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Neuse Forest ZIP codes, North Carolina

No ZIP code is named for Neuse Forest, NC; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 28560. Its area code is 252.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
2,671
Area code
252

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Neuse Forest 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.

Neuse Forest in numbers

About 2,671 people live in Neuse Forest, in 914 households. The median household income is $84,500 a year, 17% above the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $228,000 (21% below the North Carolina median). The median age is 36.2; 31.0% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 21 minutes.

Population2,671Neuse Forest2,671
Households914Neuse Forest914
Median age36.2Neuse Forest36.2North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$84,500Neuse Forest$84,500North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$228,000Neuse Forest$228,000North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher31.0%Neuse Forest31.0%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute20.5 minNeuse Forest20.5 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density845 / sq miNeuse Forest845 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Neuse Forest

These ZIP codes cover part of Neuse Forest but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Neuse Forest
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28560 New Bern , NC Standard 28,661 $65,411 $216,900

Map of Neuse Forest ZIP codes

28560

The ZIP codes of Neuse Forest, 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 Neuse Forest

The nearest larger towns are Havelock (17,691 people, 4.6 mi), James City (4,789 people, 6.3 mi) and Fairfield Harbour (2,948 people, 7.3 mi).

Towns near Neuse Forest
TownPopulationDistance
Havelock 17,691 4.6 mi
James City 4,789 6.3 mi
Fairfield Harbour 2,948 7.3 mi
Brices Creek 3,415 9.2 mi
Trent Woods 4,032 11.6 mi
New Bern 32,734 11.6 mi
River Bend 2,874 13.7 mi
Newport 4,441 13.9 mi
Cape Carteret 2,703 19.8 mi
Morehead City 9,806 20.1 mi
Emerald Isle 3,934 21.4 mi
Swansboro 3,997 21.6 mi
Beaufort 4,689 23.6 mi
Piney Green 14,078 24.5 mi

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