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28405

ZIP 28405 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
35,467
Coordinates
34.2642, -77.8683
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Where 28405 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28405
  • 🔢 Type 28405 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOhBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,405 = 5 × 13 × 19 × 23. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111011110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28404 (Wilmington, NC, 5 mi away) and 28406 (Wilmington, NC, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28405 becomes 50482 — and that is a real ZIP code: Ventura, IA, 1,038 miles away.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02458, 02584, 04258, 04285, 04852, 05482, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85042 in Phoenix, AZ, 1,954 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 28405 and you would come out at 34.26°S, 102.13°E — 810 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 52m.
  • 📏 At 23.5 square miles of land, 28405 is bigger than 41% of ZIP codes — room for about 18 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population35,467This ZIP35,467
Households15,899This ZIP15,899
Housing units17,410This ZIP17,410
Median age38.0This ZIP38.0North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$70,274This ZIP$70,274North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$368,500This ZIP$368,500North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,440This ZIP$1,440North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher41.0%This ZIP41.0%
Mean commute21.4 minThis ZIP21.4 min
Population density1,506.4 / sq miThis ZIP1,506.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,616This ZIP1,616
Employees26,113This ZIP26,113
Annual payroll$1,682,060,000This ZIP$1,682,060,000
Tax returns filed16,480This ZIP16,480
Total adjusted gross income$1,899,698,000This ZIP$1,899,698,000

Land area

Land area23.54 sq miThis ZIP23.54 sq mi
Water area0.46 sq miThis ZIP0.46 sq mi

Other place names in 28405

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ZIP codes near 28405

ZIPCityDistance
28403 Wilmington, NC 3.0 mi
28411 Wilmington, NC 5.0 mi
28404 Wilmington, NC 5.1 mi
28408 Wilmington, NC 5.1 mi
28480 Wrightsville Beach, NC 5.2 mi
28402 Wilmington, NC 5.6 mi
28429 Castle Hayne, NC 5.6 mi
28401 Wilmington, NC 6.2 mi
28409 Wilmington, NC 7.9 mi
28412 Wilmington, NC 9.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28405?

28405 is in Wilmington, North Carolina, in New Hanover County, part of the Wilmington, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.2642, -77.8683.

What county is 28405 in?

28405 lies in New Hanover County.

What area code is 28405?

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

What time zone is 28405 in?

28405 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28405?

About 35,467 people live in ZIP code 28405, in 15,899 households, at 1,506.4 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 28405?

$70,274 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28405?

The closest are 28403 (3 mi), 28411 (5 mi), 28404 (5.1 mi), 28408 (5.1 mi) and 28480 (5.2 mi).

Is 28405 a PO Box ZIP code?

28405 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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