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Silver Lake ZIP codes, North Carolina

No ZIP code is named for Silver Lake, NC; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 28412. Its area codes are 910 and 472.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
6,563
Area codes
910, 472

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Silver Lake 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.

Silver Lake in numbers

About 6,563 people live in Silver Lake, in 2,740 households. The median household income is $76,756 a year, 6% above the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $325,500 (13% above the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $1,416 a month. The median age is 42.9; 32.2% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 24 minutes.

Population6,563Silver Lake6,563
Households2,740Silver Lake2,740
Median age42.9Silver Lake42.9North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$76,756Silver Lake$76,756North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$325,500Silver Lake$325,500North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,416Silver Lake$1,416North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.2%Silver Lake32.2%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute23.6 minSilver Lake23.6 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density2,661 / sq miSilver Lake2,661 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Silver Lake

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

ZIP codes overlapping Silver Lake
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28412 Wilmington , NC Standard 44,166 $71,636 $371,900

Map of Silver Lake ZIP codes

28412

The ZIP codes of Silver Lake, 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 Silver Lake

The nearest larger towns are Myrtle Grove (12,637 people, 1.6 mi), Wilmington (120,805 people, 4.8 mi) and Carolina Beach (6,745 people, 7.0 mi).

Towns near Silver Lake
TownPopulationDistance
Myrtle Grove 12,637 1.6 mi
Wilmington 120,805 4.8 mi
Carolina Beach 6,745 7.0 mi
Belville 2,573 7.3 mi
Wrightsville Beach 2,665 8.0 mi
Kings Grant 9,003 9.0 mi
Leland 29,607 9.1 mi
Wrightsboro 6,287 10.1 mi
Ogden 8,249 10.8 mi
Murraysville 16,339 11.0 mi
Northchase 5,896 11.6 mi
Boiling Spring Lakes 6,347 11.7 mi
Bayshore 2,949 11.8 mi
Skippers Corner 3,792 12.7 mi

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