Housing units in zip code 28501 with a mortgage: 2,762 (352 second mortgage, 547 home equity loan, 258 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,234
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,074
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $446
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
34.8%
Whole state:
16.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2010:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 28501: Taylor Crossroads (A), Kinston Square (B), Martin Freeman Community Center (C), Lenoir County Chamber of Commerce (D), Carver Court Community Center (E), Harmony Hall (F), Mitchell Community Center (G), Pearce Landing (H), West Landing (I), Terrapin Landing (J), Albrittons Landing (K), McLewean Square (L), Caswell (M), Caswell Landing (N), Peachtree Treatment Plant (O), Kinston City Hall (P), Kinston Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center (Q), Britthaven of Kinston (R), Lenoir County Criminal Justice (S), Kinston Police Department (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 28501 include: Fosters Chapel (A), Grace Church (B), Quaker House Church (C), Little Rock Church (D), Saint Paul Church (E), Armenia Church (F), Southwest Church (G), Kings Chapel (H), Lanies Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bull Branch (A), Briery Run (B), Ash Branch (C), Yadkin Branch (D), Jericho Run (E), Mill Branch (F), Southwest Creek (G), Heath Branch (H), Harrys Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 28501 include: Fairfield Park (1), Lovit Hires Park (2), Southeast Park (3), Holloway Park (4), Emma Webb Park (5), Grainger Stadium (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Year house built
2005 or later: 221
2000 to 2004: 783
1990 to 1999: 1,487
1980 to 1989: 1,470
1970 to 1979: 1,816
1960 to 1969: 1,679
1950 to 1959: 2,247
1940 to 1949: 1,221
1939 or earlier: 1,420
Estimated household income distribution in 2009:
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2010 in zip code 28501:
Less than $10,000: 290
$10,000 to $14,999: 92
$15,000 to $19,999: 294
$20,000 to $24,999: 181
$25,000 to $29,999: 1,368
$30,000 to $34,999: 166
$35,000 to $39,999: 253
$40,000 to $49,999: 633
$50,000 to $59,999: 551
$60,000 to $69,999: 557
$70,000 to $79,999: 335
$80,000 to $89,999: 645
$90,000 to $99,999: 476
$100,000 to $124,999: 565
$125,000 to $149,999: 446
$150,000 to $174,999: 408
$175,000 to $199,999: 196
$200,000 to $249,999: 458
$250,000 to $299,999: 176
$300,000 to $399,999: 298
$400,000 to $499,999: 213
$500,000 to $749,999: 2,292
$750,000 to $999,999: 9,922
$1,000,000 or more: 4,038
Rent paid by renters in 2010 in zip code 28501:
Less than $100: 10,023
$100 to $149: 1,448
$150 to $199: 1,003
$200 to $249: 1,386
$250 to $299: 1,016
$300 to $349: 707
$350 to $399: 1,211
$400 to $449: 1,011
$450 to $499: 1,525
$500 to $549: 1,114
$550 to $599: 94
$600 to $649: 4,283
$650 to $699: 217
$700 to $749: 15,791
$750 to $799: 3,499
$800 to $899: 1,094
$900 to $999: 87
$1,000 to $1,249: 30
$2,000 or more: 422
No cash rent: 289
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2010: $2,695,761.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2010 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $110,741
Black or African American householders: $80,158
Asian householders: $131,549
Some other race householders: $146,631
Two or more races householders: $104,736
Hispanic or Latino householders: $146,631
Estimated median house or condo value in 2010: $86,024
28501:
$86,024
North Carolina:
$154,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $56,862 - $121,048
Mean price in 2010:
Detached houses: $135,152
Here:
$135,152
State:
$220,670
Townhouses or other attached units: $184,375
Here:
$184,375
State:
$178,208
Mobile homes: $43,372
Here:
$43,372
State:
$67,987
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 7,028
One, attached: 979
Two: 5,106
3 or 4: 9,425
5 to 9: 8,359
10 to 19: 3,809
20 to 49: 877
50 or more: 15,792
Mobile homes: 1,394
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 5,948 (70%)
Carpooled: 1,785 (21%)
Bus or trolley bus: 4,045 (48%)
Taxi: 10,374 (122%)
Motorcycle: 766 (9%)
Bicycle: 12,320 (145%)
Walked: 1,064 (13%)
Other means: 102 (1%)
Worked at home: 567 (7%)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 296
5 to 9 minutes: 1,225
10 to 14 minutes: 1,510
15 to 19 minutes: 2,044
20 to 24 minutes: 1,111
25 to 29 minutes: 343
30 to 34 minutes: 734
35 to 39 minutes: 291
40 to 44 minutes: 399
45 to 59 minutes: 677
60 to 89 minutes: 401
90 or more minutes: 270
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 80.2%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 21,197
In family households: 17,238 (3,131 male householders, 2,527 female householders)
3,236 spouses, 6,399 children (5,967 natural, 156 adopted, 276 stepchildren), 784 grandchildren, 221 brothers or sisters, 240 parents, 284 other relatives, 416 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,959 (1,385 male householders (1,156 living alone)), 2,242 female householders (2,161 living alone)), 332 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 648 (419 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 3,097 2-persons, 1,611 3-persons, 921 4-persons, 489 5-persons, 502 6-persons, 101 7-or-more-persons
1,655 married couples with children.
