ZIP 28673 — 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 28673

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 28673 (Lake Norman of Catawba, 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 33 K-12 schools (29 public, 4 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 8.5 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.3% 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 NASCAR Technical Institute about 8.1 miles away (2yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Catawba County Schools

LEA ID

3700690

Private school share (ACS)

0.3%

Colleges & universities (100)

NASCAR Technical Institute8.1 miles (13.1 km)2yr-private
Davidson College11.9 miles (19.2 km)4yr-private
Mitchell Community College12.8 miles (20.6 km)2yr-public
Catawba Valley Community College17.2 miles (27.7 km)2yr-public
Lenoir-Rhyne University20.3 miles (32.7 km)4yr-private
Gaston College23.7 miles (38.1 km)2yr-public
Belmont Abbey College24.8 miles (39.9 km)4yr-private
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences25.5 miles (41.1 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina at Charlotte26.3 miles (42.3 km)4yr-public
Johnson C Smith University27.1 miles (43.6 km)4yr-private
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte27.8 miles (44.8 km)4yr-private
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College29.1 miles (46.8 km)2yr-public

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Livingstone College29.1 miles (46.9 km)4yr-private
Hood Theological Seminary29.2 miles (46.9 km)4yr-private
Central Piedmont Community College29.2 miles (47.0 km)2yr-public
Catawba College29.4 miles (47.3 km)4yr-private
Carolinas College of Health Sciences30.4 miles (48.9 km)4yr-public
Queens University of Charlotte31.1 miles (50.0 km)4yr-private
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute31.8 miles (51.1 km)2yr-public
Southeastern College-Charlotte32.7 miles (52.6 km)2yr-private
Chamberlain University-North Carolina33.4 miles (53.7 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte34.8 miles (56.0 km)2yr-private
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary34.9 miles (56.2 km)4yr-private
Cleveland Community College36.3 miles (58.4 km)2yr-public
Wilkes Community College37.3 miles (60.0 km)2yr-public
Western Piedmont Community College39.3 miles (63.3 km)2yr-public
Pfeiffer University41.3 miles (66.4 km)4yr-private
Gardner-Webb University45.5 miles (73.3 km)4yr-private
Winthrop University46.8 miles (75.3 km)4yr-public
Stanly Community College47.0 miles (75.6 km)2yr-public
York Technical College47.2 miles (76.0 km)2yr-public
Clinton College48.7 miles (78.4 km)4yr-private
Davidson-Davie Community College48.9 miles (78.7 km)2yr-public
Forsyth Technical Community College51.3 miles (82.5 km)2yr-public
Carolina University53.0 miles (85.4 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina School of the Arts53.2 miles (85.6 km)4yr-public
Limestone University53.3 miles (85.8 km)4yr-private
Salem College53.4 miles (85.9 km)4yr-private
Wingate University53.7 miles (86.5 km)4yr-private
Wake Forest University53.9 miles (86.7 km)4yr-private
McDowell Technical Community College54.2 miles (87.2 km)2yr-public
Winston-Salem State University54.2 miles (87.3 km)4yr-public
Isothermal Community College54.9 miles (88.4 km)2yr-public
Surry Community College55.3 miles (88.9 km)2yr-public
Carolina Christian College55.3 miles (89.0 km)4yr-private
Appalachian State University56.2 miles (90.5 km)4yr-public
Mayland Community College61.1 miles (98.4 km)2yr-public
High Point University61.4 miles (98.8 km)4yr-private
South Piedmont Community College61.6 miles (99.1 km)2yr-public
Lees-McRae College61.8 miles (99.4 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Lancaster62.1 miles (99.9 km)2yr-public
Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine62.6 miles (100.8 km)4yr-private
South University-High Point64.9 miles (104.5 km)4yr-private
Montgomery Community College65.8 miles (105.9 km)2yr-public
Randolph Community College65.8 miles (105.9 km)2yr-public
Guilford Technical Community College65.9 miles (106.0 km)2yr-public
Converse University69.1 miles (111.3 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-North Carolina69.3 miles (111.6 km)4yr-private
Sherman College of Chiropractic69.5 miles (111.9 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Upstate69.6 miles (112.0 km)4yr-public
Wofford College69.6 miles (112.1 km)4yr-private
Guilford College70.4 miles (113.3 km)4yr-private
Health And Style Institute71.1 miles (114.4 km)2yr-private
Spartanburg Community College71.4 miles (114.9 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Union71.4 miles (115.0 km)2yr-public
Spartanburg Methodist College71.4 miles (115.0 km)4yr-private
Montreat College73.0 miles (117.4 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina at Greensboro73.5 miles (118.3 km)4yr-public
Greensboro College74.1 miles (119.2 km)4yr-private
Bennett College75.0 miles (120.7 km)4yr-private
