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Harkers Island ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Harkers Island, NC is 28531, and its area code is 252.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
1,060
Area code
252

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Harkers Island itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Marshallberg (3.8 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Harkers Island in numbers

About 1,060 people live in Harkers Island, in 462 households. The median household income is $60,000 a year, 17% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $313,100 (8% above the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $1,125 a month. The median age is 61.5; 18.3% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 30 minutes.

Population1,060Harkers Island1,060
Households462Harkers Island462
Median age61.5Harkers Island61.5North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$60,000Harkers Island$60,000North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$313,100Harkers Island$313,100North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,125Harkers Island$1,125North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.3%Harkers Island18.3%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute30.4 minHarkers Island30.4 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density473 / sq miHarkers Island473 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Harkers Island

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Harkers Island
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28531 Harkers Island , NC Standard 1,060 $60,000 $313,100

Map of Harkers Island ZIP codes

28531

The ZIP codes of Harkers Island, 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 Harkers Island

The nearest larger towns are Beaufort (4,689 people, 5.7 mi), Atlantic Beach (1,719 people, 11 mi) and Morehead City (9,806 people, 11 mi).

Towns near Harkers Island
TownPopulationDistance
Beaufort 4,689 5.7 mi
Morehead City 9,806 10.6 mi
Newport 4,441 19.0 mi
Havelock 17,691 24.4 mi
Emerald Isle 3,934 27.1 mi
Cape Carteret 2,703 28.7 mi
Neuse Forest 2,671 28.7 mi

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

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