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Earl’s story
Earl in pictures
3 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
EarlNC
A town of 309.
Photo: Brian Stansberry (photographer) · CC BY 4.0
Population
309
residents
Median home value
$163K
Census ACS
Household income
$44K
median
Median age
59.0
years
Jobs based here
5
A commuter town
Small town
309 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Earl. Another town gets a different order.
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Earl
Most working residents leave Earl for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Shelby (22%), Charlotte (10%) and Gastonia (5%). Half commute less than 18 miles.
0%work in town
Where working residents work
In Earl0%
Shelby22%
Charlotte10%
Gastonia5%
Kings Mountain3%
18 mi
median commute distance
5
jobs based in Earl
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate
Mild winters, hot summers
Earl has mild winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 29°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
2″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter31–54°
Spring47–72°
Summer66–88°
Fall49–73°
Oct 25
typical first frost
Apr 12
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health
How healthy Earl is
Earl beats the North Carolina average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12.
32 measures vs. North Carolina
0 better20 too close to call12 worse
| What stands out | Earl | NC |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.6% | 13.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.4% | 7.1% |
| More smokers | 18.6% | 13.5% |
Atrium Health Cleveland
7.3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards
Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 52% of U.S. communities.
52risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesEarthquakes
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Earl for work
Where Earl’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
5jobs based in Earl
0%of working residents work in town
18 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Earl
Town in North Carolina, United States
Earl is a town in Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Earl had a population of 198.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 198
- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 840 ft
- ZIP code
- 28038
- Area code
- 704
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