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Pamlico County, NC ZIP Codes

Pamlico County, North Carolina has 11 ZIP codes (Census 2020 ZCTA-county file; GeoNames postal codes, October 2026): 10 residential and 1 for PO boxes or a single organization. 9 of the residential ones lie mainly in Pamlico County and 1 mainly in a neighboring county; 1 cross the county line. Median household income ranges from $58,839 in 28510 (Arapahoe) to $65,411 in 28560 (New Bern) (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024).

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020

Where are the ZIP codes of Pamlico County?

28509 · Alliance: –28510 · Arapahoe: $59k28515 · Bayboro: $32k28529 · Grantsboro: $65k28537 · Hobucken: –28552 · Lowland: $64k28556 · Merritt: –28560 · New Bern: $65k28571 · Oriental: $63k28587 · Vandemere: $36k285602851528529285712855628552285102853728509 · Alliance: –28510 · Arapahoe: $59k28515 · Bayboro: $32k28529 · Grantsboro: $65k28537 · Hobucken: –28552 · Lowland: $64k28556 · Merritt: –28560 · New Bern: $65k28571 · Oriental: $63k28587 · Vandemere: $36k285602851528529285712855628552285102853728509 · Alliance: –28510 · Arapahoe: $59k28515 · Bayboro: $32k28529 · Grantsboro: $65k28537 · Hobucken: –28552 · Lowland: $64k28556 · Merritt: –28560 · New Bern: $65k28571 · Oriental: $63k28587 · Vandemere: $36k2856028515285292857128556285522851028537
The residential ZIP codes of Pamlico County (whole outlines, including the parts in neighboring counties), shaded by median household income in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024). <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).

How different are its ZIP codes?

The middle half of its ranked ZIP codes (1,000+ people living in households) report median household incomes between $58,839 and $65,060.

They carry 10 postal town names.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).

All 10 residential ZIP codes in Pamlico County

9 ZIP codes lie mainly in Pamlico County; 1 more reaches into it from a neighboring county and follows the first table.

Residential ZIP codes mainly in Pamlico County, largest first; "In this county" is the share of the ZIP's land in the county
In this county
28515 Bayboro 2,822 37 $32k $158k 100%
28571 Oriental 2,678 53 $63k $373k 100%
28529 Grantsboro 1,804 33 $65k $162k 100%
28510 Arapahoe 1,718 83 $59k $264k 100%
28556 Merritt 752 15 – $247k 100%
28587 Vandemere 209 103 $36k $108k 100%
28552 Lowland 201 9 $64k $99k 100%
28509 Alliance 17 1,417 – – 100%
28537 Hobucken 5 0 – – 100%

Partly in Pamlico County

Residential ZIP codes mainly in another county that reach at least 1% into Pamlico County, by their share here
In this county
28560 New Bern 28,661 234 $65k $217k 37%

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; county shares by land area (Census 2020 ZCTA-county relationship file).

Which ZIP codes cross the county line?

1 ZIP code of Pamlico County extends into another county. A ZIP code follows mail routes, not county borders.

Share of each ZIP code's land in Pamlico County and in the neighboring counties
ZIPIn PamlicoElsewhere
2856037%Craven County 63%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA-county relationship file (shares of land area).

PO Box and single-organization ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Pamlico County without a residential area (GeoNames postal codes)
ZIPPostal name
28583Stonewall

Source: GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).

Which first three digits do Pamlico County's ZIP codes use?

The first three digits of a ZIP code name the sectional center, the mail processing plant that sorts it. Every ZIP code of Pamlico County starts with 285.

Three-digit prefixes of Pamlico County's ZIP codes, the sectional center for each (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) and how many of the prefix's codes are Pamlico County's
PrefixSectional centerHereAll codes
285 Fayetteville, NC (SCF 283) 11 71

Source: U.S. Postal Service, labeling list L005 (3-digit ZIP Code prefix groups, SCF sortation), effective October 1, 2026.