Local servicesHospitalCarolina East Medical Center23.1 miPost officeStonewall Post Office5.7 miTown hallVandemere Town Hallunder a milePolicePamlico County Sheriff's Office6.6 miFire stationVandemere Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegePamlico Community College12.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCoastal Carolina Regional Airport EWN23 miMajor airportNorfolk International Airport ORF121 miUS highwayUS 1720 miCoachNew Bern Amtrak Bus StopSunway Charters22 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28587 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28587 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 32 min5:52 am – 8:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 47 min7:11 am – 4:58 pm
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People204 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 57.9100 householdsMedian household income $31,250Median home value $95,00090% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $640 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Education and languages14% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher75% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 55°F, lows 34°F59 in of rain a year, on about 85 dayswettest month August1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days39 days above 90°F, 43 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bayboro 3 Sw station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksCedar Pointcape · under a mileDarby Pointcape · under a mileParch Corn Baybay · 1.2 miGarden Creekbay · 3.4 miThe Hammockisland · 3.2 miLittle Islandisland · 4.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGoose Creek Game Landstate conservation land · 4.9 mi · 8,379 acresPamlico County Open Spacerecreation area · 4.9 miPamlico County Parks and Recreationrecreation area · 7.5 mi · 85 acresLight Ground Pocosin Game Landstate conservation land · 8.8 mi · 943 acresCroatan National Forestnational forest · 21.0 mi · 161,851 acresSwanquarter National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 21.1 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 19949 mi away, near Bayboro, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 6 Aug 19949 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowPamlico County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane 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, nearest monitors: Carteret County, NC, 24 mi away
Internet at home87% of households have a broadband subscription68% have cable, fibre or DSL15% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterPamlico County Waterserves 19,665 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation5 ft2 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
