ZIP 28031 — 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 28031

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 28031 (Cornelius, NC) is associated with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (LEA 3702970) 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 70 K-12 schools (56 public, 14 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.1 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.4% 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 Davidson College about 3.5 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

LEA ID

3702970

Private school share (ACS)

0.4%

Colleges & universities (100)

Davidson College3.5 miles (5.7 km)4yr-private
NASCAR Technical Institute9.6 miles (15.5 km)2yr-private
University of North Carolina at Charlotte14.6 miles (23.5 km)4yr-public
Johnson C Smith University15.8 miles (25.5 km)4yr-private
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte16.5 miles (26.6 km)4yr-private
Belmont Abbey College16.6 miles (26.8 km)4yr-private
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences16.7 miles (26.9 km)4yr-private
Central Piedmont Community College17.8 miles (28.7 km)2yr-public
Queens University of Charlotte19.7 miles (31.7 km)4yr-private
Gaston College19.8 miles (31.8 km)2yr-public
Carolinas College of Health Sciences20.0 miles (32.2 km)4yr-public
Mitchell Community College21.6 miles (34.8 km)2yr-public

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Southeastern College-Charlotte21.9 miles (35.3 km)2yr-private
Chamberlain University-North Carolina23.1 miles (37.1 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte23.1 miles (37.2 km)2yr-private
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary23.2 miles (37.4 km)4yr-private
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College26.0 miles (41.9 km)2yr-public
Hood Theological Seminary26.3 miles (42.2 km)4yr-private
Livingstone College27.0 miles (43.4 km)4yr-private
Catawba Valley Community College27.2 miles (43.7 km)2yr-public
Catawba College27.8 miles (44.7 km)4yr-private
Lenoir-Rhyne University30.6 miles (49.3 km)4yr-private
Pfeiffer University34.5 miles (55.5 km)4yr-private
Cleveland Community College36.1 miles (58.1 km)2yr-public
Winthrop University37.3 miles (60.0 km)4yr-public
York Technical College37.4 miles (60.2 km)2yr-public
Stanly Community College38.2 miles (61.5 km)2yr-public
Clinton College39.3 miles (63.3 km)4yr-private
Wingate University42.1 miles (67.7 km)4yr-private
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute42.4 miles (68.3 km)2yr-public
Gardner-Webb University46.2 miles (74.3 km)4yr-private
Western Piedmont Community College47.8 miles (76.9 km)2yr-public
Davidson-Davie Community College48.5 miles (78.0 km)2yr-public
Wilkes Community College48.8 miles (78.5 km)2yr-public
South Piedmont Community College50.4 miles (81.2 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Lancaster51.1 miles (82.2 km)2yr-public
Limestone University51.2 miles (82.4 km)4yr-private
Forsyth Technical Community College54.1 miles (87.1 km)2yr-public
University of North Carolina School of the Arts55.9 miles (89.9 km)4yr-public
Carolina University56.0 miles (90.1 km)4yr-private
Salem College56.2 miles (90.4 km)4yr-private
Winston-Salem State University57.0 miles (91.7 km)4yr-public
Wake Forest University57.5 miles (92.5 km)4yr-private
Isothermal Community College58.0 miles (93.3 km)2yr-public
Montgomery Community College58.2 miles (93.6 km)2yr-public
Carolina Christian College58.9 miles (94.7 km)4yr-private
High Point University61.3 miles (98.6 km)4yr-private
McDowell Technical Community College61.3 miles (98.7 km)2yr-public
Randolph Community College61.6 miles (99.1 km)2yr-public
Surry Community College64.0 miles (102.9 km)2yr-public
South University-High Point65.5 miles (105.3 km)4yr-private
Guilford Technical Community College65.8 miles (105.8 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Union66.2 miles (106.6 km)2yr-public
Appalachian State University67.7 miles (109.0 km)4yr-public
Converse University67.8 miles (109.1 km)4yr-private
Wofford College68.4 miles (110.1 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Upstate68.9 miles (110.9 km)4yr-public
Sherman College of Chiropractic69.1 miles (111.2 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-North Carolina69.6 miles (112.0 km)4yr-private
Spartanburg Methodist College70.4 miles (113.2 km)4yr-private
Spartanburg Community College70.6 miles (113.7 km)2yr-public
Mayland Community College70.6 miles (113.7 km)2yr-public
Health And Style Institute71.0 miles (114.2 km)2yr-private
Guilford College71.1 miles (114.4 km)4yr-private
Lees-McRae College72.7 miles (117.1 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina at Greensboro73.6 miles (118.4 km)4yr-public
Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine74.1 miles (119.2 km)4yr-private
Greensboro College74.1 miles (119.3 km)4yr-private
Bennett College74.9 miles (120.6 km)4yr-private
North Carolina A & T State University75.4 miles (121.4 km)4yr-public
Northeastern Technical College75.9 miles (122.2 km)2yr-public
Richmond Community College77.5 miles (124.7 km)2yr-public
Montreat College79.8 miles (128.3 km)4yr-private
Sandhills Community College85.7 miles (137.9 km)2yr-public
Blue Ridge Community College86.9 miles (139.9 km)2yr-public
Warren Wilson College87.5 miles (140.8 km)4yr-private
North Greenville University87.7 miles (141.1 km)4yr-private
Presbyterian College88.8 miles (142.9 km)4yr-private
Coker University88.8 miles (142.9 km)4yr-private
Elon University89.5 miles (144.0 km)4yr-private
Rockingham Community College89.9 miles (144.6 km)2yr-public
Newberry College91.5 miles (147.3 km)4yr-private
Bob Jones University92.7 miles (149.2 km)4yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Asheville93.5 miles (150.5 km)4yr-private
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College93.6 miles (150.6 km)2yr-public
University of North Carolina Asheville94.4 miles (152.0 km)4yr-public
St. Andrews University94.4 miles (152.0 km)4yr-private
Greenville Technical College94.5 miles (152.1 km)4yr-public
Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts94.5 miles (152.1 km)4yr-private
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton94.8 miles (152.5 km)2yr-public
South University-Columbia94.9 miles (152.7 km)4yr-private
