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St. James ZIP codes, North Carolina

No ZIP code is named for St. James, NC; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. 2 ZIP codes cover it: 28461 and 28422. Its area code is 910.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
7,072
Area code
910

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for St. James itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Boiling Spring Lakes (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

St. James in numbers

About 7,072 people live in St. James, in 3,533 households. The median household income is $116,383 a year, 61% above the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $636,800 (2.2 times the North Carolina median). The median age is 68.0; 68.3% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 50 minutes.

Population7,072St. James7,072
Households3,533St. James3,533
Median age68.0St. James68.0North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$116,383St. James$116,383North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$636,800St. James$636,800North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher68.3%St. James68.3%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute50.3 minSt. James50.3 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density776 / sq miSt. James776 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering St. James

These ZIP codes cover part of St. James but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping St. James
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28422 Bolivia , NC Standard 10,059 $69,412 $295,200
28461 Southport , NC Standard 23,762 $82,692 $428,600

Map of St. James ZIP codes

2842228461

The ZIP codes of St. James, 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 St. James

The nearest larger towns are Oak Island (9,030 people, 2.4 mi), Myrtle Grove (12,637 people, 17 mi) and Leland (29,607 people, 19 mi).

Towns near St. James
TownPopulationDistance
Oak Island 9,030 2.4 mi
Southport 4,205 5.3 mi
Boiling Spring Lakes 6,347 7.0 mi
Carolina Beach 6,745 13.3 mi
Shallotte 4,639 16.2 mi
Myrtle Grove 12,637 17.5 mi
Silver Lake 6,563 17.5 mi
Leland 29,607 18.9 mi
Belville 2,573 19.7 mi
Wilmington 120,805 22.0 mi
Sunset Beach 4,351 23.6 mi
Wrightsville Beach 2,665 25.4 mi
Wrightsboro 6,287 25.6 mi
Kings Grant 9,003 26.1 mi

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

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