ZIP 28054 — 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 28054

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 28054 (Gastonia, 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 68 K-12 schools (60 public, 8 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.2 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.2% 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 4.1 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Gaston County Schools

LEA ID

3701620

Private school share (ACS)

0.2%

Colleges & universities (100)

Gaston College4.1 miles (6.5 km)2yr-public
Belmont Abbey College6.1 miles (9.8 km)4yr-private
Carolinas College of Health Sciences13.7 miles (22.0 km)4yr-public
Chamberlain University-North Carolina15.0 miles (24.1 km)4yr-private
Southeastern College-Charlotte16.3 miles (26.2 km)2yr-private
Johnson C Smith University16.5 miles (26.6 km)4yr-private
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte16.9 miles (27.2 km)4yr-private
Central Piedmont Community College18.3 miles (29.4 km)2yr-public
Queens University of Charlotte18.5 miles (29.8 km)4yr-private
Cleveland Community College19.4 miles (31.3 km)2yr-public
Winthrop University23.2 miles (37.3 km)4yr-public
Davidson College23.7 miles (38.2 km)4yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

University of North Carolina at Charlotte23.8 miles (38.3 km)4yr-public
York Technical College24.3 miles (39.1 km)2yr-public
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary24.3 miles (39.1 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte24.3 miles (39.1 km)2yr-private
Clinton College24.9 miles (40.0 km)4yr-private
NASCAR Technical Institute28.9 miles (46.5 km)2yr-private
Gardner-Webb University29.3 miles (47.2 km)4yr-private
Catawba Valley Community College31.2 miles (50.2 km)2yr-public
Limestone University31.6 miles (50.9 km)4yr-private
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences33.2 miles (53.5 km)4yr-private
Lenoir-Rhyne University34.5 miles (55.5 km)4yr-private
Mitchell Community College38.7 miles (62.2 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Lancaster41.8 miles (67.2 km)2yr-public
Isothermal Community College43.3 miles (69.7 km)2yr-public
Western Piedmont Community College43.9 miles (70.7 km)2yr-public
Wingate University44.3 miles (71.2 km)4yr-private
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute45.0 miles (72.4 km)2yr-public
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College45.7 miles (73.5 km)2yr-public
Hood Theological Seminary46.0 miles (73.9 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Union46.2 miles (74.3 km)2yr-public
Livingstone College46.9 miles (75.4 km)4yr-private
Catawba College47.8 miles (76.9 km)4yr-private
Converse University48.4 miles (77.8 km)4yr-private
Wofford College49.0 miles (78.9 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Upstate49.9 miles (80.4 km)4yr-public
Sherman College of Chiropractic50.3 miles (81.0 km)4yr-private
Spartanburg Methodist College51.1 miles (82.2 km)4yr-private
Pfeiffer University51.1 miles (82.3 km)4yr-private
Spartanburg Community College51.5 miles (82.9 km)2yr-public
Stanly Community College51.7 miles (83.3 km)2yr-public
McDowell Technical Community College53.2 miles (85.6 km)2yr-public
South Piedmont Community College56.0 miles (90.2 km)2yr-public
Wilkes Community College60.4 miles (97.2 km)2yr-public
Mayland Community College67.3 miles (108.3 km)2yr-public
Davidson-Davie Community College68.5 miles (110.2 km)2yr-public
Presbyterian College68.7 miles (110.6 km)4yr-private
Montreat College69.9 miles (112.4 km)4yr-private
North Greenville University70.3 miles (113.1 km)4yr-private
Blue Ridge Community College72.1 miles (116.0 km)2yr-public
Appalachian State University72.3 miles (116.3 km)4yr-public
Montgomery Community College72.5 miles (116.6 km)2yr-public
Newberry College72.6 miles (116.8 km)4yr-private
Bob Jones University73.9 miles (118.9 km)4yr-private
Lees-McRae College74.3 miles (119.5 km)4yr-private
Forsyth Technical Community College74.3 miles (119.6 km)2yr-public
Greenville Technical College75.4 miles (121.4 km)4yr-public
University of North Carolina School of the Arts76.1 miles (122.4 km)4yr-public
Carolina University76.1 miles (122.5 km)4yr-private
Salem College76.4 miles (122.9 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-South Carolina76.5 miles (123.2 km)4yr-private
Furman University76.7 miles (123.4 km)4yr-private
Warren Wilson College76.7 miles (123.4 km)4yr-private
Winston-Salem State University77.2 miles (124.2 km)4yr-public
Wake Forest University77.5 miles (124.8 km)4yr-private
Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine77.8 miles (125.2 km)4yr-private
Northeastern Technical College78.8 miles (126.8 km)2yr-public
Carolina Christian College79.0 miles (127.1 km)4yr-private
Randolph Community College79.5 miles (128.0 km)2yr-public
Galen Health Institutes-Asheville80.8 miles (130.1 km)4yr-private
Surry Community College81.2 miles (130.6 km)2yr-public
South University-Columbia81.2 miles (130.6 km)4yr-private
High Point University81.3 miles (130.8 km)4yr-private
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College82.0 miles (131.9 km)2yr-public
Columbia International University82.2 miles (132.2 km)4yr-private
Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts83.4 miles (134.2 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina Asheville83.4 miles (134.2 km)4yr-public
Southeastern College-Columbia83.6 miles (134.5 km)2yr-private
Columbia College84.4 miles (135.8 km)4yr-private
Richmond Community College85.0 miles (136.9 km)2yr-public
South University-High Point85.5 miles (137.7 km)4yr-private
Guilford Technical Community College85.7 miles (137.9 km)2yr-public
Fortis College-Columbia86.3 miles (138.9 km)2yr-private
Coker University86.5 miles (139.3 km)4yr-private
Benedict College86.7 miles (139.5 km)4yr-private
Allen University86.8 miles (139.8 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Columbia87.8 miles (141.2 km)4yr-public
Mars Hill University88.0 miles (141.6 km)4yr-private
Brevard College89.2 miles (143.5 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-North Carolina89.6 miles (144.2 km)4yr-private
