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Cedar Island, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Cedar Island, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 327. 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 CEDAR-ISLAND-NC · Cedar Island, NC 1 ZIPs · 327 pop · #8960/25278 · Carteret County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $80,859
  • RANK-UPPER #8960/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Swansboro
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 100% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 327
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $265,000

Nearest income peer: Swansboro, NC (+ $6,555 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 Cedar Island

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Cedar Island 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, Cedar Island, NC sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 35%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
327
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$80,859
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 28520 (327 residents). Household income $80,859 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (100.0%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within North Carolina, Mount Pleasant is the closest lower-income city and Pleasant Garden the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Cedar Island.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 28520, is all of Cedar Island

There is no split to weigh here: 28520 holds every one of Cedar Island's 327 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Cedar Island's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 5 establishments, 11 employees , annual payroll $177k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28520 (5 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Cedar Island, NC

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

Cedar Island lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Carteret County: Swansboro, Emerald Isle and Atlantic Beach earn more and Newport, Morehead City and Beaufort earn less. Atlantic marks the far end of that range at $55,978, 31% below Cedar Island.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28520 327 $80,859 5 6
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Cedar Island 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 Cedar Island, .