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28411

ZIP 28411 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
37,233
Coordinates
34.3018, -77.7931
☼ Live from 28411 — Wilmington, NC

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Where 28411 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28411
  • 🔢 Type 28411 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IIhBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 28411 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111011111011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28410 (Wilmington, NC, 15 mi away) and 28412 (Wilmington, NC, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28411 becomes 11482, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11428, 12148, 12184, 12418, 12481, 12814, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84112 in Salt Lake City, UT, 1,905 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,205 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28411 and you would come out at 34.30°S, 102.21°E — 806 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 52m.
  • 📏 At 41.2 square miles of land, 28411 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population37,233This ZIP37,233
Households15,924This ZIP15,924
Housing units17,320This ZIP17,320
Median age42.1This ZIP42.1North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$97,387This ZIP$97,387North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$396,400This ZIP$396,400North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,778This ZIP$1,778North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher52.1%This ZIP52.1%
Mean commute24.2 minThis ZIP24.2 min
Population density903.3 / sq miThis ZIP903.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments837This ZIP837
Employees5,988This ZIP5,988
Annual payroll$238,747,000This ZIP$238,747,000
Tax returns filed19,600This ZIP19,600
Total adjusted gross income$2,166,936,000This ZIP$2,166,936,000

Land area

Land area41.22 sq miThis ZIP41.22 sq mi
Water area2.00 sq miThis ZIP2.00 sq mi

Counties 28411 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
New Hanover County 79.9%
Pender County 20.1%

Other place names in 28411

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ZIP codes near 28411

ZIPCityDistance
28405 Wilmington, NC 5.0 mi
28480 Wrightsville Beach, NC 6.0 mi
28429 Castle Hayne, NC 6.7 mi
28402 Wilmington, NC 6.7 mi
28403 Wilmington, NC 7.5 mi
28404 Wilmington, NC 10.1 mi
28408 Wilmington, NC 10.1 mi
28401 Wilmington, NC 10.3 mi
28409 Wilmington, NC 11.1 mi
28457 Rocky Point, NC 11.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28411?

28411 is in Wilmington, North Carolina, in New Hanover County, part of the Wilmington, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.3018, -77.7931.

What county is 28411 in?

28411 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 28411?

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

What time zone is 28411 in?

28411 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28411?

About 37,233 people live in ZIP code 28411, in 15,924 households, at 903.3 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 28411?

$97,387 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28411?

The closest are 28405 (5 mi), 28480 (6 mi), 28429 (6.7 mi), 28402 (6.7 mi) and 28403 (7.5 mi).

Is 28411 a PO Box ZIP code?

28411 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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