Which ZIP code in Pamlico County has the highest median household income?

28560 (New Bern), at $65,411 (±$6,815), among 5 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.

Why are some ZIP codes missing?

ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

Richest ZIP codes in Pamlico County, NC

These are the 5 ZIP codes in Pamlico County with the highest median household income, out of 5 with at least 1,000 residents. 28560 (New Bern, $65,411), 28529 (Grantsboro, $65,060) and 28571 (Oriental, $63,393) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Pamlico County; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Richest ZIP codes in Pamlico County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median household income	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	28560	New Bern	$65,411 ±$6,815	28,661	12,154	14,152
2	28529	Grantsboro	$65,060 ±$9,010	1,804	753	945
3	28571	Oriental	$63,393 ±$10,539	2,678	1,378	1,605
4	28510	Arapahoe	$58,839 ±$6,262	1,718	845	937
5	28515	Bayboro	$31,715 ±$11,162	2,822	977	962

How we ranked them

Ranked by median household income (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). The Census Bureau caps published medians at $250,000; ZIP codes at the cap are shown as $250,000+ and ordered by population. ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 5 of 10 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Higher-income ZIP codes suit offers with a bigger ticket: remodeling, pools, roofing, financial planning, private schools, premium dining. A median describes the middle household, not every door, so the routes inside each ZIP still vary.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 16,107 households, on 37 carrier routes with 18,601 residential mailboxes. Open any of them on the route map to see each carrier route's own figures before you choose.

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Frequently asked questions

Which ZIP code in Pamlico County has the highest median household income?: 28560 (New Bern), at $65,411 (±$6,815), among 5 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by median household income (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). The Census Bureau caps published medians at $250,000; ZIP codes at the cap are shown as $250,000+ and ordered by population.
Why are some ZIP codes missing?: ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

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