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Dover ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Dover, NC is 28526, and its area code is 252.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
404
Area code
252

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Dover itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Kinston (6.7 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Dover in numbers

About 404 people live in Dover, in 181 households. The median household income is $37,250 a year, 49% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $131,800 (54% below the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $929 a month. The median age is 47.5; 7.8% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 34 minutes.

Population404Dover404
Households181Dover181
Median age47.5Dover47.5North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$37,250Dover$37,250North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$131,800Dover$131,800North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$929Dover$929North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher7.8%Dover7.8%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute34.4 minDover34.4 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density421 / sq miDover421 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Dover

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Dover
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28526 Dover , NC Standard 1,842 $39,110 $124,200

Map of Dover ZIP codes

28526

The ZIP codes of Dover, 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 Dover

The nearest larger towns are Cove City (504 people, 6.7 mi), Kinston (19,505 people, 9.9 mi) and Jackson Heights (794 people, 11 mi).

Towns near Dover
TownPopulationDistance
Kinston 19,505 9.9 mi
Grifton 2,515 11.4 mi
Ayden 5,150 17.6 mi
River Bend 2,874 19.0 mi
La Grange 2,756 21.1 mi
Trent Woods 4,032 21.4 mi
Winterville 10,725 21.7 mi
New Bern 32,734 22.0 mi
Brices Creek 3,415 23.4 mi
Greenville 92,857 26.5 mi
Half Moon 7,378 26.7 mi
James City 4,789 27.3 mi
Farmville 4,514 27.7 mi
Fairfield Harbour 2,948 28.7 mi

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

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