ZIP 28579 · Smyrna
Who lives in ZIP code 28579 (Smyrna, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Smyrna, NC · Carteret County
uszips 2026
People331
Median age62.3
Household income$64,519
Home value$460,650
Median rent—
Poverty15.7%
College degree+20.8%
Commute42 min
Place
- Metro area
- Morehead City, NC (micro)
- Wider region
- New Bern-Morehead City, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 7 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 153
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
42.6% are 65 or older; 75.8% are adults.
Household income
16.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $45,801.
Education (adults 25+)
86.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 64.9%
- Never married
- 14.9%
- Divorced
- 4.7%
- Widowed
- 15.6%
- Family size
- 2.76
- Dual-income families
- 29.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 86.3%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 43% / 57%
Work
- In labor force
- 37.5%
- Unemployment
- 0.0%
- Self-employed
- 11.5%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 23.1%
- Veterans
- 17.1%
- With a disability
- 15.4%
- No health insurance
- 0.0%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.