5 miles (102.3 km)4yr-public
  • University of North Carolina School of the Arts64.2 miles (103.2 km)4yr-public
  • Salem College64.5 miles (103.7 km)4yr-private
  • Carolina University65.0 miles (104.5 km)4yr-private
  • Carolina Christian College65.4 miles (105.2 km)4yr-private
  • Forsyth Technical Community College66.2 miles (106.6 km)2yr-public
  • Montgomery Community College66.5 miles (107.1 km)2yr-public
  • Wake Forest University66.5 miles (107.1 km)4yr-private
  • Nash Community College66.9 miles (107.6 km)2yr-public
  • Methodist University67.1 miles (107.9 km)4yr-private
  • Miller-Motte College-Fayetteville68.6 miles (110.4 km)2yr-private
  • Barton College70.1 miles (112.8 km)4yr-private
  • Fayetteville State University71.1 miles (114.4 km)4yr-public
  • Fayetteville Technical Community College71.1 miles (114.5 km)2yr-public
  • Wilson Community College71.2 miles (114.5 km)2yr-public
  • Manna University71.6 miles (115.3 km)4yr-private
  • Carolina College of Biblical Studies72.3 miles (116.3 km)4yr-private
  • North Carolina Wesleyan University73.5 miles (118.3 km)4yr-private
  • Ferrum College77.6 miles (124.9 km)4yr-private
  • Pfeiffer University79.0 miles (127.2 km)4yr-private
  • Wayne Community College79.7 miles (128.2 km)2yr-public
  • Stanly Community College82.7 miles (133.1 km)2yr-public
  • Catawba College82.8 miles (133.3 km)4yr-private
  • Southside Virginia Community College83.0 miles (133.6 km)2yr-public
  • Livingstone College83.4 miles (134.2 km)4yr-private
  • University of Mount Olive83.5 miles (134.4 km)4yr-private
  • Hood Theological Seminary83.9 miles (135.0 km)4yr-private
  • Rowan-Cabarrus Community College84.1 miles (135.3 km)2yr-public
  • Halifax Community College85.1 miles (137.0 km)2yr-public
  • Edgecombe Community College86.0 miles (138.3 km)2yr-public
  • Sampson Community College86.3 miles (138.9 km)2yr-public
  • Hampden-Sydney College86.7 miles (139.5 km)4yr-private
  • Liberty University87.2 miles (140.4 km)4yr-private
  • Central Virginia Community College87.8 miles (141.3 km)2yr-public
  • Richmond Community College89.0 miles (143.3 km)2yr-public
  • Virginia University of Lynchburg90.2 miles (145.2 km)4yr-private
  • University of Lynchburg90.6 miles (145.9 km)4yr-private
  • Centra College91.0 miles (146.4 km)4yr-private
  • Longwood University91.8 miles (147.7 km)4yr-public
  • Surry Community College93.1 miles (149.8 km)2yr-public
  • Randolph College93.2 miles (150.0 km)4yr-private
  • Virginia Western Community College93.7 miles (150.8 km)2yr-public
  • St. Andrews University95.5 miles (153.7 km)4yr-private
  • Galen Health Institutes-Roanoke95.8 miles (154.2 km)2yr-private
  • Cabarrus College of Health Sciences96.0 miles (154.5 km)4yr-private
  • University of North Carolina at Pembroke97.1 miles (156.2 km)4yr-public
  • Robeson Community College97.9 miles (157.5 km)2yr-public
  • South Piedmont Community College98.3 miles (158.2 km)2yr-public
  • American National University98.4 miles (158.3 km)4yr-private
  • Roanoke College99.0 miles (159.4 km)4yr-private
  • Hollins University99.4 miles (159.9 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
HILLSBOROUGH CHRISTIAN ACADEMYprivate——0.3 miles (0.5 km)
Orange Middlepublic——0.5 miles (0.7 km)
Orange Highpublic——0.5 miles (0.8 km)
River Park Elementarypublic——1.0 miles (1.6 km)
Eno River Academypublic——1.3 miles (2.1 km)
Hillsborough Elementarypublic——1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Pathways Elementarypublic——1.7 miles (2.7 km)
Central Elementarypublic——1.7 miles (2.7 km)
Partnership Academypublic——1.9 miles (3.0 km)
The Expedition Schoolpublic——2.1 miles (3.3 km)
Cedar Ridge Highpublic——3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Grady Brown Elementarypublic——3.5 miles (5.6 km)
A L Stanback Middlepublic——4.4 miles (7.1 km)
New Hope Elementarypublic——4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Efland Cheeks Elementarypublic——5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Gravelly Hill Middlepublic——6.4 miles (10.3 km)
CAROLINA FRIENDS SCHOOLprivate——6.7 miles (10.8 km)
EMERSON WALDORF SCHOOLprivate——7.1 miles (11.5 km)
TRIANGLE DAY SCHOOLprivate——7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Riverside Highpublic——7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Morris Grove Elementarypublic——8.6 miles (13.8 km)
West Triangle High Schoolpublic——8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Carolina Achievepublic——8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Forest View Elementarypublic——8.8 miles (14.1 km)
HOPE CREEK ACADEMYprivate——8.9 miles (14.4 km)
HOPE CREEK ACADEMYprivate——8.9 miles (14.4 km)
Hillandale Elementarypublic——9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Easley Elementarypublic——9.0 miles (14.5 km)
DUKE SCHOOLprivate——9.1 miles (14.7 km)
LIBERTY CHRISTIAN SCHOOLprivate——9.1 miles (14.7 km)
TRINITY SCHOOL OF DURHAM & CHAPEL HILLprivate——9.4 miles (15.2 km)
George L Carrington Middlepublic——9.4 miles (15.2 km)
East Chapel Hill Highpublic——9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Eno Valley Elementarypublic——9.7 miles (15.7 km)
Chapel Hill Highpublic——9.9 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 27278

What school district is ZIP code 27278 in?
ZIP 27278 (Hillsborough, NC) maps to Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools (LEA ID 3700720) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 27278?
US5 lists 35 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 26 public and 9 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 27278 attend private school?
About 1.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 27278 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher53.8%
High school15.5%
Less than HS8.9%
School districtChapel Hill-Carrboro Schools