Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 35 min6:06 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 45 min7:27 am – 5:12 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People39 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 51.328 households61% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 50°F, lows 29°F44 in of rain a year, on about 68 dayswettest month July2 in of snow a year, on about 1 days37 days above 90°F, 71 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Salisbury station, 3 mi away
Parks and public landsSouthern Railway Parkpark · under a mileSalisbury National Cemeteryhistoric site · 2.5 miCity Parkpark · 1.4 miTrading Ford Monument State Historic Sitestate historic site · 4.6 miLinwood Game Landstate conservation land · 5.9 mi · 144 acresAlcoa Game Landstate conservation land · 8.1 mi · 11,651 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.2 on 5 Jun 199821 mi away, near Mooresville, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 5 Jun 199821 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateRowan County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 2025269 of 365 days measured96 moderate daysMedian index 43, worst day 88main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Rowan County monitors, NC
Internet at home57% of households have a broadband subscription57% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone43% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of East Spencerserves 1,550 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation714 ft218 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNovant Health Rowan Medical Center2.0 miPost officeEast Spencer Post Officeunder a mileTown hallEast Spencer Town Hallunder a milePoliceEast Spencer Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationEast Spencer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools2 elementary, 1 middle, 2 highElementaryHanford - Dole Elementary School1.0 miHighHenderson Independent High School1.2 miHighNorth Rowan High School1.2 miCollegeCatawba College2.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportConcord-Padgett Regional Airport USA25 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO40 miInterstateI-851.5 miUS highwayUS 291.1 miAmtrakSalisbury, NC SAL1.9 miCoachSalisbury CitgoGreyhound1.0 miTransit25 stops within a mileSalisbury TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28039 ZIP area.
