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.

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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.

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, 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 .

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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, .