ZIP 28557 · Morehead City
Who lives in ZIP code 28557 (Morehead City, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Morehead City, NC · Carteret County
uszips 2026
People15,253
Median age48.8
Household income$68,528
Home value$361,768
Median rent$1,149/mo
Poverty11.4%
College degree+41.6%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Morehead City, NC (micro)
- Wider region
- New Bern-Morehead City, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 415 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,714
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
28.1% are 65 or older; 83.0% are adults.
Household income
35.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $41,928.
Education (adults 25+)
47.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 50.0%
- Never married
- 26.4%
- Divorced
- 14.9%
- Widowed
- 8.7%
- Family size
- 2.63
- Dual-income families
- 42.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 62.5%
- Rent burden
- 34.3%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 56.4%
- Unemployment
- 2.7%
- Self-employed
- 15.1%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 27.9%
- Veterans
- 10.7%
- With a disability
- 17.8%
- No health insurance
- 8.1%
- Limited English
- 0.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.