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ZIP 27601 — 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 27601
K-12 nearby
100
Public
69
Private
31
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 27601 (Raleigh, 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 (69 public, 31 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.0 miles.
ACS estimates show about 1.4% 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 Shaw University about 0.3 miles away (4yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
Wake County Schools
LEA ID
3704720
Private school share (ACS)
1.4%
Colleges & universities (87)
- Shaw University0.3 miles (0.4 km)4yr-private
- University of North Carolina System0.7 miles (1.1 km)4yr-public
- William Peace University1.1 miles (1.8 km)4yr-private
- Saint Augustine's University1.1 miles (1.8 km)4yr-private
- North Carolina State University at Raleigh2.4 miles (3.8 km)4yr-public
- Meredith College3.6 miles (5.8 km)4yr-private
- Miller-Motte College-Raleigh5.0 miles (8.1 km)2yr-private
- MyComputerCareer at Raleigh5.2 miles (8.4 km)2yr-private
- Shepherds Theological Seminary6.4 miles (10.3 km)4yr-private
- Wake Technical Community College9.4 miles (15.2 km)2yr-public
- Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College12.4 miles (19.9 km)4yr-private
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary15.9 miles (25.6 km)4yr-private
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- Durham Technical Community College19.6 miles (31.6 km)2yr-public
- North Carolina Central University20.3 miles (32.6 km)4yr-public
- Duke University23.1 miles (37.2 km)4yr-private
- Watts College of Nursing24.6 miles (39.5 km)4yr-private
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill25.2 miles (40.6 km)4yr-public
- Johnston Community College25.3 miles (40.8 km)2yr-public
- Campbell University25.9 miles (41.6 km)4yr-private
- Louisburg College29.6 miles (47.7 km)2yr-private
- Heritage Bible College32.3 miles (51.9 km)4yr-private
- Central Carolina Community College35.4 miles (57.0 km)2yr-public
- Vance-Granville Community College38.9 miles (62.6 km)2yr-public
- Barton College40.5 miles (65.2 km)4yr-private
- Wilson Community College41.5 miles (66.9 km)2yr-public
- Nash Community College43.5 miles (70.1 km)2yr-public
- Alamance Community College45.3 miles (72.8 km)2yr-public
- Methodist University46.1 miles (74.3 km)4yr-private
- Wayne Community College46.4 miles (74.7 km)2yr-public
- Miller-Motte College-Fayetteville47.9 miles (77.0 km)2yr-private
- Piedmont Community College49.4 miles (79.5 km)2yr-public
- University of Mount Olive50.4 miles (81.1 km)4yr-private
- Fayetteville State University50.5 miles (81.3 km)4yr-public
- North Carolina Wesleyan University51.1 miles (82.2 km)4yr-private
- Fayetteville Technical Community College51.4 miles (82.7 km)2yr-public
- Manna University52.7 miles (84.8 km)4yr-private
- Carolina College of Biblical Studies52.8 miles (84.9 km)4yr-private
- Elon University53.7 miles (86.4 km)4yr-private
- Sampson Community College56.3 miles (90.6 km)2yr-public
- Sandhills Community College57.9 miles (93.1 km)2yr-public
- Edgecombe Community College60.0 miles (96.5 km)2yr-public
- North Carolina A & T State University67.0 miles (107.8 km)4yr-public
- Bennett College67.2 miles (108.2 km)4yr-private
- Randolph Community College67.3 miles (108.4 km)2yr-public
- James Sprunt Community College68.1 miles (109.5 km)2yr-public
- Greensboro College68.4 miles (110.1 km)4yr-private
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro68.8 miles (110.8 km)4yr-public
- Danville Community College69.7 miles (112.2 km)2yr-public
- Health And Style Institute69.9 miles (112.6 km)2yr-private
- Sovah School of Health Professions70.3 miles (113.1 km)2yr-private
- Lenoir Community College70.5 miles (113.4 km)2yr-public
- Averett University70.5 miles (113.5 km)4yr-private
- Pitt Community College70.6 miles (113.6 km)2yr-public
- East Carolina University72.0 miles (115.8 km)4yr-public
- Strayer University-North Carolina72.5 miles (116.6 km)4yr-private
- Halifax Community College72.6 miles (116.8 km)2yr-public
- Guilford College73.5 miles (118.3 km)4yr-private
- Guilford Technical Community College73.7 miles (118.5 km)2yr-public
- Montgomery Community College74.9 miles (120.5 km)2yr-public
- Rockingham Community College75.8 miles (122.0 km)2yr-public
- South University-High Point76.6 miles (123.3 km)4yr-private
- High Point University77.4 miles (124.5 km)4yr-private
- Bladen Community College78.2 miles (125.8 km)2yr-public
- Robeson Community College78.8 miles (126.7 km)2yr-public
- University of North Carolina at Pembroke81.5 miles (131.2 km)4yr-public
- Southside Virginia Community College83.7 miles (134.8 km)2yr-public
- Richmond Community College85.3 miles (137.2 km)2yr-public
- St. Andrews University85.5 miles (137.6 km)4yr-private
- Martin Community College86.4 miles (139.0 km)2yr-public
- Davidson-Davie Community College86.9 miles (139.9 km)2yr-public
- Winston-Salem State University91.6 miles (147.4 km)4yr-public
- University of North Carolina School of the Arts92.0 miles (148.1 km)4yr-public
- Salem College92.5 miles (148.8 km)4yr-private
- Carolina University93.0 miles (149.6 km)4yr-private
- Forsyth Technical Community College93.9 miles (151.1 km)2yr-public
- Carolina Christian College94.3 miles (151.7 km)4yr-private
- Pfeiffer University94.7 miles (152.4 km)4yr-private
- Stanly Community College94.9 miles (152.7 km)2yr-public
- Beaufort County Community College95.2 miles (153.1 km)2yr-public
- Wake Forest University95.2 miles (153.2 km)4yr-private
- Miller-Motte College-Jacksonville95.6 miles (153.9 km)2yr-private
- Patrick & Henry Community College95.8 miles (154.2 km)2yr-public
- Chowan University97.2 miles (156.4 km)4yr-private
- Craven Community College97.6 miles (157.1 km)2yr-public
- Roanoke-Chowan Community College97.7 miles (157.2 km)2yr-public
- Coastal Carolina Community College98.8 miles (159.0 km)2yr-public
- Southeastern Community College100.0 miles (160.9 km)2yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moore Square Middle | public | — | — | 0.2 miles (0.3 km) |
| Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy | public | — | — | 0.4 miles (0.7 km) |
| Ligon Middle | public | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.7 km) |
| Washington Elementary | public | — | — | 0.6 miles (1.0 km) |
| Hunter Elementary | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.0 km) |
| CATHEDRAL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.1 km) |
| The Exploris School | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.2 km) |
| Carnage Middle | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.4 km) |
| ST MARY'S SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| Wiley Elementary | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (2.0 km) |
| WAKE MONARCH ACADEMY | private | — | — | 1.2 miles (2.0 km) |
| Partnership Elementary | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.2 km) |
| Southeast Raleigh Elementary | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.2 km) |
