PlainZIP

Beaufort, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Beaufort, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 11,431. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet BEAUFORT-NC · Beaufort, NC 1 ZIPs · 11,431 pop · #14946/25278 · Carteret County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $66,057
  • RANK-MID #14946/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Smyrna
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 72% owners
  • POP-TOWN 11,431
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $315,400

Nearest income peer: Smyrna, NC ( $1,538 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Beaufort

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Beaufort on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Beaufort, NC sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

41st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
11,431
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$66,057
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $66,057 and poverty 11.8% concentrate in 28516.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (72.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Beaufort as a pure owner town.

Within North Carolina, Kenly is the closest lower-income city and Pine Level the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Beaufort.

Population concentration

Beaufort reads through its lone ZIP, 28516

11,431 ACS residents, one ZIP: 28516 is not the leading code inside Beaufort, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Beaufort's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 335 establishments, 2,733 employees , annual payroll $106,864k (~29 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28516 (335 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (58) · also Other services (except public administration) · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Beaufort, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Carteret County, which covers 17 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Beaufort. See the Carteret County roll-up →

Beaufort sits in the lower half of Carteret County on income: Newport, Morehead City and Swansboro report more, Harkers Island, Atlantic and Gloucester report less. Sealevel marks the far end of that range at $96,563, 46% above Beaufort.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28516 11,431 $66,057 335 21
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Beaufort roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Beaufort, .