ZIP 28523 · Cove City
Who lives in ZIP code 28523 (Cove City, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Cove City, NC · Craven County
uszips 2026
People2,753
Median age36.0
Household income$45,452
Home value$155,495
Median rent$850/mo
Poverty7.3%
College degree+23.1%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- New Bern, NC (micro)
- Wider region
- New Bern-Morehead City, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 16 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,116
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.8% are 65 or older; 76.4% are adults.
Household income
30.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,825.
Education (adults 25+)
44.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 56.1%
- Never married
- 21.2%
- Divorced
- 12.2%
- Widowed
- 10.6%
- Family size
- 2.93
- Dual-income families
- 53.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 66.2%
- Rent burden
- 28.7%
- Men / women
- 45% / 55%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.7%
- Unemployment
- 2.4%
- Self-employed
- 11.3%
- Farmers
- 2.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 16.5%
- Veterans
- 4.8%
- With a disability
- 19.1%
- No health insurance
- 4.9%
- Limited English
- 1.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.