ZIP 28630 — 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 28630

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 28630 (Granite Falls, 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 50 K-12 schools (40 public, 10 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.7 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 Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute about 3.9 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Alexander County Schools

LEA ID

3700090

Private school share (ACS)

0.2%

Colleges & universities (99)

Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute3.9 miles (6.3 km)2yr-public
Lenoir-Rhyne University8.2 miles (13.2 km)4yr-private
Catawba Valley Community College11.8 miles (18.9 km)2yr-public
Western Piedmont Community College16.8 miles (27.0 km)2yr-public
Wilkes Community College24.9 miles (40.0 km)2yr-public
Mitchell Community College29.7 miles (47.7 km)2yr-public
Appalachian State University30.2 miles (48.7 km)4yr-public
McDowell Technical Community College32.7 miles (52.7 km)2yr-public
Lees-McRae College34.1 miles (54.9 km)4yr-private
Mayland Community College34.1 miles (55.0 km)2yr-public
NASCAR Technical Institute35.4 miles (56.9 km)2yr-private
Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine36.1 miles (58.1 km)4yr-private

Show all 99 colleges & universities

Gaston College38.2 miles (61.5 km)2yr-public
Cleveland Community College38.4 miles (61.8 km)2yr-public
Davidson College39.7 miles (63.8 km)4yr-private
Gardner-Webb University42.7 miles (68.8 km)4yr-private
Isothermal Community College44.0 miles (70.8 km)2yr-public
Belmont Abbey College44.9 miles (72.2 km)4yr-private
Montreat College50.9 miles (81.8 km)4yr-private
Johnson C Smith University51.5 miles (83.0 km)4yr-private
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte52.3 miles (84.1 km)4yr-private
Carolinas College of Health Sciences52.8 miles (84.9 km)4yr-public
University of North Carolina at Charlotte53.1 miles (85.5 km)4yr-public
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences53.4 miles (85.9 km)4yr-private
Catawba College53.5 miles (86.0 km)4yr-private
Livingstone College53.7 miles (86.4 km)4yr-private
Central Piedmont Community College53.9 miles (86.7 km)2yr-public
Hood Theological Seminary54.3 miles (87.3 km)4yr-private
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College54.3 miles (87.4 km)2yr-public
Surry Community College54.8 miles (88.1 km)2yr-public
Limestone University55.1 miles (88.6 km)4yr-private
Chamberlain University-North Carolina55.3 miles (89.0 km)4yr-private
Queens University of Charlotte55.3 miles (89.1 km)4yr-private
Southeastern College-Charlotte55.5 miles (89.3 km)2yr-private
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton56.1 miles (90.4 km)2yr-public
Milligan University58.5 miles (94.2 km)4yr-private
Warren Wilson College59.4 miles (95.5 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte60.2 miles (96.9 km)2yr-private
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary60.3 miles (97.0 km)4yr-private
East Tennessee State University62.0 miles (99.8 km)4yr-public
Mars Hill University63.4 miles (102.0 km)4yr-private
Sherman College of Chiropractic64.8 miles (104.3 km)4yr-private
Winthrop University65.3 miles (105.1 km)4yr-public
University of South Carolina-Upstate65.5 miles (105.5 km)4yr-public
University of North Carolina Asheville65.9 miles (106.1 km)4yr-public
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College66.2 miles (106.5 km)2yr-public
Forsyth Technical Community College66.3 miles (106.6 km)2yr-public
Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts66.3 miles (106.7 km)4yr-private
King University66.4 miles (106.8 km)4yr-private
York Technical College66.5 miles (107.0 km)2yr-public
Converse University66.7 miles (107.4 km)4yr-private
Wofford College66.9 miles (107.6 km)4yr-private
Clinton College66.9 miles (107.7 km)4yr-private
Blue Ridge Community College67.1 miles (108.0 km)2yr-public
Wake Forest University67.2 miles (108.1 km)4yr-private
Spartanburg Community College67.4 miles (108.4 km)2yr-public
Carolina University67.8 miles (109.1 km)4yr-private
Spartanburg Methodist College68.1 miles (109.5 km)4yr-private
Virginia Highlands Community College68.1 miles (109.6 km)2yr-public
Galen Health Institutes-Asheville68.2 miles (109.7 km)4yr-private
Pfeiffer University68.2 miles (109.7 km)4yr-private
Salem College68.2 miles (109.8 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina School of the Arts68.4 miles (110.0 km)4yr-public
Carolina Christian College68.6 miles (110.4 km)4yr-private
Emory & Henry University68.9 miles (110.9 km)4yr-private
Winston-Salem State University69.2 miles (111.3 km)4yr-public
Davidson-Davie Community College69.4 miles (111.7 km)2yr-public
Northeast State Community College71.3 miles (114.7 km)2yr-public
Stanly Community College74.7 miles (120.2 km)2yr-public
North Greenville University75.0 miles (120.8 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Union77.8 miles (125.2 km)2yr-public
Tusculum University78.5 miles (126.4 km)4yr-private
Wytheville Community College80.1 miles (129.0 km)2yr-public
Wingate University80.3 miles (129.2 km)4yr-private
High Point University80.4 miles (129.3 km)4yr-private
South University-High Point82.8 miles (133.2 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Lancaster83.7 miles (134.7 km)2yr-public
