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Spindale ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Spindale, NC is 28160, and its area code is 828.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
4,131
Area code
828

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Spindale itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Rutherfordton (4.2 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Spindale 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.

Spindale in numbers

About 4,131 people live in Spindale, in 1,865 households. The median household income is $41,262 a year, 43% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $167,400 (42% below the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $755 a month. The median age is 44.9; 15.5% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 25 minutes.

Population4,131Spindale4,131
Households1,865Spindale1,865
Median age44.9Spindale44.9North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$41,262Spindale$41,262North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$167,400Spindale$167,400North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$755Spindale$755North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.5%Spindale15.5%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute25.3 minSpindale25.3 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density764 / sq miSpindale764 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Spindale

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Spindale
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28160 Spindale , NC Standard 3,665 $40,868 $164,000

Other ZIP codes overlapping Spindale

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

ZIP codes overlapping Spindale
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28043 Forest City , NC Standard 20,930 $42,276 $175,400
28139 Rutherfordton , NC Standard 20,008 $56,558 $240,200

Map of Spindale ZIP codes

28160

The ZIP codes of Spindale, 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 Spindale

The nearest larger towns are Forest City (7,363 people, 3.4 mi), Boiling Springs (4,757 people, 16 mi) and Shelby (22,100 people, 22 mi).

Towns near Spindale
TownPopulationDistance
Rutherfordton 3,680 2.2 mi
Forest City 7,363 3.4 mi
Boiling Springs 4,757 16.4 mi
Landrum, SC 2,620 19.5 mi
Shelby 22,100 21.8 mi
Boiling Springs, SC 12,936 22.0 mi
Marion 7,579 22.3 mi
Edneyville 2,716 23.3 mi
Inman, SC 3,166 23.6 mi
Valley Falls, SC 8,239 24.5 mi
Gaffney, SC 12,596 24.7 mi
Dana 4,147 24.8 mi
East Gaffney, SC 2,824 25.4 mi
Whitney, SC 3,685 26.0 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Rutherford County · North Carolina ZIP codes

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