ZIP 28173 — 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 28173

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 28173 (Waxhaw, NC) is associated with Union County Public Schools (LEA 3704620) 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 47 K-12 schools (40 public, 7 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.4 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.5% 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 University of South Carolina-Lancaster about 12.8 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Union County Public Schools

LEA ID

3704620

Private school share (ACS)

0.5%

Colleges & universities (100)

University of South Carolina-Lancaster12.8 miles (20.6 km)2yr-public
York Technical College15.0 miles (24.1 km)2yr-public
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary16.8 miles (27.1 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte17.0 miles (27.3 km)2yr-private
Wingate University17.0 miles (27.4 km)4yr-private
Winthrop University17.1 miles (27.5 km)4yr-public
Clinton College17.7 miles (28.5 km)4yr-private
Southeastern College-Charlotte18.8 miles (30.2 km)2yr-private
Chamberlain University-North Carolina19.1 miles (30.7 km)4yr-private
Queens University of Charlotte19.7 miles (31.7 km)4yr-private
Carolinas College of Health Sciences21.4 miles (34.5 km)4yr-public
Central Piedmont Community College21.6 miles (34.7 km)2yr-public

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte22.9 miles (36.9 km)4yr-private
Johnson C Smith University23.7 miles (38.1 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina at Charlotte26.9 miles (43.4 km)4yr-public
Belmont Abbey College29.6 miles (47.6 km)4yr-private
South Piedmont Community College30.0 miles (48.3 km)2yr-public
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences36.9 miles (59.4 km)4yr-private
Gaston College37.6 miles (60.6 km)2yr-public
Stanly Community College40.5 miles (65.2 km)2yr-public
Davidson College40.8 miles (65.7 km)4yr-private
Pfeiffer University46.7 miles (75.2 km)4yr-private
Northeastern Technical College47.4 miles (76.3 km)2yr-public
NASCAR Technical Institute48.1 miles (77.4 km)2yr-private
Cleveland Community College49.8 miles (80.2 km)2yr-public
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College51.9 miles (83.6 km)2yr-public
Hood Theological Seminary52.3 miles (84.1 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Union52.3 miles (84.2 km)2yr-public
Limestone University52.9 miles (85.1 km)4yr-private
Coker University52.9 miles (85.2 km)4yr-private
Livingstone College54.0 miles (86.9 km)4yr-private
Catawba College55.4 miles (89.1 km)4yr-private
Gardner-Webb University57.7 miles (92.9 km)4yr-private
Montgomery Community College57.8 miles (93.0 km)2yr-public
Richmond Community College57.9 miles (93.2 km)2yr-public
South University-Columbia58.0 miles (93.4 km)4yr-private
Southeastern College-Columbia60.4 miles (97.2 km)2yr-private
Mitchell Community College60.6 miles (97.5 km)2yr-public
Columbia International University61.3 miles (98.6 km)4yr-private
Columbia College62.5 miles (100.6 km)4yr-private
Catawba Valley Community College62.6 miles (100.7 km)2yr-public
Benedict College64.5 miles (103.9 km)4yr-private
Allen University64.7 miles (104.1 km)4yr-private
Fortis College-Columbia65.4 miles (105.2 km)2yr-private
University of South Carolina-Columbia65.7 miles (105.8 km)4yr-public
Lenoir-Rhyne University66.1 miles (106.4 km)4yr-private
Newberry College66.7 miles (107.3 km)4yr-private
Converse University67.3 miles (108.2 km)4yr-private
Wofford College68.2 miles (109.7 km)4yr-private
Florence-Darlington Technical College69.8 miles (112.4 km)2yr-public
Spartanburg Methodist College70.3 miles (113.1 km)4yr-private
Midlands Technical College70.3 miles (113.1 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Upstate70.4 miles (113.3 km)4yr-public
University of South Carolina-Sumter70.8 miles (114.0 km)2yr-public
Central Carolina Technical College71.0 miles (114.2 km)2yr-public
Morris College71.0 miles (114.3 km)4yr-private
Sherman College of Chiropractic71.4 miles (114.8 km)4yr-private
Spartanburg Community College71.4 miles (114.9 km)2yr-public
Presbyterian College72.0 miles (115.9 km)4yr-private
St. Andrews University72.0 miles (115.9 km)4yr-private
Davidson-Davie Community College72.5 miles (116.7 km)2yr-public
Isothermal Community College72.8 miles (117.1 km)2yr-public
Randolph Community College73.0 miles (117.4 km)2yr-public
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute77.5 miles (124.7 km)2yr-public
Western Piedmont Community College77.5 miles (124.8 km)2yr-public
Sandhills Community College77.8 miles (125.2 km)2yr-public
Francis Marion University79.3 miles (127.6 km)4yr-public
Forsyth Technical Community College83.7 miles (134.7 km)2yr-public
High Point University83.9 miles (135.1 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina School of the Arts84.9 miles (136.6 km)4yr-public
Carolina University85.4 miles (137.4 km)4yr-private
Salem College85.4 miles (137.5 km)4yr-private
Winston-Salem State University85.9 miles (138.3 km)4yr-public
McDowell Technical Community College86.2 miles (138.7 km)2yr-public
Guilford Technical Community College87.6 miles (141.0 km)2yr-public
Wake Forest University87.9 miles (141.5 km)4yr-private
Wilkes Community College88.1 miles (141.7 km)2yr-public
University of North Carolina at Pembroke88.3 miles (142.1 km)4yr-public
