PlainZIP

Newport, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Newport, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 21,432. 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 NEWPORT-NC · Newport, NC 1 ZIPs · 21,432 pop · #13162/25278 · Carteret County

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

  • INC-MID $70,229
  • RANK-MID #13162/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Morehead City
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 77% owners
  • POP-TOWN 21,432
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $260,000

Nearest income peer: Morehead City, 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 Newport

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

48th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
21,432
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$70,229
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 $70,229 and poverty 10.6% concentrate in 28570.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (77.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Newport as a pure owner town.

Within North Carolina, New Bern is the closest lower-income city and Highlands the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 2 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Newport.

Population concentration

Newport's single ZIP 28570 carries the town

Newport is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 28570 is the entire residential footprint (21,432 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Newport's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 355 establishments, 3,094 employees , annual payroll $147,224k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28570 (355 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (91) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Newport, NC

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

Newport 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, 37% above Newport.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28570 21,432 $70,229 355 67
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Newport 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 Newport, .