Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 30 min5:52 am – 8:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 49 min7:09 am – 4:58 pm
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People261 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 50.3126 householdsMedian household income $74,219Median home value $200,70090% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $870 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting10.8% unemployment rate78% of adults are in the labour force, 149 employedMain industries: finance, insurance and real estate 21%, professional and business services 16%, education and health care 15%Average commute 31 minutes68% drive alone, 5% walk or cycle, 27% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages26% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, German or Dutch 5%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 74°FColdest month January: highs 55°F, lows 38°F56 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month September1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days7 days above 90°F, 28 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Beaufort Michael J Smith Fld station, 12 mi away; snow from Morehead City 2 Wnw
Parks and public landsCape Lookout National Seashorenational seashore · 1.7 mi · 13,019 acresCarteret County - Eastern Parkrecreation area · 3.4 miBrowns Island Tractsstate conservation land · 6.9 mi · 158 acresCarteret County Game Landstate conservation land · 7.5 mi · 7,121 acresCedar Island National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 10.0 mi · 14,327 acresFort Macon State Parkstate park · 14.0 mi · 537 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 199428 mi away, near Bayboro, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 6 Aug 199428 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 home95% of households have a broadband subscription95% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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
Elevation2 ft1 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalEastern Carteret Medical Center7.3 miPost officeDavis Post Officeunder a mileFire stationDown East Fire Department Station 3under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCoastal Carolina Regional Airport EWN38 miMajor airportNorfolk International Airport ORF146 miUS highwayUS 70under a mileCoachMorehead CitySunway Charters15 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28524 ZIP area.
