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Leland ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Leland, NC is 28451, and its area codes are 910 and 472.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
29,607
Area codes
910, 472

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Leland itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Wilmington (9.2 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Leland 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.

Leland in numbers

About 29,607 people live in Leland, in 13,219 households, the 38th-largest of North Carolina's 771 census places. The median household income is $91,977 a year, 27% above the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $398,900 (38% above the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $1,735 a month. The median age is 47.3; 43.7% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 25 minutes.

Population29,607Leland29,607
Households13,219Leland13,219
Median age47.3Leland47.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$91,977Leland$91,977North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$398,900Leland$398,900North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,735Leland$1,735North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher43.7%Leland43.7%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute24.7 minLeland24.7 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,042 / sq miLeland1,042 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Leland

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Leland
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28451 Leland , NC Standard 46,933 $81,481 $351,500

Other ZIP codes overlapping Leland

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

ZIP codes overlapping Leland
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28479 Winnabow , NC Standard 6,581 $80,391 $327,000

Map of Leland ZIP codes

28451

The ZIP codes of Leland, 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 Leland

The nearest larger towns are Wilmington (120,805 people, 9.0 mi), Jacksonville (71,279 people, 51 mi) and Myrtle Beach, SC (38,371 people, 60 mi).

Towns near Leland
TownPopulationDistance
Belville 2,573 2.5 mi
Wrightsboro 6,287 8.2 mi
Wilmington 120,805 9.0 mi
Silver Lake 6,563 9.1 mi
Myrtle Grove 12,637 10.7 mi
Skippers Corner 3,792 10.7 mi
Kings Grant 9,003 11.0 mi
Northchase 5,896 11.5 mi
Boiling Spring Lakes 6,347 11.9 mi
Murraysville 16,339 12.7 mi
Wrightsville Beach 2,665 14.0 mi
Carolina Beach 6,745 14.4 mi
Bayshore 2,949 14.6 mi
Ogden 8,249 14.9 mi

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