ZIP 28658 — 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 28658

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 28658 (Newton, 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 42 K-12 schools (35 public, 7 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.7 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 Catawba Valley Community College about 5.2 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Catawba County Schools

LEA ID

3700690

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

Catawba Valley Community College5.2 miles (8.4 km)2yr-public
Lenoir-Rhyne University8.8 miles (14.1 km)4yr-private
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute20.5 miles (32.9 km)2yr-public
NASCAR Technical Institute21.5 miles (34.6 km)2yr-private
Mitchell Community College21.6 miles (34.8 km)2yr-public
Gaston College22.6 miles (36.5 km)2yr-public
Davidson College24.0 miles (38.6 km)4yr-private
Western Piedmont Community College26.0 miles (41.9 km)2yr-public
Belmont Abbey College28.3 miles (45.5 km)4yr-private
Cleveland Community College28.6 miles (46.1 km)2yr-public
Wilkes Community College34.6 miles (55.7 km)2yr-public
Johnson C Smith University34.6 miles (55.7 km)4yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte35.3 miles (56.9 km)4yr-private
Carolinas College of Health Sciences36.0 miles (57.9 km)4yr-public
Gardner-Webb University36.3 miles (58.5 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina at Charlotte36.5 miles (58.7 km)4yr-public
Central Piedmont Community College36.9 miles (59.4 km)2yr-public
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences38.2 miles (61.5 km)4yr-private
Queens University of Charlotte38.4 miles (61.8 km)4yr-private
Chamberlain University-North Carolina38.5 miles (62.0 km)4yr-private
Southeastern College-Charlotte38.6 miles (62.2 km)2yr-private
McDowell Technical Community College40.8 miles (65.7 km)2yr-public
Livingstone College42.3 miles (68.0 km)4yr-private
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College42.3 miles (68.1 km)2yr-public
Hood Theological Seminary42.4 miles (68.3 km)4yr-private
Catawba College42.4 miles (68.3 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte43.3 miles (69.6 km)2yr-private
Isothermal Community College43.3 miles (69.7 km)2yr-public
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary43.4 miles (69.8 km)4yr-private
Limestone University46.4 miles (74.6 km)4yr-private
Appalachian State University47.0 miles (75.7 km)4yr-public
Mayland Community College48.4 miles (77.8 km)2yr-public
Winthrop University49.5 miles (79.6 km)4yr-public
York Technical College50.5 miles (81.2 km)2yr-public
Lees-McRae College50.9 miles (81.9 km)4yr-private
Clinton College51.2 miles (82.4 km)4yr-private
Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine53.0 miles (85.4 km)4yr-private
Pfeiffer University54.6 miles (87.8 km)4yr-private
Surry Community College59.2 miles (95.3 km)2yr-public
Montreat College59.6 miles (95.9 km)4yr-private
Stanly Community College59.9 miles (96.4 km)2yr-public
Sherman College of Chiropractic60.3 miles (97.1 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Upstate60.6 miles (97.6 km)4yr-public
Converse University60.8 miles (97.9 km)4yr-private
Davidson-Davie Community College61.2 miles (98.4 km)2yr-public
Wofford College61.2 miles (98.5 km)4yr-private
Forsyth Technical Community College61.6 miles (99.2 km)2yr-public
Spartanburg Community College62.5 miles (100.6 km)2yr-public
Spartanburg Methodist College62.8 miles (101.0 km)4yr-private
Carolina University63.4 miles (102.0 km)4yr-private
Wingate University63.4 miles (102.1 km)4yr-private
Wake Forest University63.7 miles (102.5 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina School of the Arts63.7 miles (102.5 km)4yr-public
Salem College63.7 miles (102.6 km)4yr-private
Winston-Salem State University64.6 miles (104.0 km)4yr-public
Carolina Christian College65.1 miles (104.8 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Union67.2 miles (108.1 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Lancaster67.2 miles (108.2 km)2yr-public
Warren Wilson College67.8 miles (109.1 km)4yr-private
Blue Ridge Community College70.7 miles (113.8 km)2yr-public
South Piedmont Community College72.6 miles (116.9 km)2yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton72.8 miles (117.2 km)2yr-public
High Point University73.3 miles (117.9 km)4yr-private
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College74.2 miles (119.5 km)2yr-public
University of North Carolina Asheville74.7 miles (120.2 km)4yr-public
Milligan University74.8 miles (120.4 km)4yr-private
Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts74.9 miles (120.5 km)4yr-private
Mars Hill University75.0 miles (120.7 km)4yr-private
North Greenville University75.0 miles (120.7 km)4yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Asheville75.0 miles (120.7 km)4yr-private
South University-High Point76.5 miles (123.1 km)4yr-private
Guilford Technical Community College77.8 miles (125.2 km)2yr-public
East Tennessee State University78.1 miles (125.8 km)4yr-public
