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28401

ZIP 28401 is in Wilmington, North Carolina, mostly in New Hanover County; area codes 910 and 472; Eastern time. Wilmington has 12 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
New Hanover +1 more
Metro area
Wilmington, NC
Population
22,007
Coordinates
34.2920, -77.9724
☼ Live from 28401 — Wilmington, NC

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Where 28401 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28401
  • 🔢 Type 28401 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOhBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,401 = 3 × 9467. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111011110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28399 (White Oak, NC, 54 mi away) and 28402 (Wilmington, NC, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28401 becomes 10482, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 58 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01824, 01842, 02148, 02184, 02481, 02814, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84201 in Ogden, UT, 1,907 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,196 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28401 and you would come out at 34.29°S, 102.03°E — 816 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 52m.
  • 📏 At 31.0 square miles of land, 28401 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 24 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population22,007This ZIP22,007
Households11,085This ZIP11,085
Housing units13,424This ZIP13,424
Median age41.7This ZIP41.7North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$57,968This ZIP$57,968North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$298,500This ZIP$298,500North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,274This ZIP$1,274North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.3%This ZIP33.3%
Mean commute17.4 minThis ZIP17.4 min
Population density710.2 / sq miThis ZIP710.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,470This ZIP1,470
Employees33,286This ZIP33,286
Annual payroll$2,436,270,000This ZIP$2,436,270,000
Tax returns filed10,790This ZIP10,790
Total adjusted gross income$650,468,000This ZIP$650,468,000

Land area

Land area30.99 sq miThis ZIP30.99 sq mi
Water area5.32 sq miThis ZIP5.32 sq mi

Counties 28401 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
New Hanover County 78.2%
Pender County 21.8%

Other place names in 28401

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ZIP codes near 28401

ZIPCityDistance
28404 Wilmington, NC 4.8 mi
28408 Wilmington, NC 4.8 mi
28402 Wilmington, NC 5.3 mi
28429 Castle Hayne, NC 5.3 mi
28405 Wilmington, NC 6.2 mi
28403 Wilmington, NC 7.1 mi
28451 Leland, NC 9.2 mi
28411 Wilmington, NC 10.3 mi
28435 Currie, NC 11.1 mi
28412 Wilmington, NC 11.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28401?

28401 is in Wilmington, North Carolina, in New Hanover County, part of the Wilmington, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.2920, -77.9724.

What county is 28401 in?

28401 spans 2 counties: New Hanover County and Pender County. Most of it falls in New Hanover County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 28401?

Wilmington uses area codes 910 and 472, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 28401 in?

28401 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28401?

About 22,007 people live in ZIP code 28401, in 11,085 households, at 710.2 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 28401?

$57,968 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28401?

The closest are 28404 (4.8 mi), 28408 (4.8 mi), 28402 (5.3 mi), 28429 (5.3 mi) and 28405 (6.2 mi).

Is 28401 a PO Box ZIP code?

28401 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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