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Oak Island ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Oak Island, NC is 28465, and its area code is 910.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
9,030
Area code
910

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Oak Island itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Boiling Spring Lakes (4.5 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Oak Island uses the ZIP code above. 2 more ZIP codes cover part of the city but are addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Oak Island in numbers

About 9,030 people live in Oak Island, in 4,602 households. The median household income is $85,872 a year, 19% above the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $456,500 (58% above the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $1,339 a month. The median age is 62.3; 43.6% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 23 minutes.

Population9,030Oak Island9,030
Households4,602Oak Island4,602
Median age62.3Oak Island62.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$85,872Oak Island$85,872North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$456,500Oak Island$456,500North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,339Oak Island$1,339North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher43.6%Oak Island43.6%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute23.4 minOak Island23.4 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density469 / sq miOak Island469 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Oak Island

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Oak Island
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28465 Oak Island , NC Standard 8,756 $86,194 $479,500

Other ZIP codes overlapping Oak Island

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

ZIP codes overlapping Oak Island
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28422 Bolivia , NC Standard 10,059 $69,412 $295,200
28461 Southport , NC Standard 23,762 $82,692 $428,600

Map of Oak Island ZIP codes

28465

The ZIP codes of Oak Island, 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 Oak Island

The nearest larger towns are Myrtle Grove (12,637 people, 20 mi), Leland (29,607 people, 21 mi) and Wilmington (120,805 people, 24 mi).

Towns near Oak Island
TownPopulationDistance
St. James 7,072 2.4 mi
Southport 4,205 6.5 mi
Boiling Spring Lakes 6,347 9.4 mi
Carolina Beach 6,745 15.4 mi
Shallotte 4,639 15.6 mi
Myrtle Grove 12,637 19.8 mi
Silver Lake 6,563 19.9 mi
Leland 29,607 21.2 mi
Belville 2,573 22.1 mi
Sunset Beach 4,351 22.3 mi
Wilmington 120,805 24.4 mi
Carolina Shores 5,017 26.0 mi
Wrightsville Beach 2,665 27.7 mi
Wrightsboro 6,287 28.0 mi

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