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Arapahoe ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Arapahoe, NC is 28510, and its area code is 252.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
397
Area code
252

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Arapahoe itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Oriental (7.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Arapahoe uses the ZIP code above. 1 more ZIP code covers part of the city but is addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Arapahoe in numbers

About 397 people live in Arapahoe, in 181 households. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $163,500 (43% below the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $1,136 a month. The median age is 47.5; 11.5% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 28 minutes.

Population397Arapahoe397
Households181Arapahoe181
Median age47.5Arapahoe47.5North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median home value$163,500Arapahoe$163,500North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,136Arapahoe$1,136North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.5%Arapahoe11.5%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute27.6 minArapahoe27.6 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density183 / sq miArapahoe183 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Arapahoe town. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Arapahoe

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Arapahoe
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28510 Arapahoe , NC Standard 1,718 $58,839 $264,100

Other ZIP codes overlapping Arapahoe

These ZIP codes cover part of Arapahoe but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Arapahoe
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28529 Grantsboro , NC Standard 1,804 $65,060 $162,300

Map of Arapahoe ZIP codes

28510

The ZIP codes of Arapahoe, NC, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Arapahoe

The nearest larger towns are Minnesott Beach (593 people, 2.4 mi), Cherry Branch (1,684 people, 6.1 mi) and Neuse Forest (2,671 people, 7.8 mi).

Towns near Arapahoe
TownPopulationDistance
Neuse Forest 2,671 7.8 mi
Fairfield Harbour 2,948 8.2 mi
Havelock 17,691 8.8 mi
James City 4,789 9.9 mi
Brices Creek 3,415 14.5 mi
New Bern 32,734 14.9 mi
Trent Woods 4,032 15.6 mi
Newport 4,441 17.6 mi
River Bend 2,874 18.6 mi
Morehead City 9,806 20.9 mi
Beaufort 4,689 22.9 mi
Cape Carteret 2,703 26.2 mi
Emerald Isle 3,934 27.3 mi
Swansboro 3,997 28.6 mi

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