28508 ZIP Code, Albertson, NC

28508 is a ZIP code in Albertson, North Carolina in Duplin County. It covers 36 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 28578, 28572 and 28525. 1,813 people live here in 854 households. It is rural, with fewer than 100 people per square mile, and most homes are owner-occupied (71%). Median household income is $34,567, well below the North Carolina median of $72,388; the median age is 50.0, older than most ZIP codes.

Quick facts

Key figures

MeasureValue
Residents1,813
Households854
Median household income$34,567
Income per person$23,443
Median age50
Homeowners70.5%
Median home value$48,200
Median rent$1,061
Bachelor's degree or higher8.3%
Average commute (minutes)37.9
Households with kids under 1838.6%
Moved in the past year0.0%
Below the poverty line35.7%
Broadband internet88.4%
Speak a non-English language at home50.9%

Household income

% of householdsValue
<$10K11.1%
$10–15K3.5%
$15–25K17.0%
$25–35K21.5%
$35–50K9.4%
$50–75K19.2%
$75–100K4.2%
$100–150K10.4%
$150–200K2.2%
$200K+1.4%

Age

% of all residentsValue
<108.3%
10–197.6%
20–243.4%
25–3414.9%
35–4410.3%
45–5425.9%
55–6413.1%
65–748.2%
75+8.4%

Tenure

% of housing unitsValue
Owned, with mortgage18.2%
Owned outright48.7%
Rented28.0%
Vacant5.0%

Type of building

% of housing unitsValue
Detached house55.3%
Townhome0.0%
2–4 units0.0%
5–19 units3.3%
20+ units0.0%
Mobile / other41.4%

Businesses in 28508

19 business establishments with 107 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

EDDM carrier routes

28508 has 2 USPS carrier routes with 825 residential and 11 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 28508

28508 has 2 USPS carrier routes (2 rural (R)) with 825 residential and 11 business mailboxes. Routes range from 120 homes (R008) to 705 homes (R007); the median route has 413 homes. The Census counted 854 households in 28508 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per routeRoutes
1–2491
250–4990
500–7491
750–9990
1,000–1,4990
1,500+0

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  1. Route R007 — USPS business mailboxes 9, 705 homes
  2. Route R008 — USPS business mailboxes 2, 120 homes

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Every carrier route in 28508

RouteTypeHomesBusinessesEst. median incomeEst. ownersEst. families with kidsEst. moved in past year
R007Rural7059$58,916———
R008Rural1202$59,640———

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 28508 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 28508, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 28508 in?
28508 is a Albertson, NC mailing address. None of its land lies inside a Census-defined city or community.
What county is 28508 in?
28508 is in Duplin County.
What is the population of 28508?
About 1,813 people (±441), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 1,922.
What is the median household income in 28508?
$34,567 (±$9,041), compared with $72,388 for North Carolina as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 28508?
2 USPS carrier routes with 825 residential and 11 business mailboxes (836 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 28508?
The closest, measured center to center: 28578 (7 mi, Seven Springs), 28572 (7.9 mi, Potters Hill), 28525 (8.1 mi, Deep Run), 28349 (10 mi, Kenansville), 28365 (13.8 mi, Mount Olive) and 28504 (13.8 mi, Kinston).

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