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28529 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 28529 covers Grantsboro, North Carolina, with a population of about 2,074 and a median household income of $67,077.

Population
2,07438 per square mile
Median age
49.510.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$67,077about the North Carolina median
Poverty rate
10.8%1.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$198,934up 32.8% in five years
Median rent
$75135% below the North Carolina median
Degree or higher
19.1%15.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
78.1%13.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
43

Where 28529 is

Grantsboro, North Carolina — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population2,074
Median age49.5
Family households64.8%
Born outside the US2.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.4%
White (non-Hispanic)83.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)7.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino7.2%
Veterans12.6%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$67,077
Income per person$34,823
Poverty rate10.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.6%
$10–15k1.8%
$15–20k2.8%
$20–25k9.4%
$25–30k3.9%
$30–35k1.5%
$35–40k2.6%
$40–45k2.8%
$45–50k1.4%
$50–60k7.4%
$60–75k19.0%
$75–100k5.8%
$100–125k9.2%
$125–150k9.8%
$150–200k8.3%
$200k or more8.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed950
Mean adjusted gross income$55,301
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k32.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.7%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$138,100
Median gross rent$751
Owner-occupied78.1%
Vacant homes21.4%
Median year built1984

What the homes are

Detached house65.8%
Mobile home32.8%
Boat, RV or van1.4%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$198,934as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 14.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 32.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 111.1%
Typical home value since 2000
201520202026$198,934$94,252

$96,052 in 2015 to $198,934 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.1%
High school diploma or higher83.8%
Works from home13.3%
Drives to work alone79.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more5.3%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity36.1% 2.7 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.9% 2.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.1% 2.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure44.5% 10.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23% 2.7 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.7% 0.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.8% 2.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.1% 2.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis35.5% 10.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.2% 2.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.4% 6.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.9% 3.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.8% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.8% 3.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.7% 5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89% 3.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.9% 1.1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.1% 1.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.4% 3.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist59.3% 2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability38.5% 7.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.5% 2.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps12.1% 2.2 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.8% 4.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.8% 1.4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.3% 3.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.7% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability19.6% 5.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.8% 2.3 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.1% 1.1 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.3% 4.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost18% 5 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.5% 0.9 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments43
People employed653
Annual payroll$19,633,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 91.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High to Very High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss85.6 out of 100
Community resilience61.9 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Hurricane99Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning97.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather96.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire91.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding85.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind70.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado67.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought65.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm63.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave61.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail48.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide48.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave39.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake32.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding27.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with North Carolina and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPNorth CarolinaUnited States
Median household income$67,077$69,904$78,538
Income per person$34,823$39,616$43,289
Poverty rate10.8%13.2%12.4%
Median home value$138,100$259,400$303,400
Median gross rent$751$1,162$1,348
Homeownership78.1%66.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.1%34.7%35%
Unemployment rate3.1%4.8%5.2%
Works from home13.3%14.5%13.5%
Born outside the US2.8%8.7%13.9%
Median age49.539.138.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationREELSBORO, NC US8.2 km away
Rain in a year57 in

Average high and low by month

January56.4°F / 35.9°F3.96 in rain
February59.7°F / 37.1°F3.59 in rain
March66.2°F / 42°F3.39 in rain
April74.8°F / 51°F3.54 in rain
May81.4°F / 58.9°F3.65 in rain
June87.5°F / 66.5°F5.4 in rain
July90.3°F / 70.9°F7.29 in rain
August88.3°F / 69.4°F7.19 in rain
September83.6°F / 64.8°F7.42 in rain
October74.8°F / 53.8°F3.94 in rain
November65.6°F / 43.8°F3.75 in rain
December58.8°F / 38.7°F3.67 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket10% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket10% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Pamlico County Schools100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Household characteristics37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Walkability5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

28510 Arapahoe, NC8.5 km away
28509 Alliance, NC10.7 km away
28560 New Bern, NC11.9 km away
28583 Stonewall, NC14.2 km away
28515 Bayboro, NC14.4 km away
28519 Bridgeton, NC14.9 km away
28571 Oriental, NC15.8 km away
28563 New Bern, NC18.2 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Pamlico County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area54.98 sq mi
Water area11.68 sq mi
Population density38 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.0668, -76.8710

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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