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Catawba town, NC

ZIP 28609 — Schools & Education

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.

Middle ClassLow Snow Area

School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 28609

K-12 nearby
30
Public
27
Private
3
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 28609 (Catawba, NC) is associated with Catawba County Schools (LEA 3700690) 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 30 K-12 schools (27 public, 3 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 9.0 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.1% 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 Mitchell Community College about 11.9 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
Catawba County Schools
LEA ID
3700690
Private school share (ACS)
0.1%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Mitchell Community College11.9 miles (19.1 km)2yr-public
  • NASCAR Technical Institute12.2 miles (19.6 km)2yr-private
  • Catawba Valley Community College13.2 miles (21.2 km)2yr-public
  • Lenoir-Rhyne University16.0 miles (25.7 km)4yr-private
  • Davidson College16.8 miles (27.1 km)4yr-private
  • Gaston College25.9 miles (41.8 km)2yr-public
  • Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute27.1 miles (43.7 km)2yr-public
  • Belmont Abbey College28.4 miles (45.7 km)4yr-private
  • Cabarrus College of Health Sciences30.2 miles (48.5 km)4yr-private
  • University of North Carolina at Charlotte31.2 miles (50.2 km)4yr-public
  • Johnson C Smith University31.6 miles (50.9 km)4yr-private
  • Livingstone College32.1 miles (51.6 km)4yr-private
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Catawba College32.2 miles (51.8 km)4yr-private
  • Rowan-Cabarrus Community College32.3 miles (52.0 km)2yr-public
  • Hood Theological Seminary32.3 miles (52.0 km)4yr-private
  • Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte32.4 miles (52.1 km)4yr-private
  • Wilkes Community College32.9 miles (53.0 km)2yr-public
  • Central Piedmont Community College33.8 miles (54.5 km)2yr-public
  • Carolinas College of Health Sciences34.6 miles (55.7 km)4yr-public
  • Queens University of Charlotte35.6 miles (57.3 km)4yr-private
  • Western Piedmont Community College35.6 miles (57.3 km)2yr-public
  • Cleveland Community College36.6 miles (58.9 km)2yr-public
  • Southeastern College-Charlotte37.0 miles (59.5 km)2yr-private
  • Chamberlain University-North Carolina37.5 miles (60.4 km)4yr-private
  • Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte39.5 miles (63.6 km)2yr-private
  • Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary39.7 miles (63.8 km)4yr-private
  • Gardner-Webb University45.3 miles (72.8 km)4yr-private
  • Pfeiffer University45.3 miles (72.9 km)4yr-private
  • Winthrop University50.5 miles (81.2 km)4yr-public
  • Davidson-Davie Community College50.8 miles (81.7 km)2yr-public
  • McDowell Technical Community College50.9 miles (81.9 km)2yr-public
  • York Technical College51.0 miles (82.2 km)2yr-public
  • Appalachian State University51.3 miles (82.6 km)4yr-public
  • Stanly Community College51.5 miles (82.8 km)2yr-public
  • Forsyth Technical Community College51.7 miles (83.3 km)2yr-public
  • Clinton College52.4 miles (84.3 km)4yr-private
  • Surry Community College52.8 miles (84.9 km)2yr-public
  • Isothermal Community College53.4 miles (86.0 km)2yr-public
  • Carolina University53.5 miles (86.1 km)4yr-private
  • University of North Carolina School of the Arts53.7 miles (86.5 km)4yr-public
  • Salem College53.8 miles (86.6 km)4yr-private
  • Wake Forest University54.0 miles (86.9 km)4yr-private
  • Limestone University54.0 miles (87.0 km)4yr-private
  • Winston-Salem State University54.7 miles (88.1 km)4yr-public
  • Carolina Christian College55.5 miles (89.3 km)4yr-private
  • Mayland Community College56.9 miles (91.5 km)2yr-public
  • Lees-McRae College57.0 miles (91.7 km)4yr-private
  • Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine57.8 miles (92.9 km)4yr-private
  • Wingate University58.6 miles (94.3 km)4yr-private
  • High Point University63.0 miles (101.3 km)4yr-private
  • South University-High Point66.3 miles (106.6 km)4yr-private
  • University of South Carolina-Lancaster66.4 miles (106.8 km)2yr-public
  • South Piedmont Community College66.5 miles (107.0 km)2yr-public
  • Guilford Technical Community College67.5 miles (108.6 km)2yr-public
  • Randolph Community College68.9 miles (110.8 km)2yr-public
  • Sherman College of Chiropractic69.3 miles (111.6 km)4yr-private
  • Converse University69.4 miles (111.6 km)4yr-private
  • University of South Carolina-Upstate69.5 miles (111.9 km)4yr-public
  • Montreat College69.8 miles (112.3 km)4yr-private
  • Wofford College69.8 miles (112.3 km)4yr-private
  • Montgomery Community College69.9 miles (112.5 km)2yr-public
  • Strayer University-North Carolina70.7 miles (113.8 km)4yr-private
  • Spartanburg Community College71.4 miles (114.9 km)2yr-public
