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Cherry Branch ZIP codes, North Carolina

No ZIP code is named for Cherry Branch, NC; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 28532. Its area code is 252.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
1,684
Area code
252

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Cherry Branch itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Havelock (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Cherry Branch in numbers

About 1,684 people live in Cherry Branch, in 516 households. The median household income is $104,432 a year, 44% above the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $262,200 (9% below the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $1,706 a month. The median age is 30.9; 26.3% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 52 minutes.

Population1,684Cherry Branch1,684
Households516Cherry Branch516
Median age30.9Cherry Branch30.9North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$104,432Cherry Branch$104,432North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$262,200Cherry Branch$262,200North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,706Cherry Branch$1,706North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.3%Cherry Branch26.3%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute51.8 minCherry Branch51.8 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,467 / sq miCherry Branch1,467 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Cherry Branch

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

ZIP codes overlapping Cherry Branch
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28532 Havelock , NC Standard 20,908 $60,605 $218,000

Map of Cherry Branch ZIP codes

28532

The ZIP codes of Cherry Branch, 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 Cherry Branch

The nearest larger towns are Havelock (17,691 people, 5.3 mi), Neuse Forest (2,671 people, 7.8 mi) and Newport (4,441 people, 12 mi).

Towns near Cherry Branch
TownPopulationDistance
Havelock 17,691 5.3 mi
Neuse Forest 2,671 7.8 mi
Newport 4,441 11.9 mi
Fairfield Harbour 2,948 12.5 mi
James City 4,789 13.1 mi
Morehead City 9,806 14.8 mi
Brices Creek 3,415 16.9 mi
Beaufort 4,689 17.2 mi
New Bern 32,734 18.6 mi
Trent Woods 4,032 18.9 mi
River Bend 2,874 21.3 mi
Cape Carteret 2,703 21.8 mi
Emerald Isle 3,934 22.4 mi
Swansboro 3,997 24.7 mi

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