ZIP 28164 — 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 28164

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 28164 (Lowesville, 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 53 K-12 schools (44 public, 9 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.8 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 Belmont Abbey College about 8.9 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Gaston County Schools

LEA ID

3701620

Private school share (ACS)

0.2%

Colleges & universities (100)

Belmont Abbey College8.9 miles (14.3 km)4yr-private
Gaston College10.1 miles (16.2 km)2yr-public
Davidson College13.3 miles (21.4 km)4yr-private
Johnson C Smith University14.3 miles (23.0 km)4yr-private
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte15.0 miles (24.2 km)4yr-private
Carolinas College of Health Sciences15.6 miles (25.1 km)4yr-public
Central Piedmont Community College16.6 miles (26.8 km)2yr-public
Queens University of Charlotte18.0 miles (29.0 km)4yr-private
NASCAR Technical Institute18.1 miles (29.1 km)2yr-private
University of North Carolina at Charlotte18.2 miles (29.3 km)4yr-public
Southeastern College-Charlotte18.2 miles (29.4 km)2yr-private
Chamberlain University-North Carolina18.4 miles (29.6 km)4yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte23.1 miles (37.2 km)2yr-private
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary23.2 miles (37.3 km)4yr-private
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences24.8 miles (39.9 km)4yr-private
Catawba Valley Community College25.7 miles (41.3 km)2yr-public
Cleveland Community College26.8 miles (43.1 km)2yr-public
Mitchell Community College28.3 miles (45.6 km)2yr-public
Lenoir-Rhyne University29.2 miles (47.0 km)4yr-private
Winthrop University30.9 miles (49.8 km)4yr-public
York Technical College31.5 miles (50.7 km)2yr-public
Clinton College32.9 miles (52.9 km)4yr-private
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College35.7 miles (57.4 km)2yr-public
Hood Theological Seminary35.9 miles (57.8 km)4yr-private
Livingstone College36.7 miles (59.0 km)4yr-private
Gardner-Webb University36.9 miles (59.4 km)4yr-private
Catawba College37.5 miles (60.4 km)4yr-private
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute40.8 miles (65.6 km)2yr-public
Limestone University41.5 miles (66.8 km)4yr-private
Pfeiffer University43.0 miles (69.1 km)4yr-private
Western Piedmont Community College43.2 miles (69.5 km)2yr-public
Wingate University43.6 miles (70.2 km)4yr-private
Stanly Community College45.3 miles (72.8 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Lancaster47.3 miles (76.1 km)2yr-public
Isothermal Community College49.4 miles (79.5 km)2yr-public
Wilkes Community College52.3 miles (84.1 km)2yr-public
South Piedmont Community College53.8 miles (86.6 km)2yr-public
McDowell Technical Community College55.2 miles (88.8 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Union57.0 miles (91.7 km)2yr-public
Converse University58.1 miles (93.5 km)4yr-private
Davidson-Davie Community College58.2 miles (93.7 km)2yr-public
Wofford College58.7 miles (94.5 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Upstate59.3 miles (95.4 km)4yr-public
Sherman College of Chiropractic59.5 miles (95.8 km)4yr-private
Spartanburg Methodist College60.7 miles (97.7 km)4yr-private
Spartanburg Community College61.0 miles (98.1 km)2yr-public
Forsyth Technical Community College63.6 miles (102.3 km)2yr-public
University of North Carolina School of the Arts65.4 miles (105.2 km)4yr-public
Carolina University65.4 miles (105.3 km)4yr-private
Salem College65.7 miles (105.7 km)4yr-private
Montgomery Community College65.8 miles (105.8 km)2yr-public
Winston-Salem State University66.4 miles (106.9 km)4yr-public
Mayland Community College66.7 miles (107.3 km)2yr-public
Wake Forest University66.8 miles (107.5 km)4yr-private
Appalachian State University67.5 miles (108.6 km)4yr-public
Carolina Christian College68.2 miles (109.7 km)4yr-private
Randolph Community College70.7 miles (113.8 km)2yr-public
High Point University71.0 miles (114.3 km)4yr-private
Surry Community College71.0 miles (114.3 km)2yr-public
Lees-McRae College71.1 miles (114.4 km)4yr-private
Montreat College73.1 miles (117.6 km)4yr-private
Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine73.5 miles (118.3 km)4yr-private
South University-High Point75.2 miles (121.0 km)4yr-private
Guilford Technical Community College75.5 miles (121.5 km)2yr-public
Northeastern Technical College78.3 miles (126.1 km)2yr-public
North Greenville University78.4 miles (126.2 km)4yr-private
Blue Ridge Community College78.5 miles (126.3 km)2yr-public
Strayer University-North Carolina79.3 miles (127.6 km)4yr-private
Presbyterian College79.5 miles (128.0 km)4yr-private
Warren Wilson College80.5 miles (129.6 km)4yr-private
Health And Style Institute80.7 miles (129.9 km)2yr-private
Guilford College80.8 miles (130.0 km)4yr-private
Richmond Community College82.1 miles (132.2 km)2yr-public
Bob Jones University83.1 miles (133.7 km)4yr-private
Newberry College83.1 miles (133.7 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina at Greensboro83.3 miles (134.1 km)4yr-public
Greensboro College83.8 miles (134.9 km)4yr-private
Bennett College84.7 miles (136.2 km)4yr-private
Greenville Technical College84.8 miles (136.6 km)4yr-public
North Carolina A & T State University85.2 miles (137.1 km)4yr-public
Furman University85.5 miles (137.6 km)4yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Asheville85.8 miles (138.1 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-South Carolina85.9 miles (138.2 km)4yr-private
