ZIP code · Beaufort · North Carolina · United States
ZIP code 28516 — Beaufort
ZIP code 28516 serves Beaufort, North Carolina.
- Postal code
- 28516Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Beaufort
- County
- Carteret FIPS 37031
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 34.7580, -76.6228 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 11,143 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 89 / sq mi
- Land area
- 125.7 sq mi (325.6 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $63,257
- Per-capita income
- $38,508
- Median age
- 53.8
- Households
- 5,485
- Housing units
- 7,183
- Median home value
- $292,300
- Median gross rent
- $869 / month
- Congressional district
- NC-3 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 8b (15 to 20 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/New_York (UTC−5 / UTC−4 DST)
- Area code
- 252Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.
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Map of ZIP code 28516
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 87°F), coldest Jan (avg low 38°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 55 | 57 | 63 | 70 | 78 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 82 | 75 | 66 | 59 |
| Avg low °F | 38 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 57 | 47 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 7.3 | 8.5 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: BEAUFORT MICHAEL J SMITH FLD (2.7 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 28516
- 5 schools
- 7 colleges & universities
- 2 pharmacies
- 3 supermarkets
- 27 restaurants & cafés
- 3 bars & pubs
- 11 parks
- 18 playgrounds
- 2 gyms & sports centres
- 4 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 28 places of worship
- 5 banks
- 5 gas stations
- 1 EV charging stations
- 3 police & fire stations
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page