| Fuller Elementary | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Phillips High | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Central Wake High School | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Governor Morehead School for the Blind | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Needham Broughton High | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.5 km) |
| Vernon Malone College and Career Academy | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.5 km) |
| Longview | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Poe Elementary | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Conn Elementary | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| Raleigh Charter High School | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| Enloe High | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (3.0 km) |
| Underwood Elementary | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.3 km) |
| Powell Elementary | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Southeast Raleigh High | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| RISE Southeast Raleigh Charter School | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| DYNAMIC OPPORTUNITIES | private | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Olds Elementary | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Longleaf School of the Arts | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Longleaf School of Arts Remote Academy | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Bugg Elementary | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| WORD OF GOD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Joyner Elementary | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| Wake Early College of Health and Science | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| FRANKIE LEMMON SCHOOL & DEVELOPMENT CENTER | private | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Oberlin Middle | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (4.9 km) |
| OUR LADY OF LOURDES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Walnut Creek Elementary | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Centennial Campus Middle | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| NCVPS | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| AN-NOOR SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| AL-IMAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| PreEminent Charter | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Root Elementary | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Combs Elementary | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Lacy Elementary | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| THE TRILOGY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| Martin Middle | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| RALEIGH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Swift Creek Elementary | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| North Garner Middle | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Athens Drive High | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Garner High | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| RALEIGH DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Smith Elementary | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Brentwood Elementary | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Creech Road Elementary | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| River Oaks Middle | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| FOLLOW THE CHILD MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Douglas Elementary | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| ST TIMOTHYS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| Wilburn Elementary | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| LEARN WITH THE BEST SCHOOL, INC. | private | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| Carroll Middle | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.8 km) |
| FUSION RALEIGH | private | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.8 km) |
| CHILDREN'S DISCOVERY CENTER | private | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.8 km) |
| Mount Vernon | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.8 km) |
| Rogers Lane Elementary | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Brooks Elementary | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| WAKE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| Vandora Springs Elementary | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| Dillard Drive Elementary | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| ST MARY'S CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| ADVENTIST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF RALEIGH | private | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| Dillard Drive Middle | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.4 km) |
| East Garner Elementary | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| THE RALEIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| IRON ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.6 km) |
| Stough Elementary | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| SURE PROMISE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| Millbrook Elementary | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| RISING STARS PRIVATE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.8 km) |
| Barwell Road Elementary | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| Green Elementary | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| OAK CITY ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| East Garner Middle | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| CARDINAL GIBBONS | private | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.1 km) |
| GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| THE FLETCHER ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| Timber Drive Elementary | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| Yates Mill Elementary | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| FRIENDSHIP CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| Aversboro Elementary | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.6 km) |
| SCORE Academy | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| Crossroads FLEX | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| ST RAPHAEL CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| THALES ACADEMY OF CARY | private | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 27601
What school district is ZIP code 27601 in?
ZIP 27601 (Raleigh, 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 27601?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 69 public and 31 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 27601 attend private school?
About 1.4% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 27601 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 48.6% |
| High school | 17.1% |
| Less than HS | 12.5% |
| School district | Wake County Schools |