Cordova, NC
Richmond County · North Carolina · United States
Home to 464 people across 0.344 square miles.
At a glance
28330 by the numbers
Every figure below comes from the 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the Census Gazetteer, or is computed from those. Margins of error are shown where they matter.
Location
Where 28330 is
| Coordinates | 34.910673, -79.823315 |
|---|---|
| Time zone | America/New_York |
| County | Richmond County |
| State | North Carolina (NC) |
| Land area | 0.344 mi² |
| Coordinate source | Census ZCTA internal point |
Local time
America/New_York
Current weather
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Distance to major cities
Straight-line, computed from coordinates
| Atlanta, GA | 272.5 mi |
|---|---|
| Philadelphia, PA | 431.9 mi |
| New York, NY | 511.1 mi |
| Miami, FL | 632.5 mi |
People
Who lives in 28330
464 residents in 111 households, averaging 4.18 people per household. The largest age group is 45-54 at 43.5% of residents.
Age distribution
Share of residents by age band
Households
Composition and size
| Total households | 111 |
|---|---|
| Average household size | 4.18 |
| Family households | 29.7% |
| Living alone | 0.0% |
| Median age | 48.2 years |
| Households with internet | 100.0% |
Race & ethnicity
Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.
Income & work
What people earn in 28330
Income data is suppressed for this ZIP code.
Compared to the US
This ZIP against the national median
| Median household income | — ±— |
|---|---|
| Per capita income | $12,617 |
| Poverty rate | 83.2% |
| Unemployment rate | 72.7% |
| Labor force participation | 61.6% |
Household income distribution
Share of households in each bracket
Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 29.4% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 100.0% finished high school.
Housing
Homes and rent in 28330
Housing cost data is suppressed for this ZIP code.
Costs
Typical values
| Median home value | — |
|---|---|
| Median gross rent | —/mo |
| Median year built | — |
| Housing units | 111 |
| Vacancy rate | 0.0% |
Own vs. rent
Of 111 occupied units
| Owner households | 111 |
|---|---|
| Renter households | 0 |
Building types
Units by structure size
Getting to work
How 28330 commutes
100.0% of workers drove alone, and the average one-way trip takes 15.0 minutes.
Mode of transport
Workers 16 and older
Travel time
Mean commute 15.0 minutes
Overview
Understanding ZIP code 28330
ZIP code 28330 is assigned to Cordova, NC, and falls within Richmond County. Like every US postal code, it began as a mail-routing device rather than a geographic boundary — the US Postal Service groups delivery routes under a single code so carriers and sorting equipment can process mail efficiently. Today it also serves as a practical shorthand for the area itself: roughly 464 people live inside it.
At 1,349 residents per square mile spread over 0.344 square miles, 28330 reads as a suburban area. It is a sparsely populated postal code, and density shapes almost everything else on this page — how people get to work, whether they own or rent, and what housing costs.
Living here
What life in Cordova looks like
The building stock is dominated by mid-sized apartment buildings, which account for 70.3% of housing units here. At 0.0%, vacancy is low — housing here is tightly held.
The population skews older than the national median, with a median age of 48.2 against 42 nationally. Households are relatively large at 4.18 people on average, with 29.7% classified as family households.
Getting to work takes 15.0 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is drove alone at 100.0% of workers.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Cordova, NC
Cordova is largely suburban in character. Accommodation here skews toward mid-range chain hotels and extended-stay properties positioned near highway junctions and business parks, which suits anyone driving in or visiting for work rather than sightseeing.
For reference, Atlanta, GA is about 272.5 miles away in a straight line, which is worth factoring in if you are comparing a stay here against one closer to the city centre.
Availability and pricing change constantly, so the live search below will give you a more accurate picture than any figure we could publish here. It opens results for this area on Booking.com.
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Practical uses
What ZIP code 28330 is used for
Beyond addressing mail, 28330 does a lot of quiet administrative work. Retailers use it to calculate shipping and sales tax at checkout. Insurers use it to set premiums, since risk profiles vary geographically. Employers and marketers use it to define service areas. Government agencies use it to route benefits and organise reporting. If you have ever been asked for a postal code by a form that clearly does not intend to send you anything, this is why.
For anyone weighing a move, 28330 offers a compact profile of Cordova: 464 residents, 29.4% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 72.7%. A handful of figures like these answer more relocation questions than most neighbourhood guides do.
One caution worth repeating: a postal code is not a neighbourhood. 28330 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Cordova may be split across more than one code. Boundaries also shift as USPS adjusts delivery routes. Treat the figures here as describing a delivery area, which is what they actually measure.
Nearby
ZIP codes near 28330
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Methodology
Where this data comes from
- Postal geography — GeoNames open postal code database (CC BY 4.0), cross-checked against the US Census Gazetteer.
- Demographics, income, housing, commute — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 28330. Tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B02001, B03003, B08301, B08303, B11001, B15003, B17001, B19001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25064, B25077, B28002.
- Land and water area — US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer Files.
- Weather — NOAA National Weather Service, fetched live in your browser.
- Map — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).