ZIP 28034 — 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 28034

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 28034 (Dallas, 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 61 K-12 schools (53 public, 8 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.4 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 2.9 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 College2.9 miles (4.7 km)2yr-public
Belmont Abbey College10.1 miles (16.2 km)4yr-private
Cleveland Community College18.4 miles (29.6 km)2yr-public
Carolinas College of Health Sciences18.5 miles (29.8 km)4yr-public
Johnson C Smith University19.7 miles (31.7 km)4yr-private
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte20.3 miles (32.6 km)4yr-private
Chamberlain University-North Carolina20.4 miles (32.9 km)4yr-private
Southeastern College-Charlotte21.2 miles (34.2 km)2yr-private
Davidson College21.4 miles (34.4 km)4yr-private
Central Piedmont Community College21.8 miles (35.1 km)2yr-public
Queens University of Charlotte22.6 miles (36.3 km)4yr-private
Catawba Valley Community College24.7 miles (39.7 km)2yr-public

Show all 100 colleges & universities

NASCAR Technical Institute25.2 miles (40.5 km)2yr-private
University of North Carolina at Charlotte25.5 miles (41.0 km)4yr-public
Lenoir-Rhyne University28.0 miles (45.0 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte28.3 miles (45.5 km)2yr-private
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary28.3 miles (45.5 km)4yr-private
Gardner-Webb University28.6 miles (45.9 km)4yr-private
Winthrop University29.7 miles (47.7 km)4yr-public
York Technical College30.8 miles (49.5 km)2yr-public
Clinton College31.4 miles (50.5 km)4yr-private
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences33.1 miles (53.3 km)4yr-private
Limestone University33.5 miles (54.0 km)4yr-private
Mitchell Community College33.7 miles (54.2 km)2yr-public
Western Piedmont Community College38.3 miles (61.7 km)2yr-public
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute38.6 miles (62.2 km)2yr-public
Isothermal Community College41.3 miles (66.5 km)2yr-public
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College43.9 miles (70.7 km)2yr-public
Hood Theological Seminary44.1 miles (71.0 km)4yr-private
Livingstone College44.8 miles (72.1 km)4yr-private
Catawba College45.6 miles (73.4 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Lancaster48.1 miles (77.4 km)2yr-public
Wingate University48.7 miles (78.4 km)4yr-private
McDowell Technical Community College48.8 miles (78.5 km)2yr-public
Converse University50.0 miles (80.5 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Union50.6 miles (81.4 km)2yr-public
Wofford College50.6 miles (81.4 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Upstate51.1 miles (82.2 km)4yr-public
Sherman College of Chiropractic51.2 miles (82.5 km)4yr-private
Pfeiffer University51.2 miles (82.5 km)4yr-private
Spartanburg Methodist College52.5 miles (84.5 km)4yr-private
Spartanburg Community College52.8 miles (84.9 km)2yr-public
Stanly Community College53.1 miles (85.5 km)2yr-public
Wilkes Community College54.1 miles (87.1 km)2yr-public
South Piedmont Community College59.9 miles (96.3 km)2yr-public
Mayland Community College61.8 miles (99.5 km)2yr-public
Appalachian State University65.8 miles (106.0 km)4yr-public
Montreat College66.1 miles (106.4 km)4yr-private
Davidson-Davie Community College66.2 miles (106.6 km)2yr-public
Lees-McRae College68.1 miles (109.6 km)4yr-private
North Greenville University70.0 miles (112.7 km)4yr-private
Blue Ridge Community College70.3 miles (113.2 km)2yr-public
Forsyth Technical Community College70.9 miles (114.1 km)2yr-public
Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine71.4 miles (115.0 km)4yr-private
Carolina University72.7 miles (117.0 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina School of the Arts72.8 miles (117.1 km)4yr-public
Presbyterian College72.9 miles (117.3 km)4yr-private
Salem College73.0 miles (117.5 km)4yr-private
Warren Wilson College73.3 miles (117.9 km)4yr-private
Montgomery Community College73.8 miles (118.7 km)2yr-public
Winston-Salem State University73.8 miles (118.8 km)4yr-public
Wake Forest University73.9 miles (118.9 km)4yr-private
Bob Jones University74.8 miles (120.4 km)4yr-private
Carolina Christian College75.3 miles (121.2 km)4yr-private
Surry Community College75.8 miles (121.9 km)2yr-public
Greenville Technical College76.6 miles (123.3 km)4yr-public
Furman University77.2 miles (124.2 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-South Carolina77.6 miles (124.9 km)4yr-private
Newberry College77.9 miles (125.4 km)4yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Asheville78.1 miles (125.8 km)4yr-private
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College78.9 miles (126.9 km)2yr-public
High Point University79.0 miles (127.2 km)4yr-private
Randolph Community College79.1 miles (127.3 km)2yr-public
University of North Carolina Asheville80.1 miles (128.9 km)4yr-public
Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts80.1 miles (128.9 km)4yr-private
South University-High Point83.1 miles (133.7 km)4yr-private
Northeastern Technical College83.5 miles (134.4 km)2yr-public
Guilford Technical Community College83.5 miles (134.4 km)2yr-public
Mars Hill University83.8 miles (134.9 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-North Carolina87.3 miles (140.4 km)4yr-private
South University-Columbia87.6 miles (141.0 km)4yr-private
Brevard College87.8 miles (141.3 km)4yr-private
Columbia International University88.5 miles (142.4 km)4yr-private
Richmond Community College88.6 miles (142.6 km)2yr-public
Guilford College88.7 miles (142.7 km)4yr-private
Health And Style Institute88.7 miles (142.8 km)2yr-private
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton89.6 miles (144.1 km)2yr-public
