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Hookerton ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Hookerton, NC is 28538, and its area code is 252.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
573
Area code
252

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Hookerton itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Snow Hill (6.9 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Hookerton in numbers

About 573 people live in Hookerton, in 198 households. The median household income is $34,500 a year, 52% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $78,400 (73% below the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $717 a month. The median age is 41.4; 8.1% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 20 minutes.

Population573Hookerton573
Households198Hookerton198
Median age41.4Hookerton41.4North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$34,500Hookerton$34,500North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$78,400Hookerton$78,400North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$717Hookerton$717North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher8.1%Hookerton8.1%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute20.3 minHookerton20.3 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,557 / sq miHookerton1,557 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Hookerton

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Hookerton
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28538 Hookerton , NC Standard 1,989 $56,953 $114,800

Map of Hookerton ZIP codes

28538

The ZIP codes of Hookerton, 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 Hookerton

The nearest larger towns are Maury (1,339 people, 3.9 mi), Snow Hill (2,438 people, 5.3 mi) and Grifton (2,515 people, 8.8 mi).

Towns near Hookerton
TownPopulationDistance
Grifton 2,515 8.8 mi
Ayden 5,150 10.2 mi
Kinston 19,505 10.2 mi
Farmville 4,514 11.9 mi
Winterville 10,725 12.9 mi
La Grange 2,756 13.9 mi
Greenville 92,857 17.0 mi
Elroy 3,251 19.8 mi
Goldsboro 34,383 21.8 mi
Brogden 2,733 26.3 mi
Mar-Mac 2,877 27.1 mi
Wilson 48,370 28.7 mi

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