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Ocean Isle Beach ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Ocean Isle Beach, NC is 28469, and its area codes are 910 and 472.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
903
Area codes
910, 472

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Ocean Isle Beach itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Shallotte (3.5 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Ocean Isle Beach 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.

Ocean Isle Beach in numbers

About 903 people live in Ocean Isle Beach, in 514 households. The median household income is $96,786 a year, 34% above the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $835,500 (2.9 times the North Carolina median). The median age is 67.3; 65.1% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 23 minutes.

Population903Ocean Isle Beach903
Households514Ocean Isle Beach514
Median age67.3Ocean Isle Beach67.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$96,786Ocean Isle Beach$96,786North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$835,500Ocean Isle Beach$835,500North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher65.1%Ocean Isle Beach65.1%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute22.6 minOcean Isle Beach22.6 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density239 / sq miOcean Isle Beach239 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Ocean Isle Beach

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Ocean Isle Beach
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28469 Ocean Isle Beach , NC Standard 10,404 $90,684 $463,200

Other ZIP codes overlapping Ocean Isle Beach

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

ZIP codes overlapping Ocean Isle Beach
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28468 Sunset Beach , NC Standard 5,154 $83,358 $412,000
28470 Shallotte , NC Standard 11,219 $65,030 $276,300

Map of Ocean Isle Beach ZIP codes

28469

The ZIP codes of Ocean Isle 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 Ocean Isle Beach

The nearest larger towns are Sunset Beach (4,351 people, 2.6 mi), Calabash (2,377 people, 4.9 mi) and Carolina Shores (5,017 people, 6.5 mi).

Towns near Ocean Isle Beach
TownPopulationDistance
Sunset Beach 4,351 2.6 mi
Carolina Shores 5,017 6.5 mi
Shallotte 4,639 7.8 mi
Little River, SC 11,771 10.2 mi
North Myrtle Beach, SC 19,855 14.5 mi
Oak Island 9,030 19.7 mi
St. James 7,072 21.1 mi
Boiling Spring Lakes 6,347 24.7 mi
Southport 4,205 26.2 mi
Loris, SC 2,645 27.1 mi
Carolina Forest, SC 26,263 27.2 mi
Myrtle Beach, SC 38,371 27.2 mi
Tabor City 3,777 29.9 mi

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

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