ZIP 28571 · Oriental
Who lives in ZIP code 28571 (Oriental, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Oriental, NC · Pamlico County
uszips 2026
People2,678
Median age64.2
Household income$63,393
Home value$369,884
Median rent$1,114/mo
Poverty13.5%
College degree+43.1%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- New Bern, NC (micro)
- Wider region
- New Bern-Morehead City, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 20 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,378
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
48.4% are 65 or older; 92.4% are adults.
Household income
31.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $38,299.
Education (adults 25+)
51.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 55.5%
- Never married
- 23.4%
- Divorced
- 10.6%
- Widowed
- 10.4%
- Family size
- 2.48
- Dual-income families
- 23.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 90.1%
- Rent burden
- 38.9%
- Men / women
- 47% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 36.2%
- Unemployment
- 6.1%
- Self-employed
- 17.1%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 34.1%
- Veterans
- 14.7%
- With a disability
- 18.2%
- No health insurance
- 6.3%
- Limited English
- 0.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.