ZIP 28531 · Harkers Island
Who lives in ZIP code 28531 (Harkers Island, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Harkers Island, NC · Carteret County
uszips 2026
People1,060
Median age61.5
Household income$60,000
Home value$312,930
Median rent$1,125/mo
Poverty10.4%
College degree+18.2%
Commute30 min
Place
- Metro area
- Morehead City, NC (micro)
- Wider region
- New Bern-Morehead City, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 183 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 462
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
35.7% are 65 or older; 88.5% are adults.
Household income
25.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $34,872.
Education (adults 25+)
70.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 63.3%
- Never married
- 17.3%
- Divorced
- 7.3%
- Widowed
- 12.0%
- Family size
- 2.47
- Dual-income families
- 33.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 89.4%
- Rent burden
- 27.3%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 45.5%
- Unemployment
- 0.0%
- Self-employed
- 14.3%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 25.0%
- Veterans
- 14.5%
- With a disability
- 20.5%
- No health insurance
- 7.9%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.