Dover, NC
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Dover, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,489. 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 DOVER-NC · Dover, NC 1 ZIPs · 2,489 pop · #24054/25278 · Craven County
INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-LOW $39,110
- RANK-BOTTOM #24054/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bridgeton
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 83% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 2,489
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $124,200
Nearest income peer: Bridgeton, NC ( $122 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 Dover
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Dover 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 · this city
Dover · this city
$39,110 median HH income
- Cove City · near
Cove City · near
$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, Dover, 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.
- 5th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 2,489
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $39,110
- 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 ($39,110 average) · poverty 17.4%. The primary code (28526) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Dover as a pure owner town.
Within North Carolina, Hollister is the closest lower-income city and Roxobel the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Dover.
Population concentration
One ZIP, 28526, is all of Dover
There is no split to weigh here: 28526 holds every one of Dover's 2,489 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
Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Dover
Citywide ZBP: 24 establishments, 115 employees , annual payroll $4,381k (~10 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28526 (24 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (5) · also Construction · Transportation and warehousing .
ZIP Codes in Dover, NC
These ZIP codes sit in Craven County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Dover. See the Craven County roll-up →
Dover sits in the lower half of Craven County on income: New Bern, Havelock and Vanceboro report more, and only Grifton reports less. Ernul marks the far end of that range at $74,190, 90% above Dover.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28526 | 2,489 | $39,110 | 24 | 11 |
Dover 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 Dover, .