Spout Springs is a community in Lee County, North Carolina, home to about 11,242 people across 8.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 27332, 27505 and 28326.
Homes sold for a median of $172 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 3 were seller’s markets.
Population11,2421,310 per sq mi
Median home value$358,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$172Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Part is in Spout Springs, part in Cameron and Carthage
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Around Spout Springs
Distances
Nearest major airport
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)42 miles away
Closer regional airport
Fayetteville Regional Airport - Grannis Field (FAY)34 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Raleigh, NC45 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA390 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Spout Springs; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Spout Springs
U.S. Representative · North Carolina’s 13th DistrictBrad Knott (R)
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
It’s the 88th largest of 771 towns in North Carolina by population.
Lee County grew from 11,376 residents in 1910 to 63,285 in 2020.
Lee County, 1910–2020
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 31°F. About 47.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Carthage Wtp, NC weather station (10 miles away).
Jobs in Lee County
25,852 jobs at 1,460 businesses in Lee County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
142 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Spout Springs’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Central Carolina HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Sanford6.5 miles
Firsthealth Moore Regional HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Pinehurst17.7 miles
Chatham Hospital INCCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Siler City25.8 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
12
Specialist doctors
3
Dentists
23
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
34
Mental health providers
47
Physical and occupational therapists
18
Optometrists
4
Chiropractors
1
Pharmacies
7
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.
Places in and around Spout Springs
Parks (1 nearby)
Frye Park · 2 acres1.7 mi
Grocery stores
Food Lion3.9 mi
Counts are within about 2 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Harnett County Schools, Lee County Schools, Moore County Schools and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(13)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Benhaven ElementarySanford
Pre-K–5
1,065
Public
9.0 mi
Broadway ElementaryBroadway
Pre-K–5
490
Public
11.1 mi
Johnsonville ElementaryCameron
Pre-K–5
489
Public
9.4 mi
Cameron ElementaryCameron
K–5
215
Public
4.4 mi
J Glenn Edwards ElementarySanford
K–5
587
Public
6.0 mi
Rising Leaders AcademySanford
K–8
282
Charter
6.6 mi
Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee CountySanford
6–12
628
Charter
6.9 mi
Ascend Leadership Remote AcademySanford
6–8
27
Charter
6.9 mi
Highland MiddleSanford
6–8
762
Public
12.1 mi
New Century MiddleCameron
6–8
602
Public
8.1 mi
SanLee Middle SchoolSanford
6–8
792
Public
4.4 mi
Southern Lee High SchoolSanford
9–12
1,180
Public
4.4 mi
Union Pines HighCameron
9–12
1,462
Public
7.9 mi
Private schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Grace Christian SchoolSanford
TK–12
949
Christian (no specific denomination)
3.1 mi
Calvary Education CenterSanford
K–12
42
Pentecostal
2.7 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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