Welcome to East Spencer ...

The town of East Spencer is located in Rowan County<1>.

The location of East Spencer has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Spencer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

A typical abbreviation for East Spencer: E. Spencer

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, East Spencer has a population of 1,550 people<3> (see below for details).

East Spencer is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: East Spencer lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for East Spencer: (704) and (980)<5>

Websites for East Spencer ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.rowanchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to East Spencer, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, East Spencer had an population of 1,550 people. This is an increase of 1.04% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.68% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, East Spencer had a population of 1,534 people. This makes East Spencer the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of East Spencer represents 0.02% of the total population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 281st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,534 people, the population of East Spencer decreased 12.59% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,755 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for East Spencer.

Communities near East Spencer ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Spencer.

• Kannapolis
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kannapolis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kannapolis
  • Kannapolis is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kannapolis <6>
• Lexington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Davidson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <6>
• Mocksville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mocksville
  • Mocksville is located in Davie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mocksville <6>
• China Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
  • China Grove is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China Grove <6>
• Landis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landis
  • Landis is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landis <6>
• Granite Quarry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Quarry
  • Granite Quarry is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,002 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Quarry <6>
• Mount Pleasant
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Cabarrus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <6>
• Rockwell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell
  • Rockwell is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwell <6>
• Denton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
  • Denton is located in Davidson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <6>
• Cooleemee
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooleemee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleemee
  • Cooleemee is located in Davie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooleemee <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around East Spencer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Spencer.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Spencer. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Spencer.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Spencer. See our Newspapers Page for East Spencer.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Spencer ...

Looking for more information about East Spencer? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to East Spencer, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Spencer.

Adding East Spencer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Spencer in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for East Spencer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the East Spencer post office opened in 1913.

We also found East Spencer on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for North Carolina (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Spencer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Spencer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Rowan County: www.co.rowan.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/