Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 32 min5:52 am – 8:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 47 min7:10 am – 4:58 pm
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People752 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 56.7376 householdsMedian home value $246,50078% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,258 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate39% of adults are in the labour force, 252 employedMain industries: education and health care 41%, finance, insurance and real estate 17%, professional and business services 12%Average commute 23 minutes86% drive alone, 14% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages51% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 37% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
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, 10 mi away
Parks and public landsPamlico County Open Spacerecreation area · 2.9 miLight Ground Pocosin Game Landstate conservation land · 7.9 mi · 943 acresGoose Creek Game Landstate conservation land · 8.1 mi · 8,379 acresPamlico County Parks and Recreationrecreation area · 8.4 mi · 85 acresCedar Island National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 18.5 mi · 14,327 acresCroatan National Forestnational forest · 19.6 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 19949 mi away, near Bayboro, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 6 Aug 19949 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, 20 mi away
Internet at home93% of households have a broadband subscription73% have cable, fibre or DSL14% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% 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
Elevation6 ft2 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalEastern Carteret Medical Center22.1 miPost officeMerritt Post Office4.8 miTown hallVandemere Town Hall4.0 miPolicePamlico County Sheriff's Office7.5 miFire stationFlorence - Whortonsville Volunteer Fire Department1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegePamlico Community College11.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCoastal Carolina Regional Airport EWN23 miMajor airportNorfolk International Airport ORF124 miUS highwayUS 1721 miCoachNew Bern Amtrak Bus StopSunway Charters23 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28556 ZIP area.