Midlands Technical College90.8 miles (146.1 km)2yr-public
Health And Style Institute90.9 miles (146.3 km)2yr-private
Guilford College91.2 miles (146.7 km)4yr-private
Piedmont Technical College91.4 miles (147.2 km)2yr-public
Lander University93.4 miles (150.3 km)4yr-public
University of North Carolina at Greensboro93.5 miles (150.6 km)4yr-public
Greensboro College94.1 miles (151.4 km)4yr-private
Bennett College94.8 miles (152.6 km)4yr-private
North Carolina A & T State University95.4 miles (153.5 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
W P Grier Middle School	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.2 km)
Sherwood Elementary	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
FIRST WESLEYAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.0 miles (1.7 km)
Gardner Park Elementary	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.0 km)
Warlick Academy	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
Ashbrook High	public	—	—	1.8 miles (3.0 km)
Ridgeview Charter School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
Woodhill Elementary	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
Brookside Elementary	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Piedmont Community Charter School	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
Holbrook Middle	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
York Chester Middle	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Highland Sch of Technology	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
VICTORY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
GASTON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
Lingerfeldt Elementary	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
ST MICHAEL CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Pleasant Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Hawks Nest STEAM Academy	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Lowell Elementary	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Robinson Elementary	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Webb Street School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
Hunter Huss High	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
CRAMERTON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
Carr Elementary	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Southwest Middle	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Gaston Early College of Medical Sciences	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
H H Beam Elementary	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
McAdenville Elementary	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Gaston Early College High School	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.7 km)
GASTON DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Cramerton Middle	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Gaston Virtual Academy	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
New Hope Elementary	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Stuart W Cramer High	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
North Gaston High	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
W A Bess Elementary School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
W C Friday Middle School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
East Gaston High	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Forestview High	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
North Belmont Elementary	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Belmont Central Elementary	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary School	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Costner Elementary	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Dogwood Classical Academy	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Catawba Heights Elementary	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Springfield Primary	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Chapel Grove Elementary	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
South Point High	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
J B Page Primary School	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Belmont Middle	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
JUDAH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
JUDAH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Mount Holly Middle	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Kiser Elementary	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Bessemer City Central Elem	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Bessemer City Primary	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Stanley Middle	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.3 km)
Ida Rankin Elementary School	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
Bessemer City High	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Community Charter School	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Bessemer City Middle	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Whitewater Middle	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.4 km)
Whitewater Academy	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Berryhill School	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Pinewood Elementary	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Oakridge Elementary	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Oakridge Middle	public	—	—	9.9 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 28054

What school district is ZIP code 28054 in?

ZIP 28054 (Gastonia, 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 28054?

US5 lists 68 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 60 public and 8 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 28054 attend private school?

About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 28054 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	24.5%
High school	28.5%
Less than HS	10.5%
School district	Gaston County Schools

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