ZIP code · Emerald Isle · North Carolina · United States
ZIP code 28594 — Emerald Isle
ZIP code 28594 serves Emerald Isle, North Carolina.
- Postal code
- 28594Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Emerald Isle
- County
- Carteret FIPS 37031
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 34.6662, -77.0260 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 3,915 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 686 / sq mi
- Land area
- 5.7 sq mi (14.8 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $89,432
- Per-capita income
- $66,213
- Median age
- 58.7
- Households
- 1,819
- Housing units
- 6,802
- Median home value
- $563,600
- Median gross rent
- $1,688 / 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)
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Map of ZIP code 28594
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 87°F), coldest Jan (avg low 34°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 54 | 57 | 63 | 71 | 78 | 84 | 87 | 87 | 82 | 74 | 65 | 59 |
| Avg low °F | 34 | 36 | 41 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 7.8 | 9.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.0 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY WFO (11.4 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 28594
- 1 hospitals & clinics
- 1 doctors & dentists
- 3 supermarkets
- 25 restaurants & cafés
- 3 bars & pubs
- 7 parks
- 4 playgrounds
- 5 gyms & sports centres
- 1 post offices
- 1 places of worship
- 1 banks
- 3 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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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