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Pine Knoll Shores ZIP codes, North Carolina

No ZIP code is named for Pine Knoll Shores, NC; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 28512. Its area code is 252.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
1,351
Area code
252

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Pine Knoll Shores itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Morehead City (4.1 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Pine Knoll Shores in numbers

About 1,351 people live in Pine Knoll Shores, in 673 households. The median household income is $109,375 a year, 51% above the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $592,300 (2.1 times the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $1,750 a month. The median age is 64.2; 65.5% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 26 minutes.

Population1,351Pine Knoll Shores1,351
Households673Pine Knoll Shores673
Median age64.2Pine Knoll Shores64.2North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$109,375Pine Knoll Shores$109,375North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$592,300Pine Knoll Shores$592,300North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,750Pine Knoll Shores$1,750North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher65.5%Pine Knoll Shores65.5%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute26.1 minPine Knoll Shores26.1 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density612 / sq miPine Knoll Shores612 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Pine Knoll Shores

These ZIP codes cover part of Pine Knoll Shores but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Pine Knoll Shores
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28512 Atlantic Beach , NC Standard 3,358 $91,488 $565,400

Map of Pine Knoll Shores ZIP codes

28512

The ZIP codes of Pine Knoll Shores, 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 Pine Knoll Shores

The nearest larger towns are Atlantic Beach (1,719 people, 5.1 mi), Broad Creek (1,836 people, 5.6 mi) and Morehead City (9,806 people, 5.7 mi).

Towns near Pine Knoll Shores
TownPopulationDistance
Morehead City 9,806 5.7 mi
Newport 4,441 5.7 mi
Beaufort 4,689 10.4 mi
Emerald Isle 3,934 11.6 mi
Cape Carteret 2,703 13.0 mi
Havelock 17,691 15.1 mi
Swansboro 3,997 17.2 mi
Neuse Forest 2,671 19.6 mi
James City 4,789 25.8 mi
Fairfield Harbour 2,948 26.7 mi
Piney Green 14,078 27.1 mi
Brices Creek 3,415 27.4 mi

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