ZIP 28016 — 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 28016

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 28016 (Bessemer City, NC) is associated with Gaston County Schools (LEA 3701620) 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 51 K-12 schools (45 public, 6 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.7 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.1% 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 Gaston College about 5.3 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Gaston County Schools

LEA ID

3701620

Private school share (ACS)

0.1%

Colleges & universities (100)

Gaston College5.3 miles (8.6 km)2yr-public
Cleveland Community College12.1 miles (19.4 km)2yr-public
Belmont Abbey College14.2 miles (22.8 km)4yr-private
Carolinas College of Health Sciences22.1 miles (35.5 km)4yr-public
Gardner-Webb University22.2 miles (35.7 km)4yr-private
Chamberlain University-North Carolina23.3 miles (37.5 km)4yr-private
Johnson C Smith University24.5 miles (39.5 km)4yr-private
Southeastern College-Charlotte24.6 miles (39.7 km)2yr-private
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte25.0 miles (40.2 km)4yr-private
Central Piedmont Community College26.4 miles (42.6 km)2yr-public
Catawba Valley Community College26.6 miles (42.8 km)2yr-public
Queens University of Charlotte26.8 miles (43.2 km)4yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Limestone University27.3 miles (43.9 km)4yr-private
Davidson College27.8 miles (44.8 km)4yr-private
Lenoir-Rhyne University29.5 miles (47.4 km)4yr-private
Winthrop University29.5 miles (47.4 km)4yr-public
Clinton College30.9 miles (49.7 km)4yr-private
York Technical College30.9 miles (49.8 km)2yr-public
University of North Carolina at Charlotte31.1 miles (50.1 km)4yr-public
NASCAR Technical Institute31.4 miles (50.5 km)2yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte32.6 miles (52.5 km)2yr-private
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary32.6 miles (52.5 km)4yr-private
Isothermal Community College35.5 miles (57.1 km)2yr-public
Western Piedmont Community College36.2 miles (58.3 km)2yr-public
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute39.0 miles (62.7 km)2yr-public
Mitchell Community College39.0 miles (62.8 km)2yr-public
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences39.4 miles (63.4 km)4yr-private
Converse University43.6 miles (70.2 km)4yr-private
Wofford College44.2 miles (71.1 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Upstate44.6 miles (71.8 km)4yr-public
Sherman College of Chiropractic44.8 miles (72.1 km)4yr-private
McDowell Technical Community College44.9 miles (72.2 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Union45.5 miles (73.2 km)2yr-public
Spartanburg Methodist College46.1 miles (74.2 km)4yr-private
Spartanburg Community College46.3 miles (74.6 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Lancaster48.9 miles (78.6 km)2yr-public
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College50.4 miles (81.0 km)2yr-public
Hood Theological Seminary50.6 miles (81.4 km)4yr-private
Livingstone College51.3 miles (82.5 km)4yr-private
Catawba College52.0 miles (83.7 km)4yr-private
Wingate University52.6 miles (84.7 km)4yr-private
Wilkes Community College57.0 miles (91.8 km)2yr-public
Pfeiffer University57.5 miles (92.6 km)4yr-private
Stanly Community College59.0 miles (95.0 km)2yr-public
Mayland Community College59.4 miles (95.6 km)2yr-public
Montreat College61.5 miles (99.0 km)4yr-private
North Greenville University63.7 miles (102.5 km)4yr-private
South Piedmont Community College64.3 miles (103.6 km)2yr-public
Blue Ridge Community College64.4 miles (103.6 km)2yr-public
Appalachian State University66.1 miles (106.4 km)4yr-public
Lees-McRae College67.3 miles (108.2 km)4yr-private
Presbyterian College67.6 miles (108.7 km)4yr-private
Warren Wilson College68.4 miles (110.0 km)4yr-private
Bob Jones University68.4 miles (110.0 km)4yr-private
Greenville Technical College70.2 miles (112.9 km)4yr-public
Furman University70.7 miles (113.8 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-South Carolina71.2 miles (114.5 km)4yr-private
Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine71.3 miles (114.8 km)4yr-private
Davidson-Davie Community College72.6 miles (116.9 km)2yr-public
Galen Health Institutes-Asheville72.7 miles (117.0 km)4yr-private
Newberry College73.6 miles (118.5 km)4yr-private
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College73.7 miles (118.6 km)2yr-public
Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts75.1 miles (120.8 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina Asheville75.1 miles (120.9 km)4yr-public
Forsyth Technical Community College77.0 miles (123.9 km)2yr-public
Carolina University78.8 miles (126.8 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina School of the Arts78.9 miles (126.9 km)4yr-public
Salem College79.1 miles (127.3 km)4yr-private
Mars Hill University79.6 miles (128.1 km)4yr-private
Montgomery Community College79.7 miles (128.3 km)2yr-public
Wake Forest University79.9 miles (128.6 km)4yr-private
Winston-Salem State University79.9 miles (128.7 km)4yr-public
Surry Community College80.4 miles (129.4 km)2yr-public
Carolina Christian College81.3 miles (130.9 km)4yr-private
Brevard College81.8 miles (131.6 km)4yr-private
High Point University85.4 miles (137.5 km)4yr-private
Randolph Community College85.5 miles (137.6 km)2yr-public
South University-Columbia86.0 miles (138.5 km)4yr-private
Columbia International University86.5 miles (139.1 km)4yr-private