Randolph Community College79.0 miles (127.2 km)2yr-public
Montgomery Community College79.1 miles (127.3 km)2yr-public
Strayer University-North Carolina81.0 miles (130.4 km)4yr-private
Guilford College81.8 miles (131.7 km)4yr-private
Bob Jones University82.8 miles (133.2 km)4yr-private
Health And Style Institute82.9 miles (133.4 km)2yr-private
King University83.3 miles (134.1 km)4yr-private
Furman University83.9 miles (135.1 km)4yr-private
Virginia Highlands Community College84.8 miles (136.5 km)2yr-public
Emory & Henry University85.1 miles (137.0 km)4yr-private
Greenville Technical College85.1 miles (137.0 km)4yr-public
University of North Carolina at Greensboro85.2 miles (137.2 km)4yr-public
Strayer University-South Carolina85.7 miles (138.0 km)4yr-private
Greensboro College85.8 miles (138.1 km)4yr-private
Bennett College86.8 miles (139.6 km)4yr-private
North Carolina A & T State University87.2 miles (140.4 km)4yr-public
Northeast State Community College87.9 miles (141.4 km)2yr-public
Brevard College88.5 miles (142.5 km)4yr-private
Presbyterian College88.7 miles (142.7 km)4yr-private
Wytheville Community College91.6 miles (147.5 km)2yr-public
Tusculum University93.0 miles (149.7 km)4yr-private
Haywood Community College95.4 miles (153.5 km)2yr-public
Newberry College95.9 miles (154.3 km)4yr-private
Rockingham Community College97.5 miles (157.0 km)2yr-public
Northeastern Technical College97.9 miles (157.5 km)2yr-public
Southwest Virginia Community College99.6 miles (160.3 km)2yr-public
Richmond Community College99.9 miles (160.7 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
South Newton Elementary	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
Startown Elementary	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Newton-Conover High	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
Discovery High School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
MONTESSORI AT SANDY FORD	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
North Newton Elementary	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
Maiden Middle School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Maiden High	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.5 km)
Maiden Elementary	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Conover Special Education	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
CONCORDIA CHRISTIAN DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Challenger Early College High	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Charles H Tuttle Elementary	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Blackburn Elementary	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Shuford Elementary	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Balls Creek Elementary	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Newton-Conover Middle	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Saint Stephens Elementary	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Grandview Middle	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Webb A Murray Elementary	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Claremont Elementary	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Fred T Foard High	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Jacobs Fork Middle	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
COMBINE ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Lyle Creek Elementary	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.8 km)
ST STEPHEN LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
Lincolnton Middle	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.3 km)
Mill Creek Middle	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Bandys High	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
Mountain View Elementary	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
UNIVERSITY CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Longview Elementary	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
Oakwood Elementary	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Hickory High	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
Saint Stephens High	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Harry M Arndt Middle	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
North Lincoln High	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Southwest Primary	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Viewmont Elementary	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.9 km)
TABERNACLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 28658

What school district is ZIP code 28658 in?

ZIP 28658 (Newton, 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 28658?

US5 lists 42 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 35 public and 7 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 28658 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 28658 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	19.3%
High school	33.3%
Less than HS	11.6%
School district	Catawba County Schools

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