ZIP 28526 · Dover
Who lives in ZIP code 28526 (Dover, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Dover, NC · Craven County
uszips 2026
People1,842
Median age55.2
Household income$39,110
Home value—
Median rent$920/mo
Poverty17.4%
College degree+20.9%
Commute35 min
Place
- Metro area
- New Bern, NC (micro)
- Wider region
- New Bern-Morehead City, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 7 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 980
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
28.9% are 65 or older; 84.0% are adults.
Household income
10.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $29,063.
Education (adults 25+)
39.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 39.0%
- Never married
- 23.7%
- Divorced
- 20.1%
- Widowed
- 17.3%
- Family size
- 2.70
- Dual-income families
- 27.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 82.8%
- Rent burden
- 36.0%
- Men / women
- 46% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 46.1%
- Unemployment
- 1.0%
- Self-employed
- 9.6%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 17.0%
- Veterans
- 9.6%
- With a disability
- 36.1%
- No health insurance
- 5.3%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.