Local servicesHospitalCarolina East Medical Center10.6 miPost officeGrantsboro Post Office3.1 miTown hallGrantsboro Town Hall3.1 miPolicePamlico County Sheriff's Office6.7 miFire stationReelsboro Fire Department3.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegePamlico Community College3.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCoastal Carolina Regional Airport EWN9.5 miMajor airportRaleigh-Durham International Airport RDU120 miUS highwayUS 177.4 miAmtrakWilson, NC WLN72 miCoachNew Bern Amtrak Bus StopSunway Charters8.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28529 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28529 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 31 min5:53 am – 8:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 48 min7:11 am – 4:59 pm
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People1,804 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 51.1753 householdsMedian household income $65,060Median home value $162,300Median rent $734 a month73% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,064 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.3% unemployment rate50% of adults are in the labour force, 744 employedMain industries: professional and business services 23%, retail 18%, education and health care 17%Average commute 26 minutes68% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 2% take public transport, 18% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages18% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher85% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 3%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 56°F, lows 36°F57 in of rain a year, on about 86 dayswettest month September1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days57 days above 90°F, 37 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Reelsboro station, 3 mi away; snow from Bayboro 3 Sw
Nearby landmarksPamlico Community Collegecollege · 3.5 miKennel Beachbeach · 5.6 miRowland Pointcape · 5.3 miCreek Pointcape · 5.5 miCarraway Baybay · 5.6 miLive Oak Baybay · 5.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsNeuse River Game Landstate conservation land · 4.4 mi · 3,257 acresLight Ground Pocosin Game Landstate conservation land · 5.3 mi · 943 acresPamlico County Parks and Recreationrecreation area · 5.3 mi · 85 acresCroatan National Forestnational forest · 9.4 mi · 161,851 acresTryon Palace State Historic Sitestate historic site · 9.3 miNew Bern National Cemeteryhistoric site · 9.9 miSource: 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 19945 mi away, near Bayboro, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 6 Aug 19945 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, 26 mi away
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription68% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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
Elevation16 ft5 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