3,808 single-parent households (702 men, 3,106 women).
95.4% of residents of 28501 zip code speak English at home.
39.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (9% very well, 3% well, 8% not well, 80% not at all).
22.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% very well, 32% well, 1% not well).
19.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (3% very well, 97% well).
119.1% of residents speak other language at home (25% very well, 60% well, 16% not at all).
Foreign born population: 695 (3.0%) (16.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
3.0%
Whole state:
7.5%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Mexico (26%)
India (8%)
United Kingdom (6%)
Germany (6%)
Jamaica (5%)
Other Western Africa (5%)
Taiwan (4%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 585
1990 to 1999: 207
1980 to 1989: 313
Before 1980: 107
Races in zip code 28501:
White population: 7,784 Black population: 15,124 American Indian population: 1,326 Asian population: 168 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 4 Two or more races population: 1,780 Hispanic or Latino population: 1,486
Public primary/middle schools in zip code 28501 not listed on the city page:
CHILDREN'S VILLAGE ACADEMY (Students: 126; Location: 701 NORTH ADKIN STREET, KINSTON, NC; Grades: KG - 06)
LEWIS SCHOOL (Students: 39; Location: 501 NORTH INDEPENDENCE STREET, KINSTON, NC; Grades: 06 - 12)
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
ADAMS PRODUCTS COMPANY (720 EAST NEW BERN ROAD in KINSTON, NC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, -115DA4YG00M29W84AX3X8CY3Y9, WASTEWATER FACILITY National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: CONCRETE BLOCK AND BRICK; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS Business NAICS classification: CONCRETE BLOCK AND BRICK MANUFACTURING. Alternative names: ADAMS CONCRETE PRODUCTS, ADAMS PRODUCTS CO.- KINSTON
CASWELL CENTER (2415 W VERNON AVE in KINSTON, NC)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) USED OIL PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS Organizations: STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: NC DEPARTMENT OF AGRI. (CASWELL FAR
BYNUM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (100 BYNUM BOULEVARD in KINSTON, NC)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-306 Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS Organizations: LENOIR COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
CAROLINAS COFFEE INACTIVE (HIGHWAY 258 NORTH in KINSTON, NC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM Business SIC classification: FOOD PRODUCTS MACHINERY Business NAICS classification: FOOD PRODUCT MACHINERY MANUFACTURING.
BORDEN CHEMICAL (HIGHWAY 11 NORTH in KINSTON, NC)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS Organizations: BORDEN CHEMICALS (CONTACT/OWNER)
CAROLINA DIXIE GRAIN INACTIVE (HIGHWAY 258 BYPASS NORTH in KINSTON, NC)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS Alternative names: CAROLINA DIXIE GRAIN - KINSTON, CAROLINA DIXIE GRAIN - KINSTON **INACTI
DIMON INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED (HIGHWAY 58 AT SR1900 in KINSTON, NC)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00TPWD64FBEPGET298, WASTEWATER FACILITY, -3070, AIR PROGRAM Business SIC classification: TOBACCO STEMMING AND REDRYING Alternative names: DIMON INTERNATIONAL INC**INACTIVE**
CAROLINA ENERGY INACTIVE (HIGHWAY 11 NORTH in KINSTON, NC)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
CHILDREN'S VILLAGE ACADEMY (701 NORTH ADKIN STREET in KINSTON, NC)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0
AIR LIQUIDE AMERICA (2200 FIRESTONE PKY in KINSTON, NC)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-2001-0066, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-04-2001-0068, Business SIC classification: INDUSTRIAL GASES
ARMY RESERVE XVIII AIRBORNE CORPS (4100 ROUSE RD RT 7 BOX 89E in KINSTON, NC) . Federal Facility. U.S. ARMY
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: DEPT. OF ARMY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.5%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Electricity (46%)
Utility gas (33%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
Wood (3%)
Other fuel (2%)
No fuel used (2%)
Population in 1990: 44,135. Population change in the 1990s: -22,271 (-50.5%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 18,665
Northeast: 1,047
Midwest: 286
South: 1,234
West: 118
61% of the 28501 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 830
Here:
19.2%
North Carolina:
9.4%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 571
Here:
25.4%
North Carolina:
8.0%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 238
Here:
13.9%
North Carolina:
19.1%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with biggest federal contracts located in this zip code (KINSTON, NC):
DIXON MARKETING ASSOCIATES INC (301 DARBY AVE; small business) : $55,642,878 in 78 contractsfrom 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Food Items For Resale, Non-Food Items For Resale by Defense Commissary Agency, Department of Defense Signed by year:2000: $835,091; 2001: $1,023,135; 2002: $1,779,457; 2003: $936,054; 2004: $24,386,168; 2005: $20,839,866; 2006: $5,366,655.
