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Sealevel, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Sealevel, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 522. 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 SEALEVEL-NC · Sealevel, NC 1 ZIPs · 522 pop · #5023/25278 · Carteret County

INC-HIGH · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-HIGH $96,563
  • RANK-TOP #5023/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Atlantic Beach
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 52% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 522
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $540,300

Nearest income peer: Atlantic Beach, NC ( $5,075 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 Sealevel

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Sealevel on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Sealevel, NC sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 20%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
522
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$96,563
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $96,563 and home value $540,300 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 31.5%.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (51.5%) for this income tier, rent $1,040 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within North Carolina, Raleigh is the closest lower-income city and Advance the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 15 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Sealevel.

Population concentration

Sealevel's single ZIP 28577 carries the town

Sealevel is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 28577 is the entire residential footprint (522 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 Sealevel's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 9 establishments, 84 employees , annual payroll $4,301k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28577 (9 units) ; leading NAICS Wholesale trade (3) · also Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Sealevel, NC

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

No other city sharing Carteret County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Sealevel. Newport, Morehead City and Beaufort sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Atlantic marks the far end of that range at $55,978, 42% below Sealevel.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28577 522 $96,563 9 76
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Sealevel 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 Sealevel, .