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Porters Neck ZIP codes, North Carolina

No ZIP code is named for Porters Neck, NC; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 28411. Its area codes are 910 and 472.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
7,654
Area codes
910, 472

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Porters Neck 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.

Porters Neck in numbers

About 7,654 people live in Porters Neck, in 3,329 households. The median household income is $119,979 a year, 66% above the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $569,700 (97% above the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $1,503 a month. The median age is 50.6; 66.5% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 24 minutes.

Population7,654Porters Neck7,654
Households3,329Porters Neck3,329
Median age50.6Porters Neck50.6North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$119,979Porters Neck$119,979North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$569,700Porters Neck$569,700North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,503Porters Neck$1,503North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher66.5%Porters Neck66.5%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute24.4 minPorters Neck24.4 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,415 / sq miPorters Neck1,415 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Porters Neck

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

ZIP codes overlapping Porters Neck
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28411 Wilmington , NC Standard 37,233 $97,387 $396,400

Map of Porters Neck ZIP codes

28411

The ZIP codes of Porters Neck, 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 Porters Neck

The nearest larger towns are Ogden (8,249 people, 2.3 mi), Murraysville (16,339 people, 4.1 mi) and Hampstead (9,292 people, 4.9 mi).

Towns near Porters Neck
TownPopulationDistance
Bayshore 2,949 1.9 mi
Ogden 8,249 2.3 mi
Murraysville 16,339 4.1 mi
Hampstead 9,292 4.9 mi
Kings Grant 9,003 5.5 mi
Wrightsville Beach 2,665 5.8 mi
Northchase 5,896 6.2 mi
Skippers Corner 3,792 8.5 mi
Wilmington 120,805 8.8 mi
Wrightsboro 6,287 9.1 mi
Silver Lake 6,563 13.1 mi
Myrtle Grove 12,637 13.3 mi
Belville 2,573 14.1 mi
Leland 29,607 16.5 mi

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