ZIP 28704 — 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 28704

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 28704 (Royal Pines, 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 58 K-12 schools (41 public, 17 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 8.0 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 Galen Health Institutes-Asheville about 2.3 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Buncombe County Schools

LEA ID

3700450

Private school share (ACS)

0.4%

Colleges & universities (86)

Galen Health Institutes-Asheville2.3 miles (3.7 km)4yr-private
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College7.9 miles (12.7 km)2yr-public
Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts10.3 miles (16.5 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina Asheville11.0 miles (17.7 km)4yr-public
Warren Wilson College13.1 miles (21.1 km)4yr-private
Blue Ridge Community College13.6 miles (21.9 km)2yr-public
Brevard College17.4 miles (28.1 km)4yr-private
Haywood Community College20.0 miles (32.2 km)2yr-public
Montreat College20.6 miles (33.1 km)4yr-private
Mars Hill University25.6 miles (41.1 km)4yr-private
North Greenville University29.4 miles (47.3 km)4yr-private
Western Carolina University35.6 miles (57.3 km)4yr-public

Show all 86 colleges & universities

Southwestern Community College36.0 miles (58.0 km)2yr-public
McDowell Technical Community College37.4 miles (60.2 km)2yr-public
Furman University37.7 miles (60.7 km)4yr-private
Isothermal Community College38.6 miles (62.2 km)2yr-public
Bob Jones University42.2 miles (67.9 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-South Carolina44.0 miles (70.8 km)4yr-private
Greenville Technical College45.3 miles (72.9 km)4yr-public
Sherman College of Chiropractic45.5 miles (73.2 km)4yr-private
Mayland Community College45.7 miles (73.5 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Upstate47.0 miles (75.6 km)4yr-public
Spartanburg Community College47.3 miles (76.1 km)2yr-public
Spartanburg Methodist College49.0 miles (78.8 km)4yr-private
Wofford College50.3 miles (80.9 km)4yr-private
Tusculum University50.3 miles (81.0 km)4yr-private
Converse University51.1 miles (82.2 km)4yr-private
Southern Wesleyan University51.5 miles (82.8 km)4yr-private
Western Piedmont Community College53.5 miles (86.0 km)2yr-public
Gardner-Webb University53.5 miles (86.1 km)4yr-private
Clemson University55.7 miles (89.7 km)4yr-public
Tri-County Technical College57.7 miles (92.8 km)2yr-public
Limestone University59.5 miles (95.7 km)4yr-private
East Tennessee State University59.5 miles (95.7 km)4yr-public
Milligan University60.3 miles (97.1 km)4yr-private
Cleveland Community College62.6 miles (100.7 km)2yr-public
Lees-McRae College62.8 miles (101.0 km)4yr-private
Walters State Community College64.6 miles (104.0 km)2yr-public
Anderson University65.3 miles (105.0 km)4yr-private
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown65.4 miles (105.2 km)2yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton66.7 miles (107.3 km)2yr-public
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute67.4 miles (108.5 km)2yr-public
Carson-Newman University68.6 miles (110.4 km)4yr-private
Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine71.3 miles (114.7 km)4yr-private
Northeast State Community College71.6 miles (115.2 km)2yr-public
Appalachian State University72.7 miles (117.0 km)4yr-public
Lenoir-Rhyne University73.1 miles (117.6 km)4yr-private
Johnson University73.5 miles (118.2 km)4yr-private
Toccoa Falls College74.2 miles (119.3 km)4yr-private
Catawba Valley Community College74.6 miles (120.0 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Union74.6 miles (120.1 km)2yr-public
North Georgia Technical College78.0 miles (125.5 km)2yr-public
Erskine College78.6 miles (126.4 km)4yr-private
Gaston College79.1 miles (127.3 km)2yr-public
Presbyterian College79.4 miles (127.8 km)4yr-private
Young Harris College80.1 miles (128.9 km)4yr-private
Maryville College80.3 miles (129.2 km)4yr-private
King University81.3 miles (130.9 km)4yr-private
Piedmont University82.2 miles (132.3 km)4yr-private
Tri-County Community College82.7 miles (133.1 km)2yr-public
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville82.8 miles (133.2 km)4yr-public
The University of Tennessee System Office82.9 miles (133.4 km)4yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville84.9 miles (136.6 km)2yr-public
South College85.4 miles (137.4 km)4yr-private
Emmanuel University87.3 miles (140.5 km)4yr-private
Belmont Abbey College87.9 miles (141.4 km)4yr-private
Truett McConnell University88.9 miles (143.1 km)4yr-private
Lander University90.1 miles (145.0 km)4yr-public
Piedmont Technical College90.3 miles (145.3 km)2yr-public
Wilkes Community College91.3 miles (147.0 km)2yr-public
Virginia Highlands Community College91.6 miles (147.5 km)2yr-public
Winthrop University94.5 miles (152.1 km)4yr-public
Clinton College94.7 miles (152.3 km)4yr-private
Pellissippi State Community College95.2 miles (153.1 km)2yr-public
Carolinas College of Health Sciences95.2 miles (153.2 km)4yr-public
Chamberlain University-North Carolina95.6 miles (153.9 km)4yr-private
York Technical College96.6 miles (155.5 km)2yr-public
