ZIP 28120 — 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 28120

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 28120 (Mount Holly, 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 74 K-12 schools (65 public, 9 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.4 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 Belmont Abbey College about 4.8 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Gaston County Schools

LEA ID

3701620

Private school share (ACS)

0.4%

Colleges & universities (100)

Belmont Abbey College4.8 miles (7.7 km)4yr-private
Gaston College9.2 miles (14.8 km)2yr-public
Johnson C Smith University11.2 miles (18.1 km)4yr-private
Carolinas College of Health Sciences11.6 miles (18.6 km)4yr-public
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte11.9 miles (19.1 km)4yr-private
Central Piedmont Community College13.5 miles (21.7 km)2yr-public
Chamberlain University-North Carolina14.2 miles (22.9 km)4yr-private
Southeastern College-Charlotte14.3 miles (22.9 km)2yr-private
Queens University of Charlotte14.5 miles (23.4 km)4yr-private
Davidson College15.7 miles (25.2 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina at Charlotte16.7 miles (26.9 km)4yr-public
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte20.0 miles (32.2 km)2yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary20.1 miles (32.3 km)4yr-private
NASCAR Technical Institute21.4 miles (34.5 km)2yr-private
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences25.2 miles (40.5 km)4yr-private
Cleveland Community College26.5 miles (42.7 km)2yr-public
Winthrop University26.8 miles (43.0 km)4yr-public
York Technical College27.3 miles (43.9 km)2yr-public
Clinton College28.7 miles (46.2 km)4yr-private
Catawba Valley Community College29.6 miles (47.6 km)2yr-public
Mitchell Community College32.3 miles (51.9 km)2yr-public
Lenoir-Rhyne University33.1 miles (53.3 km)4yr-private
Gardner-Webb University36.6 miles (58.9 km)4yr-private
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College37.4 miles (60.2 km)2yr-public
Hood Theological Seminary37.7 miles (60.6 km)4yr-private
Livingstone College38.6 miles (62.1 km)4yr-private
Catawba College39.5 miles (63.6 km)4yr-private
Limestone University39.9 miles (64.1 km)4yr-private
Wingate University40.6 miles (65.3 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Lancaster43.1 miles (69.4 km)2yr-public
Pfeiffer University43.2 miles (69.6 km)4yr-private
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute44.5 miles (71.6 km)2yr-public
Stanly Community College44.5 miles (71.7 km)2yr-public
Western Piedmont Community College46.1 miles (74.2 km)2yr-public
Isothermal Community College49.9 miles (80.3 km)2yr-public
South Piedmont Community College51.3 miles (82.6 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Union54.0 miles (86.9 km)2yr-public
Wilkes Community College56.5 miles (91.0 km)2yr-public
Converse University56.6 miles (91.1 km)4yr-private
Wofford College57.3 miles (92.1 km)4yr-private
McDowell Technical Community College57.3 miles (92.2 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Upstate58.1 miles (93.4 km)4yr-public
Sherman College of Chiropractic58.4 miles (93.9 km)4yr-private
Spartanburg Methodist College59.3 miles (95.4 km)4yr-private
Spartanburg Community College59.7 miles (96.0 km)2yr-public
Davidson-Davie Community College60.2 miles (96.9 km)2yr-public
Montgomery Community College65.2 miles (105.0 km)2yr-public
Forsyth Technical Community College66.4 miles (106.8 km)2yr-public
University of North Carolina School of the Arts68.1 miles (109.6 km)4yr-public
Carolina University68.2 miles (109.7 km)4yr-private
Salem College68.4 miles (110.1 km)4yr-private
Winston-Salem State University69.2 miles (111.3 km)4yr-public
Mayland Community College69.6 miles (112.0 km)2yr-public
Wake Forest University69.7 miles (112.2 km)4yr-private
Carolina Christian College71.1 miles (114.4 km)4yr-private
Appalachian State University71.4 miles (114.9 km)4yr-public
Randolph Community College71.5 miles (115.0 km)2yr-public
High Point University73.0 miles (117.5 km)4yr-private
Lees-McRae College74.7 miles (120.2 km)4yr-private
Montreat College74.8 miles (120.4 km)4yr-private
Surry Community College75.0 miles (120.7 km)2yr-public
Northeastern Technical College75.4 miles (121.3 km)2yr-public
Presbyterian College76.6 miles (123.2 km)4yr-private
South University-High Point77.3 miles (124.4 km)4yr-private
Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine77.3 miles (124.4 km)4yr-private
Guilford Technical Community College77.4 miles (124.6 km)2yr-public
North Greenville University78.0 miles (125.4 km)4yr-private
Blue Ridge Community College78.9 miles (127.0 km)2yr-public
Newberry College79.5 miles (128.0 km)4yr-private
Richmond Community College80.0 miles (128.7 km)2yr-public
Strayer University-North Carolina81.3 miles (130.9 km)4yr-private
Bob Jones University82.0 miles (131.9 km)4yr-private
Warren Wilson College82.0 miles (132.0 km)4yr-private
Health And Style Institute82.6 miles (133.0 km)2yr-private
Guilford College82.9 miles (133.5 km)4yr-private
Greenville Technical College83.6 miles (134.5 km)4yr-public
Furman University84.6 miles (136.2 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-South Carolina84.7 miles (136.2 km)4yr-private
South University-Columbia85.1 miles (137.0 km)4yr-private
Coker University85.2 miles (137.1 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina at Greensboro85.3 miles (137.3 km)4yr-public
Greensboro College85.8 miles (138.1 km)4yr-private
Bennett College86.6 miles (139.4 km)4yr-private
Columbia International University86.6 miles (139.4 km)4yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Asheville86.9 miles (139.8 km)4yr-private
North Carolina A & T State University87.1 miles (140.2 km)4yr-public
Southeastern College-Columbia87.5 miles (140.8 km)2yr-private
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College87.6 miles (141.0 km)2yr-public
Columbia College88.7 miles (142.7 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina Asheville88.9 miles (143.0 km)4yr-public
Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts88.9 miles (143.0 km)4yr-private
Fortis College-Columbia90.8 miles (146.1 km)2yr-private
Benedict College90.9 miles (146.3 km)4yr-private
Allen University91.1 miles (146.6 km)4yr-private
