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Northchase ZIP codes, North Carolina

No ZIP code is named for Northchase, NC; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. 2 ZIP codes cover it: 28405 and 28429. Its area codes are 910 and 472.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
5,896
Area codes
910, 472

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Northchase 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.

Northchase in numbers

About 5,896 people live in Northchase, in 2,156 households. The median household income is $59,375 a year, 18% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $318,400 (10% above the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $1,365 a month. The median age is 28.3; 35.2% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 22 minutes.

Population5,896Northchase5,896
Households2,156Northchase2,156
Median age28.3Northchase28.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$59,375Northchase$59,375North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$318,400Northchase$318,400North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,365Northchase$1,365North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.2%Northchase35.2%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute21.7 minNorthchase21.7 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density3,428 / sq miNorthchase3,428 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Northchase

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

ZIP codes overlapping Northchase
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28405 Wilmington , NC Standard 35,467 $70,274 $368,500
28429 Castle Hayne , NC Standard 9,662 $72,337 $239,200

Map of Northchase ZIP codes

2840528429

The ZIP codes of Northchase, 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 Northchase

The nearest larger towns are Murraysville (16,339 people, 2.3 mi), Kings Grant (9,003 people, 3.0 mi) and Wrightsboro (6,287 people, 3.3 mi).

Towns near Northchase
TownPopulationDistance
Murraysville 16,339 2.3 mi
Skippers Corner 3,792 2.5 mi
Kings Grant 9,003 3.0 mi
Wrightsboro 6,287 3.3 mi
Bayshore 2,949 4.4 mi
Ogden 8,249 5.9 mi
Porters Neck 7,654 6.2 mi
Wilmington 120,805 6.8 mi
Wrightsville Beach 2,665 8.0 mi
Hampstead 9,292 8.0 mi
Belville 2,573 9.4 mi
Leland 29,607 11.5 mi
Silver Lake 6,563 11.6 mi
Myrtle Grove 12,637 12.5 mi

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