Earl is a town in Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States.

[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), all land.

There were 109 housing units at an average density of 133.0 per square mile (51.4/km2).

33.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

About 7.6% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 13.6% of those 65 or over.