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Vanceboro ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Vanceboro, NC is 28586, and its area code is 252.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
1,030
Area code
252

Vanceboro in numbers

About 1,030 people live in Vanceboro, in 437 households. The median household income is $34,514 a year, 52% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $148,400 (49% below the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $492 a month. The median age is 37.6; 9.6% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 29 minutes.

Population1,030Vanceboro1,030
Households437Vanceboro437
Median age37.6Vanceboro37.6North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$34,514Vanceboro$34,514North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$148,400Vanceboro$148,400North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$492Vanceboro$492North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher9.6%Vanceboro9.6%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute28.8 minVanceboro28.8 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density601 / sq miVanceboro601 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Vanceboro

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Vanceboro
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28586 Vanceboro , NC Standard 7,992 $57,041 $112,300

Map of Vanceboro ZIP codes

28586

The ZIP codes of Vanceboro, 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 Vanceboro

The nearest larger towns are Cypress Landing (1,044 people, 15 mi), New Bern (32,734 people, 15 mi) and Trent Woods (4,032 people, 16 mi).

Towns near Vanceboro
TownPopulationDistance
New Bern 32,734 15.0 mi
Trent Woods 4,032 15.7 mi
River Bend 2,874 16.2 mi
Grifton 2,515 17.0 mi
River Road 3,366 17.1 mi
Washington 9,726 18.5 mi
Ayden 5,150 18.6 mi
Brices Creek 3,415 18.9 mi
Fairfield Harbour 2,948 19.6 mi
James City 4,789 19.9 mi
Winterville 10,725 20.8 mi
Greenville 92,857 23.7 mi
Kinston 19,505 24.7 mi
Neuse Forest 2,671 26.3 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Craven County · North Carolina ZIP codes

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