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Earl ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Earl, NC is 28038, and its area codes are 980 and 704.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
309
Area codes
980, 704

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Earl itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Grover (3.1 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Earl uses the ZIP code above. 2 more ZIP codes cover part of the city but are addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Earl in numbers

About 309 people live in Earl, in 151 households. The median household income is $44,033 a year, 39% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $163,400 (43% below the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $944 a month. The median age is 59.0; 4.6% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 19 minutes.

Population309Earl309
Households151Earl151
Median age59.0Earl59.0North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$44,033Earl$44,033North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$163,400Earl$163,400North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$944Earl$944North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher4.6%Earl4.6%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute18.9 minEarl18.9 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density359 / sq miEarl359 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Earl town. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Earl

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Earl
ZIP City Type
28038 Earl , NC No street area

Other ZIP codes overlapping Earl

These ZIP codes cover part of Earl but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Earl
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28073 Grover , NC Standard 5,890 $52,557 $157,900
28152 Shelby , NC Standard 26,134 $57,806 $205,200

Towns near Earl

The nearest larger towns are Patterson Springs (845 people, 2.8 mi), Grover (621 people, 4.6 mi) and Blacksburg, SC (2,063 people, 5.1 mi).

Towns near Earl
TownPopulationDistance
Shelby 22,100 6.6 mi
Boiling Springs 4,757 8.3 mi
East Gaffney, SC 2,824 9.2 mi
Kings Mountain 12,039 10.7 mi
Gaffney, SC 12,596 11.1 mi
Bessemer City 5,580 15.4 mi
Cherryville 6,226 15.7 mi
Clover, SC 7,234 18.6 mi
Gastonia 82,884 20.0 mi
Forest City 7,363 21.3 mi
Dallas 6,104 21.5 mi
York, SC 8,969 21.8 mi
Ranlo 4,617 23.8 mi
Spindale 4,131 24.7 mi

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