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ZIP 27513 — 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 27513
K-12 nearby
100
Public
66
Private
34
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 27513 (Cary, NC) is associated with Wake County Schools (LEA 3704720) 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 100 K-12 schools (66 public, 34 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.8 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.7% 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 MyComputerCareer at Raleigh about 4.8 miles away (2yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
Wake County Schools
LEA ID
3704720
Private school share (ACS)
0.7%
Colleges & universities (86)
- MyComputerCareer at Raleigh4.8 miles (7.8 km)2yr-private
- Shepherds Theological Seminary5.2 miles (8.4 km)4yr-private
- Meredith College6.3 miles (10.2 km)4yr-private
- North Carolina State University at Raleigh7.3 miles (11.7 km)4yr-public
- University of North Carolina System8.9 miles (14.4 km)4yr-public
- William Peace University9.3 miles (14.9 km)4yr-private
- Shaw University9.5 miles (15.3 km)4yr-private
- Saint Augustine's University10.2 miles (16.4 km)4yr-private
- Wake Technical Community College11.8 miles (19.0 km)2yr-public
- Miller-Motte College-Raleigh12.4 miles (19.9 km)2yr-private
- Durham Technical Community College12.7 miles (20.5 km)2yr-public
- North Carolina Central University13.1 miles (21.0 km)4yr-public
⬇️Show all 86 colleges & universities
- Duke University15.7 miles (25.3 km)4yr-private
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill15.8 miles (25.5 km)4yr-public
- Watts College of Nursing17.4 miles (28.0 km)4yr-private
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary20.4 miles (32.8 km)4yr-private
- Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College21.6 miles (34.8 km)4yr-private
- Campbell University27.4 miles (44.1 km)4yr-private
- Central Carolina Community College29.8 miles (47.9 km)2yr-public
- Johnston Community College33.6 miles (54.1 km)2yr-public
- Heritage Bible College35.0 miles (56.4 km)4yr-private
- Louisburg College35.1 miles (56.5 km)2yr-private
- Alamance Community College36.0 miles (58.0 km)2yr-public
- Vance-Granville Community College40.1 miles (64.6 km)2yr-public
- Elon University44.4 miles (71.5 km)4yr-private
- Piedmont Community College44.6 miles (71.8 km)2yr-public
- Methodist University46.3 miles (74.4 km)4yr-private
- Miller-Motte College-Fayetteville48.0 miles (77.2 km)2yr-private
- Barton College50.0 miles (80.5 km)4yr-private
- Fayetteville State University50.6 miles (81.4 km)4yr-public
- Wilson Community College51.1 miles (82.2 km)2yr-public
- Fayetteville Technical Community College51.1 miles (82.3 km)2yr-public
- Nash Community College52.0 miles (83.8 km)2yr-public
- Manna University52.1 miles (83.9 km)4yr-private
- Carolina College of Biblical Studies52.4 miles (84.4 km)4yr-private
- Sandhills Community College52.6 miles (84.7 km)2yr-public
- Wayne Community College55.5 miles (89.3 km)2yr-public
- North Carolina A & T State University57.4 miles (92.4 km)4yr-public
- Bennett College57.7 miles (92.8 km)4yr-private
- University of Mount Olive58.2 miles (93.6 km)4yr-private
- Randolph Community College58.2 miles (93.7 km)2yr-public
- Greensboro College58.8 miles (94.7 km)4yr-private
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro59.3 miles (95.4 km)4yr-public
- North Carolina Wesleyan University59.5 miles (95.7 km)4yr-private
- Health And Style Institute60.3 miles (97.1 km)2yr-private
- Sampson Community College61.4 miles (98.7 km)2yr-public
- Danville Community College62.6 miles (100.8 km)2yr-public
- Strayer University-North Carolina62.9 miles (101.1 km)4yr-private
- Sovah School of Health Professions63.3 miles (101.8 km)2yr-private
- Averett University63.5 miles (102.1 km)4yr-private
- Guilford College64.0 miles (102.9 km)4yr-private
- Guilford Technical Community College64.0 miles (103.0 km)2yr-public
- Rockingham Community College67.0 miles (107.8 km)2yr-public
- South University-High Point67.0 miles (107.9 km)4yr-private
- Montgomery Community College67.1 miles (108.0 km)2yr-public
- High Point University67.8 miles (109.0 km)4yr-private
- Edgecombe Community College69.2 miles (111.3 km)2yr-public
- James Sprunt Community College75.2 miles (121.0 km)2yr-public
- Davidson-Davie Community College77.4 miles (124.5 km)2yr-public
- Robeson Community College78.7 miles (126.7 km)2yr-public
- Halifax Community College79.0 miles (127.2 km)2yr-public
- Lenoir Community College79.6 miles (128.1 km)2yr-public
- Bladen Community College80.1 miles (128.8 km)2yr-public
- University of North Carolina at Pembroke80.2 miles (129.0 km)4yr-public
- Pitt Community College80.2 miles (129.1 km)2yr-public
- Richmond Community College80.3 miles (129.3 km)2yr-public
- East Carolina University81.6 miles (131.3 km)4yr-public
- Winston-Salem State University82.0 miles (132.0 km)4yr-public
- St. Andrews University82.3 miles (132.5 km)4yr-private
- University of North Carolina School of the Arts82.4 miles (132.6 km)4yr-public
- Salem College82.8 miles (133.3 km)4yr-private
- Carolina University83.3 miles (134.1 km)4yr-private
- Forsyth Technical Community College84.3 miles (135.6 km)2yr-public
- Carolina Christian College84.7 miles (136.3 km)4yr-private
- Wake Forest University85.6 miles (137.8 km)4yr-private
- Pfeiffer University86.0 miles (138.4 km)4yr-private
- Stanly Community College86.7 miles (139.5 km)2yr-public
- Southside Virginia Community College87.0 miles (139.9 km)2yr-public
- Patrick & Henry Community College87.9 miles (141.4 km)2yr-public
- Catawba College94.5 miles (152.1 km)4yr-private
- Livingstone College94.7 miles (152.5 km)4yr-private
- Hood Theological Seminary94.8 miles (152.5 km)4yr-private
- Rowan-Cabarrus Community College94.9 miles (152.7 km)2yr-public
- Martin Community College95.7 miles (154.0 km)2yr-public
- South Piedmont Community College96.8 miles (155.7 km)2yr-public
- Northeastern Technical College99.6 miles (160.4 km)2yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Cary Middle | public | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.7 km) |
| Weatherstone Elementary | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.3 km) |
| Northwoods Elementary | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.4 km) |
| Cardinal Charter Academy | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| ST MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Kingswood Elementary | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| CARY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| Cary Elementary | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (3.0 km) |
| LUCY DANIELS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| TRIANGLE MONTESSORI ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| Reedy Creek Middle | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.3 km) |
| Reedy Creek Elementary | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| CARY ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| CHESTERBROOK ACADEMY-PRESCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY | private | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| Briarcliff Elementary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Morrisville Elementary | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| East Cary Middle | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| KNOWLEDGE BEGINNINGS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.4 km) |