Southwest Virginia Community College83.8 miles (134.8 km)2yr-public
Brevard College84.3 miles (135.7 km)4yr-private
Guilford Technical Community College84.7 miles (136.3 km)2yr-public
Bob Jones University85.0 miles (136.8 km)4yr-private
Furman University85.0 miles (136.9 km)4yr-private
Haywood Community College87.2 miles (140.4 km)2yr-public
Strayer University-North Carolina87.3 miles (140.5 km)4yr-private
Guilford College87.6 miles (141.0 km)4yr-private
Greenville Technical College87.8 miles (141.3 km)4yr-public
Strayer University-South Carolina88.0 miles (141.7 km)4yr-private
South Piedmont Community College89.1 miles (143.4 km)2yr-public
Health And Style Institute89.5 miles (144.0 km)2yr-private
Randolph Community College89.9 miles (144.7 km)2yr-public
University of North Carolina at Greensboro91.6 miles (147.4 km)4yr-public
Greensboro College92.1 miles (148.2 km)4yr-private
Montgomery Community College92.8 miles (149.4 km)2yr-public
Bennett College93.2 miles (149.9 km)4yr-private
North Carolina A & T State University93.6 miles (150.6 km)4yr-public
New River Community College96.7 miles (155.7 km)2yr-public
Presbyterian College97.8 miles (157.4 km)4yr-private
Bluefield University98.1 miles (157.8 km)4yr-private
Bluefield State University99.6 miles (160.2 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
South Caldwell High	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
Granite Falls Elementary	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Dudley Shoals Elementary	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Granite Falls Middle	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
Sawmills Elementary	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Hudson Middle	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Gateway School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Hudson Elementary	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Caldwell Applied Sciences Academy	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Caldwell Early College	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Oak Hill Charter School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
Ray Childers Elementary	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
HICKORY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Bethlehem Elementary	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
W M Jenkins Elementary	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Baton Elementary	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
West Alexander Middle	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Whitnel Elementary	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Northview Middle	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Viewmont Elementary	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
JOHNSTON WH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
Hickory High	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Icard Elementary	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.3 km)
William Lenoir Middle	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
Hibriten High	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
TABERNACLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Oakwood Elementary	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
CHRIST CLASSICAL ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
CHRIST CLASSICAL ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Lower Creek Elementary	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Hildebran Elementary	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
Longview Elementary	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.3 km)
REFLECTIONS OF CHRIST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Draughn High School	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
UNIVERSITY CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Clyde Campbell Elementary	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
East Burke High	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
East Burke Middle	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Davenport A+ School	public	—	—	8.7 miles (13.9 km)
Southwest Primary	public	—	—	8.7 miles (13.9 km)
Horizons Elementary	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Caldwell Online Academy	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Snow Creek Elementary	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.9 km)
ST STEPHEN LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Harry M Arndt Middle	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
Saint Stephens High	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
Valmead Elementary	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 28630

What school district is ZIP code 28630 in?

ZIP 28630 (Granite Falls, 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 28630?

US5 lists 50 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 40 public and 10 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 28630 attend private school?

About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 28630 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	18.2%
High school	29.7%
Less than HS	17.5%
School district	Alexander County Schools

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