ZIP 28637 — 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 28637

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 28637 (Hildebran, NC) is associated with Burke County Schools (LEA 3700480) 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 49 K-12 schools (39 public, 10 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.2 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.0% 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 5.4 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Burke County Schools

LEA ID

3700480

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (97)

Lenoir-Rhyne University5.4 miles (8.6 km)4yr-private
Catawba Valley Community College7.5 miles (12.0 km)2yr-public
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute10.1 miles (16.3 km)2yr-public
Western Piedmont Community College15.0 miles (24.2 km)2yr-public
Mitchell Community College29.8 miles (47.9 km)2yr-public
Cleveland Community College30.6 miles (49.2 km)2yr-public
McDowell Technical Community College30.8 miles (49.5 km)2yr-public
Gaston College30.9 miles (49.7 km)2yr-public
Wilkes Community College31.8 miles (51.2 km)2yr-public
NASCAR Technical Institute32.6 miles (52.5 km)2yr-private
Gardner-Webb University35.4 miles (57.0 km)4yr-private
Davidson College35.7 miles (57.4 km)4yr-private

Show all 97 colleges & universities

Mayland Community College36.7 miles (59.0 km)2yr-public
Appalachian State University37.4 miles (60.1 km)4yr-public
Belmont Abbey College38.1 miles (61.3 km)4yr-private
Isothermal Community College38.2 miles (61.5 km)2yr-public
Lees-McRae College39.9 miles (64.1 km)4yr-private
Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine42.9 miles (69.0 km)4yr-private
Johnson C Smith University45.6 miles (73.4 km)4yr-private
Carolinas College of Health Sciences46.3 miles (74.4 km)4yr-public
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte46.3 miles (74.5 km)4yr-private
Limestone University47.5 miles (76.4 km)4yr-private
Central Piedmont Community College47.9 miles (77.1 km)2yr-public
University of North Carolina at Charlotte48.1 miles (77.3 km)4yr-public
Chamberlain University-North Carolina48.6 miles (78.2 km)4yr-private
Southeastern College-Charlotte49.0 miles (78.8 km)2yr-private
Queens University of Charlotte49.2 miles (79.2 km)4yr-private
Montreat College49.5 miles (79.7 km)4yr-private
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences49.9 miles (80.2 km)4yr-private
Catawba College52.6 miles (84.6 km)4yr-private
Livingstone College52.6 miles (84.6 km)4yr-private
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College52.9 miles (85.1 km)2yr-public
Hood Theological Seminary52.9 miles (85.2 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte54.4 miles (87.5 km)2yr-private
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary54.4 miles (87.6 km)4yr-private
Warren Wilson College57.9 miles (93.2 km)4yr-private
Winthrop University57.9 miles (93.2 km)4yr-public
Sherman College of Chiropractic58.1 miles (93.6 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Upstate58.7 miles (94.5 km)4yr-public
York Technical College59.2 miles (95.2 km)2yr-public
Clinton College59.5 miles (95.7 km)4yr-private
Converse University59.7 miles (96.1 km)4yr-private
Wofford College59.9 miles (96.4 km)4yr-private
Surry Community College60.5 miles (97.4 km)2yr-public
Spartanburg Community College60.6 miles (97.5 km)2yr-public
Spartanburg Methodist College61.2 miles (98.5 km)4yr-private
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton61.7 miles (99.2 km)2yr-public
Blue Ridge Community College63.3 miles (101.8 km)2yr-public
Milligan University63.3 miles (101.9 km)4yr-private
Mars Hill University63.9 miles (102.9 km)4yr-private
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College64.6 miles (103.9 km)2yr-public
University of North Carolina Asheville64.7 miles (104.1 km)4yr-public
Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts65.0 miles (104.6 km)4yr-private
Pfeiffer University65.8 miles (105.9 km)4yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Asheville65.9 miles (106.1 km)4yr-private
East Tennessee State University66.6 miles (107.1 km)4yr-public
Forsyth Technical Community College68.6 miles (110.4 km)2yr-public
North Greenville University69.8 miles (112.4 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Union70.0 miles (112.7 km)2yr-public
Wake Forest University70.0 miles (112.7 km)4yr-private
Davidson-Davie Community College70.1 miles (112.8 km)2yr-public
Carolina University70.3 miles (113.1 km)4yr-private
Salem College70.7 miles (113.7 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina School of the Arts70.7 miles (113.8 km)4yr-public
Stanly Community College71.5 miles (115.0 km)2yr-public
Carolina Christian College71.5 miles (115.0 km)4yr-private
Winston-Salem State University71.6 miles (115.2 km)4yr-public
King University72.8 miles (117.1 km)4yr-private
Wingate University74.7 miles (120.3 km)4yr-private
Virginia Highlands Community College75.1 miles (120.9 km)2yr-public
Emory & Henry University76.4 miles (122.9 km)4yr-private
Northeast State Community College76.5 miles (123.2 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Lancaster76.7 miles (123.4 km)2yr-public
Bob Jones University79.0 miles (127.2 km)4yr-private
Furman University79.5 miles (127.9 km)4yr-private