Furman University95.0 miles (152.9 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-South Carolina95.5 miles (153.6 km)4yr-private
Alamance Community College95.6 miles (153.8 km)2yr-public
Mars Hill University96.2 miles (154.9 km)4yr-private
Columbia International University96.9 miles (155.9 km)4yr-private
Milligan University97.1 miles (156.2 km)4yr-private
Southeastern College-Columbia97.3 miles (156.6 km)2yr-private
Central Carolina Community College98.6 miles (158.6 km)2yr-public
Columbia College98.7 miles (158.9 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
J.V. Washam Elementary	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
GRACE COVENANT ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Cornelius Elementary	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
DAVIDSON GREEN SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
DAVIDSON DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Davidson K-8 School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Lakeside Charter Academy	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Bailey Middle	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Grand Oak Elementary	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Community School of Davidson	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
SOUTHLAKE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
ST MARK CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
William Amos Hough High	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Torrence Creek Elementary	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
LAKE NORMAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Huntersville Elementary	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.8 km)
PRIMROSE SCHOOL OF HUNTERSVILLE	private	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Barnette Elementary	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Langtree Charter Academy	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Francis Bradley Middle	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Pine Lake Preparatory	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
PURSUIT PREP	private	—	—	5.6 miles (8.9 km)
LIBERTY PREP CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Coddle Creek Elementary	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
STARBOARD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Lincoln Charter School	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Merancas Middle College-CPCC	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
DENVER CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Hopewell High School	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Aspire Trade High	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Lake Norman Charter	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
THE HALTON SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
West Lake Preparatory Academy	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
St James Elementary	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Woodland Heights Middle	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Woodland Heights Elementary	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Catawba Springs Elementary	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.5 km)
J. M. Alexander Middle	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
North Academy of World Languages	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Blythe Elementary	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
East Lincoln High	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
North Mecklenburg High School	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.2 km)
Lake Norman Elementary	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
The Brawley School	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
South Elementary	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.3 km)
Long Creek Elementary	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Bonnie Cone Classical Academy	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Rock Springs Elementary	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Rocky River Elementary	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Mooresville Middle	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
Mooresville Intermediate	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
PHOENIX MONTESSORI ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.7 miles (13.9 km)
Lake Norman High	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Mallard Creek STEM Academy	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
NF Woods Campus	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Harris Road Middle	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Mooresville High School	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
W R Odell Primary	public	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
Mountain Island Charter School	public	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
Pioneer Springs Community School	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Lakeshore Elementary	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Lakeshore Middle	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
W R Odell Elementary	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Highland Creek Elementary	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Park View Elementary	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.9 km)
Carolina International School	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Ridge Road Middle	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Croft Community School	public	—	—	9.9 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 28031

What school district is ZIP code 28031 in?

ZIP 28031 (Cornelius, NC) maps to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (LEA ID 3702970) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 28031?

US5 lists 70 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 56 public and 14 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 28031 attend private school?

About 0.4% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 28031 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	60.6%
High school	11.4%
Less than HS	2.8%
School district	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

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