28501
ZIP 28501 is in Kinston, North Carolina, mostly in Lenoir County; area code 252; Eastern time. Kinston has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 28502, 28503 and 28504.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Lenoir +1 more
- Metro area
- Kinston, NC
- Population
- 17,642
- Coordinates
- 35.2391, -77.5272
Weather right now
Asking the National Weather Service…
Where 28501 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 28501 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOSBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 28,501 = 11 × 2591. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110111101010101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28480 (Wrightsville Beach, NC, 72 mi away) and 28502 (Kinston, NC, 3 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 28501 becomes 10582, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 65 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01258, 01825, 01852, 02185, 02815, 05821, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85021 in Phoenix, AZ, 1,964 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
- 🎯1,193 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28501 and you would come out at 35.24°S, 102.47°E — 803 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
- 📏 At 99.8 square miles of land, 28501 is bigger than 78% of ZIP codes — room for about 76 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 17,642This ZIP17,642 |
|---|---|
| Households | 7,894This ZIP7,894 |
| Housing units | 9,852This ZIP9,852 |
| Median age | 42.7This ZIP42.7North Carolina39.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $35,118This ZIP$35,118North Carolina$72,388US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $79,000This ZIP$79,000North Carolina$288,900US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $799This ZIP$799North Carolina$1,228US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 13.3%This ZIP13.3% |
| Mean commute | 22.6 minThis ZIP22.6 min |
| Population density | 176.7 / sq miThis ZIP176.7 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 497This ZIP497 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 6,529This ZIP6,529 |
| Annual payroll | $284,691,000This ZIP$284,691,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 7,060This ZIP7,060 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $308,688,000This ZIP$308,688,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 99.84 sq miThis ZIP99.84 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.79 sq miThis ZIP0.79 sq mi |
Counties 28501 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Lenoir County | 74.5% |
| Jones County | 25.5% |
Other place names in 28501
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 28501
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
28502 | Kinston, NC | 3.5 mi |
28504 | Kinston, NC | 6.2 mi |
28526 | Dover, NC | 6.7 mi |
28503 | Kinston, NC | 6.7 mi |
28530 | Grifton, NC | 11.2 mi |
28525 | Deep Run, NC | 11.6 mi |
28538 | Hookerton, NC | 12.5 mi |
28523 | Cove City, NC | 13.0 mi |
28585 | Trenton, NC | 14.5 mi |
28551 | La Grange, NC | 15.4 mi |
Find every ZIP code within 10 miles of 28501 →
Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 28501?
28501 is in Kinston, North Carolina, in Lenoir County, part of the Kinston, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.2391, -77.5272.
What county is 28501 in?
28501 spans 2 counties: Lenoir County and Jones County. Most of it falls in Lenoir County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.
What area code is 28501?
Kinston uses area code 252, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 28501 in?
28501 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 28501?
About 17,642 people live in ZIP code 28501, in 7,894 households, at 176.7 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What is the median household income in 28501?
$35,118 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.
What ZIP codes are near 28501?
The closest are 28502 (3.5 mi), 28504 (6.2 mi), 28526 (6.7 mi), 28503 (6.7 mi) and 28530 (11.2 mi).
Is 28501 a PO Box ZIP code?
28501 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
Download or cite
Cite this page
zipcodes.pro. “28501 ZIP Code — Kinston, North Carolina (Lenoir County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/28501
Machine-readable version of these facts:
curl https://zipcodes.pro/zip/28501.jsonUnderlying data is public domain or openly licensed — sources, vintages and licences.