  • Spartanburg Methodist College71.5 miles (115.1 km)4yr-private
  • Guilford College71.6 miles (115.2 km)4yr-private
  • Health And Style Institute72.6 miles (116.8 km)2yr-private
  • University of South Carolina-Union73.2 miles (117.9 km)2yr-public
  • University of North Carolina at Greensboro75.0 miles (120.6 km)4yr-public
  • Greensboro College75.5 miles (121.5 km)4yr-private
  • Bennett College76.5 miles (123.1 km)4yr-private
  • North Carolina A & T State University77.0 miles (123.8 km)4yr-public
  • Warren Wilson College78.0 miles (125.5 km)4yr-private
  • Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton79.0 miles (127.1 km)2yr-public
  • Blue Ridge Community College81.1 miles (130.5 km)2yr-public
  • Milligan University81.7 miles (131.5 km)4yr-private
  • Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College84.5 miles (136.0 km)2yr-public
  • Mars Hill University84.6 miles (136.1 km)4yr-private
  • University of North Carolina Asheville84.9 miles (136.6 km)4yr-public
  • North Greenville University85.0 miles (136.7 km)4yr-private
  • Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts85.1 miles (136.9 km)4yr-private
  • East Tennessee State University85.3 miles (137.2 km)4yr-public
  • Galen Health Institutes-Asheville85.4 miles (137.4 km)4yr-private
  • Emory & Henry University87.5 miles (140.7 km)4yr-private
  • Rockingham Community College87.8 miles (141.3 km)2yr-public
  • King University88.2 miles (141.9 km)4yr-private
  • Virginia Highlands Community College88.4 miles (142.3 km)2yr-public
  • Wytheville Community College88.8 miles (143.0 km)2yr-public
  • Elon University91.9 miles (147.9 km)4yr-private
  • Northeastern Technical College92.2 miles (148.3 km)2yr-public
  • Bob Jones University92.2 miles (148.4 km)4yr-private
  • Richmond Community College92.6 miles (149.0 km)2yr-public
  • Furman University93.6 miles (150.7 km)4yr-private
  • Northeast State Community College94.2 miles (151.6 km)2yr-public
  • Greenville Technical College94.5 miles (152.0 km)4yr-public
  • Strayer University-South Carolina95.2 miles (153.1 km)4yr-private
  • Presbyterian College95.3 miles (153.4 km)4yr-private
  • Sandhills Community College97.9 miles (157.6 km)2yr-public
  • Brevard College98.9 miles (159.1 km)4yr-private
  • Alamance Community College98.9 miles (159.2 km)2yr-public
  • Patrick & Henry Community College98.9 miles (159.2 km)2yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
Catawba Elementary Schoolpublic——2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Catawba Rosenwald Education Centerpublic——2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Mill Creek Middlepublic——2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Bandys Highpublic——2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Balls Creek Elementarypublic——5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Sherrills Ford Elementarypublic——5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Claremont Elementarypublic——5.8 miles (9.3 km)
River Bend Middlepublic——6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Bunker Hill Highpublic——6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Sharon Elementarypublic——6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Celeste Henkel Elementarypublic——7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Charles H Tuttle Elementarypublic——8.1 miles (13.0 km)
South Iredell Highpublic——8.8 miles (14.1 km)
Shuford Elementarypublic——8.8 miles (14.1 km)
West Iredell Middlepublic——8.8 miles (14.1 km)
Oxford Elementarypublic——9.0 miles (14.5 km)
West Iredell Highpublic——9.1 miles (14.7 km)
CONCORDIA CHRISTIAN DAY SCHOOLprivate——9.2 miles (14.9 km)
SOUTHVIEW CHRISTIAN SCHOOLprivate——9.3 miles (14.9 km)
Discovery High Schoolpublic——9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Newton-Conover Highpublic——9.5 miles (15.2 km)
Conover Special Educationpublic——9.5 miles (15.4 km)
Troutman Middlepublic——9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Lyle Creek Elementarypublic——9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Troutman Elementarypublic——9.8 miles (15.7 km)
South Newton Elementarypublic——9.8 miles (15.7 km)
CALVARY CHAPEL ACADEMYprivate——9.8 miles (15.8 km)
North Newton Elementarypublic——9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Career Academy and Technical Schoolpublic——9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Rock Springs Elementarypublic——10.0 miles (16.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 28609

What school district is ZIP code 28609 in?
ZIP 28609 (Catawba, NC) maps to Catawba County Schools (LEA ID 3700690) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 28609?
US5 lists 30 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 27 public and 3 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 28609 attend private school?
About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 28609 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher17.2%
High school31.4%
Less than HS16.3%
School districtCatawba County Schools