Mount Pleasant is a town in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, home to about 2,230 people across 3.4 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 28025 and 28124.
Homes sold for a median of $207 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Mostly Concord; part is in Mount Pleasant
Part is in Mount Pleasant, part in Locust
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Mount Pleasant. 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)30 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Concord-Padgett Regional Airport (USA)14 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Charlotte, NC25 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA431 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Mount Pleasant; 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.
Mount Pleasant had 1,671 residents in the 2020 census, up 33% since 2000.
It’s the 322nd largest of 771 towns in North Carolina by population.
Cabarrus County grew from 22,456 residents in 1900 to 225,804 in 2020.
Cabarrus County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 29°F. About 47.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 3 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Concord, NC weather station (7 miles away).
77,218 jobs at 5,279 businesses in Cabarrus County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1,857 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Mount Pleasant’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 156 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 391 |
| Dentists | 48 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 482 |
| Mental health providers | 627 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 121 |
| Optometrists | 9 |
| Chiropractors | 23 |
| Pharmacies | 28 |
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.
Parks (2 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 1.5 miles 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 Cabarrus County Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Brown McAllister ElementaryConcord | Pre-K–5 | 698 | Public | 6.2 mi |
| Rocky River ElementaryConcord | Pre-K–5 | 652 | Public | 9.0 mi |
| W M Irvin ElementaryConcord | Pre-K–5 | 760 | Public | 5.7 mi |
| A T Allen ElementaryConcord | K–5 | 626 | Public | 4.2 mi |
| Coltrane-Webb ElementaryConcord | K–5 | 386 | Public | 6.3 mi |
| Mount Pleasant ElementaryMount Pleasant | K–5 | 679 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| Patriots ElementaryConcord | K–5 | 636 | Public | 9.6 mi |
| Weddington Hills ElementaryConcord | K–5 | 1,038 | Public | 10.9 mi |
| C C Griffin MiddleConcord | 6–8 | 792 | Public | 9.8 mi |
| Cabarrus Co Opportunity SchoolConcord | 6–12 | 41 | Alternative Education | 7.6 mi |
| Concord MiddleConcord | 6–8 | 583 | Public | 5.7 mi |
| Mount Pleasant MiddleMount Pleasant | 6–8 | 660 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| Cabarrus Health Sciences InstituteConcord | 9–11 | 159 | Public | 8.7 mi |
| Central Cabarrus HighConcord | 9–12 | 1,369 | Public | 7.7 mi |
| Concord HighConcord | 9–12 | 1,128 | Public | 7.5 mi |
| Mount Pleasant HighMount Pleasant | 9–12 | 894 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Daniel Academy of ConcordConcord | Pre-K–12 | 17 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 8.0 mi |
| C3 Concord Christian SchoolConcord | K–11 | 53 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 6.5 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 Concord and Locust.
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