North Carolina · Census place 3719860

East Spencer, North Carolina

East Spencer is a town in Rowan County, North Carolina with an estimated 1,625 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 279th largest of 335 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 1,625; #279 of 335 in North Carolina
Change since 2020: +3.4%; +54 people
Land area: 2.5 sq mi
Density: 663 / sq mi; State median 1,316

Orange pin: East Spencer. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Raleigh.

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East Spencer population, 2020 to 2024

East Spencer added 54 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +3.4%. In the latest year it moved by +13.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 1,569. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

East Spencer covers 2.45 square miles of land, for 663 people per square mile of land. The median North Carolina place of 5,000+ has 1,316, so East Spencer is less dense than the typical town.

What county East Spencer is in

All of East Spencer's residents live in Rowan County, which had 153,384 residents in 2024. East Spencer holds 1.1% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in East Spencer

3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap East Spencer by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 28039, 28144, 28146. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a town that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where East Spencer is

The Census internal point of East Spencer is at 35.679900, -80.423600. Raleigh, the capital, is 100.3 miles E in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Spencer, NC (3,406 people), 1.4 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Concord, NC, 23.2 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 35.679900, -80.423600
DMS: 35°40'47.64"N 80°25'24.96"W
UTM: 17N 552159.0E 3948598.7N
Geohash: dnqfczm66
Plus code: 867XMHHG+XH

Daylight in East Spencer

At 35.68° N, East Spencer gets about 14 h 35 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 44 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 50 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near East Spencer

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in North Carolina, measured between internal points. The closest is Spencer, 1.4 miles away, with 3,406 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of East Spencer, NC?

1,625 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 54 (3.4%) from 1,571 in July 2020.

What county is East Spencer in?

Rowan County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover East Spencer?

3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 28039, 28144, 28146.

How far is East Spencer from Raleigh?

100.3 miles (161.5 km) in a straight line, heading E from East Spencer.

What is the nearest larger city to East Spencer?

Spencer, NC, with 3,406 residents, 1.4 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.