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Half Moon ZIP codes, North Carolina

No ZIP code is named for Half Moon, NC; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. 2 ZIP codes cover it: 28546 and 28540. Its area codes are 910 and 472.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
7,378
Area codes
910, 472

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

Half Moon in numbers

About 7,378 people live in Half Moon, in 2,819 households. The median household income is $68,946 a year, 5% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $182,500 (37% below the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $1,210 a month. The median age is 28.3; 27.0% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 28 minutes.

Population7,378Half Moon7,378
Households2,819Half Moon2,819
Median age28.3Half Moon28.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$68,946Half Moon$68,946North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$182,500Half Moon$182,500North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,210Half Moon$1,210North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.0%Half Moon27.0%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute27.5 minHalf Moon27.5 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density994 / sq miHalf Moon994 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Half Moon

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

ZIP codes overlapping Half Moon
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28540 Jacksonville , NC Standard 49,141 $65,625 $223,800
28546 Jacksonville , NC Standard 47,256 $63,561 $226,100

Map of Half Moon ZIP codes

2854028546

The ZIP codes of Half Moon, 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 Half Moon

The nearest larger towns are Jacksonville (71,279 people, 7.8 mi), Piney Green (14,078 people, 10 mi) and New Bern (32,734 people, 29 mi).

Towns near Half Moon
TownPopulationDistance
Jacksonville 71,279 7.8 mi
Piney Green 14,078 10.0 mi
Sneads Ferry 2,728 19.5 mi
Swansboro 3,997 20.7 mi
Holly Ridge 4,904 24.0 mi
River Bend 2,874 24.1 mi
Cape Carteret 2,703 24.5 mi
Brices Creek 3,415 25.7 mi
Emerald Isle 3,934 26.8 mi
Trent Woods 4,032 27.1 mi
Surf City 4,396 27.5 mi
New Bern 32,734 28.6 mi

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