ZIP 28806 — 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 28806

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 28806 (Asheville, NC) is associated with Asheville City Schools (LEA 3700270) 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 66 K-12 schools (47 public, 19 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.8 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.2% 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 Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College about 3.4 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Asheville City Schools

LEA ID

3700270

Private school share (ACS)

0.2%

Colleges & universities (84)

Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College3.4 miles (5.4 km)2yr-public
Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts3.5 miles (5.7 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina Asheville4.2 miles (6.7 km)4yr-public
Galen Health Institutes-Asheville6.8 miles (11.0 km)4yr-private
Warren Wilson College10.0 miles (16.1 km)4yr-private
Haywood Community College17.9 miles (28.8 km)2yr-public
Mars Hill University18.0 miles (29.0 km)4yr-private
Montreat College18.6 miles (29.9 km)4yr-private
Blue Ridge Community College21.1 miles (34.0 km)2yr-public
Brevard College24.1 miles (38.7 km)4yr-private
Southwestern Community College36.7 miles (59.1 km)2yr-public
Western Carolina University37.0 miles (59.5 km)4yr-public

Show all 84 colleges & universities

McDowell Technical Community College37.1 miles (59.7 km)2yr-public
North Greenville University37.3 miles (60.1 km)4yr-private
Mayland Community College41.8 miles (67.3 km)2yr-public
Tusculum University42.3 miles (68.1 km)4yr-private
Isothermal Community College42.8 miles (68.8 km)2yr-public
Furman University45.8 miles (73.7 km)4yr-private
Bob Jones University50.2 miles (80.8 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-South Carolina52.0 miles (83.7 km)4yr-private
East Tennessee State University52.3 miles (84.2 km)4yr-public
Sherman College of Chiropractic52.4 miles (84.2 km)4yr-private
Western Piedmont Community College53.1 miles (85.5 km)2yr-public
Greenville Technical College53.3 miles (85.8 km)4yr-public
Milligan University53.4 miles (86.0 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Upstate53.9 miles (86.7 km)4yr-public
Spartanburg Community College54.3 miles (87.4 km)2yr-public
Spartanburg Methodist College56.0 miles (90.1 km)4yr-private
Wofford College57.2 miles (92.0 km)4yr-private
Walters State Community College57.3 miles (92.1 km)2yr-public
Gardner-Webb University57.8 miles (93.1 km)4yr-private
Converse University58.0 miles (93.3 km)4yr-private
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown58.1 miles (93.6 km)2yr-public
Lees-McRae College58.2 miles (93.7 km)4yr-private
Southern Wesleyan University58.9 miles (94.8 km)4yr-private
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton60.0 miles (96.6 km)2yr-public
Carson-Newman University62.1 miles (100.0 km)4yr-private
Clemson University62.9 miles (101.3 km)4yr-public
Northeast State Community College64.1 miles (103.2 km)2yr-public
Limestone University65.0 miles (104.7 km)4yr-private
Tri-County Technical College65.0 miles (104.7 km)2yr-public
Cleveland Community College66.3 miles (106.7 km)2yr-public
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute66.4 miles (106.8 km)2yr-public
Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine66.6 miles (107.2 km)4yr-private
Johnson University68.5 miles (110.2 km)4yr-private
Appalachian State University68.6 miles (110.5 km)4yr-public
Anderson University73.0 miles (117.5 km)4yr-private
Lenoir-Rhyne University73.2 miles (117.8 km)4yr-private
King University74.5 miles (119.9 km)4yr-private
Catawba Valley Community College75.0 miles (120.7 km)2yr-public
Maryville College76.8 miles (123.5 km)4yr-private
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville78.1 miles (125.6 km)4yr-public
The University of Tennessee System Office78.1 miles (125.7 km)4yr-public
Toccoa Falls College79.6 miles (128.1 km)4yr-private
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville80.2 miles (129.1 km)2yr-public
South College80.7 miles (129.9 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Union81.5 miles (131.1 km)2yr-public
Gaston College82.3 miles (132.4 km)2yr-public
Young Harris College82.3 miles (132.4 km)4yr-private
North Georgia Technical College82.6 miles (133.0 km)2yr-public
Tri-County Community College83.8 miles (134.9 km)2yr-public
Virginia Highlands Community College85.1 miles (136.9 km)2yr-public
Erskine College86.6 miles (139.4 km)4yr-private
Piedmont University87.1 miles (140.1 km)4yr-private
Presbyterian College87.2 miles (140.3 km)4yr-private
Mountain Empire Community College89.0 miles (143.2 km)2yr-public
Wilkes Community College89.2 miles (143.5 km)2yr-public
Lincoln Memorial University90.8 miles (146.1 km)4yr-private
Pellissippi State Community College90.8 miles (146.1 km)2yr-public
Belmont Abbey College91.2 miles (146.7 km)4yr-private
Truett McConnell University93.0 miles (149.7 km)4yr-private
Emory & Henry University93.8 miles (151.0 km)4yr-private
Emmanuel University94.0 miles (151.3 km)4yr-private
University of Virginia's College at Wise96.7 miles (155.6 km)4yr-public
Mitchell Community College97.7 miles (157.2 km)2yr-public
Lander University98.2 miles (158.0 km)4yr-public
Piedmont Technical College98.3 miles (158.3 km)2yr-public
Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College98.7 miles (158.8 km)2yr-public
Carolinas College of Health Sciences98.8 miles (159.0 km)4yr-public
NASCAR Technical Institute98.9 miles (159.1 km)2yr-private
Winthrop University99.4 miles (159.9 km)4yr-public
