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James City ZIP codes, North Carolina

No ZIP code is named for James City, NC; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. 2 ZIP codes cover it: 28562 and 28560. Its area code is 252.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
4,789
Area code
252

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

James City in numbers

About 4,789 people live in James City, in 2,111 households. The median household income is $58,973 a year, 19% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $204,400 (29% below the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $1,019 a month. The median age is 51.7; 28.1% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 22 minutes.

Population4,789James City4,789
Households2,111James City2,111
Median age51.7James City51.7North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$58,973James City$58,973North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$204,400James City$204,400North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,019James City$1,019North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.1%James City28.1%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute21.7 minJames City21.7 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density622 / sq miJames City622 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering James City

These ZIP codes cover part of James City but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping James City
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28560 New Bern , NC Standard 28,661 $65,411 $216,900
28562 New Bern , NC Standard 39,082 $75,012 $277,800

Map of James City ZIP codes

2856028562

The ZIP codes of James 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 James City

The nearest larger towns are New Bern (32,734 people, 5.5 mi), Havelock (17,691 people, 11 mi) and Piney Green (14,078 people, 26 mi).

Towns near James City
TownPopulationDistance
Fairfield Harbour 2,948 2.8 mi
Brices Creek 3,415 4.8 mi
New Bern 32,734 5.5 mi
Trent Woods 4,032 5.9 mi
Neuse Forest 2,671 6.3 mi
River Bend 2,874 8.7 mi
Havelock 17,691 11.0 mi
Newport 4,441 20.1 mi
Cape Carteret 2,703 24.5 mi
Swansboro 3,997 25.5 mi
Piney Green 14,078 25.9 mi
Emerald Isle 3,934 26.4 mi
Morehead City 9,806 26.4 mi
Beaufort 4,689 29.7 mi

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