ZIP Code 28523

ZIP code 28523, near New Bern, sits in working- to middle-class territory, with a median household income of $45,452 and per-capita income of $34,822. Homes here carry a median value of $158,600, and the county-level property tax rate of 0.63% means annual taxes on such a home run around $1,000. A combined sales tax of 6.75% applies to purchases. Together these figures describe a community where earnings trail state and national averages, ownership costs stay within reach, and the overall tax load leans on consumption rather than property wealth.