Local servicesHospitalNaval Medical Center Camp Lejeune11.9 miPost officeStella Post Office1.9 miTown hallPeletier Town Hall4.2 miPoliceSwansboro Police Department4.4 miFire stationStella Volunteer Fire Department3.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeCoastal Carolina Community College13.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCoastal Carolina Regional Airport EWN23 miMajor airportRaleigh-Durham International Airport RDU121 miUS highwayUS 1710 miCoachSwansboroSunway Charters3.6 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28582 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28582 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 29 min5:55 am – 8:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 49 min7:12 am – 5:01 pm
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People1,658 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 46.0638 householdsMedian household income $89,348Median home value $354,900Median rent $1,106 a month89% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,862 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate59% of adults are in the labour force, 733 employedMain industries: education and health care 30%, professional and business services 15%, construction 10%Average commute 41 minutes78% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 13% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages36% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 13% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 2%, German or Dutch 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 55°F, lows 32°F60 in of rain a year, on about 84 dayswettest month September1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days53 days above 90°F, 66 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hofmann Forest station, 11 mi away; snow from New River Mcaf
Nearby landmarksHolland Pointcape · 1.4 miCahoon Pointcape · 2.5 miHampton Baybay · 3.4 miPettiford Creek Baybay · 4.2 miCEDAR POINT TIDELANDStrailhead · 5.3 miCEDAR POINT CAMPGROUNDcampground · 5.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCroatan National Forestnational forest · 1.9 mi · 161,851 acresWhite Oak River Game Landstate conservation land · within reach · 1,137 acresHammocks Beach State Parkstate park · 5.9 mi · 1,780 acresSwansboro Soccer Complexrecreation area · 3.6 miTown of Cedar Point - Boathouse Creek Walking Trailsrecreation area · 5.3 mi · 57 acresCroatan Game Landstate conservation land · 6.1 mi · 586 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 199432 mi away, near Bayboro, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 6 Aug 199432 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 home93% of households have a broadband subscription84% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% 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
Elevation20 ft6 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
