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Southern Pines ZIP codes, North Carolina

Southern Pines, NC has 2 ZIP codes (28387 and 28388) and area codes 910 and 472. The largest is 28387.

USPS city name
2 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
3 more
Population
16,420
Area codes
910, 472

Mail addressed to Southern Pines uses the ZIP codes above. 3 more ZIP codes cover part of the city but are addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Southern Pines in numbers

About 16,420 people live in Southern Pines, in 7,411 households. The median household income is $88,535 a year, 22% above the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $451,100 (56% above the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $1,354 a month. The median age is 38.7; 52.9% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 23 minutes.

Population16,420Southern Pines16,420
Households7,411Southern Pines7,411
Median age38.7Southern Pines38.7North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$88,535Southern Pines$88,535North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$451,100Southern Pines$451,100North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,354Southern Pines$1,354North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher52.9%Southern Pines52.9%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute22.8 minSouthern Pines22.8 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density894 / sq miSouthern Pines894 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Southern Pines

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Southern Pines
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28387 Southern Pines , NC Standard 16,059 $74,830 $410,800
28388 Southern Pines , NC No street area — — —

Other ZIP codes overlapping Southern Pines

These ZIP codes cover part of Southern Pines but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Southern Pines
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28315 Aberdeen , NC Standard 14,084 $77,418 $303,100
28327 Carthage , NC Standard 19,386 $87,434 $322,000
28374 Pinehurst , NC Standard 19,782 $111,311 $491,200

Map of Southern Pines ZIP codes

2838728388

The ZIP codes of Southern Pines, 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 Southern Pines

The nearest larger towns are Pinehurst (18,256 people, 3.8 mi), Sanford (31,478 people, 24 mi) and Fayetteville (210,815 people, 25 mi).

Towns near Southern Pines
TownPopulationDistance
Pinehurst 18,256 3.8 mi
Whispering Pines 5,211 4.0 mi
Aberdeen 9,228 4.6 mi
Carthage 2,896 8.8 mi
Seven Lakes 4,535 11.4 mi
Raeford 4,552 17.7 mi
Spout Springs 11,242 20.8 mi
Spring Lake 11,573 23.0 mi
Rockfish 3,574 23.5 mi
Sanford 31,478 24.2 mi
Fayetteville 210,815 25.4 mi
Anderson Creek 13,927 25.6 mi
Rockingham 8,967 26.9 mi
Hamlet 5,961 27.4 mi

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