Local servicesHospitalCarolina East Medical Center14.9 miPost officeAlliance Post Officeunder a mileTown hallAlliance Town Hallunder a milePolicePamlico County Sheriff's Office2.0 miFire stationTriangle Volunteer Fire Department1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 elementary, 1 highElementaryPamlico County Primary School1.4 miHighPamlico County High School1.5 miElementaryFred A Anderson Elementary School1.6 miCollegePamlico Community College5.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCoastal Carolina Regional Airport EWN14 miMajor airportRaleigh-Durham International Airport RDU122 miUS highwayUS 1712 miAmtrakWilson, NC WLN74 miCoachNew Bern Amtrak Bus StopSunway Charters13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28509 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 32 min5:53 am – 8:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 47 min7:11 am – 4:59 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
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, 1 mi away
Nearby landmarksNorth Prong Bay Riverriver · 2.4 miSouth Prong Bay Riverriver · 2.4 miRaccoon Creek Pointcape · 4.4 miPamlico Community Collegecollege · 5.6 miFowler Pointcape · 4.9 miSwindell Baybay · 5.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPamlico County Parks and Recreationrecreation area · under a mile · 85 acresLight Ground Pocosin Game Landstate conservation land · 4.0 mi · 943 acresPamlico County Open Spacerecreation area · 6.9 miNeuse River Game Landstate conservation land · 8.9 mi · 3,257 acresCroatan National Forestnational forest · 13.9 mi · 161,851 acresGoose Creek Game Landstate conservation land · 12.1 mi · 8,379 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 19943 mi away, near Bayboro, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 6 Aug 19943 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, 25 mi away
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
Elevation7 ft2 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