Southeastern College-Columbia90.0 miles (144.9 km)2yr-private
Milligan University90.4 miles (145.5 km)4yr-private
Columbia College90.8 miles (146.1 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina at Greensboro91.3 miles (147.0 km)4yr-public
Greensboro College91.9 miles (147.9 km)4yr-private
Coker University92.2 miles (148.4 km)4yr-private
Fortis College-Columbia92.7 miles (149.1 km)2yr-private
Bennett College92.7 miles (149.2 km)4yr-private
Benedict College93.1 miles (149.8 km)4yr-private
North Carolina A & T State University93.2 miles (150.0 km)4yr-public
Allen University93.3 miles (150.1 km)4yr-private
East Tennessee State University93.4 miles (150.3 km)4yr-public
University of South Carolina-Columbia94.2 miles (151.5 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
North Gaston High	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
W C Friday Middle School	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
Carr Elementary	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
Gaston Early College High School	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Gaston Early College of Medical Sciences	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Costner Elementary	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
Stanley Middle	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Brookside Elementary	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Springfield Primary	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Community Charter School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Kiser Elementary	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
JUDAH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
JUDAH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Highland Sch of Technology	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Woodhill Elementary	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
LONG SHOALS WESLEYAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Warlick Academy	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Ridgeview Charter School	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
FIRST WESLEYAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
East Gaston High	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Webb Street School	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Bessemer City Central Elem	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Bessemer City Primary	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
York Chester Middle	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Bessemer City High	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
W P Grier Middle School	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Lowell Elementary	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Pleasant Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Holbrook Middle	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Sherwood Elementary	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Iron Station Elementary	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
ST MICHAEL CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Gardner Park Elementary	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
VICTORY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Lingerfeldt Elementary	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Hunter Huss High	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary School	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
Gaston Virtual Academy	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Tryon Elementary	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
Ashbrook High	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
GASTON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
S Ray Lowder Elementary	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
Love Memorial Elementary	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Southwest Middle	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
Asbury Academy	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
Piedmont Community Charter School	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
Bessemer City Middle	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
McAdenville Elementary	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
CRAMERTON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
H H Beam Elementary	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
North Belmont Elementary	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.7 km)
GE Massey Elementary	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
LCST	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Mount Holly Middle	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Hawks Nest STEAM Academy	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
Catawba Heights Elementary	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
East Lincoln Middle	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Robinson Elementary	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.7 km)
Ida Rankin Elementary School	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Lincolnton High	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Battleground Elementary	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 28034

What school district is ZIP code 28034 in?

ZIP 28034 (Dallas, 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 28034?

US5 lists 61 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 53 public and 8 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 28034 attend private school?

About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 28034 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	16.1%
High school	31.2%
Less than HS	14.0%
School district	Gaston County Schools

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