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Spencer ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Spencer, NC is 28159, and its area codes are 704 and 980.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
3,349
Area codes
704, 980

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Spencer itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Salisbury (2.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to 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.

Spencer in numbers

About 3,349 people live in Spencer, in 1,370 households. The median household income is $65,465 a year, 10% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $201,700 (30% below the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $1,000 a month. The median age is 44.2; 25.6% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 32 minutes.

Population3,349Spencer3,349
Households1,370Spencer1,370
Median age44.2Spencer44.2North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$65,465Spencer$65,465North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$201,700Spencer$201,700North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,000Spencer$1,000North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.6%Spencer25.6%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute32.0 minSpencer32.0 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density986 / sq miSpencer986 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Spencer

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Spencer
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28159 Spencer , NC Standard 3,250 $63,036 $200,300

Other ZIP codes overlapping Spencer

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

ZIP codes overlapping 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 Spencer ZIP codes

28159

The ZIP codes of 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 Spencer

The nearest larger towns are Salisbury (35,825 people, 4.6 mi), Tyro (3,833 people, 7.3 mi) and Lexington (19,690 people, 11 mi).

Towns near Spencer
TownPopulationDistance
Salisbury 35,825 4.6 mi
Granite Quarry 3,043 6.2 mi
Tyro 3,833 7.3 mi
Rockwell 2,782 10.2 mi
Lexington 19,690 10.6 mi
China Grove 4,530 12.3 mi
Landis 3,765 14.9 mi
Mocksville 6,068 15.9 mi
Welcome 3,521 17.1 mi
Enochville 3,321 18.5 mi
Kannapolis 57,890 19.5 mi
Bermuda Run 3,211 21.0 mi
Midway 4,897 22.1 mi
Thomasville 27,321 22.8 mi

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