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Hightsville ZIP codes, North Carolina

No ZIP code is named for Hightsville, NC; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 28401. Its area codes are 910 and 472.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
397
Area codes
910, 472

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Hightsville itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Wilmington (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Hightsville in numbers

About 397 people live in Hightsville, in 55 households. The median household income is $31,402 a year, 57% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $228,000 (21% below the North Carolina median). The median age is 42.4; 10.3% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina).

Population397Hightsville397
Households55Hightsville55
Median age42.4Hightsville42.4North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$31,402Hightsville$31,402North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$228,000Hightsville$228,000North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher10.3%Hightsville10.3%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Population density272 / sq miHightsville272 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Hightsville

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

ZIP codes overlapping Hightsville
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28401 Wilmington , NC Standard 22,007 $57,968 $298,500

Map of Hightsville ZIP codes

28401

The ZIP codes of Hightsville, 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 Hightsville

The nearest larger towns are Wrightsboro (6,287 people, 1.3 mi), Skippers Corner (3,792 people, 4.2 mi) and Northchase (5,896 people, 4.3 mi).

Towns near Hightsville
TownPopulationDistance
Wrightsboro 6,287 1.3 mi
Skippers Corner 3,792 4.2 mi
Northchase 5,896 4.3 mi
Kings Grant 9,003 4.4 mi
Belville 2,573 5.0 mi
Wilmington 120,805 5.1 mi
Murraysville 16,339 5.6 mi
Leland 29,607 7.2 mi
Bayshore 2,949 7.7 mi
Ogden 8,249 8.5 mi
Wrightsville Beach 2,665 8.9 mi
Silver Lake 6,563 8.9 mi
Porters Neck 7,654 9.7 mi
Myrtle Grove 12,637 10.2 mi

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

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