ZIP 28666 — 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 28666

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 28666 (Icard, 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 42 K-12 schools (33 public, 9 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.8 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 8.1 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 University8.1 miles (13.0 km)4yr-private
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute9.0 miles (14.4 km)2yr-public
Catawba Valley Community College10.4 miles (16.7 km)2yr-public
Western Piedmont Community College12.2 miles (19.6 km)2yr-public
McDowell Technical Community College28.0 miles (45.0 km)2yr-public
Cleveland Community College30.8 miles (49.6 km)2yr-public
Mitchell Community College32.6 miles (52.4 km)2yr-public
Wilkes Community College32.7 miles (52.6 km)2yr-public
Gaston College32.7 miles (52.6 km)2yr-public
Mayland Community College33.9 miles (54.5 km)2yr-public
Gardner-Webb University34.8 miles (56.1 km)4yr-private
NASCAR Technical Institute35.5 miles (57.2 km)2yr-private

Show all 97 colleges & universities

Appalachian State University35.9 miles (57.7 km)4yr-public
Isothermal Community College36.5 miles (58.8 km)2yr-public
Lees-McRae College37.7 miles (60.6 km)4yr-private
Davidson College38.5 miles (62.0 km)4yr-private
Belmont Abbey College40.2 miles (64.6 km)4yr-private
Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine41.1 miles (66.2 km)4yr-private
Montreat College46.7 miles (75.2 km)4yr-private
Limestone University47.3 miles (76.0 km)4yr-private
Johnson C Smith University48.0 miles (77.2 km)4yr-private
Carolinas College of Health Sciences48.4 miles (77.9 km)4yr-public
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte48.7 miles (78.3 km)4yr-private
Central Piedmont Community College50.3 miles (81.0 km)2yr-public
Chamberlain University-North Carolina50.7 miles (81.6 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina at Charlotte50.7 miles (81.6 km)4yr-public
Southeastern College-Charlotte51.2 miles (82.4 km)2yr-private
Queens University of Charlotte51.6 miles (83.0 km)4yr-private
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences52.7 miles (84.8 km)4yr-private
Warren Wilson College55.1 miles (88.7 km)4yr-private
Catawba College55.5 miles (89.3 km)4yr-private
Livingstone College55.5 miles (89.3 km)4yr-private
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College55.8 miles (89.8 km)2yr-public
Hood Theological Seminary55.8 miles (89.9 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte56.8 miles (91.4 km)2yr-private
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary56.9 miles (91.5 km)4yr-private
Sherman College of Chiropractic57.0 miles (91.8 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Upstate57.7 miles (92.9 km)4yr-public
Converse University58.9 miles (94.7 km)4yr-private
Wofford College59.0 miles (95.0 km)4yr-private
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton59.4 miles (95.5 km)2yr-public
Winthrop University59.5 miles (95.8 km)4yr-public
Spartanburg Community College59.5 miles (95.8 km)2yr-public
Spartanburg Methodist College60.2 miles (96.9 km)4yr-private
Milligan University60.8 miles (97.8 km)4yr-private
York Technical College60.9 miles (97.9 km)2yr-public
Blue Ridge Community College61.0 miles (98.1 km)2yr-public
Mars Hill University61.0 miles (98.2 km)4yr-private
Clinton College61.0 miles (98.2 km)4yr-private
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College61.8 miles (99.5 km)2yr-public
University of North Carolina Asheville61.9 miles (99.6 km)4yr-public
Surry Community College62.0 miles (99.8 km)2yr-public
Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts62.2 miles (100.1 km)4yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Asheville63.3 miles (101.8 km)4yr-private
East Tennessee State University64.0 miles (103.0 km)4yr-public
North Greenville University68.0 miles (109.4 km)4yr-private
Pfeiffer University68.8 miles (110.6 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Union70.1 miles (112.9 km)2yr-public
King University70.8 miles (113.9 km)4yr-private
Forsyth Technical Community College71.2 miles (114.5 km)2yr-public
Wake Forest University72.5 miles (116.6 km)4yr-private
Carolina University72.8 miles (117.1 km)4yr-private
Davidson-Davie Community College72.9 miles (117.3 km)2yr-public
Salem College73.2 miles (117.8 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina School of the Arts73.3 miles (117.9 km)4yr-public
Virginia Highlands Community College73.5 miles (118.3 km)2yr-public
Carolina Christian College73.9 miles (118.9 km)4yr-private
Winston-Salem State University74.1 miles (119.3 km)4yr-public
Northeast State Community College74.2 miles (119.3 km)2yr-public
Stanly Community College74.3 miles (119.6 km)2yr-public
Emory & Henry University75.1 miles (120.8 km)4yr-private
Wingate University77.2 miles (124.3 km)4yr-private
