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Sandy Creek ZIP codes, North Carolina

No ZIP code is named for Sandy Creek, NC; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 28451. Its area codes are 910 and 472.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
300
Area codes
910, 472

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Sandy Creek 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.

Sandy Creek in numbers

About 300 people live in Sandy Creek, in 114 households. The median household income is $61,250 a year, 15% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $151,300 (48% below the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $785 a month. The median age is 36.7; 9.5% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 33 minutes.

Population300Sandy Creek300
Households114Sandy Creek114
Median age36.7Sandy Creek36.7North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$61,250Sandy Creek$61,250North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$151,300Sandy Creek$151,300North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$785Sandy Creek$785North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher9.5%Sandy Creek9.5%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute33.0 minSandy Creek33.0 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density209 / sq miSandy Creek209 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Sandy Creek

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

ZIP codes overlapping Sandy Creek
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28451 Leland , NC Standard 46,933 $81,481 $351,500

Map of Sandy Creek ZIP codes

28451

The ZIP codes of Sandy Creek, 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 Sandy Creek

The nearest larger towns are Northwest (885 people, 2.5 mi), Riegelwood (649 people, 5.3 mi) and Navassa (2,039 people, 6.9 mi).

Towns near Sandy Creek
TownPopulationDistance
Leland 29,607 8.1 mi
Belville 2,573 10.2 mi
Wrightsboro 6,287 13.1 mi
Skippers Corner 3,792 14.3 mi
Northchase 5,896 16.2 mi
Wilmington 120,805 16.4 mi
Kings Grant 9,003 17.0 mi
Boiling Spring Lakes 6,347 17.1 mi
Silver Lake 6,563 17.2 mi
Murraysville 16,339 18.1 mi
Myrtle Grove 12,637 18.8 mi
Bayshore 2,949 20.3 mi
Ogden 8,249 21.2 mi
Wrightsville Beach 2,665 21.2 mi

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

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