Prospect is a community in Robeson County, North Carolina, home to about 907 people across 3.9 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 28364 and 28372.
Homes sold for a median of $121 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Part is in Prospect, part in Maxton and Raemon
Part is in Prospect, part in Pembroke
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Prospect. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR)73 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Fayetteville Regional Airport - Grannis Field (FAY)28 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Raleigh, NC85 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA430 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Prospect; 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.
Prospect had 873 residents in the 2020 census, up 27% since 2000.
It’s the 480th largest of 771 towns in North Carolina by population.
Robeson County grew from 40,371 residents in 1900 to 116,530 in 2020.
Robeson 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 34°F. About 40.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Laurinburg Maxton Ap, NC weather station (9 miles away).
31,788 jobs at 1,787 businesses in Robeson County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
178 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Prospect’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 11 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 2 |
| Dentists | 7 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 53 |
| Mental health providers | 94 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 7 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 3 |
| Pharmacies | 19 |
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 (1 nearby)
Grocery stores
Libraries
Theaters and performance venues
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 Public Schools of Robeson County, Old Main Stream, CIS Academy. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxendine ElementaryMaxton | Pre-K–6 | 301 | Public | 6.8 mi |
| Pembroke ElementaryPembroke | Pre-K–5 | 703 | Public | 3.4 mi |
| Prospect ElementaryMaxton | Pre-K–8 | 775 | Public | 1.7 mi |
| Townsend ElementaryMaxton | Pre-K–5 | 280 | Public | 6.7 mi |
| Union Chapel ElementaryPembroke | Pre-K–6 | 442 | Public | 5.8 mi |
| Old Main STREAM AcademyPembroke | K–7 | 437 | Charter | 2.6 mi |
| CIS AcademyPembroke | 6–8 | 114 | Charter | 2.4 mi |
| Pembroke MiddlePembroke | 6–8 | 645 | Public | 2.8 mi |
| Purnell Swett HighPembroke | 9–12 | 1,583 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Zion Christian AcademyPembroke | Pre-K–8 | 18 | Pentecostal | 4.4 mi |
| True Path Christian AcademyMaxton | K–12 | 29 | Pentecostal | 2.0 mi |
| Mind and Soul SchoolMaxcon | 9–10 | 4 | Nonsectarian | 5.9 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 Pembroke, Maxton, Raemon and Wakulla.
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