ZIP 28650 — 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 28650

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 28650 (Maiden, 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 32 K-12 schools (29 public, 3 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.7 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.4% 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 Catawba Valley Community College about 11.5 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Catawba County Schools

LEA ID

3700690

Private school share (ACS)

0.4%

Colleges & universities (100)

Catawba Valley Community College11.5 miles (18.5 km)2yr-public
Lenoir-Rhyne University15.0 miles (24.2 km)4yr-private
NASCAR Technical Institute17.2 miles (27.7 km)2yr-private
Gaston College18.0 miles (29.0 km)2yr-public
Davidson College18.4 miles (29.5 km)4yr-private
Mitchell Community College20.8 miles (33.5 km)2yr-public
Belmont Abbey College22.5 miles (36.1 km)4yr-private
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute26.8 miles (43.1 km)2yr-public
Cleveland Community College27.6 miles (44.4 km)2yr-public
Johnson C Smith University28.3 miles (45.6 km)4yr-private
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte29.1 miles (46.8 km)4yr-private
Carolinas College of Health Sciences29.9 miles (48.1 km)4yr-public

Show all 100 colleges & universities

University of North Carolina at Charlotte30.3 miles (48.7 km)4yr-public
Central Piedmont Community College30.6 miles (49.3 km)2yr-public
Western Piedmont Community College31.5 miles (50.7 km)2yr-public
Queens University of Charlotte32.1 miles (51.7 km)4yr-private
Southeastern College-Charlotte32.5 miles (52.4 km)2yr-private
Chamberlain University-North Carolina32.6 miles (52.4 km)4yr-private
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences32.6 miles (52.5 km)4yr-private
Gardner-Webb University36.4 miles (58.6 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte37.0 miles (59.5 km)2yr-private
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary37.0 miles (59.6 km)4yr-private
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College38.3 miles (61.6 km)2yr-public
Hood Theological Seminary38.4 miles (61.8 km)4yr-private
Livingstone College38.5 miles (62.0 km)4yr-private
Catawba College38.8 miles (62.5 km)4yr-private
Wilkes Community College39.1 miles (62.9 km)2yr-public
Winthrop University44.1 miles (71.0 km)4yr-public
York Technical College45.0 miles (72.4 km)2yr-public
Limestone University45.0 miles (72.5 km)4yr-private
Isothermal Community College45.4 miles (73.1 km)2yr-public
McDowell Technical Community College45.5 miles (73.3 km)2yr-public
Clinton College45.9 miles (73.9 km)4yr-private
Pfeiffer University49.6 miles (79.8 km)4yr-private
Appalachian State University53.2 miles (85.7 km)4yr-public
Mayland Community College54.3 miles (87.4 km)2yr-public
Stanly Community College54.3 miles (87.4 km)2yr-public
Wingate University57.1 miles (91.9 km)4yr-private
Lees-McRae College57.2 miles (92.0 km)4yr-private
Davidson-Davie Community College58.4 miles (94.0 km)2yr-public
Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine59.3 miles (95.4 km)4yr-private
Forsyth Technical Community College60.4 miles (97.2 km)2yr-public
Converse University60.4 miles (97.2 km)4yr-private
Sherman College of Chiropractic60.5 miles (97.3 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Upstate60.6 miles (97.6 km)4yr-public
Wofford College60.8 miles (97.9 km)4yr-private
Surry Community College61.4 miles (98.7 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Lancaster61.4 miles (98.8 km)2yr-public
Carolina University62.1 miles (100.0 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina School of the Arts62.4 miles (100.4 km)4yr-public
Spartanburg Community College62.5 miles (100.5 km)2yr-public
Salem College62.5 miles (100.6 km)4yr-private
Spartanburg Methodist College62.6 miles (100.7 km)4yr-private
Wake Forest University62.8 miles (101.1 km)4yr-private
Winston-Salem State University63.4 miles (102.0 km)4yr-public
Montreat College64.2 miles (103.3 km)4yr-private
Carolina Christian College64.3 miles (103.4 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Union64.5 miles (103.8 km)2yr-public
South Piedmont Community College66.4 miles (106.9 km)2yr-public
High Point University70.9 miles (114.1 km)4yr-private
Warren Wilson College72.2 miles (116.2 km)4yr-private
Blue Ridge Community College73.6 miles (118.5 km)2yr-public
Montgomery Community College73.9 miles (118.9 km)2yr-public
South University-High Point74.4 miles (119.7 km)4yr-private
Randolph Community College75.0 miles (120.7 km)2yr-public
Guilford Technical Community College75.4 miles (121.3 km)2yr-public
North Greenville University76.6 miles (123.3 km)4yr-private
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College78.5 miles (126.3 km)2yr-public