South University-High Point88.9 miles (143.1 km)4yr-private
Carolina Christian College89.1 miles (143.4 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-North Carolina91.8 miles (147.8 km)4yr-private
Health And Style Institute92.3 miles (148.5 km)2yr-private
Bob Jones University92.7 miles (149.1 km)4yr-private
Piedmont Technical College93.0 miles (149.6 km)2yr-public
Greenville Technical College93.2 miles (149.9 km)4yr-public
North Greenville University93.4 miles (150.3 km)4yr-private
Guilford College94.2 miles (151.6 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-South Carolina94.7 miles (152.4 km)4yr-private
Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College94.9 miles (152.7 km)2yr-public
University of North Carolina at Greensboro95.0 miles (152.9 km)4yr-public
Lander University95.4 miles (153.5 km)4yr-public
Greensboro College95.5 miles (153.6 km)4yr-private
Bennett College95.9 miles (154.3 km)4yr-private
North Carolina A & T State University96.4 miles (155.1 km)4yr-public
Furman University96.8 miles (155.8 km)4yr-private
Central Carolina Community College97.5 miles (157.0 km)2yr-public
Claflin University98.2 miles (158.1 km)4yr-private
South Carolina State University98.2 miles (158.1 km)4yr-public
Robeson Community College99.3 miles (159.8 km)2yr-public
Blue Ridge Community College99.5 miles (160.1 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Waxhaw Elementary	public	—	—	0.2 miles (0.3 km)
South Providence	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.1 km)
Western Union Elementary	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
NORTHPOINT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.1 miles (5.1 km)
Kensington Elementary	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Indian Land High	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Cuthbertson Middle	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Cuthbertson High	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.7 km)
New Town Elementary	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Monroe Charter Academy	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.3 km)
Marvin Ridge Middle	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Sandy Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
Marvin Ridge High	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
THALES ACADEMY WAXHAW K-8	private	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Parkwood High	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Parkwood Middle	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Weddington Elementary	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Weddington High	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Van Wyck Elementary	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Weddington Middle	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Wesley Chapel Elementary	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Marvin Elementary	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Rea View Elementary	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Indian Land Middle	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Indian Land Intermediate	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
ARBORBROOK CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
WEDDINGTON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Indian Land Elementary	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Prospect Elementary	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Rocky River Elementary	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
KIDS R KIDS LEARNING ACADEMY OF BLAKENEY	private	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
Walter Bickett Elementary	public	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
Knights View Elementary School	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
ALA Monroe	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
Ardrey Kell High School	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.4 km)
OMNI MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Shiloh Valley Elementary	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
ABUNDANT LIFE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
Shiloh Valley Primary School	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Elon Park Elementary	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Polo Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.7 km)
Union Day School	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Community House Middle	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Sun Valley Middle	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Antioch Elementary	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Rea Farms STEAM Academy	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.0 km)
Union Academy	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 28173

What school district is ZIP code 28173 in?

ZIP 28173 (Waxhaw, NC) maps to Union County Public Schools (LEA ID 3704620) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 28173?

US5 lists 47 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 40 public and 7 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 28173 attend private school?

About 0.5% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 28173 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	57.0%
High school	15.4%
Less than HS	5.1%
School district	Union County Public Schools

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