Gloucester, NC
Carteret County · North Carolina · United States
Home to 607 people across 2.79 square miles.
At a glance
28528 by the numbers
Every figure below comes from the 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the Census Gazetteer, or is computed from those. Margins of error are shown where they matter.
Location
Where 28528 is
| Coordinates | 34.73211, -76.538617 |
|---|---|
| Time zone | America/New_York |
| County | Carteret County |
| State | North Carolina (NC) |
| Land area | 2.79 mi² |
| Coordinate source | Census ZCTA internal point |
Local time
America/New_York
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Distance to major cities
Straight-line, computed from coordinates
| Philadelphia, PA | 368.5 mi |
|---|---|
| New York, NY | 435.7 mi |
| Atlanta, GA | 453.3 mi |
| Boston, MA | 604.2 mi |
People
Who lives in 28528
607 residents in 243 households, averaging 2.5 people per household. The largest age group is 65+ at 22.2% of residents, and 74.1% of households are families.
Age distribution
Share of residents by age band
Households
Composition and size
| Total households | 243 |
|---|---|
| Average household size | 2.5 |
| Family households | 74.1% |
| Living alone | 25.1% |
| Median age | 50.8 years |
| Households with internet | 90.1% |
Race & ethnicity
Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.
Income & work
What people earn in 28528
The median household here earns $71,292 a year, above the US median of $70,109, which puts 28528 ahead of 52% of American ZIP codes. 2.0% of residents live below the poverty line.
Compared to the US
This ZIP against the national median
| Median household income | $71,292 ±$16,313 |
|---|---|
| Per capita income | $31,243 |
| Poverty rate | 2.0% |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0% |
| Labor force participation | 49.7% |
Household income distribution
Share of households in each bracket
Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 29.1% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 99.8% finished high school.
Housing
Homes and rent in 28528
A typical home is valued at $247,300. This is an owner-majority area — 86.0% of occupied homes are owned, and the typical building went up in 1984.
Costs
Typical values
| Median home value | $247,300 |
|---|---|
| Median gross rent | —/mo |
| Median year built | 1984 |
| Housing units | 263 |
| Vacancy rate | 7.6% |
Own vs. rent
Of 243 occupied units
| Owner households | 209 |
|---|---|
| Renter households | 34 |
Building types
Units by structure size
Getting to work
How 28528 commutes
80.9% of workers drove alone, and the average one-way trip takes 38.7 minutes.
Mode of transport
Workers 16 and older
Travel time
Mean commute 38.7 minutes
Overview
Understanding ZIP code 28528
ZIP code 28528 is assigned to Gloucester, NC, and falls within Carteret 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. Today it also serves as a practical shorthand for the area itself: roughly 607 people live inside it.
At 218 residents per square mile spread over 2.79 square miles, 28528 reads as a small-town area. It is a sparsely populated postal code, and density shapes almost everything else on this page — how people get to work, whether they own or rent, and what housing costs.
Household earnings track close to the national picture. The median of $71,292 puts 28528 near the middle of the pack, ahead of 52% of them. The US median for comparison is $70,109. Bear in mind that median income describes the midpoint household, not the average — it is not pulled upward by a handful of very high earners the way a mean would be.
Living here
What life in Gloucester looks like
Housing in 28528 costs close to the national median. A typical home is valued at $247,300 against a US median of $207,500. Ownership dominates: 86.0% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, which usually signals an established residential area with relatively low turnover.
The building stock is dominated by detached single-family houses, which account for 78.7% of housing units here. The median construction year is 1984, making the housing here from the later twentieth century.
The population skews older than the national median, with a median age of 50.8 against 42 nationally. The average household holds 2.5 people, and 74.1% are family households.
Getting to work takes 38.7 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is drove alone at 80.9% of workers, while 13.8% work from home. Commute patterns are one of the better proxies for how a place actually functions day to day.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Gloucester, NC
Gloucester is a smaller community, so options inside 28528 may be limited to a handful of independent inns, motels or bed-and-breakfast properties. Travellers often widen the search to the surrounding area, where the choice is greater and prices are usually competitive.
For reference, Philadelphia, PA is about 368.5 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 28528 is used for
Beyond addressing mail, 28528 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.
For anyone weighing a move, 28528 offers a compact profile of Gloucester: 607 residents, a median household income of $71,292, 29.1% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 5.0%. A handful of figures like these answer more relocation questions than most neighbourhood guides do.
One caution worth repeating: a postal code is not a neighbourhood. 28528 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Gloucester 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.
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ZIP codes near 28528
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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.
- Demographics, income, housing, commute — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 28528. Tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B02001, B03003, B08301, B08303, B11001, B15003, B17001, B19001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25064, B25077, B28002.
- Land and water area — US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer Files.
- Weather — NOAA National Weather Service, fetched live in your browser.
- Map — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).