North Carolina A & T State University75.5 miles (121.5 km)4yr-public
Warren Wilson College81.1 miles (130.5 km)4yr-private
Blue Ridge Community College83.1 miles (133.7 km)2yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton83.8 miles (134.8 km)2yr-public
North Greenville University86.1 miles (138.5 km)4yr-private
Milligan University86.4 miles (139.1 km)4yr-private
Northeastern Technical College87.3 miles (140.5 km)2yr-public
Rockingham Community College87.4 miles (140.7 km)2yr-public
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College87.5 miles (140.8 km)2yr-public
Richmond Community College87.8 miles (141.3 km)2yr-public
University of North Carolina Asheville88.0 miles (141.6 km)4yr-public
Galen Health Institutes-Asheville88.1 miles (141.8 km)4yr-private
Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts88.2 miles (141.9 km)4yr-private
Mars Hill University88.3 miles (142.1 km)4yr-private
East Tennessee State University89.9 miles (144.7 km)4yr-public
Elon University90.2 miles (145.2 km)4yr-private
Emory & Henry University92.3 miles (148.5 km)4yr-private
Wytheville Community College92.7 miles (149.1 km)2yr-public
Bob Jones University92.7 miles (149.2 km)4yr-private
King University93.1 miles (149.8 km)4yr-private
Virginia Highlands Community College93.3 miles (150.2 km)2yr-public
Presbyterian College93.8 miles (150.9 km)4yr-private
Sandhills Community College93.8 miles (150.9 km)2yr-public
Furman University94.4 miles (151.9 km)4yr-private
Greenville Technical College94.8 miles (152.6 km)4yr-public
Strayer University-South Carolina95.6 miles (153.9 km)4yr-private
Alamance Community College97.0 miles (156.1 km)2yr-public
Newberry College98.5 miles (158.5 km)4yr-private
Northeast State Community College99.0 miles (159.3 km)2yr-public
Patrick & Henry Community College99.7 miles (160.5 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Sherrills Ford Elementary	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.1 km)
Bandys High	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Woodland Heights Elementary	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Woodland Heights Middle	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Mill Creek Middle	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Lake Norman High	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Lake Norman Elementary	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Lakeshore Elementary	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Lakeshore Middle	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Rock Springs Elementary	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
The Brawley School	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Catawba Elementary School	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Catawba Rosenwald Education Center	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.7 km)
Balls Creek Elementary	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
DENVER CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Troutman Middle	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
South Iredell High	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Troutman Elementary	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
STARBOARD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
West Lake Preparatory Academy	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
North Lincoln High	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
Lincoln Charter School	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Iredell Charter Academy of Arts &Science	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Career Academy and Technical School	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
Charles H Tuttle Elementary	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
Langtree Charter Academy	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
St James Elementary	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
CALVARY CHAPEL ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.5 miles (15.4 km)
Shepherd Elementary	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Celeste Henkel Elementary	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
SOUTHVIEW CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.7 miles (15.7 km)
Selma Burke Middle	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
North Lincoln Middle	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 28673

What school district is ZIP code 28673 in?

ZIP 28673 (Lake Norman of Catawba, 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 28673?

US5 lists 33 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 29 public and 4 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 28673 attend private school?

About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 28673 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	42.5%
High school	19.2%
Less than HS	5.5%
School district	Catawba County Schools

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