Mountain Empire Community College97.0 miles (156.0 km)2yr-public
Mitchell Community College97.4 miles (156.7 km)2yr-public
Southeastern College-Charlotte97.4 miles (156.8 km)2yr-private
NASCAR Technical Institute97.6 miles (157.1 km)2yr-private
Newberry College97.7 miles (157.2 km)4yr-private
Davidson College97.8 miles (157.4 km)4yr-private
Lincoln Memorial University98.1 miles (157.9 km)4yr-private
Johnson C Smith University98.3 miles (158.2 km)4yr-private
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte98.8 miles (158.9 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Avery's Creek Elementary	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
Valley Springs Middle	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Koontz Intermediate	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Estes Elementary	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Roberson High	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
NATIVITY PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
Glenn C Marlow Elementary	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Glen Arden Elementary	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
VERITAS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
FernLeaf	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.1 km)
CHRIST SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
CAROLINA DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Mills River Elementary	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Fletcher Elementary	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
IC Imagine	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
The Franklin School of Innovation	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Enka Intermediate	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.7 km)
CAPTAIN GILMER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Enka High	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
FLETCHER ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Hominy Valley Elementary	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
ASHEVILLE WALDORF SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
TRINITY OF FAIRVIEW ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
West Henderson High	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Sand Hill-Venable Elem	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
THE NEW CLASSICAL ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Rugby Middle	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Center for Career Innovation	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Early College	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Francine Delany New School	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
WILD OAK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Enka Middle	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Hall Fletcher Elementary	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
SILSA	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Asheville High	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
CANTERBURY CLASSICAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Oakley Elementary	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
RAINBOW COMMUNITY SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Lucy S. Herring Elementary	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Asheville PEAK Academy	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Reynolds High	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
Cane Creek Middle	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Reynolds Middle	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Candler Elementary	public	—	—	8.7 miles (13.9 km)
STONEY MOUNTAIN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
EMMANUEL LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Asheville Middle	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
TEMPLE BAPTIST SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.0 miles (14.4 km)
Pisgah Elementary	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
ASHEVILLE-PISGAH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Johnston Elementary	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
MOUNT PISQAH ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.2 miles (14.7 km)
Mountain City Public Montessori	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
Isaac Dickson Elementary	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Emma Elementary	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Montford North Star Academy	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Clear Creek Elementary	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Etowah Elementary	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 28704

What school district is ZIP code 28704 in?

ZIP 28704 (Royal Pines, 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 28704?

US5 lists 58 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 41 public and 17 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 28704 attend private school?

About 0.4% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 28704 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	40.9%
High school	24.4%
Less than HS	7.6%
School district	Buncombe County Schools

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