East Spencer is a town in Rowan County, North Carolina, home to about 1,434 people across 2.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 28039, and parts of 28144 and 28146 are in East Spencer too.
Homes sold for a median of $174 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
All in East Spencer
Mostly Salisbury; part is in East Spencer
Part is in East Spencer, part in Salisbury and Granite Quarry
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside East Spencer. 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)40 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Concord-Padgett Regional Airport (USA)22 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Winston-Salem, NC34 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA419 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of East Spencer; 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.
East Spencer had 1,567 residents in the 2020 census, down 11% since 2000.
It’s the 395th largest of 771 towns in North Carolina by population.
Rowan County grew from 31,066 residents in 1900 to 146,875 in 2020.
Rowan County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 29°F. About 43.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 2 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Salisbury, NC weather station (3 miles away).
49,366 jobs at 2,908 businesses in Rowan County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (4 nearby)
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Salisbury, Granite Quarry, Spencer and Faith.
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.