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College86.3 miles (138.9 km)2yr-public
University of North Carolina Asheville87.4 miles (140.6 km)4yr-public
Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts87.4 miles (140.7 km)4yr-private
Coker University88.9 miles (143.0 km)4yr-private
South University-Columbia89.3 miles (143.8 km)4yr-private
Mars Hill University90.3 miles (145.3 km)4yr-private
Columbia International University90.8 miles (146.1 km)4yr-private
Southeastern College-Columbia91.8 miles (147.7 km)2yr-private
Sandhills Community College92.7 miles (149.2 km)2yr-public
Columbia College92.8 miles (149.4 km)4yr-private
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton92.9 miles (149.5 km)2yr-public
Milligan University94.4 miles (152.0 km)4yr-private
Fortis College-Columbia95.0 miles (152.9 km)2yr-private
Benedict College95.1 miles (153.1 km)4yr-private
Allen University95.3 miles (153.4 km)4yr-private
Brevard College96.0 miles (154.5 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Columbia96.2 miles (154.9 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Mountain Island Charter School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Community Charter School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Kiser Elementary	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
JUDAH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
JUDAH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Stanley Middle	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Springfield Primary	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
East Lincoln High	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Catawba Springs Elementary	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Pinewood Elementary	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
PURSUIT PREP	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
East Gaston High	public	—	—	5.6 miles (8.9 km)
SOUTHLAKE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Francis Bradley Middle	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.2 km)
Barnette Elementary	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.2 km)
Ida Rankin Elementary School	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Mount Holly Middle	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
River Oaks Academy	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
St James Elementary	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
East Lincoln Middle	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Lincoln Charter School	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Hopewell High School	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
West Lake Preparatory Academy	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
THE HALTON SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Aspire Trade High	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
STARBOARD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.6 miles (12.3 km)
Whitewater Middle	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Whitewater Academy	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Coulwood STEM Academy	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Catawba Heights Elementary	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.8 km)
DENVER CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
North Belmont Elementary	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Lowell Elementary	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Mountain Island Lake Academy	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Movement School Northwest	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
Paw Creek Elementary	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Long Creek Elementary	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Iron Station Elementary	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
North Gaston High	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
W C Friday Middle School	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Warlick Academy	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Brookside Elementary	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.9 km)
Holbrook Middle	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Turning Point Academy	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Torrence Creek Elementary	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
PRIMROSE SCHOOL OF HUNTERSVILLE	private	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Grand Oak Elementary	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.5 km)
North Lincoln Middle	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.5 km)
McAdenville Elementary	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Rock Springs Elementary	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
ST MARK CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Carr Elementary	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Dogwood Classical Academy	public	—	—	9.9 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 28164

What school district is ZIP code 28164 in?

ZIP 28164 (Lowesville, 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 28164?

US5 lists 53 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 44 public and 9 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 28164 attend private school?

About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 28164 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	23.8%
High school	29.6%
Less than HS	8.7%
School district	Gaston County Schools

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