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Tarawa Terrace ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Tarawa Terrace, NC is 28543, and its area codes are 910 and 472.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
6,069
Area codes
910, 472

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Tarawa Terrace itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Jacksonville (3.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Tarawa Terrace in numbers

About 6,069 people live in Tarawa Terrace, in 1,645 households. The median household income is $50,649 a year, 30% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734).

Population6,069Tarawa Terrace6,069
Households1,645Tarawa Terrace1,645
Median household income$50,649Tarawa Terrace$50,649North Carolina$72,388US $80,734

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

ZIP codes addressed as Tarawa Terrace

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Tarawa Terrace
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28543 Tarawa Terrace , NC Standard 6,069 $50,649 —

Map of Tarawa Terrace ZIP codes

28543

The ZIP codes of Tarawa Terrace, 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 Tarawa Terrace

The nearest larger towns are Jacksonville (71,279 people, 0.4 mi), Piney Green (14,078 people, 5.9 mi) and Half Moon (7,378 people, 7.4 mi).

Towns near Tarawa Terrace
TownPopulationDistance
Jacksonville 71,279 0.4 mi
Piney Green 14,078 5.9 mi
Half Moon 7,378 7.4 mi
Sneads Ferry 2,728 12.5 mi
Swansboro 3,997 15.2 mi
Holly Ridge 4,904 19.1 mi
Cape Carteret 2,703 19.4 mi
Emerald Isle 3,934 21.4 mi
Surf City 4,396 22.0 mi
River Bend 2,874 27.0 mi
Brices Creek 3,415 27.5 mi
Newport 4,441 29.6 mi
Trent Woods 4,032 29.6 mi

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