Spindale is a town in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States.

[6] In 1939, the North Carolina General Assembly passed a local act that extended the corporate limits of the town of Spindale, which nearly doubled its size in area.

[8] Opening in 1926, a classic landmark of the Spindale mill village was Greene's Grocery Store located on Spindale Street, which stood for over five decades as the number one volume store for many mill families, featuring a home delivery truck service, a credit account system, and a fresh meat market.

[10] In 1930, the Carolina Theater opened on Main Street in Spindale, which could seat 360 patrons and operated until it closed in 1961.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.5 square miles (14 km2), all of it land.

WNCW, a noncommercial radio station affiliated with NPR, broadcasts from Isothermal Community College on a frequency of 88.7mhz.

Its eclectic music mix and presence on the World Wide Web attracts listeners well beyond the reach of its coverage area.