| TRUE ABALITIES LRNG. ACADEMY LLC | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Adams Elementary | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| DISCOVERY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER LLC | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| Cary High | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| THE GROVE SCHOOL OF CARY | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Sterling Montessori Academy | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| ACCELERATOR SCHOOL LLC | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Davis Drive Elementary | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Davis Drive Middle | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Cedar Fork Elementary | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Green Hope Elementary | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Laurel Park Elementary | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Farmington Woods Elementary | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| PEACE MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Green Hope High | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Carpenter Elementary | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Salem Middle | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| RENAISSANCE MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF CARY | private | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| THALES ACADEMY OF CARY | private | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Wake EC of Information & Biotechnologies | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| CARDINAL GIBBONS | private | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Salem Elementary | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Connections Academy | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Parkside Elementary | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| ST ANDREWS EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER | private | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
| THE RALEIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
| Apex High | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| MARIPOSA SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Turner Creek Elementary | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| Highcroft Elementary | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| THALES ACADEMY APEX JH/HS | private | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| Wake STEM Early College High School | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.6 km) |
| Mount Vernon | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| Triangle Math and Science Academy | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| Crossroads FLEX | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.8 km) |
| SCORE Academy | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.8 km) |
| THALES ACADEMY APEX K-5 | private | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| LEARN WITH THE BEST SCHOOL, INC. | private | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| RESURRECTION LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| Peak Charter Academy | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| Panther Creek High | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| Mills Park Elementary | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| Mills Park Middle | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| Baucom Elementary | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.6 km) |
| FUSION RALEIGH | private | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| Dillard Drive Middle | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| RISING STARS PRIVATE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| Athens Drive High | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| Dillard Drive Elementary | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| FOLLOW THE CHILD MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| ADVENTIST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF RALEIGH | private | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| Green Level High | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| Apex Middle | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| Lufkin Road Middle | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.4 km) |
| IRON ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| Penny Road Elementary | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| Combs Elementary | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| Pleasant Grove Elementary | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| CHILDREN'S DISCOVERY CENTER | private | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| MONTESSORI CREATIVE LEARNING SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| Yates Mill Elementary | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| Oak Grove Elementary | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| AL-IMAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| AN-NOOR SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| Apex Elementary | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| Hortons Creek Elementary | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.4 km) |
| Martin Middle | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.6 km) |
| Stough Elementary | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.7 km) |
| Alston Ridge Elementary | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| ST MARY MAGDALENE CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| Alston Ridge Middle | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) |
| White Oak Elementary | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (11.0 km) |
| Brier Creek Elementary | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) |
| Lacy Elementary | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) |
| Olive Chapel Elementary | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.2 km) |
| Hilburn Drive Academy | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| Centennial Campus Middle | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| Scotts Ridge Elementary | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.5 km) |
| Olds Elementary | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.5 km) |
| The Institute Development Young Leaders | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.7 km) |
| DYNAMIC OPPORTUNITIES | private | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.8 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 27513
What school district is ZIP code 27513 in?
ZIP 27513 (Cary, NC) maps to Wake County Schools (LEA ID 3704720) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 27513?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 66 public and 34 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 27513 attend private school?
About 0.7% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 27513 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 67.9% |
| High school | 8.3% |
| Less than HS | 3.0% |
| School district | Wake County Schools |