Cove City, NC
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Cove City, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,456. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet COVE-CITY-NC · Cove City, NC 1 ZIPs · 2,456 pop · #22995/25278 · Craven County
INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $45,452
- RANK-BOTTOM #22995/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Dover
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 66% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 2,456
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $158,600
Nearest income peer: Dover, NC ( $6,342 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 Cove City
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Cove City on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Grifton · lowest
Grifton · lowest
$37,361 median HH income
- Bridgeton · near
Bridgeton · near
$38,988 median HH income
- Dover · near
Dover · near
$39,110 median HH income
- Cove City · this city
Cove City · this city
$45,452 median HH income
- Vanceboro · near
Vanceboro · near
$57,041 median HH income
- Ernul · highest
Ernul · highest
$74,190 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Cove City, NC sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 9th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 2,456
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $45,452
- 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.
Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($45,452 average) · poverty 7.3%. The primary code (28523) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (66.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Cove City as a pure owner town.
Within North Carolina, Thurmond is the closest lower-income city and Mayodan the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Cove City.
Population concentration
Cove City reads through its lone ZIP, 28523
2,456 ACS residents, one ZIP: 28523 is not the leading code inside Cove City, 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
Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Cove City
Citywide ZBP: 20 establishments, 140 employees , annual payroll $7,387k (~8 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28523 (20 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (4) · also Retail trade · Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services .
ZIP Codes in Cove City, NC
These ZIP codes sit in Craven County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Cove City. See the Craven County roll-up →
Cove City lands mid-pack among the 7 cities sharing Craven County: New Bern, Havelock and Vanceboro earn more and Grifton, Dover and Bridgeton earn less. Ernul marks the far end of that range at $74,190, 63% above Cove City.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28523 | 2,456 | $45,452 | 20 | 17 |
Cove City 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 Cove City, .