Sandhills Community College91.7 miles (147.6 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Columbia92.0 miles (148.1 km)4yr-public
Mars Hill University92.4 miles (148.7 km)4yr-private
Midlands Technical College95.4 miles (153.6 km)2yr-public
Brevard College96.3 miles (154.9 km)4yr-private
St. Andrews University96.4 miles (155.1 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Pinewood Elementary	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.5 km)
Ida Rankin Elementary School	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Mount Holly Middle	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
East Gaston High	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Mountain Island Charter School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
River Oaks Academy	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Whitewater Middle	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Whitewater Academy	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Catawba Heights Elementary	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
North Belmont Elementary	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
JUDAH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
JUDAH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Springfield Primary	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Kiser Elementary	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Coulwood STEM Academy	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Community Charter School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Lowell Elementary	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Stanley Middle	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Paw Creek Elementary	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Movement School Northwest	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Mountain Island Lake Academy	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Turning Point Academy	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Dogwood Classical Academy	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
McAdenville Elementary	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Stuart W Cramer High	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Belmont Central Elementary	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Holbrook Middle	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
CRAMERTON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
J B Page Primary School	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
GASTON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.7 miles (10.7 km)
Jackson Day School	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Warlick Academy	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.0 km)
West Mecklenburg High School	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Wilson STEM Academy	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
East Voyager Academy of Charlotte	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Tuckaseegee Elementary	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
South Point High	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Hopewell High School	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.8 km)
Francis Bradley Middle	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Brookside Elementary	public	—	—	7.4 miles (12.0 km)
THE HALTON SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Belmont Middle	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Oakdale Elementary	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.2 km)
Barnette Elementary	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.2 km)
Aspire Trade High	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Long Creek Elementary	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Allenbrook Elementary	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Cramerton Middle	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Gardner Park Elementary	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Ashbrook High	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Berryhill School	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
North Gaston High	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
SOUTHLAKE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
East Lincoln High	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
New Hope Elementary	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
Catawba Springs Elementary	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
Thomasboro Academy	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
W C Friday Middle School	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
W P Grier Middle School	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Carr Elementary	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
Sherwood Elementary	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Hornets Nest Elementary	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
PURSUIT PREP	private	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
FIRST WESLEYAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Gaston Early College of Medical Sciences	public	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
Westerly Hills Academy	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Gaston Early College High School	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Woodhill Elementary	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Harding University High School	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
Ridgeview Charter School	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Highland Sch of Technology	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
BEREAN JR ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.9 miles (16.0 km)
Piedmont Community Charter School	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 28120

What school district is ZIP code 28120 in?

ZIP 28120 (Mount Holly, 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 28120?

US5 lists 74 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 65 public and 9 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 28120 attend private school?

About 0.4% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 28120 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	33.2%
High school	24.0%
Less than HS	9.7%
School district	Gaston County Schools

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