Local servicesHospitalEastern Carteret Medical Center8.8 miPost officeCedar Island Post Office8.6 miFire stationSouth River Merrimon Fire and EMS7.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCoastal Carolina Regional Airport EWN33 miMajor airportNorfolk International Airport ORF132 miUS highwayUS 708.1 miCoachMorehead CitySunway Charters24 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28520 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28520 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 31 min5:52 am – 8:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 48 min7:09 am – 4:58 pm
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People143 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 58.787 householdsMedian household income $64,875Median home value $222,70074% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,350 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Education and languages12% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 12% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 93°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 62°F, lows 38°F59 in of rain a year, on about 85 dayswettest month August1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days49 days above 90°F, 34 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cedar Is station, 10 mi away; snow from Bayboro 3 Sw
Nearby landmarksCedar Baybay · 1.8 miLittle Creekbay · 2.5 miPiney Islandisland · under a mileHog Pointcape · 1.6 miMulberry Pointcape · 1.9 miSouth Riverriver · 7.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCarteret County Game Landstate conservation land · 2.8 mi · 7,121 acresCedar Island National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 5.3 mi · 14,327 acresCape Lookout National Seashorenational seashore · 12.4 mi · 13,019 acresFort Macon State Parkstate park · 23.7 mi · 537 acresCroatan National Forestnational forest · 23.7 mi · 161,851 acresSwanquarter National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 25.1 mi · 16,636 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 6 Aug 199420 mi away, near Bayboro, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 6 Aug 199420 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateCarteret County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Very HighWinter weather Relatively HighCoastal flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality96% of days had good air in 2025332 of 345 days measured13 moderate daysMedian index 35, worst day 80main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Carteret County monitors, NC
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription76% have cable, fibre or DSL24% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterWest Carteret Water Corpserves 19,512 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1 ft0 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
