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28409

ZIP 28409 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
36,163
Coordinates
34.1506, -77.8603
☼ Live from 28409 — Wilmington, NC

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Where 28409 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28409
  • 🔢 Type 28409 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOhBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 28409 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111011111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28408 (Wilmington, NC, 7 mi away) and 28410 (Wilmington, NC, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28409 becomes 90482, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02894, 04289, 04928, 04982, 09248, 09824, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09824 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,911 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,206 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28409 and you would come out at 34.15°S, 102.14°E — 808 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 52m.
  • 📏 At 22.4 square miles of land, 28409 is bigger than 40% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population36,163This ZIP36,163
Households14,544This ZIP14,544
Housing units15,216This ZIP15,216
Median age43.2This ZIP43.2North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$111,048This ZIP$111,048North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$422,600This ZIP$422,600North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,405This ZIP$1,405North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher50.9%This ZIP50.9%
Mean commute20.8 minThis ZIP20.8 min
Population density1,614.6 / sq miThis ZIP1,614.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments645This ZIP645
Employees2,934This ZIP2,934
Annual payroll$117,337,000This ZIP$117,337,000
Tax returns filed17,300This ZIP17,300
Total adjusted gross income$2,225,802,000This ZIP$2,225,802,000

Land area

Land area22.40 sq miThis ZIP22.40 sq mi
Water area5.13 sq miThis ZIP5.13 sq mi

Other place names in 28409

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ZIP codes near 28409

ZIPCityDistance
28412 Wilmington, NC 3.6 mi
28406 Wilmington, NC 4.3 mi
28407 Wilmington, NC 4.3 mi
28410 Wilmington, NC 4.3 mi
28403 Wilmington, NC 5.0 mi
28480 Wrightsville Beach, NC 5.6 mi
28404 Wilmington, NC 7.1 mi
28408 Wilmington, NC 7.1 mi
28405 Wilmington, NC 7.9 mi
28428 Carolina Beach, NC 8.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28409?

28409 is in Wilmington, North Carolina, in New Hanover County, part of the Wilmington, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.1506, -77.8603.

What county is 28409 in?

28409 lies in New Hanover County.

What area code is 28409?

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

What time zone is 28409 in?

28409 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28409?

About 36,163 people live in ZIP code 28409, in 14,544 households, at 1,614.6 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 28409?

$111,048 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28409?

The closest are 28412 (3.6 mi), 28406 (4.3 mi), 28407 (4.3 mi), 28410 (4.3 mi) and 28403 (5 mi).

Is 28409 a PO Box ZIP code?

28409 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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