PlainZIP

Morehead City, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Morehead City, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 14,429. 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 MOREHEAD-CITY-NC · Morehead City, NC 1 ZIPs · 14,429 pop · #13852/25278 · Carteret County

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

  • INC-MID $68,528
  • RANK-MID #13852/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Newport
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 63% owners
  • POP-TOWN 14,429
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $362,800

Nearest income peer: Newport, NC (+ $1,701 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 Morehead City

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Morehead 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, Morehead City, NC sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

45th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
14,429
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$68,528
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 $68,528 and poverty 11.4% concentrate in 28557.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (62.5%) for this income tier, rent $1,149 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within North Carolina, Cerro Gordo is the closest lower-income city and Mars Hill the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Morehead City.

Population concentration

Morehead City's single ZIP 28557 carries the town

Morehead City is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 28557 is the entire residential footprint (14,429 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Morehead City's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 889 establishments, 10,773 employees , annual payroll $488,437k (~62 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28557 (889 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (156) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Morehead City, NC

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

Morehead City lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Carteret County: Swansboro, Emerald Isle and Atlantic Beach earn more and Beaufort, Harkers Island and Atlantic earn less. Sealevel marks the far end of that range at $96,563, 41% above Morehead City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28557 14,429 $68,528 889 393
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Morehead 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 Morehead City, .