Kinston, NC
Lenoir County · North Carolina · United States
What this ZIP is
28503 has no measured residential population
Geographic and postal details below are accurate. For demographics of the surrounding area, use the nearby ZIP codes at the bottom of this page.
At a glance
28503 by the numbers
Postal and geographic facts for 28503. No demographic data exists for this ZIP code.
Location
Where 28503 is
| Coordinates | 35.3191, -77.595 |
|---|---|
| Time zone | America/New_York |
| County | Lenoir County |
| State | North Carolina (NC) |
| Coordinate source | GeoNames centroid |
Local time
America/New_York
Current weather
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Distance to major cities
Straight-line, computed from coordinates
| Philadelphia, PA | 346.6 mi |
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| Atlanta, GA | 401.5 mi |
| New York, NY | 420.7 mi |
| Boston, MA | 599.9 mi |
Overview
Understanding ZIP code 28503
ZIP code 28503 is assigned to Kinston, NC, and falls within Lenoir County. Like every US postal code, it began as a mail-routing device rather than a geographic boundary — the US Postal Service groups delivery routes under a single code so carriers and sorting equipment can process mail efficiently. This particular code, however, has no residential population attached to it — more on that below.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Kinston, NC
Accommodation options in and around 28503 vary. Searching by the wider Kinston area rather than the postal code alone will return the fullest set of results.
For reference, Philadelphia, PA is about 346.6 miles away in a straight line, which is worth factoring in if you are comparing a stay here against one closer to the city centre.
Availability and pricing change constantly, so the live search below will give you a more accurate picture than any figure we could publish here. It opens results for this area on Booking.com.
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Practical uses
What ZIP code 28503 is used for
Beyond addressing mail, 28503 does a lot of quiet administrative work. Retailers use it to calculate shipping and sales tax at checkout. Insurers use it to set premiums, since risk profiles vary geographically. Employers and marketers use it to define service areas. Government agencies use it to route benefits and organise reporting. If you have ever been asked for a postal code by a form that clearly does not intend to send you anything, this is why.
Because 28503 carries no residential population, it is used almost entirely for delivery and administrative routing rather than for demographic analysis. If you are researching the area around it, the neighbouring postal codes listed further down this page will be far more informative.
One caution worth repeating: a postal code is not a neighbourhood. 28503 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Kinston may be split across more than one code. Boundaries also shift as USPS adjusts delivery routes. Treat the figures here as describing a delivery area, which is what they actually measure.
Nearby
ZIP codes near 28503
The eight closest postal codes by centroid distance, each with its own full profile. You can also browse every North Carolina ZIP code or use the ZIP Express Lookup to search by city, county or time zone.
Other ZIP codes in Kinston
Kinston is served by 4 postal codes.
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Questions
Common questions about 28503
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Methodology
Where this data comes from
- Postal geography — GeoNames open postal code database (CC BY 4.0), cross-checked against the US Census Gazetteer.
- Weather — NOAA National Weather Service, fetched live in your browser.
- Map — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).