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Official Zip Code Name	New Bern
Zip Code State	North Carolina
Zip Code Type	Non-Unique
Primary County:	Craven
Secondary County:	Jones
Area Code	252
Current Population:	36176
Racial Majority:	White 69.47%
Public School Racial Majority:	White 53.3%
Unemployment Rate:	3.9%
Median Household Income	$53240
Average Adjusted Gross Income	$71070
School Test Performance:	Above Average
Average Commute Time	19.7 Minutes
Time Zone:	Eastern Standard Time
Elevation Range	3 - 46 ft.
Area	145 Sqm.
Coordinates(Y,X)	35.07877900, -77.11767600

Zip Code 28562 Description

Zip Code 28562 is located in the state of North Carolina in the Greenville - New Bern - Washington metro area. Zip code 28562 is primarily located in Craven County. Portions of 28562 are also located in Jones County. The official US Postal Service name for 28562 is NEW BERN, North Carolina. Portions of zip code 28562 are contained within or border the city limits of New Bern, NC, Brices Creek, NC, Trent Woods, NC, James City, NC, and River Bend, NC. The area code for zip code 28562 is 252. 28562 can be classified socioeconically as a Middle Class class zipcode in comparison to other zipcodes in North Carolina.

The current unemployment level in 28562 is 3.9% which is lower than the current county unemployment level of 5.1% and is higher than the current state unemployment at 3.6% and lower than the current national unemployment rate at 4.3%.

According the 2010 US Census, the population of 28562 increased to 36176 from 27949 over the past 10 years. The majority ethnicity residing in 28562 is White while the majority ethnicity attending 28562 public schools is White. 50.6% of students in 28562 public schools receive or are eligible to participate in free or reduced lunch programs.