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Kure Beach ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Kure Beach, NC is 28449, and its area codes are 910 and 472.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
2,466
Area codes
910, 472

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Kure Beach itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Carolina Beach (5.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Kure Beach uses the ZIP code above. 1 more ZIP code covers part of the city but is addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Kure Beach in numbers

About 2,466 people live in Kure Beach, in 1,073 households. The median household income is $104,149 a year, 44% above the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $735,100 (2.5 times the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $1,436 a month. The median age is 56.7; 52.9% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 31 minutes.

Population2,466Kure Beach2,466
Households1,073Kure Beach1,073
Median age56.7Kure Beach56.7North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$104,149Kure Beach$104,149North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$735,100Kure Beach$735,100North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,436Kure Beach$1,436North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher52.9%Kure Beach52.9%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute30.8 minKure Beach30.8 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density2,802 / sq miKure Beach2,802 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Kure Beach

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Kure Beach
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28449 Kure Beach , NC Standard 2,131 $107,563 $759,700

Other ZIP codes overlapping Kure Beach

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

ZIP codes overlapping Kure Beach
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28428 Carolina Beach , NC Standard 7,136 $93,241 $572,700

Map of Kure Beach ZIP codes

28449

The ZIP codes of Kure Beach, 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 Kure Beach

The nearest larger towns are Carolina Beach (6,745 people, 3.0 mi), Southport (4,205 people, 7.4 mi) and Myrtle Grove (12,637 people, 8.9 mi).

Towns near Kure Beach
TownPopulationDistance
Carolina Beach 6,745 3.0 mi
Southport 4,205 7.4 mi
Myrtle Grove 12,637 8.9 mi
Silver Lake 6,563 9.9 mi
Boiling Spring Lakes 6,347 10.1 mi
St. James 7,072 11.7 mi
Oak Island 9,030 13.5 mi
Wilmington 120,805 14.6 mi
Belville 2,573 15.9 mi
Wrightsville Beach 2,665 16.0 mi
Leland 29,607 16.7 mi
Kings Grant 9,003 18.6 mi
Ogden 8,249 19.5 mi
Wrightsboro 6,287 20.0 mi

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