Bob Jones University77.5 miles (124.7 km)4yr-private
Furman University77.8 miles (125.2 km)4yr-private
Brevard College78.5 miles (126.3 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Lancaster78.5 miles (126.3 km)2yr-public
Tusculum University78.5 miles (126.3 km)4yr-private
Greenville Technical College80.2 miles (129.1 km)4yr-public
Strayer University-South Carolina80.5 miles (129.6 km)4yr-private
Haywood Community College83.0 miles (133.6 km)2yr-public
High Point University84.4 miles (135.8 km)4yr-private
South Piedmont Community College86.9 miles (139.8 km)2yr-public
South University-High Point87.1 miles (140.2 km)4yr-private
Wytheville Community College88.0 miles (141.6 km)2yr-public
Guilford Technical Community College88.8 miles (142.9 km)2yr-public
Presbyterian College90.0 miles (144.8 km)4yr-private
Southwest Virginia Community College90.3 miles (145.4 km)2yr-public
Strayer University-North Carolina91.7 miles (147.6 km)4yr-private
Guilford College92.2 miles (148.3 km)4yr-private
Randolph Community College92.2 miles (148.4 km)2yr-public
Montgomery Community College93.3 miles (150.2 km)2yr-public
Health And Style Institute93.8 miles (150.9 km)2yr-private
University of North Carolina at Greensboro96.0 miles (154.4 km)4yr-public
Greensboro College96.5 miles (155.3 km)4yr-private
Bennett College97.5 miles (157.0 km)4yr-private
North Carolina A & T State University98.0 miles (157.7 km)4yr-public
Newberry College99.8 miles (160.6 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Icard Elementary	public	—	—	0.3 miles (0.5 km)
East Burke High	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.1 km)
East Burke Middle	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.1 km)
Hildebran Elementary	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Ray Childers Elementary	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
REFLECTIONS OF CHRIST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
CHRIST CLASSICAL ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
CHRIST CLASSICAL ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
Southwest Primary	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
Draughn High School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
JOHNSTON WH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Granite Falls Middle	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Valdese Elementary	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Granite Falls Elementary	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Longview Elementary	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Mountain View Elementary	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Sawmills Elementary	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
George Hildebrand Elementary	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Burke Virtual Academy	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Heritage Middle	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
South Caldwell High	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Baton Elementary	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Oakwood Elementary	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
Viewmont Elementary	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.3 km)
CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
Hallyburton Academy	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Drexel Elementary	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Hickory High	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
Grandview Middle	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
UNIVERSITY CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
HICKORY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Hudson Middle	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Hudson Elementary	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Northview Middle	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Caldwell Applied Sciences Academy	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
Caldwell Early College	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
W M Jenkins Elementary	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Fred T Foard High	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Jacobs Fork Middle	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
TABERNACLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 28666

What school district is ZIP code 28666 in?

ZIP 28666 (Icard, 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 28666?

US5 lists 42 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 33 public and 9 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 28666 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 28666 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	0.0%
High school	68.4%
Less than HS	31.6%
School district	Burke County Schools

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