Strayer University-North Carolina78.8 miles (126.8 km)4yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Asheville78.9 miles (126.9 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina Asheville79.1 miles (127.3 km)4yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton79.2 miles (127.4 km)2yr-public
Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts79.3 miles (127.6 km)4yr-private
Guilford College79.8 miles (128.5 km)4yr-private
Mars Hill University80.2 miles (129.0 km)4yr-private
Health And Style Institute80.6 miles (129.6 km)2yr-private
Milligan University81.1 miles (130.5 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina at Greensboro83.0 miles (133.6 km)4yr-public
Bob Jones University83.5 miles (134.3 km)4yr-private
Greensboro College83.5 miles (134.5 km)4yr-private
East Tennessee State University84.4 miles (135.8 km)4yr-public
Bennett College84.5 miles (136.0 km)4yr-private
North Carolina A & T State University85.0 miles (136.8 km)4yr-public
Furman University85.0 miles (136.8 km)4yr-private
Greenville Technical College85.7 miles (137.9 km)4yr-public
Strayer University-South Carolina86.4 miles (139.0 km)4yr-private
Presbyterian College86.5 miles (139.2 km)4yr-private
King University89.6 miles (144.2 km)4yr-private
Virginia Highlands Community College91.0 miles (146.4 km)2yr-public
Emory & Henry University91.0 miles (146.5 km)4yr-private
Brevard College91.5 miles (147.2 km)4yr-private
Northeastern Technical College91.6 miles (147.4 km)2yr-public
Newberry College92.6 miles (149.0 km)4yr-private
Richmond Community College93.8 miles (151.0 km)2yr-public
Northeast State Community College94.2 miles (151.5 km)2yr-public
Wytheville Community College95.9 miles (154.3 km)2yr-public
Rockingham Community College96.5 miles (155.3 km)2yr-public
Tusculum University98.9 miles (159.1 km)4yr-private
Haywood Community College99.5 miles (160.2 km)2yr-public
Elon University99.7 miles (160.5 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Charles H Tuttle Elementary	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.0 km)
Maiden Elementary	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Maiden Middle School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
North Lincoln High	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Maiden High	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Pumpkin Center Primary	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Pumpkin Center Intermediate	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Balls Creek Elementary	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
COMBINE ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
North Lincoln Middle	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Bandys High	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Mill Creek Middle	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Lincolnton Middle	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.2 km)
South Newton Elementary	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Asbury Academy	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
East Lincoln Middle	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.2 km)
Iron Station Elementary	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
LCST	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
GE Massey Elementary	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Startown Elementary	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Rock Springs Elementary	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Newton-Conover High	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Discovery High School	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Lincolnton High	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Battleground Elementary	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.1 km)
S Ray Lowder Elementary	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
North Newton Elementary	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
MONTESSORI AT SANDY FORD	private	—	—	9.5 miles (15.2 km)
CONCORDIA CHRISTIAN DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.7 miles (15.5 km)
Conover Special Education	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.5 km)
West Lake Preparatory Academy	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
St James Elementary	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 28650

What school district is ZIP code 28650 in?

ZIP 28650 (Maiden, 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 28650?

US5 lists 32 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 29 public and 3 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 28650 attend private school?

About 0.4% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 28650 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	18.6%
High school	32.6%
Less than HS	10.6%
School district	Catawba County Schools

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