Town guide

Shannon, North Carolina

Shannon is a community in Robeson County, North Carolina, home to about 125 people across 1.0 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 28386.

Homes sold for a median of $133 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population125123 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$133Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Shannon

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Shannon

Distances

Nearest major airportRaleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)71 miles away
Closer regional airportFayetteville Regional Airport - Grannis Field (FAY)18 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Raleigh, NC71 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA417 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Shannon; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Shannon

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Shannon had 217 residents in the 2020 census, up 10% since 2000.

It’s the 738th largest of 771 towns in North Carolina by population.

Robeson County grew from 40,371 residents in 1900 to 116,530 in 2020.

Shannon population by census2000: 197, 2010: 263, 2020: 217197200026320102172020

Robeson County, 1900–2020

Robeson County population, 1900 to 20201900: 40,371, 1910: 51,945, 1920: 54,674, 1930: 66,512, 1940: 76,860, 1950: 87,769, 1960: 89,102, 1970: 84,842, 1980: 101,610, 1990: 105,179, 2000: 123,339, 2010: 134,168, 2020: 116,53040K’00’1055K’20’3077K’40’5089K’60’70102K’80’90123K’00’10117K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 30°F. About 48.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 3 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near ShannonJan: high 53°F, low 30°F, 3.7 in; Feb: high 57°F, low 31°F, 3.7 in; Mar: high 65°F, low 38°F, 3.9 in; Apr: high 74°F, low 47°F, 3.2 in; May: high 80°F, low 56°F, 3.8 in; Jun: high 86°F, low 65°F, 4.7 in; Jul: high 90°F, low 69°F, 4.9 in; Aug: high 88°F, low 68°F, 5.1 in; Sep: high 83°F, low 61°F, 5.3 in; Oct: high 73°F, low 49°F, 3.3 in; Nov: high 64°F, low 38°F, 3.6 in; Dec: high 56°F, low 33°F, 3.6 in53°30°Jan3.757°31°Feb3.765°38°Mar3.974°47°Apr3.280°56°May3.886°65°Jun4.790°69°Jul4.988°68°Aug5.183°61°Sep5.373°49°Oct3.364°38°Nov3.656°33°Dec3.6Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Raeford, NC weather station (6 miles away).

Jobs in Robeson County

31,788 jobs at 1,787 businesses in Robeson County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Robeson CountyManufacturing: 8,699 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 6,312 jobs; Retail trade: 5,048 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 3,773 jobs; Administrative and support: 1,357 jobs; Construction: 1,074 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 981 jobs; Finance and insurance: 927 jobsManufacturing 27% Health care and social assistance 20% Retail trade 16% Hotels and restaurants 12% Administrative and support 4% Construction 3% Transportation and warehousing 3% Finance and insurance 3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Shannon.

Nearest hospitals

  • Cape Fear Valley Hoke HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Raeford6.7 miles
  • Cape Fear Valley Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Fayetteville16.9 miles
  • Scotland Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Laurinburg19.3 miles

Providers with an office here

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants1
Mental health providers2

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.

Schools in Shannon

Public schools here are run by Public Schools of Robeson County. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Rex-Rennert ElementaryShannonPre-K–5395Public6.4 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 Rennert and Dundarrach.

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