ZIP 28594 · Emerald Isle
Who lives in ZIP code 28594 (Emerald Isle, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Emerald Isle, NC · Carteret County
uszips 2026
People3,934
Median age60.3
Household income$89,773
Home value$595,395
Median rent$1,704/mo
Poverty4.9%
College degree+57.1%
Commute29 min
Place
- Metro area
- Morehead City, NC (micro)
- Wider region
- New Bern-Morehead City, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 266 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,940
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
36.8% are 65 or older; 88.9% are adults.
Household income
46.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $44,836.
Education (adults 25+)
45.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 73.0%
- Never married
- 13.9%
- Divorced
- 8.4%
- Widowed
- 4.8%
- Family size
- 2.39
- Dual-income families
- 40.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 85.6%
- Rent burden
- 26.0%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 41.8%
- Unemployment
- 1.2%
- Self-employed
- 15.6%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 37.6%
- Veterans
- 12.5%
- With a disability
- 12.7%
- No health insurance
- 2.4%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.