Cove City, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 433. Estimated population in July 2024: 409 (-5.5% change)
Males: 209 (48.3%), Females: 224 (51.7%)
Craven County
Zip code: 28523
Demographics
Median resident age: 45.4 years
Median household income: $26,875
Median house value: $65,000
Population by Race
Races in Cove City:
- White Non-Hispanic (52.0%)
- Black (46.9%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (9.2%), English (7.6%), Irish (4.8%), Scotch-Irish (4.8%), French (4.2%).
Elevation: 47 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Cove City
- High school or higher: 68.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.7%
- Unemployed: 0.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Cove City town
- Never married: 20.9%
- Now married: 54.8%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 13.6%
- Divorced: 8.4%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -72 (-14.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Cove City:
- LENOIR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; KINSTON, NC)
- CRAVEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; NEW BERN, NC)
- PITT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; GREENVILLE, NC)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cove City:
- KINSTON RGNL JETPORT AT STALLINGS FLD (about 22 miles; KINSTON, NC; Abbreviation: ISO)
- CRAVEN COUNTY REGIONAL (about 22 miles; NEW BERN, NC; Abbreviation: EWN)
- PITT-GREENVILLE (about 31 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: PGV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cove City:
- FLYING W (about 30 miles; POTTERS HILL, NC; Abbreviation: 6N9)
- FLANAGAN FIELD (about 30 miles; FARMVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: N08)
- PINK HILL (about 31 miles; PINK HILL, NC; Abbreviation: 4W9)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cove City:
- EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 16,633)
- PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,072)
- COASTAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,237)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-WILMINGTON (about 77 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 8,996)
- CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 79 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,550)
- CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (about 100 miles; BUIES CREEK, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,286)
- SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 100 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,299)
Public primary/middle school in Cove City:
- JAMES W SMITH ELEMENTARY (Students: 603; Location: 150 KOONCE TOWN ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)