Area data
Camp Lejeune, NC — ZIP 28542
Population: 3,508 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 438.2 (+1.0% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Below Average)
- 94.3 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 14.0¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $16.40/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively High
- Top hazards
- hurricane, winterWeather, lightning, coastalFlooding, heatWave
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 61.0 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Moores Creek National Battlefield (39 mi)
- Nearest airport
- MCAS New River / McCutcheon Field (3 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- MCAS New River / McCutcheon Field (3 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 10
- Avg hospital rating
- 2.6 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 22
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.5 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 2,014
- Mean commute to work
- 5 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 100.0%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 38,938
- Average weekly wage
- $768
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Health Care, Administrative Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 1,213
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