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Spencer, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Spencer, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,108. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet SPENCER-NC · Spencer, NC 1 ZIPs · 3,108 pop · #16353/25278 · Rowan County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $63,036
  • RANK-LOWER #16353/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Salisbury
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 67% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,108
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $200,300

Nearest income peer: Salisbury, NC ( $734 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Spencer

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Spencer on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Spencer, NC sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

35th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,108
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$63,036
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $63,036 and poverty 12.6% concentrate in 28159.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (67.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Spencer as a pure owner town.

Within North Carolina, Spring Lake is the closest lower-income city and Brevard the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Spencer.

Population concentration

Spencer reads through its lone ZIP, 28159

3,108 ACS residents, one ZIP: 28159 is not the leading code inside Spencer, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Spencer's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 50 establishments, 508 employees , annual payroll $15,611k (~16 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28159 (50 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (16) · also Accommodation and food services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Spencer, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Rowan County, which covers 13 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Spencer. See the Rowan County roll-up →

Spencer sits in the lower half of Rowan County on income: Rockwell, Cleveland and Gold Hill report more, and only Landis reports less. Gold Hill marks the far end of that range at $93,354, 48% above Spencer.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28159 3,108 $63,036 50 487
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Spencer roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Spencer, .