Rex is a community in Robeson County, North Carolina, home to about 59 people across 0.7 square miles. Its ZIP code is 28378, and parts of 28384 are in Rex too.
Homes sold for a median of $181 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Rex
Part is in Rex, part in St. Pauls
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Rex. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)74 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Fayetteville Regional Airport - Grannis Field (FAY)14 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Raleigh, NC72 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA416 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Rex; 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.
Rex had 50 residents in the 2020 census, down 9% since 2000.
It’s the 760th 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 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 34°F. About 44.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Fayetteville Rgnl Ap, NC weather station (14 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).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Grocery stores
Libraries
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 St. Pauls.
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