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28403

ZIP 28403 is in Wilmington, North Carolina, 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
Metro area
Wilmington, NC
Population
40,319
Coordinates
34.2217, -77.8806
☼ Live from 28403 — Wilmington, NC

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Where 28403 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28403
  • 🔢 Type 28403 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOhBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 28403 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111011110011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28402 (Wilmington, NC, 8 mi away) and 28404 (Wilmington, NC, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28403 becomes 30482, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02348, 03284, 03824, 03842, 04238, 08234, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83204 in Pocatello, ID, 1,949 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,202 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28403 and you would come out at 34.22°S, 102.12°E — 810 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 52m.
  • 📏 At 14.0 square miles of land, 28403 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population40,319This ZIP40,319
Households18,577This ZIP18,577
Housing units20,479This ZIP20,479
Median age28.5This ZIP28.5North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$54,547This ZIP$54,547North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$386,700This ZIP$386,700North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,380This ZIP$1,380North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher48.1%This ZIP48.1%
Mean commute17.6 minThis ZIP17.6 min
Population density2,874.0 / sq miThis ZIP2,874.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments2,389This ZIP2,389
Employees32,708This ZIP32,708
Annual payroll$1,658,505,000This ZIP$1,658,505,000
Tax returns filed16,390This ZIP16,390
Total adjusted gross income$1,849,223,000This ZIP$1,849,223,000

Land area

Land area14.03 sq miThis ZIP14.03 sq mi
Water area0.39 sq miThis ZIP0.39 sq mi

Other place names in 28403

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 28403

ZIPCityDistance
28405 Wilmington, NC 3.0 mi
28404 Wilmington, NC 3.7 mi
28408 Wilmington, NC 3.7 mi
28480 Wrightsville Beach, NC 4.6 mi
28409 Wilmington, NC 5.0 mi
28412 Wilmington, NC 6.3 mi
28401 Wilmington, NC 7.1 mi
28411 Wilmington, NC 7.5 mi
28402 Wilmington, NC 8.3 mi
28429 Castle Hayne, NC 8.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28403?

28403 is in Wilmington, North Carolina, in New Hanover County, part of the Wilmington, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.2217, -77.8806.

What county is 28403 in?

28403 lies in New Hanover County.

What area code is 28403?

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

What time zone is 28403 in?

28403 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28403?

About 40,319 people live in ZIP code 28403, in 18,577 households, at 2,874.0 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 28403?

$54,547 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28403?

The closest are 28405 (3 mi), 28404 (3.7 mi), 28408 (3.7 mi), 28480 (4.6 mi) and 28409 (5 mi).

Is 28403 a PO Box ZIP code?

28403 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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