Brevard College80.9 miles (130.1 km)4yr-private
Tusculum University81.3 miles (130.9 km)4yr-private
High Point University81.7 miles (131.5 km)4yr-private
Greenville Technical College81.7 miles (131.5 km)4yr-public
Strayer University-South Carolina82.1 miles (132.1 km)4yr-private
South Piedmont Community College84.2 miles (135.6 km)2yr-public
South University-High Point84.5 miles (136.0 km)4yr-private
Haywood Community College85.8 miles (138.0 km)2yr-public
Guilford Technical Community College86.1 miles (138.6 km)2yr-public
Wytheville Community College87.8 miles (141.3 km)2yr-public
Strayer University-North Carolina89.1 miles (143.3 km)4yr-private
Randolph Community College89.3 miles (143.7 km)2yr-public
Guilford College89.6 miles (144.1 km)4yr-private
Presbyterian College90.3 miles (145.3 km)4yr-private
Montgomery Community College90.4 miles (145.5 km)2yr-public
Health And Style Institute91.1 miles (146.6 km)2yr-private
Southwest Virginia Community College91.5 miles (147.2 km)2yr-public
University of North Carolina at Greensboro93.3 miles (150.2 km)4yr-public
Greensboro College93.8 miles (151.0 km)4yr-private
Bennett College94.9 miles (152.7 km)4yr-private
North Carolina A & T State University95.3 miles (153.4 km)4yr-public
Newberry College99.6 miles (160.3 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
REFLECTIONS OF CHRIST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	0.4 miles (0.7 km)
Hildebran Elementary	public	—	—	0.5 miles (0.7 km)
Southwest Primary	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Ray Childers Elementary	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
JOHNSTON WH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
East Burke Middle	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
Icard Elementary	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
Longview Elementary	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
East Burke High	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Mountain View Elementary	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Oakwood Elementary	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Grandview Middle	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Viewmont Elementary	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
UNIVERSITY CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Hickory High	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
Granite Falls Middle	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
HICKORY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Granite Falls Elementary	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Northview Middle	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
CHRIST CLASSICAL ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
CHRIST CLASSICAL ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
W M Jenkins Elementary	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
TABERNACLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
South Caldwell High	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.8 km)
Fred T Foard High	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
ST STEPHEN LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Challenger Early College High	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Jacobs Fork Middle	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
George Hildebrand Elementary	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Sawmills Elementary	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Draughn High School	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.5 km)
Saint Stephens Elementary	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
MONTESSORI AT SANDY FORD	private	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
Valdese Elementary	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
Clyde Campbell Elementary	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Blackburn Elementary	public	—	—	8.7 miles (13.9 km)
Baton Elementary	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Saint Stephens High	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Banoak Elementary	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Harry M Arndt Middle	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Heritage Middle	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Burke Virtual Academy	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Webb A Murray Elementary	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Snow Creek Elementary	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Hudson Middle	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Dudley Shoals Elementary	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Hudson Elementary	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.7 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 28637

What school district is ZIP code 28637 in?

ZIP 28637 (Hildebran, NC) maps to Burke County Schools (LEA ID 3700480) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 28637?

US5 lists 49 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 39 public and 10 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 28637 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 28637 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	19.9%
High school	38.5%
Less than HS	16.6%
School district	Burke County Schools

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