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East Spencer ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for East Spencer, NC is 28039, and its area codes are 704 and 980.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
1,434
Area codes
704, 980

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for East Spencer itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Salisbury (2.3 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to East Spencer 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.

East Spencer in numbers

About 1,434 people live in East Spencer, in 750 households. The median household income is $34,417 a year, 52% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $112,000 (61% below the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $677 a month. The median age is 51.0; 11.9% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 23 minutes.

Population1,434East Spencer1,434
Households750East Spencer750
Median age51.0East Spencer51.0North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$34,417East Spencer$34,417North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$112,000East Spencer$112,000North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$677East Spencer$677North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.9%East Spencer11.9%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute22.8 minEast Spencer22.8 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density586 / sq miEast Spencer586 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as East Spencer

ZIP codes with the USPS city name East Spencer
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28039 East Spencer , NC Standard 39 — —

Other ZIP codes overlapping East Spencer

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

ZIP codes overlapping East Spencer
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28144 Salisbury , NC Standard 27,977 $52,568 $226,700
28146 Salisbury , NC Standard 31,292 $69,279 $247,700

Map of East Spencer ZIP codes

28039

The ZIP codes of East Spencer, NC, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near East Spencer

The nearest larger towns are Spencer (3,349 people, 1.4 mi), Salisbury (35,825 people, 4.0 mi) and Granite Quarry (3,043 people, 4.8 mi).

Towns near East Spencer
TownPopulationDistance
Spencer 3,349 1.4 mi
Salisbury 35,825 4.0 mi
Granite Quarry 3,043 4.8 mi
Tyro 3,833 8.7 mi
Rockwell 2,782 8.8 mi
China Grove 4,530 11.3 mi
Lexington 19,690 11.7 mi
Landis 3,765 13.8 mi
Mocksville 6,068 17.0 mi
Enochville 3,321 17.5 mi
Welcome 3,521 18.3 mi
Kannapolis 57,890 18.4 mi
Bermuda Run 3,211 22.4 mi
Concord 108,719 23.2 mi

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