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Shelby city, NC

ZIP 28150 — 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 28150

K-12 nearby
21
Public
20
Private
1
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 28150 (Shelby, 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 21 K-12 schools (20 public, 1 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.9 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 Cleveland Community College about 6.4 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
Cleveland County Schools
LEA ID
3700900
Private school share (ACS)
0.2%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Cleveland Community College6.4 miles (10.3 km)2yr-public
  • Gardner-Webb University8.4 miles (13.5 km)4yr-private
  • Isothermal Community College18.9 miles (30.4 km)2yr-public
  • Limestone University20.2 miles (32.4 km)4yr-private
  • Gaston College22.0 miles (35.3 km)2yr-public
  • Western Piedmont Community College27.0 miles (43.5 km)2yr-public
  • Catawba Valley Community College29.5 miles (47.5 km)2yr-public
  • McDowell Technical Community College30.7 miles (49.4 km)2yr-public
  • Belmont Abbey College30.7 miles (49.4 km)4yr-private
  • Lenoir-Rhyne University30.8 miles (49.6 km)4yr-private
  • Sherman College of Chiropractic32.4 miles (52.1 km)4yr-private
  • University of South Carolina-Upstate32.7 miles (52.6 km)4yr-public
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Converse University33.0 miles (53.1 km)4yr-private
  • Wofford College33.3 miles (53.6 km)4yr-private
  • Spartanburg Community College34.5 miles (55.6 km)2yr-public
  • Spartanburg Methodist College34.9 miles (56.1 km)4yr-private
  • Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute35.8 miles (57.5 km)2yr-public
  • Carolinas College of Health Sciences38.3 miles (61.6 km)4yr-public
  • Chamberlain University-North Carolina39.0 miles (62.8 km)4yr-private
  • Southeastern College-Charlotte40.6 miles (65.4 km)2yr-private
  • Johnson C Smith University41.1 miles (66.2 km)4yr-private
  • Winthrop University41.4 miles (66.7 km)4yr-public
  • Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte41.6 miles (66.9 km)4yr-private
  • Clinton College42.3 miles (68.0 km)4yr-private
  • Davidson College42.6 miles (68.6 km)4yr-private
  • Central Piedmont Community College43.0 miles (69.2 km)2yr-public
  • Queens University of Charlotte43.2 miles (69.6 km)4yr-private
  • University of South Carolina-Union43.3 miles (69.6 km)2yr-public
  • York Technical College43.3 miles (69.7 km)2yr-public
  • NASCAR Technical Institute44.5 miles (71.5 km)2yr-private
  • Montreat College45.7 miles (73.5 km)4yr-private
  • University of North Carolina at Charlotte47.7 miles (76.8 km)4yr-public
  • Mayland Community College47.8 miles (76.9 km)2yr-public
  • Blue Ridge Community College47.9 miles (77.2 km)2yr-public
  • North Greenville University48.6 miles (78.3 km)4yr-private
  • Mitchell Community College48.9 miles (78.8 km)2yr-public
  • Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary49.0 miles (78.9 km)4yr-private
  • Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte49.0 miles (78.9 km)2yr-private
  • Warren Wilson College52.1 miles (83.9 km)4yr-private
  • Bob Jones University55.1 miles (88.7 km)4yr-private
  • Cabarrus College of Health Sciences55.4 miles (89.1 km)4yr-private
  • Galen Health Institutes-Asheville56.1 miles (90.3 km)4yr-private
  • Furman University56.7 miles (91.3 km)4yr-private
  • Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College57.3 miles (92.2 km)2yr-public
  • Greenville Technical College57.4 miles (92.4 km)4yr-public
  • Strayer University-South Carolina58.1 miles (93.5 km)4yr-private
  • Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts58.7 miles (94.5 km)4yr-private
  • University of North Carolina Asheville58.8 miles (94.6 km)4yr-public
  • Lees-McRae College59.0 miles (95.0 km)4yr-private
  • Wilkes Community College59.1 miles (95.1 km)2yr-public
  • Appalachian State University60.6 miles (97.5 km)4yr-public
  • University of South Carolina-Lancaster61.2 miles (98.5 km)2yr-public
  • Presbyterian College62.9 miles (101.2 km)4yr-private
  • Mars Hill University64.2 miles (103.4 km)4yr-private
  • Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine64.7 miles (104.1 km)4yr-private
  • Rowan-Cabarrus Community College64.9 miles (104.4 km)2yr-public
  • Hood Theological Seminary65.1 miles (104.7 km)4yr-private
  • Brevard College65.5 miles (105.3 km)4yr-private
  • Livingstone College65.5 miles (105.4 km)4yr-private
