Lawndale is a town in Cleveland County, North Carolina, home to about 739 people across 0.8 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 28090.
Homes sold for a median of $183 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Part is in Lawndale, part in Belwood and Fallston
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Lawndale. 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)37 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Charlotte, NC43 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA471 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Lawndale; 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.
Lawndale had 570 residents in the 2020 census, down 11% since 2000.
It’s the 518th 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 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 27°F. About 50.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Vale Ag 2 Sw, NC weather station (7 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).
9 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lawndale.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 3 |
| Mental health providers | 5 |
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.
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burns MiddleLawndale | 6–8 | 744 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| Burns HighLawndale | 9–12 | 928 | Public | 1.7 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charity Christian SchoolLawndale | Pre-K–12 | 47 | Baptist | 3.4 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Belwood and Fallston.
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