Spring Lake is a town in Harnett County, North Carolina, home to about 11,573 people across 24 square miles. Its ZIP code is 28308, and parts of 28307, 28310 and 28390 are in Spring Lake too.
Homes sold for a median of $153 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Spring Lake; also Fayetteville
Mostly Fayetteville; part is in Spring Lake
Mostly Fayetteville; part is in Spring Lake
Mostly Anderson Creek; part is in Spring Lake
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Spring Lake. 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)51 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Fayetteville Regional Airport - Grannis Field (FAY)11 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Raleigh, NC50 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA395 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Spring Lake; 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.
Spring Lake had 11,660 residents in the 2020 census, up 44% since 2000.
It’s the 87th largest of 771 towns in North Carolina by population.
Harnett County grew from 15,988 residents in 1900 to 133,568 in 2020.
Harnett 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 32°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, Fayetteville (Pwc), NC weather station (7 miles away).
24,279 jobs at 1,960 businesses in Harnett County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
11 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Spring Lake.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Dentists | 2 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 3 |
| Mental health providers | 5 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
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 (5 nearby)
Grocery stores (6 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 3.5 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.
Established in 1923.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Harnett County Schools, Cumberland County Schools, Anderson Creek Academy. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overhills ElementarySpring Lake | Pre-K–5 | 866 | Public | 7.4 mi |
| William T Brown ElementarySpring Lake | Pre-K–5 | 562 | Public | 2.0 mi |
| Anderson Creek AcademySpring Lake | K–5 | 305 | Charter | 9.6 mi |
| Manchester ElementarySpring Lake | K–5 | 254 | Public | 2.6 mi |
| Overhills MiddleSpring Lake | 6–8 | 758 | Public | 7.5 mi |
| Spring Lake MiddleSpring Lake | 6–8 | 500 | Public | 2.5 mi |
| Overhills HighSpring Lake | 9–12 | 1,981 | Public | 7.4 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 Fayetteville and Anderson Creek.
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