  • Catawba College66.0 miles (106.3 km)4yr-private
  • Wingate University68.6 miles (110.4 km)4yr-private
  • Newberry College73.1 miles (117.6 km)4yr-private
  • Pfeiffer University73.5 miles (118.2 km)4yr-private
  • Stanly Community College75.5 miles (121.5 km)2yr-public
  • Haywood Community College77.1 miles (124.1 km)2yr-public
  • Milligan University77.4 miles (124.6 km)4yr-private
  • Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton78.3 miles (126.1 km)2yr-public
  • Southern Wesleyan University79.4 miles (127.7 km)4yr-private
  • East Tennessee State University79.7 miles (128.3 km)4yr-public
  • South Piedmont Community College80.7 miles (129.8 km)2yr-public
  • Anderson University83.1 miles (133.7 km)4yr-private
  • Erskine College83.7 miles (134.8 km)4yr-private
  • Tri-County Technical College84.1 miles (135.4 km)2yr-public
  • Piedmont Technical College84.3 miles (135.7 km)2yr-public
  • Clemson University84.7 miles (136.3 km)4yr-public
  • Lander University85.7 miles (138.0 km)4yr-public
  • Davidson-Davie Community College86.3 miles (138.8 km)2yr-public
  • Surry Community College86.6 miles (139.3 km)2yr-public
  • Tusculum University87.7 miles (141.2 km)4yr-private
  • Forsyth Technical Community College88.7 miles (142.7 km)2yr-public
  • Carolina University90.5 miles (145.6 km)4yr-private
  • University of North Carolina School of the Arts90.7 miles (146.0 km)4yr-public
  • Western Carolina University90.8 miles (146.1 km)4yr-public
  • Salem College90.8 miles (146.2 km)4yr-private
  • Wake Forest University91.1 miles (146.5 km)4yr-private
  • Northeast State Community College91.7 miles (147.5 km)2yr-public
  • Winston-Salem State University91.7 miles (147.6 km)4yr-public
  • King University91.8 miles (147.8 km)4yr-private
  • Southwestern Community College91.9 miles (147.9 km)2yr-public
  • Columbia International University92.1 miles (148.2 km)4yr-private
  • Carolina Christian College92.5 miles (148.9 km)4yr-private
  • South University-Columbia92.8 miles (149.4 km)4yr-private
  • Columbia College94.8 miles (152.6 km)4yr-private
  • Southeastern College-Columbia95.1 miles (153.0 km)2yr-private
  • Fortis College-Columbia95.9 miles (154.4 km)2yr-private
  • Montgomery Community College96.2 miles (154.8 km)2yr-public
  • Virginia Highlands Community College96.7 miles (155.6 km)2yr-public
  • Benedict College97.2 miles (156.4 km)4yr-private
  • Allen University97.3 miles (156.6 km)4yr-private
  • University of South Carolina-Columbia98.1 miles (157.9 km)4yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
Turning Point Academypublic——3.8 miles (6.2 km)
Cleveland Innovationpublic——3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Union Elementarypublic——4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Jefferson Elementarypublic——4.6 miles (7.3 km)
Crest Middlepublic——5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Shelby Highpublic——5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Crest Highpublic——5.2 miles (8.4 km)
James Love Elementarypublic——5.3 miles (8.6 km)
North Shelbypublic——5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Shelby Middlepublic——5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Burns Highpublic——5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Burns Middlepublic——6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Elizabeth Elementarypublic——6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Cleveland ECHSpublic——6.4 miles (10.3 km)
CHARITY CHRISTIAN SCHOOLprivate——6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Springmore Elementarypublic——6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Fallston Elementarypublic——7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Pinnacle Classical Academypublic——7.6 miles (12.3 km)
Boiling Springs Elementarypublic——8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Washington Elementarypublic——8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Township Three Elementarypublic——9.0 miles (14.5 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 28150

What school district is ZIP code 28150 in?
ZIP 28150 (Shelby, 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 28150?
US5 lists 21 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 20 public and 1 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 28150 attend private school?
About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 28150 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher24.4%
High school30.1%
Less than HS10.0%
School districtCleveland County Schools