East Spencer, NC · standard
ZIP Code 28039
Rowan County, North Carolina - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 116
- 527/sq mi
- 0.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
ZIP code 28039 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in East Spencer, Rowan County, North Carolina, home to just 116 residents across 0.2 square miles, a density of 527 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 28039, but per-capita income is -. Poverty here runs at 28.2%, with unemployment measured at 0.0%. On housing, the median home value is - with median rent at - per month, and 60.7% of occupied units are owner-occupied.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 0.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 51.3, and the average commute is -. A geography-based comparison follows: 7 ZIP codes within about 10 miles of 28039, plus 6 more within Rowan County, give a clearer read than the national average alone.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 28039, East Spencer, NC · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
116
Population
0.2
Area (sq mi)
527
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 28039?
51.3
Median Age
20.5%
Male
79.5%
Female
0.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
28.2%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
28
Total Housing Units
28
Occupied Units
0
Vacant Units
1.39
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
1984
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 6 business establishments in ZIP 28039, employing approximately 120 people with a combined annual payroll of $5,472,000.
6
Businesses
120
Employees
$5.5M
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 28039 vs 28159 →
ZIP 28039 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 28146
Salisbury (28146)
27,614 residents
- 28144
Salisbury (28144)
24,734 residents
- 28147
Salisbury (28147)
24,697 residents
- 27299 5,190
Linwood (27299)
5,190 residents
- 28159 3,108
Spencer (28159)
3,108 residents
- 28072 1,357
Granite Quarry (28072)
1,357 residents
- 27014 840
Cooleemee (27014)
840 residents
- 28039 116
East Spencer (28039)
116 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 28039 ranks #8 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
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