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Merritt ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Merritt, NC is 28556, and its area code is 252.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
752
Area code
252

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Merritt itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Bayboro (5.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Merritt in numbers

About 752 people live in Merritt, in 376 households. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $246,500 (15% below the North Carolina median).

Population752Merritt752
Households376Merritt376
Median home value$246,500Merritt$246,500North Carolina$288,900US $332,700

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the ZIP code addressed as Merritt. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Merritt

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Merritt
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28556 Merritt , NC Standard 752 — $246,500

Map of Merritt ZIP codes

28556

The ZIP codes of Merritt, 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 Merritt

The nearest larger towns are Oriental (873 people, 7.4 mi), Bayboro (1,266 people, 7.5 mi) and Cherry Branch (1,684 people, 17 mi).

Towns near Merritt
TownPopulationDistance
Fairfield Harbour 2,948 18.6 mi
Neuse Forest 2,671 20.9 mi
James City 4,789 21.2 mi
Havelock 17,691 21.4 mi
New Bern 32,734 24.7 mi
Trent Woods 4,032 25.9 mi
Brices Creek 3,415 26.0 mi
Beaufort 4,689 28.3 mi
Newport 4,441 28.5 mi
Morehead City 9,806 28.6 mi
River Bend 2,874 29.3 mi

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