PlainZIP

New Bern, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for New Bern, NC: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 65,097. 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 NEW-BERN-NC · New Bern, NC 2 ZIPs · 65,097 pop · #13169/25278 · Craven County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $70,212
  • RANK-MID #13169/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Ernul
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 72% owners
  • POP-SMALL 65,097
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 28560→28562
  • HOME-MID $247,350

Nearest income peer: Ernul, NC (+ $3,978 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 New Bern

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest New Bern 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, New Bern, NC sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

48th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
65,097
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$70,212
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 (2): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $70,212 and poverty 13.7% concentrate in 28562.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (72.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating New Bern as a pure owner town.

Within North Carolina, Bear Creek is the closest lower-income city and Newport the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for New Bern.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside New Bern differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in New Bern: $65,411 in ZIP 28560 to $75,012 in 28562. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.1×

28560 to 28562

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.3×

28560 to 28562

Poverty-rate spread
4.5 points

28562 to 28560

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 28562 skews compact New Bern

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 28562 covers about 56% of New Bern's 65,097 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in New Bern

Citywide ZBP: 1,610 establishments, 23,433 employees , annual payroll $1,083,360k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28562 (946 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (248) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in New Bern, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Craven County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in New Bern. See the Craven County roll-up →

New Bern sits in the upper half of Craven County on income: Havelock, Vanceboro and Grifton report less, while Ernul reports more. Grifton marks the far end of that range at $37,361, 47% below New Bern.

Side-by-side: Compare 28562 vs 28560 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28562 36,176 $75,012 946 91
28560 28,921 $65,411 664 95
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New Bern 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 New Bern, .