Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 32 min5:51 am – 8:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 47 min7:11 am – 4:57 pm
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People5 residentsin the ZIP code area5 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 74°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 36°F52 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month AugustSnow is rare43 days above 90°F, 30 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Aurora 6 N station, 15 mi away
Parks and public landsGoose Creek Game Landstate conservation land · 1.5 mi · 8,379 acresSwanquarter National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 13.4 mi · 16,636 acresCedar Island National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 22.0 mi · 14,327 acresMattamuskeet National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 22.1 mi · 49,630 acresGoose Creek State Parkstate park · 23.8 mi · 1,694 acresCroatan National Forestnational forest · 28.7 mi · 161,851 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 199417 mi away, near Bayboro, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 6 Aug 199417 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, 27 mi away
Internet at home0% of households have a broadband subscription0% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone100% 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
Elevation1 ft0 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeHobucken Post Officeunder a mileTown hallMesic Town Hall6.3 miFire stationGoose Creek Island Volunteer Fire Department3.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCoastal Carolina Regional Airport EWN30 miMajor airportNorfolk International Airport ORF115 miUS highwayUS 26416 miCoachNew Bern Amtrak Bus StopSunway Charters29 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28537 ZIP area.
