Faith is a town in Rowan County, North Carolina, home to about 917 people across 1.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 28041, and parts of 28146 are in Faith too.
Homes sold for a median of $189 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
All in Faith
Part is in Faith, part in Salisbury and Granite Quarry
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Faith. 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)41 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Concord-Padgett Regional Airport (USA)23 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Winston-Salem, NC35 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA418 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Faith; 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.
Faith had 819 residents in the 2020 census, up 18% since 2000.
It’s the 477th 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 (6 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).
4 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Faith.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
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
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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.
Public schools here are run by Faith Academy. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faith Academy Charter SchoolFaith | K–10 | 938 | Charter | 3.6 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 Salisbury, Granite Quarry and East Spencer.
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.