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Surf City ZIP codes, North Carolina

No ZIP code is named for Surf City, NC; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. 2 ZIP codes cover it: 28443 and 28445. Its area code is 910.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
4,396
Area code
910

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Surf City itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Holly Ridge (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Surf City in numbers

About 4,396 people live in Surf City, in 1,784 households. The median household income is $81,433 a year, 12% above the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $512,300 (77% above the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $1,707 a month. The median age is 36.9; 51.6% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 23 minutes.

Population4,396Surf City4,396
Households1,784Surf City1,784
Median age36.9Surf City36.9North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$81,433Surf City$81,433North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$512,300Surf City$512,300North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,707Surf City$1,707North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher51.6%Surf City51.6%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute23.3 minSurf City23.3 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density572 / sq miSurf City572 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Surf City

These ZIP codes cover part of Surf City but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Surf City
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28443 Hampstead , NC Standard 28,416 $90,477 $391,900
28445 Holly Ridge , NC Standard 10,797 $84,016 $386,100

Map of Surf City ZIP codes

2844328445

The ZIP codes of Surf City, 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 Surf City

The nearest larger towns are Holly Ridge (4,904 people, 4.2 mi), Hampstead (9,292 people, 14 mi) and Porters Neck (7,654 people, 17 mi).

Towns near Surf City
TownPopulationDistance
Holly Ridge 4,904 4.2 mi
Sneads Ferry 2,728 12.1 mi
Hampstead 9,292 13.5 mi
Porters Neck 7,654 16.7 mi
Bayshore 2,949 18.5 mi
Ogden 8,249 18.8 mi
Murraysville 16,339 20.2 mi
Northchase 5,896 21.5 mi
Wrightsville Beach 2,665 21.6 mi
Jacksonville 71,279 21.7 mi
Kings Grant 9,003 22.1 mi
Skippers Corner 3,792 23.0 mi
Burgaw 3,850 23.5 mi
Wrightsboro 6,287 24.8 mi

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