Local servicesHospitalUnited States Naval Hospital Cherry Pointunder a milePost officeCherry Point Post Officeunder a mileTown hallHavelock City Hall1.8 miPoliceHavelock Police Department1.8 miFire stationMarine Corp Air Station Cherry Point Fire and Emergency Services Department Station 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools4 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 otherElementaryGraham A Barden Elementary Schoolunder a mileHighHavelock High School1.5 miElementaryArthur W Edwards Elementary School1.6 miCollegeCraven Community College Havelock Campus1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCoastal Carolina Regional Airport EWN14 miMajor airportRaleigh-Durham International Airport RDU126 miUS highwayUS 701.5 miCoachHavelockSunway Charters1.6 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28533 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28533 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 30 min5:54 am – 8:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 49 min7:11 am – 5:00 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People2,741 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 21.50 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Education and languages21% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 74%, Spanish 20%, other Asian or Pacific languages 1%, French or Haitian Creole 1%5% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 57°F, lows 36°F57 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month September1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days38 days above 90°F, 38 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cherry Point Mcas station, 1 mi away
Nearby landmarksCraven Community College Havelock Campuscollege · 1.5 miPINECLIFF HORSE TRAILHEADtrailhead · 4.9 miHWY 306/NEUSIOK TRAILHEADtrailhead · 5.1 miCherry Pointcape · 5.2 miKennel Beachbeach · 8.5 miLittle Lakelake · 5.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCroatan National Forestnational forest · within reach · 161,851 acresCity of Havelock - Havelock Recreation Complexrecreation area · 2.0 mi · 56 acresGreat Island Game Landstate conservation land · 9.1 miFort Benjamin Parkpark · 9.2 miTheodore Roosevelt State Natural Areastate park · 14.3 mi · 281 acresNeuse River Game Landstate conservation land · 13.4 mi · 3,257 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 199415 mi away, near Bayboro, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 6 Aug 199415 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateCraven County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Very HighWinter weather Very HighLightning 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, 21 mi away
Drinking waterMarine Corps Air Station Cherry Pointserves 17,144 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation21 ft6 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
