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Boiling Spring Lakes ZIP codes, North Carolina

No ZIP code is named for Boiling Spring Lakes, NC; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. 3 ZIP codes cover it: 28461, 28422 and 28479. Its area code is 910.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
3 more
Population
6,347
Area code
910

Boiling Spring Lakes in numbers

About 6,347 people live in Boiling Spring Lakes, in 2,937 households. The median household income is $62,676 a year, 13% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $292,300 (about the same as the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $1,385 a month. The median age is 47.1; 23.6% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 23 minutes.

Population6,347Boiling Spring Lakes6,347
Households2,937Boiling Spring Lakes2,937
Median age47.1Boiling Spring Lakes47.1North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$62,676Boiling Spring Lakes$62,676North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$292,300Boiling Spring Lakes$292,300North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,385Boiling Spring Lakes$1,385North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.6%Boiling Spring Lakes23.6%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute23.3 minBoiling Spring Lakes23.3 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density263 / sq miBoiling Spring Lakes263 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Boiling Spring Lakes city. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes covering Boiling Spring Lakes

These ZIP codes cover part of Boiling Spring Lakes but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Boiling Spring Lakes
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28422 Bolivia , NC Standard 10,059 $69,412 $295,200
28461 Southport , NC Standard 23,762 $82,692 $428,600
28479 Winnabow , NC Standard 6,581 $80,391 $327,000

Map of Boiling Spring Lakes ZIP codes

284222846128479

The ZIP codes of Boiling Spring Lakes, NC, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Boiling Spring Lakes

The nearest larger towns are St. James (7,072 people, 7.0 mi), Oak Island (9,030 people, 9.4 mi) and Carolina Beach (6,745 people, 10 mi).

Towns near Boiling Spring Lakes
TownPopulationDistance
St. James 7,072 7.0 mi
Southport 4,205 8.5 mi
Oak Island 9,030 9.4 mi
Carolina Beach 6,745 10.0 mi
Silver Lake 6,563 11.7 mi
Leland 29,607 11.9 mi
Myrtle Grove 12,637 12.1 mi
Belville 2,573 12.7 mi
Wilmington 120,805 15.7 mi
Shallotte 4,639 18.1 mi
Wrightsboro 6,287 18.8 mi
Kings Grant 9,003 19.6 mi
Wrightsville Beach 2,665 19.7 mi
Northchase 5,896 21.4 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Brunswick County · North Carolina ZIP codes

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