ZIP 28512 · Atlantic Beach
Who lives in ZIP code 28512 (Atlantic Beach, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Atlantic Beach, NC · Carteret County
uszips 2026
People3,358
Median age60.6
Household income$91,488
Home value$559,834
Median rent$1,223/mo
Poverty10.9%
College degree+61.8%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Morehead City, NC (micro)
- Wider region
- New Bern-Morehead City, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 212 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,705
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
40.0% are 65 or older; 88.8% are adults.
Household income
46.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $45,881.
Education (adults 25+)
40.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 66.4%
- Never married
- 15.9%
- Divorced
- 12.4%
- Widowed
- 5.2%
- Family size
- 2.42
- Dual-income families
- 35.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 79.1%
- Rent burden
- 35.5%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 45.1%
- Unemployment
- 3.7%
- Self-employed
- 16.6%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 35.4%
- Veterans
- 13.0%
- With a disability
- 15.3%
- No health insurance
- 5.4%
- Limited English
- 1.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.