ZIP 28601 — 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 28601

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 28601 (Hickory, NC) is associated with Alexander County Schools (LEA 3700090) 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 52 K-12 schools (42 public, 10 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.5 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 Lenoir-Rhyne University about 2.2 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Alexander County Schools

LEA ID

3700090

Private school share (ACS)

0.2%

Colleges & universities (98)

Lenoir-Rhyne University2.2 miles (3.6 km)4yr-private
Catawba Valley Community College5.5 miles (8.8 km)2yr-public
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute10.5 miles (16.9 km)2yr-public
Western Piedmont Community College20.5 miles (33.0 km)2yr-public
Mitchell Community College24.3 miles (39.0 km)2yr-public
Wilkes Community College26.4 miles (42.5 km)2yr-public
NASCAR Technical Institute28.9 miles (46.5 km)2yr-private
Gaston College32.7 miles (52.7 km)2yr-public
Davidson College33.0 miles (53.1 km)4yr-private
Cleveland Community College35.3 miles (56.8 km)2yr-public
Appalachian State University36.5 miles (58.7 km)4yr-public
McDowell Technical Community College36.5 miles (58.8 km)2yr-public

Show all 98 colleges & universities

Belmont Abbey College38.8 miles (62.5 km)4yr-private
Mayland Community College40.3 miles (64.8 km)2yr-public
Lees-McRae College40.8 miles (65.6 km)4yr-private
Gardner-Webb University41.0 miles (66.1 km)4yr-private
Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine42.5 miles (68.4 km)4yr-private
Isothermal Community College44.6 miles (71.8 km)2yr-public
Johnson C Smith University45.1 miles (72.6 km)4yr-private
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte45.8 miles (73.8 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina at Charlotte46.5 miles (74.8 km)4yr-public
Carolinas College of Health Sciences46.6 miles (74.9 km)4yr-public
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences46.8 miles (75.3 km)4yr-private
Central Piedmont Community College47.4 miles (76.3 km)2yr-public
Catawba College47.7 miles (76.7 km)4yr-private
Livingstone College47.8 miles (76.9 km)4yr-private
Hood Theological Seminary48.3 miles (77.7 km)4yr-private
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College48.3 miles (77.7 km)2yr-public
Queens University of Charlotte48.9 miles (78.7 km)4yr-private
Chamberlain University-North Carolina49.2 miles (79.1 km)4yr-private
Southeastern College-Charlotte49.3 miles (79.3 km)2yr-private
Limestone University52.6 miles (84.7 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte53.7 miles (86.4 km)2yr-private
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary53.8 miles (86.6 km)4yr-private
Surry Community College54.3 miles (87.4 km)2yr-public
Montreat College55.2 miles (88.8 km)4yr-private
Winthrop University59.8 miles (96.2 km)4yr-public
York Technical College60.8 miles (97.9 km)2yr-public
Clinton College61.4 miles (98.9 km)4yr-private
Pfeiffer University61.9 miles (99.6 km)4yr-private
Forsyth Technical Community College62.5 miles (100.5 km)2yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton62.8 miles (101.1 km)2yr-public
Warren Wilson College63.6 miles (102.4 km)4yr-private
Wake Forest University63.8 miles (102.6 km)4yr-private
Carolina University64.0 miles (103.1 km)4yr-private
Sherman College of Chiropractic64.2 miles (103.3 km)4yr-private
Davidson-Davie Community College64.5 miles (103.7 km)2yr-public
Salem College64.5 miles (103.8 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina School of the Arts64.5 miles (103.9 km)4yr-public
University of South Carolina-Upstate64.7 miles (104.2 km)4yr-public
Carolina Christian College65.2 miles (104.9 km)4yr-private
Milligan University65.2 miles (104.9 km)4yr-private
Winston-Salem State University65.4 miles (105.3 km)4yr-public
Converse University65.5 miles (105.5 km)4yr-private
Wofford College65.8 miles (105.8 km)4yr-private
Spartanburg Community College66.6 miles (107.2 km)2yr-public
Spartanburg Methodist College67.1 miles (108.0 km)4yr-private
Stanly Community College68.2 miles (109.7 km)2yr-public
East Tennessee State University68.7 miles (110.5 km)4yr-public
Mars Hill University68.8 miles (110.7 km)4yr-private
Blue Ridge Community College69.6 miles (112.0 km)2yr-public
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College70.3 miles (113.2 km)2yr-public
University of North Carolina Asheville70.3 miles (113.2 km)4yr-public
Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts70.6 miles (113.7 km)4yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Asheville71.9 miles (115.7 km)4yr-private
King University72.9 miles (117.3 km)4yr-private
Wingate University73.7 miles (118.6 km)4yr-private
Virginia Highlands Community College74.2 miles (119.5 km)2yr-public
Emory & Henry University74.6 miles (120.0 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Union74.7 miles (120.3 km)2yr-public
High Point University75.8 miles (122.1 km)4yr-private
North Greenville University76.2 miles (122.7 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Lancaster77.8 miles (125.2 km)2yr-public
Northeast State Community College77.9 miles (125.4 km)2yr-public
South University-High Point78.5 miles (126.3 km)4yr-private
Guilford Technical Community College80.2 miles (129.1 km)2yr-public
South Piedmont Community College82.4 miles (132.7 km)2yr-public
Strayer University-North Carolina83.1 miles (133.7 km)4yr-private
