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28412

ZIP 28412 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
44,166
Coordinates
34.1366, -77.9206
☼ Live from 28412 — Wilmington, NC

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Where 28412 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28412
  • 🔢 Type 28412 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIhBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,412 = 2 × 2 × 7103. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111011111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28411 (Wilmington, NC, 14 mi away) and 28420 (Ash, NC, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28412 becomes 21482, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12248, 12428, 12482, 12824, 12842, 14228, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84122 in Salt Lake City, UT, 1,907 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,203 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28412 and you would come out at 34.14°S, 102.08°E — 812 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 52m.
  • 📏 At 22.2 square miles of land, 28412 is bigger than 39% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population44,166This ZIP44,166
Households20,169This ZIP20,169
Housing units21,423This ZIP21,423
Median age40.8This ZIP40.8North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$71,636This ZIP$71,636North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$371,900This ZIP$371,900North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,411This ZIP$1,411North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher44.4%This ZIP44.4%
Mean commute21.3 minThis ZIP21.3 min
Population density1,986.3 / sq miThis ZIP1,986.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments984This ZIP984
Employees11,759This ZIP11,759
Annual payroll$505,098,000This ZIP$505,098,000
Tax returns filed23,270This ZIP23,270
Total adjusted gross income$1,813,029,000This ZIP$1,813,029,000

Land area

Land area22.24 sq miThis ZIP22.24 sq mi
Water area5.14 sq miThis ZIP5.14 sq mi

Other place names in 28412

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ZIP codes near 28412

ZIPCityDistance
28409 Wilmington, NC 3.6 mi
28406 Wilmington, NC 5.1 mi
28407 Wilmington, NC 5.1 mi
28410 Wilmington, NC 5.1 mi
28479 Winnabow, NC 6.0 mi
28403 Wilmington, NC 6.3 mi
28404 Wilmington, NC 6.3 mi
28408 Wilmington, NC 6.3 mi
28428 Carolina Beach, NC 6.8 mi
28480 Wrightsville Beach, NC 8.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28412?

28412 is in Wilmington, North Carolina, in New Hanover County, part of the Wilmington, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.1366, -77.9206.

What county is 28412 in?

28412 lies in New Hanover County.

What area code is 28412?

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

What time zone is 28412 in?

28412 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28412?

About 44,166 people live in ZIP code 28412, in 20,169 households, at 1,986.3 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 28412?

$71,636 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28412?

The closest are 28409 (3.6 mi), 28406 (5.1 mi), 28407 (5.1 mi), 28410 (5.1 mi) and 28479 (6 mi).

Is 28412 a PO Box ZIP code?

28412 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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