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ZIP 27705 — 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 27705
K-12 nearby
100
Public
68
Private
32
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 27705 (Durham, 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 100 K-12 schools (68 public, 32 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.6 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.5% 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 2.3 miles away (4yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools
LEA ID
3700720
Private school share (ACS)
0.5%
Colleges & universities (95)
- Watts College of Nursing2.3 miles (3.7 km)4yr-private
- Duke University3.0 miles (4.8 km)4yr-private
- North Carolina Central University5.8 miles (9.4 km)4yr-public
- Durham Technical Community College6.6 miles (10.6 km)2yr-public
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill8.7 miles (14.0 km)4yr-public
- Alamance Community College21.2 miles (34.1 km)2yr-public
- Meredith College22.6 miles (36.4 km)4yr-private
- MyComputerCareer at Raleigh22.8 miles (36.7 km)2yr-private
- Shepherds Theological Seminary23.6 miles (37.9 km)4yr-private
- North Carolina State University at Raleigh23.9 miles (38.5 km)4yr-public
- William Peace University25.2 miles (40.6 km)4yr-private
- University of North Carolina System25.4 miles (40.9 km)4yr-public
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- Miller-Motte College-Raleigh25.8 miles (41.5 km)2yr-private
- Shaw University26.1 miles (41.9 km)4yr-private
- Saint Augustine's University26.1 miles (42.0 km)4yr-private
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary26.4 miles (42.4 km)4yr-private
- Piedmont Community College28.1 miles (45.2 km)2yr-public
- Elon University29.6 miles (47.7 km)4yr-private
- Wake Technical Community College30.2 miles (48.6 km)2yr-public
- Vance-Granville Community College34.5 miles (55.4 km)2yr-public
- Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College35.3 miles (56.7 km)4yr-private
- Louisburg College38.5 miles (62.0 km)2yr-private
- Central Carolina Community College39.3 miles (63.2 km)2yr-public
- Danville Community College44.3 miles (71.2 km)2yr-public
- North Carolina A & T State University44.3 miles (71.3 km)4yr-public
- Bennett College44.7 miles (71.9 km)4yr-private
- Campbell University44.7 miles (71.9 km)4yr-private
- Sovah School of Health Professions44.9 miles (72.2 km)2yr-private
- Averett University45.1 miles (72.5 km)4yr-private
- Greensboro College45.8 miles (73.7 km)4yr-private
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro46.3 miles (74.5 km)4yr-public
- Health And Style Institute48.0 miles (77.2 km)2yr-private
- Rockingham Community College50.0 miles (80.5 km)2yr-public
- Strayer University-North Carolina50.4 miles (81.0 km)4yr-private
- Guilford College50.8 miles (81.8 km)4yr-private
- Johnston Community College51.4 miles (82.6 km)2yr-public
- Guilford Technical Community College52.5 miles (84.5 km)2yr-public
- Heritage Bible College52.7 miles (84.8 km)4yr-private
- Randolph Community College53.3 miles (85.8 km)2yr-public
- South University-High Point54.9 miles (88.3 km)4yr-private
- High Point University56.7 miles (91.3 km)4yr-private
- Sandhills Community College60.5 miles (97.4 km)2yr-public
- Nash Community College60.7 miles (97.6 km)2yr-public
- Methodist University61.8 miles (99.4 km)4yr-private
- Barton College63.1 miles (101.5 km)4yr-private
- Miller-Motte College-Fayetteville63.4 miles (102.0 km)2yr-private
- Wilson Community College64.2 miles (103.2 km)2yr-public
- Fayetteville State University65.9 miles (106.1 km)4yr-public
- Fayetteville Technical Community College66.2 miles (106.5 km)2yr-public
- Manna University66.8 miles (107.5 km)4yr-private
- Carolina College of Biblical Studies67.3 miles (108.3 km)4yr-private
- Montgomery Community College67.5 miles (108.6 km)2yr-public
- North Carolina Wesleyan University67.5 miles (108.6 km)4yr-private
- Davidson-Davie Community College68.0 miles (109.5 km)2yr-public
- Winston-Salem State University69.6 miles (112.0 km)4yr-public
- Patrick & Henry Community College69.8 miles (112.3 km)2yr-public
- University of North Carolina School of the Arts70.1 miles (112.8 km)4yr-public
- Salem College70.5 miles (113.4 km)4yr-private
- Carolina University71.0 miles (114.2 km)4yr-private
- Carolina Christian College71.6 miles (115.3 km)4yr-private
- Forsyth Technical Community College72.1 miles (116.1 km)2yr-public
- Wayne Community College72.3 miles (116.3 km)2yr-public
- Wake Forest University72.7 miles (117.0 km)4yr-private
- University of Mount Olive76.3 miles (122.7 km)4yr-private
- Edgecombe Community College79.5 miles (128.0 km)2yr-public
- Sampson Community College79.6 miles (128.1 km)2yr-public
- Halifax Community College81.0 miles (130.3 km)2yr-public
- Southside Virginia Community College81.6 miles (131.4 km)2yr-public
- Pfeiffer University82.0 miles (131.9 km)4yr-private
- Stanly Community College84.8 miles (136.5 km)2yr-public
- Ferrum College84.9 miles (136.6 km)4yr-private
- Catawba College87.1 miles (140.2 km)4yr-private
- Richmond Community College87.5 miles (140.9 km)2yr-public
- Livingstone College87.6 miles (141.0 km)4yr-private
- Hood Theological Seminary88.0 miles (141.6 km)4yr-private
- Rowan-Cabarrus Community College88.1 miles (141.8 km)2yr-public
- Hampden-Sydney College88.8 miles (142.8 km)4yr-private
- Liberty University92.2 miles (148.4 km)4yr-private
- St. Andrews University92.7 miles (149.2 km)4yr-private
- Central Virginia Community College92.8 miles (149.4 km)2yr-public
- University of North Carolina at Pembroke93.2 miles (150.0 km)4yr-public
- Robeson Community College93.3 miles (150.1 km)2yr-public
- James Sprunt Community College93.5 miles (150.5 km)2yr-public
- Longwood University93.7 miles (150.8 km)4yr-public
- Pitt Community College94.2 miles (151.5 km)2yr-public
- East Carolina University94.9 miles (152.7 km)4yr-public
- Virginia University of Lynchburg95.1 miles (153.1 km)4yr-private
- University of Lynchburg95.6 miles (153.9 km)4yr-private
- Centra College95.9 miles (154.4 km)4yr-private
- Lenoir Community College96.2 miles (154.9 km)2yr-public
- Bladen Community College96.4 miles (155.2 km)2yr-public
- Randolph College98.1 miles (157.9 km)4yr-private
- South Piedmont Community College99.0 miles (159.2 km)2yr-public
- Cabarrus College of Health Sciences99.4 miles (159.9 km)4yr-private
- Surry Community College99.8 miles (160.7 km)2yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRIANGLE DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.6 miles (0.9 km) |
| DUKE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| HOPE CREEK ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| HOPE CREEK ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Forest View Elementary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.1 km) |
| CAROLINA FRIENDS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| DPS Hospital School | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Hillandale Elementary | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.4 km) |
| DURHAM ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.4 km) |
| Community School of Digital & Visual Art | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| DURHAM ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Riverside High | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| HILL LEARNING CENTER | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| E K Powe Elementary | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| LERNER JEWISH COMMUNITY DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| TRINITY SCHOOL OF DURHAM & CHAPEL HILL | private | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| CRESSET CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.9 km) |
| MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF DURHAM | private | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| INSIGHT COLEARNING CENTER | private | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| Lakewood Elementary | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| MONTESSORI FARM SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| Brogden Middle | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Lakewood Montessori Middle | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| LIBERTY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| George Watts Elementary | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| IMMACULATA CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Durham Charter School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| INTERNATIONAL MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| DURHAM ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL DIV | private | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Rogers-Herr Middle | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Durham School of the Arts | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| City of Medicine Academy | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| Morehead Montessori | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Easley Elementary | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| Hope Valley Elementary | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| Central Park School For Children | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.6 km) |
| Holt Elementary | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| Club Boulevard Elementary | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| Excelsior Classical Academy | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.8 km) |
| CRISTO REY RESEARCH TRIANGLE | private | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.8 km) |
| Voyager Academy | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| DURHAM NATIVITY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.3 km) |
| East Chapel Hill High | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| New Hope Elementary | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| Global Scholars Academy | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.4 km) |
| Northern High | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| EMPOWERED MINDS ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.6 km) |
| C C Spaulding Elementary | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.6 km) |
| A L Stanback Middle | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.6 km) |
| Sherwood Githens Middle | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (8.9 km) |
| George L Carrington Middle | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| Eno Valley Elementary | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.1 km) |
| J D Clement Early College HS | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| FIVE OAKS SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| Lakeview School | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| Eastway Elementary | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| FAITH ASSEMBLY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| Fayetteville Street Elementary | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| EMERSON WALDORF SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| KIPP Durham College Preparatory | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| Burton Elementary | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (9.9 km) |
| Partnership Academy | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (9.9 km) |
| James E Shepard Middle | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (9.9 km) |
| W G Pearson Elementary | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| Holton Career and Resource Center | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| Durham's Performance Learning Center | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| QUALITY EDUCATION INSTITUTE OF DURHAM | private | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| Murray-Massenburg Elementary | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.2 km) |
| MONTESSORI COMMUNITY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| MOUNT ZION CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| Maureen Joy Charter School | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.4 km) |
| MONTESSORI DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.6 km) |
| Sandy Ridge Elementary | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.6 km) |
| Ephesus Elementary | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.6 km) |
| Hillside High | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.7 km) |
| Middle College HS @ DTCC | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.7 km) |
| R N Harris Elementary | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.7 km) |
| Durham School of Technology | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.7 km) |
| Y E Smith Elementary | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| Creekside Elementary | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| Ignite Online Academy | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| FELLOWSHIP BAPTIST ACADEMY | private | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.2 km) |
| GIFT OF KNOWLEDGE ACADEMY | private | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.2 km) |
| Estes Hills Elementary | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| Phillips Middle | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.5 km) |
| C E Jordan High | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.5 km) |
| River Park Elementary | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.6 km) |
| THE STUDIO SCHOOL OF DURHAM | private | — | — | 7.4 miles (11.8 km) |
| Merrick-Moore Elementary | public | — | — | 7.4 miles (11.9 km) |
| Southwest Elementary | public | — | — | 7.4 miles (11.9 km) |
| HILLSBOROUGH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.0 km) |
| North Oak Academy | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.2 km) |
| Pearsontown Elementary | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.3 km) |
| Reaching All Minds Academy | public | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.4 km) |
| Chapel Hill High | public | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.4 km) |
| Orange Middle | public | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.4 km) |
| Rashkis Elementary | public | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.5 km) |
| Smith Middle | public | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.6 km) |
| Orange High | public | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.6 km) |
| Morris Grove Elementary | public | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.6 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 27705
What school district is ZIP code 27705 in?
ZIP 27705 (Durham, 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 27705?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 68 public and 32 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 27705 attend private school?
About 0.5% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 27705 attend private school (ACS estimate).
Explore related to ZIP 27705
Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 62.4% |
| High school | 12.1% |
| Less than HS | 9.4% |
| School district | Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools |