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Kings Mountain city, NC

ZIP 28086 — 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 28086

K-12 nearby
34
Public
32
Private
2
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 28086 (Kings Mountain, NC) is associated with Cleveland County Schools (LEA 3700900) 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 34 K-12 schools (32 public, 2 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.0 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 Cleveland Community College about 6.9 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
Cleveland County Schools
LEA ID
3700900
Private school share (ACS)
0.1%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Cleveland Community College6.9 miles (11.2 km)2yr-public
  • Gaston College11.7 miles (18.8 km)2yr-public
  • Gardner-Webb University16.4 miles (26.4 km)4yr-private
  • Belmont Abbey College19.0 miles (30.6 km)4yr-private
  • Limestone University20.1 miles (32.3 km)4yr-private
  • Carolinas College of Health Sciences25.8 miles (41.5 km)4yr-public
  • Chamberlain University-North Carolina26.2 miles (42.2 km)4yr-private
  • Southeastern College-Charlotte28.0 miles (45.1 km)2yr-private
  • Winthrop University28.6 miles (46.1 km)4yr-public
  • Johnson C Smith University29.4 miles (47.3 km)4yr-private
  • Clinton College29.6 miles (47.7 km)4yr-private
  • Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte29.7 miles (47.8 km)4yr-private
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • York Technical College30.4 miles (49.0 km)2yr-public
  • Isothermal Community College30.8 miles (49.5 km)2yr-public
  • Queens University of Charlotte31.0 miles (49.8 km)4yr-private
  • Central Piedmont Community College31.0 miles (49.9 km)2yr-public
  • Catawba Valley Community College31.9 miles (51.3 km)2yr-public
  • Lenoir-Rhyne University34.4 miles (55.3 km)4yr-private
  • Davidson College34.9 miles (56.1 km)4yr-private
  • Converse University36.5 miles (58.7 km)4yr-private
  • Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary36.6 miles (59.0 km)4yr-private
  • Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte36.7 miles (59.0 km)2yr-private
  • University of North Carolina at Charlotte36.7 miles (59.1 km)4yr-public
  • Wofford College37.1 miles (59.6 km)4yr-private
  • Western Piedmont Community College37.4 miles (60.2 km)2yr-public
  • University of South Carolina-Upstate37.6 miles (60.5 km)4yr-public
  • Sherman College of Chiropractic37.8 miles (60.9 km)4yr-private
  • NASCAR Technical Institute38.6 miles (62.1 km)2yr-private
  • University of South Carolina-Union38.9 miles (62.6 km)2yr-public
  • Spartanburg Methodist College39.0 miles (62.8 km)4yr-private
  • Spartanburg Community College39.3 miles (63.2 km)2yr-public
  • Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute42.6 miles (68.6 km)2yr-public
  • McDowell Technical Community College43.5 miles (70.0 km)2yr-public
  • Cabarrus College of Health Sciences45.8 miles (73.8 km)4yr-private
  • Mitchell Community College46.1 miles (74.2 km)2yr-public
  • University of South Carolina-Lancaster48.5 miles (78.0 km)2yr-public
  • Wingate University55.8 miles (89.8 km)4yr-private
  • North Greenville University57.3 miles (92.3 km)4yr-private
  • Rowan-Cabarrus Community College57.4 miles (92.3 km)2yr-public
  • Hood Theological Seminary57.6 miles (92.7 km)4yr-private
  • Livingstone College58.3 miles (93.8 km)4yr-private
  • Montreat College58.8 miles (94.6 km)4yr-private
  • Catawba College59.1 miles (95.1 km)4yr-private
  • Blue Ridge Community College59.3 miles (95.4 km)2yr-public
  • Mayland Community College59.7 miles (96.1 km)2yr-public
  • Presbyterian College60.7 miles (97.7 km)4yr-private
  • Bob Jones University61.5 miles (98.9 km)4yr-private
  • Wilkes Community College62.6 miles (100.8 km)2yr-public
  • Greenville Technical College63.2 miles (101.7 km)4yr-public
  • Pfeiffer University63.9 miles (102.8 km)4yr-private
  • Furman University64.0 miles (103.0 km)4yr-private
  • Strayer University-South Carolina64.2 miles (103.3 km)4yr-private
  • Stanly Community College64.7 miles (104.2 km)2yr-public
  • Warren Wilson College65.1 miles (104.7 km)4yr-private
  • Newberry College67.6 miles (108.8 km)4yr-private
  • South Piedmont Community College68.1 miles (109.5 km)2yr-public
  • Galen Health Institutes-Asheville68.5 miles (110.3 km)4yr-private
  • Appalachian State University69.2 miles (111.4 km)4yr-public
  • Lees-McRae College69.3 miles (111.5 km)4yr-private
  • Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College70.0 miles (112.7 km)2yr-public
  • Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts71.6 miles (115.2 km)4yr-private
  • University of North Carolina Asheville71.7 miles (115.3 km)4yr-public
  • Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine74.0 miles (119.1 km)4yr-private
  • Brevard College76.3 miles (122.7 km)4yr-private
  • Mars Hill University77.3 miles (124.5 km)4yr-private
  • Davidson-Davie Community College79.8 miles (128.4 km)2yr-public
  • Columbia International University82.6 miles (132.9 km)4yr-private
  • South University-Columbia82.6 miles (133.0 km)4yr-private
  • Piedmont Technical College83.1 miles (133.8 km)2yr-public
  • Forsyth Technical Community College84.3 miles (135.6 km)2yr-public
  • Lander University84.9 miles (136.6 km)4yr-public
  • Southeastern College-Columbia85.0 miles (136.7 km)2yr-private
  • Columbia College85.1 miles (137.0 km)4yr-private
  • Erskine College85.3 miles (137.3 km)4yr-private
  • Montgomery Community College85.5 miles (137.5 km)2yr-public
  • Carolina University86.1 miles (138.5 km)4yr-private
  • Southern Wesleyan University86.1 miles (138.5 km)4yr-private
  • University of North Carolina School of the Arts86.1 miles (138.6 km)4yr-public
  • Salem College86.3 miles (139.0 km)4yr-private
  • Fortis College-Columbia86.6 miles (139.3 km)2yr-private
  • Surry Community College87.0 miles (140.1 km)2yr-public
  • Wake Forest University87.1 miles (140.2 km)4yr-private
  • Winston-Salem State University87.2 miles (140.3 km)4yr-public
  • Benedict College87.5 miles (140.8 km)4yr-private
  • Anderson University87.5 miles (140.8 km)4yr-private
  • Allen University87.6 miles (141.0 km)4yr-private
  • University of South Carolina-Columbia88.5 miles (142.4 km)4yr-public
  • Carolina Christian College88.6 miles (142.5 km)4yr-private
  • Milligan University89.2 miles (143.6 km)4yr-private
  • Haywood Community College89.5 miles (144.0 km)2yr-public
  • Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton89.5 miles (144.1 km)2yr-public
  • Northeastern Technical College89.8 miles (144.5 km)2yr-public
  • Tri-County Technical College90.3 miles (145.3 km)2yr-public
  • Midlands Technical College90.7 miles (146.0 km)2yr-public
  • Clemson University91.3 miles (146.9 km)4yr-public
  • East Tennessee State University91.7 miles (147.6 km)4yr-public
  • Randolph Community College92.1 miles (148.2 km)2yr-public
  • High Point University92.6 miles (149.0 km)4yr-private
  • Coker University95.3 miles (153.5 km)4yr-private
  • South University-High Point96.6 miles (155.5 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
Kings Mountain Highpublic——0.8 miles (1.3 km)
Kings Mountain Intermediatepublic——0.8 miles (1.4 km)
Kings Mountain Middlepublic——1.0 miles (1.6 km)
West Elementarypublic——1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Bethware Elementarypublic——2.1 miles (3.3 km)
North Elementarypublic——2.3 miles (3.6 km)
CHAMPION CHRISTIAN ACADEMYprivate——2.4 miles (3.8 km)
GRACE CHRISTIAN ACADEMYprivate——2.6 miles (4.2 km)
East Elementarypublic——2.7 miles (4.4 km)
Bessemer City Middlepublic——4.8 miles (7.8 km)
Grover Elementarypublic——6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Bessemer City Highpublic——6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Pinnacle Classical Academypublic——6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary Schoolpublic——6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Washington Elementarypublic——6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Cleveland ECHSpublic——6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Bessemer City Primarypublic——7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Bessemer City Central Elempublic——7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Elizabeth Elementarypublic——7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Tryon Elementarypublic——7.4 miles (11.8 km)
Chapel Grove Elementarypublic——7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Gaston Virtual Academypublic——8.4 miles (13.6 km)
Jefferson Elementarypublic——8.6 miles (13.8 km)
John Chavis Middle Schoolpublic——8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Township Three Elementarypublic——8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Cherryville Elementarypublic——9.3 miles (14.9 km)
Shelby Highpublic——9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Bethany Elementarypublic——9.4 miles (15.2 km)
Webb Street Schoolpublic——9.5 miles (15.2 km)
W B Beam Intermediate Schoolpublic——9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Hunter Huss Highpublic——9.7 miles (15.5 km)
Southwest Middlepublic——9.7 miles (15.5 km)
Pleasant Ridge Elementarypublic——9.7 miles (15.7 km)
Shelby Middlepublic——9.8 miles (15.8 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 28086

What school district is ZIP code 28086 in?
ZIP 28086 (Kings Mountain, NC) maps to Cleveland County Schools (LEA ID 3700900) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 28086?
US5 lists 34 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 32 public and 2 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 28086 attend private school?
About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 28086 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher17.6%
High school34.2%
Less than HS17.2%
School districtCleveland County Schools