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Wrightsville Beach ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Wrightsville Beach, NC is 28480, and its area code is 910.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
2,665
Area code
910

Mail addressed to Wrightsville Beach uses the ZIP code above. 1 more ZIP code covers part of the city but is addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Wrightsville Beach in numbers

About 2,665 people live in Wrightsville Beach, in 1,306 households. The median household income is $151,563 a year, 2.1 times the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,168,700 (4.0 times the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $2,336 a month. The median age is 58.0; 72.5% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 18 minutes.

Population2,665Wrightsville Beach2,665
Households1,306Wrightsville Beach1,306
Median age58.0Wrightsville Beach58.0North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$151,563Wrightsville Beach$151,563North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$1,168,700Wrightsville Beach$1,168,700North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,336Wrightsville Beach$2,336North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher72.5%Wrightsville Beach72.5%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute17.7 minWrightsville Beach17.7 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,912 / sq miWrightsville Beach1,912 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Wrightsville Beach

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Wrightsville Beach
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28480 Wrightsville Beach , NC Standard 2,776 $172,500 $1,131,800

Other ZIP codes overlapping Wrightsville Beach

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

ZIP codes overlapping Wrightsville Beach
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28403 Wilmington , NC Standard 40,319 $54,547 $386,700

Map of Wrightsville Beach ZIP codes

28480

The ZIP codes of Wrightsville Beach, 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 Wrightsville Beach

The nearest larger towns are Ogden (8,249 people, 3.5 mi), Wilmington (120,805 people, 5.0 mi) and Kings Grant (9,003 people, 5.1 mi).

Towns near Wrightsville Beach
TownPopulationDistance
Ogden 8,249 3.5 mi
Wilmington 120,805 5.0 mi
Kings Grant 9,003 5.1 mi
Bayshore 2,949 5.2 mi
Porters Neck 7,654 5.8 mi
Murraysville 16,339 6.0 mi
Myrtle Grove 12,637 7.9 mi
Northchase 5,896 8.0 mi
Silver Lake 6,563 8.0 mi
Wrightsboro 6,287 9.1 mi
Skippers Corner 3,792 10.3 mi
Hampstead 9,292 10.6 mi
Belville 2,573 11.5 mi
Carolina Beach 6,745 13.2 mi

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

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