Northeastern Technical College87.2 miles (140.3 km)2yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton88.2 miles (142.0 km)2yr-public
Southeastern College-Columbia88.4 miles (142.3 km)2yr-private
Milligan University88.5 miles (142.5 km)4yr-private
Columbia College88.9 miles (143.0 km)4yr-private
South University-High Point89.4 miles (143.9 km)4yr-private
Guilford Technical Community College89.9 miles (144.7 km)2yr-public
Piedmont Technical College90.1 miles (145.0 km)2yr-public
Fortis College-Columbia90.5 miles (145.7 km)2yr-private
Benedict College91.2 miles (146.8 km)4yr-private
East Tennessee State University91.3 miles (146.9 km)4yr-public
Allen University91.4 miles (147.0 km)4yr-private
Lander University91.9 miles (147.8 km)4yr-public
University of South Carolina-Columbia92.2 miles (148.4 km)4yr-public
Erskine College92.5 miles (148.9 km)4yr-private
Southern Wesleyan University93.0 miles (149.6 km)4yr-private
Richmond Community College93.3 miles (150.2 km)2yr-public
Strayer University-North Carolina93.7 miles (150.7 km)4yr-private
Haywood Community College93.7 miles (150.9 km)2yr-public
Coker University94.5 miles (152.1 km)4yr-private
Anderson University94.7 miles (152.4 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Bessemer City Primary	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.7 km)
Bessemer City Central Elem	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.7 km)
Bessemer City High	public	—	—	1.2 miles (2.0 km)
Tryon Elementary	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
Bessemer City Middle	public	—	—	3.1 miles (4.9 km)
Costner Elementary	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary School	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
North Elementary	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Gaston Early College High School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
East Elementary	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.4 km)
Gaston Early College of Medical Sciences	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Webb Street School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
GRACE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Carr Elementary	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.1 km)
Highland Sch of Technology	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Gaston Virtual Academy	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
W C Friday Middle School	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
North Gaston High	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Pleasant Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Woodhill Elementary	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Ridgeview Charter School	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.2 km)
West Elementary	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
John Chavis Middle School	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
York Chester Middle	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Cherryville Elementary	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
Hunter Huss High	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
ST MICHAEL CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
W B Beam Intermediate School	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Southwest Middle	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Lingerfeldt Elementary	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
VICTORY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Kings Mountain High	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Cherryville High	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
FIRST WESLEYAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Brookside Elementary	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
LONG SHOALS WESLEYAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Chapel Grove Elementary	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Kings Mountain Middle	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
H H Beam Elementary	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Kings Mountain Intermediate	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.6 km)
Washington Elementary	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
W P Grier Middle School	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Sherwood Elementary	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Bethware Elementary	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Warlick Academy	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
CHAMPION CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Love Memorial Elementary	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Piedmont Community Charter School	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.2 km)
Gardner Park Elementary	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Robinson Elementary	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Hawks Nest STEAM Academy	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.7 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 28016

What school district is ZIP code 28016 in?

ZIP 28016 (Bessemer City, NC) maps to Gaston County Schools (LEA ID 3701620) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 28016?

US5 lists 51 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 45 public and 6 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 28016 attend private school?

About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 28016 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	12.1%
High school	37.7%
Less than HS	20.3%
School district	Gaston County Schools

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