Chamberlain University-North Carolina99.5 miles (160.1 km)4yr-private
Clinton College99.7 miles (160.4 km)4yr-private
Davidson College99.7 miles (160.4 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
THE NEW CLASSICAL ACADEMY	private	—	—	0.7 miles (1.1 km)
Lucy S. Herring Elementary	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.4 km)
Johnston Elementary	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.7 km)
Francine Delany New School	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
EMMANUEL LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
CANTERBURY CLASSICAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
Asheville PEAK Academy	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
RAINBOW COMMUNITY SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
TEMPLE BAPTIST SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.8 miles (2.8 km)
IC Imagine	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
Sand Hill-Venable Elem	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
ELIADA ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Emma Elementary	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
The Franklin School of Innovation	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Hall Fletcher Elementary	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Enka Intermediate	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Nesbitt Discovery Academy	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
ASHEVILLE-PISGAH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Enka Middle	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
MOUNT PISQAH ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.1 miles (5.1 km)
West Buncombe Elementary	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Asheville Middle	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Isaac Dickson Elementary	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Eblen Intermediate	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
Erwin Middle	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Early College	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Center for Career Innovation	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Erwin High	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Asheville High	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
SILSA	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Montford North Star Academy	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Mountain City Public Montessori	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
ODYSSEY COMMUNITY SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.0 km)
Hominy Valley Elementary	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
FRENCH BROAD RIVER ACADEMY-GIRLS PROGRAM	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
HAWTHORN MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Enka High	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Claxton Elementary	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.8 km)
JULIA STREET MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
HANGER HALL SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
ASHEVILLE WALDORF SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
FRENCH BROAD RIVER ACADEMY BOYS PROGRAM	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Woodfin Elementary	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Candler Elementary	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
ASHEVILLE CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Ira B Jones Elementary	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
REYNOLDS MOUNTAIN CHRISTIAN ACADENY	private	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
CAROLINA DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Oakley Elementary	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Haw Creek Elementary	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Buncombe County Schools Virtual Academy	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Avery's Creek Elementary	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Evergreen Community Charter	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.0 km)
Bell Elementary	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Estes Elementary	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
Valley Springs Middle	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Koontz Intermediate	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Roberson High	public	—	—	7.4 miles (12.0 km)
Reynolds Middle	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Reynolds High	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.8 km)
Leicester Elementary	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.8 km)
Pisgah Elementary	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Weaverville Elementary	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
Weaverville Primary	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
NATIVITY PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN	private	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Glen Arden Elementary	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 28806

What school district is ZIP code 28806 in?

ZIP 28806 (Asheville, NC) maps to Asheville City Schools (LEA ID 3700270) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 28806?

US5 lists 66 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 47 public and 19 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 28806 attend private school?

About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 28806 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	44.5%
High school	23.0%
Less than HS	8.5%
School district	Asheville City Schools

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