Earl is a town in Cleveland County, North Carolina, home to about 309 people across 0.9 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 28073.
Homes sold for a median of $124 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Part is in Earl, part in Grover and Patterson Springs
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Earl. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)29 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Charlotte, NC35 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA480 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Earl; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Earl had 198 residents in the 2020 census, down 15% since 2000.
It’s the 655th largest of 771 towns in North Carolina by population.
Cleveland County grew from 25,078 residents in 1900 to 99,519 in 2020.
Cleveland County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 27°F. About 50.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 4 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Shelby 2 Nw, NC weather station (11 miles away).
30,800 jobs at 2,028 businesses in Cleveland County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
6 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Earl.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Dentists | 1 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
| Mental health providers | 3 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Grocery stores
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Cleveland County Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grover ElementaryGrover | Pre-K–4 | 323 | Public | 0.8 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Grover and Patterson Springs.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.