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28428

ZIP 28428 is Carolina Beach, North Carolina, in New Hanover County; area codes 910 and 472; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
New Hanover
Metro area
Wilmington, NC
Population
7,136
Coordinates
34.0386, -77.9053
☼ Live from 28428 — Carolina Beach, NC

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Where 28428 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28428
  • 🔢 Type 28428 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZhBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,428 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 23 × 103. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111100001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28425 (Burgaw, NC, 36 mi away) and 28429 (Castle Hayne, NC, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28428 becomes 82482, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22488, 22848, 24828, 24882, 28284, 42288, …). The farthest-flung twin is 82428 in Hyattville, WY, 1,729 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 79% 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 28428 and you would come out at 34.04°S, 102.09°E — 810 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 53m.
  • 📏 At 5.2 square miles of land, 28428 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,136This ZIP7,136
Households3,246This ZIP3,246
Housing units6,596This ZIP6,596
Median age53.2This ZIP53.2North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$93,241This ZIP$93,241North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$572,700This ZIP$572,700North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,505This ZIP$1,505North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher50.3%This ZIP50.3%
Mean commute22.5 minThis ZIP22.5 min
Population density1,382.4 / sq miThis ZIP1,382.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments339This ZIP339
Employees2,650This ZIP2,650
Annual payroll$88,698,000This ZIP$88,698,000
Tax returns filed3,610This ZIP3,610
Total adjusted gross income$432,319,000This ZIP$432,319,000

Land area

Land area5.16 sq miThis ZIP5.16 sq mi
Water area2.33 sq miThis ZIP2.33 sq mi

Other place names in 28428

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ZIP codes near 28428

ZIPCityDistance
28406 Wilmington, NC 4.6 mi
28407 Wilmington, NC 4.6 mi
28410 Wilmington, NC 4.6 mi
28449 Kure Beach, NC 5.0 mi
28412 Wilmington, NC 6.8 mi
28479 Winnabow, NC 7.7 mi
28409 Wilmington, NC 8.2 mi
28461 Southport, NC 10.0 mi
28403 Wilmington, NC 12.7 mi
28404 Wilmington, NC 13.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28428?

28428 is in Carolina Beach, North Carolina, in New Hanover County, part of the Wilmington, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.0386, -77.9053.

What county is 28428 in?

28428 lies in New Hanover County.

What area code is 28428?

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

What time zone is 28428 in?

28428 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28428?

About 7,136 people live in ZIP code 28428, in 3,246 households, at 1,382.4 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 28428?

$93,241 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28428?

The closest are 28406 (4.6 mi), 28407 (4.6 mi), 28410 (4.6 mi), 28449 (5 mi) and 28412 (6.8 mi).

Is 28428 a PO Box ZIP code?

28428 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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