| City: | Kinston, North Carolina |
| County: | Lenoir County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:54:01 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 252 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 35.2625, -77.5817 |
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The post office maintains 483 PO Boxes and serves 231 business customers. This isn't a isolated rural community where PO Boxes are the only option. It's simply how USPS organizes mail in Kinston, separating PO Box service into its own ZIP code while standard carrier delivery operates under different ZIP codes.
This ZIP code contains no street delivery routes. All mail service is provided through PO Boxes at the Kinston post office.
ZIP Code 28502 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 22 business establishments, employing about 637 people with an annual payroll of $38,729,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 2,233Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 22Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $8,345,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $38,729,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 637Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 28502 is located in Lenoir County, North Carolina, within the Kinston, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 28820) and North Carolina's 3rd Congressional District. This Micro area has a population of 54,917 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 28502. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Kinston, NCSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 28820Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MicroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 54,917Source: Census |
| MSA: | Source: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 03Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 7810.08 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 3735920Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Kinston city; North CarolinaSource: Census |
ZIP Code 28502 is in the Lenoir County Schools, which serves grades Pre-Kindergarten thru 12th. There are 1 public schools and 1 private school(s) in this ZIP Code. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on January 1, 2026.