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Northwest ZIP codes, North Carolina

No ZIP code is named for Northwest, NC; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. 2 ZIP codes cover it: 28451 and 28456. Its area codes are 910 and 472.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
885
Area codes
910, 472

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Northwest 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.

Northwest in numbers

About 885 people live in Northwest, in 460 households. The median household income is $53,214 a year, 26% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $225,900 (22% below the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $825 a month. The median age is 51.5; 25.8% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 21 minutes.

Population885Northwest885
Households460Northwest460
Median age51.5Northwest51.5North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$53,214Northwest$53,214North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$225,900Northwest$225,900North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$825Northwest$825North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.8%Northwest25.8%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute20.9 minNorthwest20.9 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density123 / sq miNorthwest123 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Northwest

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

ZIP codes overlapping Northwest
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28451 Leland , NC Standard 46,933 $81,481 $351,500
28456 Riegelwood , NC Standard 3,860 $49,670 $167,900

Map of Northwest ZIP codes

2845128456

The ZIP codes of Northwest, 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 Northwest

The nearest larger towns are Navassa (2,039 people, 6.5 mi), Leland (29,607 people, 9.1 mi) and Belville (2,573 people, 11 mi).

Towns near Northwest
TownPopulationDistance
Leland 29,607 9.1 mi
Belville 2,573 10.8 mi
Wrightsboro 6,287 12.4 mi
Skippers Corner 3,792 13.2 mi
Northchase 5,896 15.3 mi
Wilmington 120,805 16.5 mi
Kings Grant 9,003 16.6 mi
Murraysville 16,339 17.3 mi
Silver Lake 6,563 18.0 mi
Boiling Spring Lakes 6,347 19.2 mi
Bayshore 2,949 19.6 mi
Myrtle Grove 12,637 19.6 mi
Burgaw 3,850 20.6 mi
Ogden 8,249 20.6 mi

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

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zipcodes.pro. “Northwest, NC ZIP codes.” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/city/nc/northwest

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