ZIP 28562 · New Bern
Who lives in ZIP code 28562 (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
People39,082
Median age46.6
Household income$75,012
Home value$277,145
Median rent$1,144/mo
Poverty11.4%
College degree+34.8%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- New Bern, NC (micro)
- Wider region
- New Bern-Morehead City, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 100 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 17,563
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
27.4% are 65 or older; 81.3% are adults.
Household income
36.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $40,408.
Education (adults 25+)
42.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 53.6%
- Never married
- 25.0%
- Divorced
- 14.9%
- Widowed
- 6.5%
- Family size
- 2.79
- Dual-income families
- 44.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 74.4%
- Rent burden
- 29.2%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 55.7%
- Unemployment
- 3.2%
- Self-employed
- 10.7%
- Farmers
- 0.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 28.8%
- Veterans
- 14.6%
- With a disability
- 15.9%
- No health insurance
- 5.9%
- Limited English
- 0.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.