ZIP code · Kinston · North Carolina · United States
ZIP code 28501 — Kinston
ZIP code 28501 serves Kinston, North Carolina.
- Postal code
- 28501Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Kinston
- County
- Lenoir FIPS 37107
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 35.2783, -77.5860 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 18,112 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 181 / sq mi
- Land area
- 99.8 sq mi (258.6 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $33,823
- Per-capita income
- $27,205
- Median age
- 39.8
- Households
- 7,827
- Housing units
- 9,896
- Median home value
- $78,600
- Median gross rent
- $717 / month
- Congressional districts
- NC-1 (also 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 28501
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 91°F), coldest Jan (avg low 35°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 56 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 88 | 91 | 89 | 84 | 76 | 67 | 59 |
| Avg low °F | 35 | 37 | 42 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 44 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: KINSTON AG RSCH (1.6 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 28501
- 18 schools
- 1 colleges & universities
- 3 hospitals & clinics
- 3 doctors & dentists
- 3 pharmacies
- 1 supermarkets
- 13 restaurants & cafés
- 1 bars & pubs
- 8 parks
- 5 playgrounds
- 1 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 30 places of worship
- 1 banks
- 6 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