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Atlantic Beach ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Atlantic Beach, NC is 28512, and its area code is 252.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
1,719
Area code
252

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Atlantic Beach itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Morehead City (4.1 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Atlantic Beach in numbers

About 1,719 people live in Atlantic Beach, in 919 households. The median household income is $70,402 a year, about the same as the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $498,400 (73% above the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $1,206 a month. The median age is 56.6; 60.7% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 21 minutes.

Population1,719Atlantic Beach1,719
Households919Atlantic Beach919
Median age56.6Atlantic Beach56.6North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$70,402Atlantic Beach$70,402North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$498,400Atlantic Beach$498,400North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,206Atlantic Beach$1,206North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher60.7%Atlantic Beach60.7%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute21.0 minAtlantic Beach21.0 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density722 / sq miAtlantic Beach722 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Atlantic Beach

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Atlantic Beach
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28512 Atlantic Beach , NC Standard 3,358 $91,488 $565,400

Map of Atlantic Beach ZIP codes

28512

The ZIP codes of Atlantic Beach, 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 Atlantic Beach

The nearest larger towns are Morehead City (9,806 people, 1.8 mi), Beaufort (4,689 people, 5.4 mi) and Newport (4,441 people, 9.1 mi).

Towns near Atlantic Beach
TownPopulationDistance
Morehead City 9,806 1.8 mi
Beaufort 4,689 5.4 mi
Newport 4,441 9.1 mi
Emerald Isle 3,934 16.6 mi
Havelock 17,691 16.9 mi
Cape Carteret 2,703 18.1 mi
Neuse Forest 2,671 21.5 mi
Swansboro 3,997 22.3 mi
James City 4,789 27.8 mi
Fairfield Harbour 2,948 28.2 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Carteret County · North Carolina ZIP codes

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