ZIP 28056 — 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 28056

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 28056 (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 71 K-12 schools (63 public, 8 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.5 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.7% 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 Belmont Abbey College about 5.6 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Gaston County Schools

LEA ID

3701620

Private school share (ACS)

0.7%

Colleges & universities (100)

Belmont Abbey College5.6 miles (9.0 km)4yr-private
Gaston College7.5 miles (12.1 km)2yr-public
Carolinas College of Health Sciences11.4 miles (18.4 km)4yr-public
Chamberlain University-North Carolina12.2 miles (19.6 km)4yr-private
Southeastern College-Charlotte13.8 miles (22.1 km)2yr-private
Johnson C Smith University15.2 miles (24.5 km)4yr-private
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte15.5 miles (24.9 km)4yr-private
Queens University of Charlotte16.6 miles (26.7 km)4yr-private
Central Piedmont Community College16.7 miles (26.8 km)2yr-public
Winthrop University19.8 miles (31.8 km)4yr-public
York Technical College20.9 miles (33.6 km)2yr-public
Cleveland Community College21.2 miles (34.1 km)2yr-public

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Clinton College21.4 miles (34.5 km)4yr-private
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary22.3 miles (35.8 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte22.3 miles (35.8 km)2yr-private
University of North Carolina at Charlotte23.1 miles (37.1 km)4yr-public
Davidson College25.1 miles (40.5 km)4yr-private
Gardner-Webb University30.7 miles (49.5 km)4yr-private
NASCAR Technical Institute30.8 miles (49.6 km)2yr-private
Limestone University31.6 miles (50.9 km)4yr-private
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences33.3 miles (53.6 km)4yr-private
Catawba Valley Community College34.6 miles (55.7 km)2yr-public
Lenoir-Rhyne University37.9 miles (61.0 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Lancaster38.3 miles (61.7 km)2yr-public
Mitchell Community College41.2 miles (66.3 km)2yr-public
Wingate University41.7 miles (67.1 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Union44.5 miles (71.6 km)2yr-public
Isothermal Community College45.1 miles (72.7 km)2yr-public
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College46.5 miles (74.9 km)2yr-public
Hood Theological Seminary46.8 miles (75.3 km)4yr-private
Western Piedmont Community College47.1 miles (75.9 km)2yr-public
Livingstone College47.8 miles (76.9 km)4yr-private
Converse University48.3 miles (77.8 km)4yr-private
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute48.5 miles (78.0 km)2yr-public
Catawba College48.8 miles (78.5 km)4yr-private
Wofford College49.0 miles (78.9 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Upstate50.2 miles (80.7 km)4yr-public
Sherman College of Chiropractic50.6 miles (81.5 km)4yr-private
Stanly Community College50.8 miles (81.8 km)2yr-public
Pfeiffer University50.9 miles (81.9 km)4yr-private
Spartanburg Methodist College51.1 miles (82.3 km)4yr-private
Spartanburg Community College51.7 miles (83.2 km)2yr-public
South Piedmont Community College53.8 miles (86.6 km)2yr-public
McDowell Technical Community College56.0 miles (90.2 km)2yr-public
Wilkes Community College63.6 miles (102.4 km)2yr-public
Presbyterian College67.1 miles (108.0 km)4yr-private
Davidson-Davie Community College69.4 miles (111.7 km)2yr-public
Newberry College70.2 miles (113.0 km)4yr-private
Mayland Community College70.5 miles (113.5 km)2yr-public
North Greenville University71.1 miles (114.4 km)4yr-private
Montgomery Community College71.5 miles (115.1 km)2yr-public
Montreat College72.4 miles (116.5 km)4yr-private
Blue Ridge Community College73.6 miles (118.5 km)2yr-public
Bob Jones University74.1 miles (119.2 km)4yr-private
Greenville Technical College75.5 miles (121.5 km)4yr-public
Appalachian State University75.7 miles (121.8 km)4yr-public
Forsyth Technical Community College75.9 miles (122.1 km)2yr-public
Northeastern Technical College76.1 miles (122.5 km)2yr-public
Strayer University-South Carolina76.7 miles (123.4 km)4yr-private
Furman University77.1 miles (124.0 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina School of the Arts77.6 miles (124.9 km)4yr-public
Lees-McRae College77.7 miles (125.0 km)4yr-private
Carolina University77.7 miles (125.0 km)4yr-private
South University-Columbia77.9 miles (125.3 km)4yr-private
Salem College77.9 miles (125.4 km)4yr-private
Winston-Salem State University78.7 miles (126.6 km)4yr-public
Columbia International University78.9 miles (127.0 km)4yr-private
Warren Wilson College79.0 miles (127.2 km)4yr-private
Wake Forest University79.2 miles (127.5 km)4yr-private
Randolph Community College79.5 miles (127.9 km)2yr-public
Southeastern College-Columbia80.3 miles (129.2 km)2yr-private
Carolina Christian College80.6 miles (129.7 km)4yr-private
Columbia College81.1 miles (130.5 km)4yr-private
Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine81.2 miles (130.7 km)4yr-private
High Point University82.2 miles (132.3 km)4yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Asheville82.8 miles (133.3 km)4yr-private
Richmond Community College82.9 miles (133.4 km)2yr-public
Fortis College-Columbia83.1 miles (133.7 km)2yr-private
Coker University83.4 miles (134.2 km)4yr-private
Benedict College83.4 miles (134.2 km)4yr-private
Allen University83.6 miles (134.5 km)4yr-private
Surry Community College83.8 miles (134.9 km)2yr-public
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College84.2 miles (135.4 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Columbia84.5 miles (136.0 km)4yr-public
Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts85.6 miles (137.8 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina Asheville85.7 miles (137.9 km)4yr-public
Guilford Technical Community College86.6 miles (139.3 km)2yr-public
South University-High Point86.6 miles (139.3 km)4yr-private
Midlands Technical College87.6 miles (141.0 km)2yr-public
Piedmont Technical College89.8 miles (144.5 km)2yr-public
Strayer University-North Carolina90.5 miles (145.7 km)4yr-private
Brevard College90.6 miles (145.8 km)4yr-private
Mars Hill University90.7 miles (145.9 km)4yr-private
Health And Style Institute91.8 miles (147.7 km)2yr-private
Lander University91.8 miles (147.7 km)4yr-public
Guilford College92.2 miles (148.4 km)4yr-private
Erskine College94.3 miles (151.8 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina at Greensboro94.4 miles (152.0 km)4yr-public
Greensboro College95.0 miles (152.8 km)4yr-private
Bennett College95.7 miles (154.0 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
GASTON DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Piedmont Community Charter School	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
Ashbrook High	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
W A Bess Elementary School	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
Hawks Nest STEAM Academy	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
Cramerton Middle	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Robinson Elementary	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
New Hope Elementary	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Gardner Park Elementary	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Forestview High	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Sherwood Elementary	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
GASTON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
W P Grier Middle School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
CRAMERTON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Holbrook Middle	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
McAdenville Elementary	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
FIRST WESLEYAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
VICTORY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Lingerfeldt Elementary	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.7 km)
Stuart W Cramer High	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
H H Beam Elementary	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Belmont Central Elementary	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Warlick Academy	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
ST MICHAEL CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Lowell Elementary	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
York Chester Middle	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Southwest Middle	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
South Point High	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Hunter Huss High	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Ridgeview Charter School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Belmont Middle	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Pleasant Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Dogwood Classical Academy	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Woodhill Elementary	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
J B Page Primary School	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Brookside Elementary	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
North Belmont Elementary	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Highland Sch of Technology	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Webb Street School	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Gaston Virtual Academy	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
Catawba Heights Elementary	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Oakridge Elementary	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Oakridge Middle	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Chapel Grove Elementary	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
East Gaston High	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Carr Elementary	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Gaston Early College of Medical Sciences	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Gaston Early College High School	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Berryhill School	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Crowders Creek Elementary	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Mount Holly Middle	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
Griggs Road Elementary	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary School	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
Ida Rankin Elementary School	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
North Gaston High	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
W C Friday Middle School	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Berewick Elementary	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
Whitewater Middle	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
Clover Middle	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Bethel Elementary	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Whitewater Academy	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Clover High	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
Springfield Primary	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Winget Park Elementary	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Kinard Elementary	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Southwest Charlotte STEM Academy	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Costner Elementary	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
JUDAH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.8 miles (15.9 km)
JUDAH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.8 miles (15.9 km)
East Voyager Academy of Charlotte	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
West Mecklenburg High School	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 28056

What school district is ZIP code 28056 in?

ZIP 28056 (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 28056?

US5 lists 71 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 63 public and 8 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 28056 attend private school?

About 0.7% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 28056 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	33.0%
High school	25.2%
Less than HS	9.6%
School district	Gaston County Schools

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