ZIP 28701 — 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 28701

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 28701 (Woodfin, NC) is associated with Buncombe County Schools (LEA 3700450) 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 45 K-12 schools (28 public, 17 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.8 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 University of North Carolina Asheville about 7.3 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Buncombe County Schools

LEA ID

3700450

Private school share (ACS)

0.4%

Colleges & universities (77)

University of North Carolina Asheville7.3 miles (11.7 km)4yr-public
Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts7.8 miles (12.5 km)4yr-private
Mars Hill University9.7 miles (15.6 km)4yr-private
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College10.4 miles (16.7 km)2yr-public
Warren Wilson College12.7 miles (20.4 km)4yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Asheville15.8 miles (25.5 km)4yr-private
Montreat College19.4 miles (31.3 km)4yr-private
Haywood Community College20.5 miles (33.0 km)2yr-public
Blue Ridge Community College29.9 miles (48.1 km)2yr-public
Brevard College32.8 miles (52.8 km)4yr-private
Tusculum University33.0 miles (53.2 km)4yr-private
McDowell Technical Community College38.0 miles (61.2 km)2yr-public

Show all 77 colleges & universities

Mayland Community College38.1 miles (61.4 km)2yr-public
Southwestern Community College40.5 miles (65.1 km)2yr-public
Western Carolina University41.3 miles (66.5 km)4yr-public
East Tennessee State University43.9 miles (70.6 km)4yr-public
Milligan University45.4 miles (73.0 km)4yr-private
North Greenville University46.4 miles (74.7 km)4yr-private
Isothermal Community College48.0 miles (77.3 km)2yr-public
Walters State Community College49.6 miles (79.8 km)2yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown50.7 miles (81.5 km)2yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton52.4 miles (84.2 km)2yr-public
Lees-McRae College53.1 miles (85.5 km)4yr-private
Western Piedmont Community College53.3 miles (85.7 km)2yr-public
Furman University55.0 miles (88.6 km)4yr-private
Northeast State Community College55.4 miles (89.1 km)2yr-public
Carson-Newman University55.9 miles (89.9 km)4yr-private
Bob Jones University59.4 miles (95.6 km)4yr-private
Sherman College of Chiropractic60.2 miles (96.8 km)4yr-private
Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine61.3 miles (98.6 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-South Carolina61.3 miles (98.6 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Upstate61.7 miles (99.3 km)4yr-public
Spartanburg Community College62.3 miles (100.2 km)2yr-public
Greenville Technical College62.5 miles (100.6 km)4yr-public
Gardner-Webb University63.0 miles (101.4 km)4yr-private
Spartanburg Methodist College64.0 miles (103.0 km)4yr-private
Appalachian State University64.0 miles (103.1 km)4yr-public
Johnson University64.4 miles (103.7 km)4yr-private
Wofford College65.0 miles (104.6 km)4yr-private
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute65.4 miles (105.3 km)2yr-public
Converse University65.8 miles (105.8 km)4yr-private
King University66.4 miles (106.8 km)4yr-private
Southern Wesleyan University67.9 miles (109.2 km)4yr-private
Cleveland Community College70.7 miles (113.8 km)2yr-public
Limestone University71.4 miles (114.9 km)4yr-private
Clemson University71.8 miles (115.5 km)4yr-public
Lenoir-Rhyne University73.5 miles (118.2 km)4yr-private
Tri-County Technical College74.0 miles (119.1 km)2yr-public
The University of Tennessee System Office74.2 miles (119.3 km)4yr-public
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville74.2 miles (119.4 km)4yr-public
Maryville College74.5 miles (120.0 km)4yr-private
Catawba Valley Community College75.7 miles (121.8 km)2yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville76.4 miles (122.9 km)2yr-public
South College76.9 miles (123.8 km)4yr-private
Virginia Highlands Community College77.3 miles (124.3 km)2yr-public
Mountain Empire Community College79.7 miles (128.3 km)2yr-public
Anderson University82.2 miles (132.3 km)4yr-private
Lincoln Memorial University83.1 miles (133.7 km)4yr-private
Gaston College85.8 miles (138.2 km)2yr-public
Emory & Henry University86.4 miles (139.1 km)4yr-private
Young Harris College86.5 miles (139.3 km)4yr-private
Wilkes Community College86.6 miles (139.4 km)2yr-public
Tri-County Community College86.9 miles (139.9 km)2yr-public
Toccoa Falls College87.0 miles (139.9 km)4yr-private
Pellissippi State Community College87.3 miles (140.6 km)2yr-public
University of Virginia's College at Wise87.5 miles (140.9 km)4yr-public
University of South Carolina-Union89.1 miles (143.4 km)2yr-public
North Georgia Technical College89.3 miles (143.6 km)2yr-public
Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College89.4 miles (143.9 km)2yr-public
Clear Creek Baptist Bible College93.1 miles (149.8 km)4yr-private
Piedmont University93.9 miles (151.1 km)4yr-private
Belmont Abbey College94.8 miles (152.6 km)4yr-private
Presbyterian College95.8 miles (154.3 km)4yr-private
Erskine College95.9 miles (154.3 km)4yr-private
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jacksboro97.5 miles (157.0 km)2yr-public
Mitchell Community College97.9 miles (157.5 km)2yr-public
Truett McConnell University99.1 miles (159.5 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Weaverville Elementary	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Weaverville Primary	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
North Buncombe Middle	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
North Buncombe Elementary	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
North Windy Ridge Intermediate	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
North Buncombe High	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Leicester Elementary	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
REYNOLDS MOUNTAIN CHRISTIAN ACADENY	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
FRENCH BROAD RIVER ACADEMY BOYS PROGRAM	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.4 km)
Woodfin Elementary	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
FRENCH BROAD RIVER ACADEMY-GIRLS PROGRAM	private	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Erwin High	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.6 km)
Eblen Intermediate	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Erwin Middle	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
West Buncombe Elementary	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
HAWTHORN MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
ASHEVILLE CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Ira B Jones Elementary	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
ELIADA ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Nesbitt Discovery Academy	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
ODYSSEY COMMUNITY SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
HANGER HALL SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
Emma Elementary	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Madison Velocity Learning Center	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Madison High School	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Madison Early College High	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.8 km)
Claxton Elementary	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
JULIA STREET MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Johnston Elementary	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.3 km)
EMMANUEL LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
TEMPLE BAPTIST SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Montford North Star Academy	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Isaac Dickson Elementary	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Mountain City Public Montessori	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Lucy S. Herring Elementary	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Asheville PEAK Academy	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
CANTERBURY CLASSICAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
RAINBOW COMMUNITY SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Asheville Middle	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.9 km)
Francine Delany New School	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
CHANGING HEARTS BOARDING SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
MOUNT PISQAH ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
ASHEVILLE-PISGAH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Hall Fletcher Elementary	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
THE NEW CLASSICAL ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.9 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 28701

What school district is ZIP code 28701 in?

ZIP 28701 (Woodfin, NC) maps to Buncombe County Schools (LEA ID 3700450) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 28701?

US5 lists 45 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 28 public and 17 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 28701 attend private school?

About 0.4% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 28701 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	41.6%
High school	17.2%
Less than HS	10.8%
School district	Buncombe County Schools

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