ZIP 28560 · New Bern
Who lives in ZIP code 28560 (New Bern, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
New Bern, NC · Craven County
uszips 2026
People28,661
Median age42.8
Household income$65,411
Home value$220,501
Median rent$1,000/mo
Poverty15.9%
College degree+26.4%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- New Bern, NC (micro)
- Wider region
- New Bern-Morehead City, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 90 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 12,154
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
22.2% are 65 or older; 77.7% are adults.
Household income
28.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,220.
Education (adults 25+)
44.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 49.1%
- Never married
- 27.4%
- Divorced
- 17.0%
- Widowed
- 6.6%
- Family size
- 2.84
- Dual-income families
- 41.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 69.5%
- Rent burden
- 30.8%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 55.1%
- Unemployment
- 5.6%
- Self-employed
- 10.1%
- Farmers
- 0.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 19.8%
- Veterans
- 13.6%
- With a disability
- 16.1%
- No health insurance
- 7.0%
- Limited English
- 0.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.