| City: | Earl, North Carolina |
| County: | Cleveland County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:42:44 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 704 / 980 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 35.1999, -81.5439 |
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Earl operates as a small postal hub in Cleveland County, North Carolina. The post office serves a compact community centered around PO Box delivery, with 226 boxes maintained for local residents and businesses. The facility also provides limited street delivery along Blacksburg Road, the only street route in the ZIP code.
This isn't a residential neighborhood but rather a rural service point. While the ZIP classification shows minimal land area and no recorded population, the presence of 31 businesses and 226 PO Boxes indicates active use by surrounding communities. Earl functions as a postal address for people who live in the broader area but don't have home delivery options nearby. The single carrier route serves this purpose, connecting the post office to regional delivery networks while maintaining PO Box service as the primary option.
With only Blacksburg Road serving as the single street route, Earl's postal infrastructure focuses almost entirely on PO Box delivery rather than residential street service. The minimal street network reflects the facility's role as a postal hub rather than a traditional town center.
ZIP Code 28038 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 3 business establishments, employing about 10 people with an annual payroll of $182,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 4,353Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 3Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $47,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $182,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 10Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 28038 is located in Cleveland County, North Carolina, within the Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 43140) and North Carolina's 10th Congressional District. This Micro area has a population of 100,170 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 28038. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Shelby-Kings Mountain, NCSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 43140Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MicroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 100,170Source: Census |
| MSA: | Source: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 10Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 2575.16 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 3719140Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Earl town; North CarolinaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 28038 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on January 1, 2026.