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Carolina Shores ZIP codes, North Carolina

No ZIP code is named for Carolina Shores, NC; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 28467. Its area codes are 472 and 910.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
5,017
Area codes
472, 910

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Carolina Shores itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Longwood (6.4 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Carolina Shores in numbers

About 5,017 people live in Carolina Shores, in 2,627 households. The median household income is $76,087 a year, 5% above the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $288,600 (about the same as the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $1,973 a month. The median age is 65.3; 27.6% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 22 minutes.

Population5,017Carolina Shores5,017
Households2,627Carolina Shores2,627
Median age65.3Carolina Shores65.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$76,087Carolina Shores$76,087North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$288,600Carolina Shores$288,600North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,973Carolina Shores$1,973North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.6%Carolina Shores27.6%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute22.2 minCarolina Shores22.2 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,730 / sq miCarolina Shores1,730 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Carolina Shores

These ZIP codes cover part of Carolina Shores but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Carolina Shores
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28467 Calabash , NC Standard 13,313 $75,341 $308,600

Map of Carolina Shores ZIP codes

28467

The ZIP codes of Carolina Shores, 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 Carolina Shores

The nearest larger towns are Little River, SC (11,771 people, 4.3 mi), North Myrtle Beach, SC (19,855 people, 9.5 mi) and Carolina Forest, SC (26,263 people, 22 mi).

Towns near Carolina Shores
TownPopulationDistance
Sunset Beach 4,351 3.9 mi
Little River, SC 11,771 4.3 mi
North Myrtle Beach, SC 19,855 9.5 mi
Shallotte 4,639 12.0 mi
Loris, SC 2,645 20.8 mi
Carolina Forest, SC 26,263 21.8 mi
Myrtle Beach, SC 38,371 22.6 mi
Tabor City 3,777 24.2 mi
Forestbrook, SC 7,479 26.0 mi
Oak Island 9,030 26.0 mi
Red Hill, SC 15,920 26.9 mi
St. James 7,072 27.2 mi
Homewood, SC 2,708 27.4 mi
Conway, SC 27,263 27.8 mi

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