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Watha ZIP codes, North Carolina

No ZIP code is named for Watha, NC; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 28478. Its area code is 910.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
271
Area code
910

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Watha itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Burgaw (9.9 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Watha in numbers

About 271 people live in Watha, in 98 households. The median household income is $48,125 a year, 34% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $143,300 (50% below the North Carolina median). The median age is 33.8; 9.3% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 30 minutes.

Population271Watha271
Households98Watha98
Median age33.8Watha33.8North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$48,125Watha$48,125North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$143,300Watha$143,300North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher9.3%Watha9.3%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute30.1 minWatha30.1 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density199 / sq miWatha199 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Watha

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

ZIP codes overlapping Watha
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28478 Willard , NC Standard 5,017 $73,388 $178,900

Map of Watha ZIP codes

28478

The ZIP codes of Watha, 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 Watha

The nearest larger towns are Wallace (3,457 people, 6.3 mi), Burgaw (3,850 people, 7.2 mi) and Teachey (427 people, 8.7 mi).

Towns near Watha
TownPopulationDistance
Wallace 3,457 6.3 mi
Burgaw 3,850 7.2 mi
Skippers Corner 3,792 22.6 mi
Hampstead 9,292 23.1 mi
Northchase 5,896 24.2 mi
Holly Ridge 4,904 24.9 mi
Wrightsboro 6,287 25.2 mi
Warsaw 2,746 25.3 mi
Murraysville 16,339 25.7 mi
Bayshore 2,949 26.5 mi
Porters Neck 7,654 26.9 mi
Kings Grant 9,003 27.2 mi
Surf City 4,396 28.2 mi
Ogden 8,249 28.5 mi

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