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Cove City ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Cove City, NC is 28523, and its area code is 252.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
504
Area code
252

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Cove City itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Vanceboro (10.5 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Cove City in numbers

About 504 people live in Cove City, in 202 households. The median household income is $41,522 a year, 43% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $81,700 (72% below the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $1,016 a month. The median age is 58.0; 29.0% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 21 minutes.

Population504Cove City504
Households202Cove City202
Median age58.0Cove City58.0North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$41,522Cove City$41,522North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$81,700Cove City$81,700North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,016Cove City$1,016North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.0%Cove City29.0%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute21.0 minCove City21.0 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density790 / sq miCove City790 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Cove City

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Cove City
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28523 Cove City , NC Standard 2,753 $45,452 $158,600

Map of Cove City ZIP codes

28523

The ZIP codes of Cove City, 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 Cove City

The nearest larger towns are Vanceboro (1,030 people, 12 mi), River Bend (2,874 people, 13 mi) and Trent Woods (4,032 people, 15 mi).

Towns near Cove City
TownPopulationDistance
River Bend 2,874 12.7 mi
Trent Woods 4,032 14.9 mi
Grifton 2,515 14.9 mi
New Bern 32,734 15.4 mi
Kinston 19,505 16.5 mi
Brices Creek 3,415 17.1 mi
Ayden 5,150 20.1 mi
James City 4,789 20.7 mi
Fairfield Harbour 2,948 22.1 mi
Winterville 10,725 23.9 mi
Half Moon 7,378 26.0 mi
Neuse Forest 2,671 26.3 mi
La Grange 2,756 27.7 mi
Greenville 92,857 28.3 mi

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

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