Wytheville Community College83.1 miles (133.7 km)2yr-public
Guilford College83.5 miles (134.4 km)4yr-private
Randolph Community College84.3 miles (135.7 km)2yr-public
Tusculum University84.8 miles (136.5 km)4yr-private
Health And Style Institute85.2 miles (137.0 km)2yr-private
Bob Jones University85.3 miles (137.4 km)4yr-private
Furman University85.8 miles (138.2 km)4yr-private
Montgomery Community College86.5 miles (139.2 km)2yr-public
Brevard College87.2 miles (140.3 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina at Greensboro87.3 miles (140.5 km)4yr-public
Greensboro College87.9 miles (141.4 km)4yr-private
Greenville Technical College88.0 miles (141.6 km)4yr-public
Strayer University-South Carolina88.4 miles (142.2 km)4yr-private
Bennett College88.9 miles (143.1 km)4yr-private
Southwest Virginia Community College89.2 miles (143.5 km)2yr-public
North Carolina A & T State University89.3 miles (143.8 km)4yr-public
Haywood Community College91.5 miles (147.3 km)2yr-public
Presbyterian College95.4 miles (153.6 km)4yr-private
Rockingham Community College97.4 miles (156.7 km)2yr-public
New River Community College98.5 miles (158.6 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Northview Middle	public	—	—	0.4 miles (0.6 km)
W M Jenkins Elementary	public	—	—	0.6 miles (1.0 km)
HICKORY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
TABERNACLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
Viewmont Elementary	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Hickory High	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
Clyde Campbell Elementary	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.6 km)
UNIVERSITY CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.3 miles (3.8 km)
CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.1 km)
Oakwood Elementary	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
ST STEPHEN LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
Saint Stephens High	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Harry M Arndt Middle	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
Snow Creek Elementary	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
JOHNSTON WH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
Longview Elementary	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Saint Stephens Elementary	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Bethlehem Elementary	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Grandview Middle	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Webb A Murray Elementary	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Challenger Early College High	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Southwest Primary	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Ray Childers Elementary	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Wittenburg Elementary	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Newton-Conover Middle	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
REFLECTIONS OF CHRIST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Granite Falls Elementary	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Granite Falls Middle	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Gateway School	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Hildebran Elementary	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.0 km)
Dudley Shoals Elementary	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
West Alexander Middle	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Lyle Creek Elementary	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Conover Special Education	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
South Caldwell High	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.5 km)
CONCORDIA CHRISTIAN DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.9 miles (12.6 km)
North Newton Elementary	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
Shuford Elementary	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
MONTESSORI AT SANDY FORD	private	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Mountain View Elementary	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Icard Elementary	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Discovery High School	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Newton-Conover High	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
East Burke Middle	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Sawmills Elementary	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
East Burke High	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Oxford Elementary	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
MILLERSVILLE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Startown Elementary	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.7 km)
South Newton Elementary	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Hudson Middle	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 28601

What school district is ZIP code 28601 in?

ZIP 28601 (Hickory, NC) maps to Alexander County Schools (LEA ID 3700090) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 28601?

US5 lists 52 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 42 public and 10 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 28601 attend private school?

About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 28601 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	34.7%
High school	23.3%
Less than HS	10.0%
School district	Alexander County Schools

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