Biggest contracts:
$15,630,724 with Defense Commissary Agency for Food Items For Resale. Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-02-28.
$5,375,454, same as above.Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-02-28.
$4,653,115 with Defense Commissary Agency for Non-Food Items For Resale. Signed on 2006-01-01. Completion date: 2006-03-31.
$3,193,280, same as above.Signed on 2005-10-01. Completion date: 2005-12-31.
KINSTON CONTRACTING INC (113 E GORDON ST; small business) : $1,265,239 in 18 contractsfrom 2001 to 2004
Contracts for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Waste Treatment and Storage Facilities, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Residential Buildings by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Air Force, Army, National Park Service, and others Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $125,445; 2002: $151,896; 2003: $966,888; 2004: $21,010; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$397,000 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings. Signed on 2003-02-06. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
$275,000, same as above.Signed on 2003-08-05. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
$125,445 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Waste Treatment and Storage Facilities. Signed on 2001-08-02. Completion date: 2001-02-28.
$107,054 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings. Signed on 2003-10-07. Completion date: 2003-10-15.
L J CONSTRUCTION INC (1448 US HIGHWAY 70 E; small business) : $62,880 in 2 contractsfrom 2002 to 2005
$42,000 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Miscellaneous. Signed on 2005-08-08. Completion date: 2005-09-08.
$20,880 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Miscellaneous Buildings. Signed on 2002-09-27. Completion date: 2002-12-07.
MODULAR TECHNOLOGIES INC (101-J NORTH HERRITAGE ST; small business)
$48,476 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Prefabricated and Portable Buildings. Signed on 2000-11-22. Completion date: 2001-01-08.
CARROLL DENTAL LABORATORY INC (110 W KING ST; small business) : $36,175 in 3 contractsfrom 2004 to 2005
$20,000 with Navy for Dentistry Services. Signed on 2004-11-14. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$20,000, same as above.Signed on 2004-11-14. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$-3,825, same as above.Signed on 2005-07-28. Completion date: 2005-07-28.
H S I NORTH CAROLINA, L. L. C. (2303 NC HIGHWAY 11 N)
$26,566 with Navy for Hose, Pipe, Tube, Lubrication, and Railing Fittings. Signed on 2002-02-05. Completion date: 2002-02-20.
DOWN EAST ENTERPRISES, INC (1311 EAST NEW BERN ROAD; small business)
$18,622 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Special Industry Machinery. Signed on 2002-05-20. Completion date: 2002-06-30.
SHEPHERD ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO IN (1953 DR MARTIN LUTHER KING; small business) : $18,085 in 3 contractsfrom 2004 to 2005
$7,815 with Navy for Miscellaneous Electrical and Electronic Components. Signed on 2004-11-12. Completion date: 2004-11-12.
$5,380, same as above.Signed on 2005-04-19. Completion date: 2005-04-19.
$4,890 with Navy for Wire and Cable, Electrical. Signed on 2005-03-01. Completion date: 2005-03-21.
CONRALESCENT TRANSPORTS INC (2139 ROSA VISTA ROAD; small business) : $6,081 in 2 contractsfrom 1999 to 2000
$81,080 with Navy for Other Medical Services. Signed on 1999-10-01. Completion date: 2000-09-30.
$-74,999, same as above.Signed on 2000-08-29. Completion date: 2000-09-30.
SERVITEX INC (717 SUMMIT AVE)
$1,575 with Defense Commissary Agency for Laundry and DryCleaning Services. Signed on 2004-12-21. Completion date: 2005-01-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment)
Construction: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (500-999: 1, 20-49: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 4, 10-19: 8, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 12)