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28429

ZIP 28429 is Castle Hayne, 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
9,662
Coordinates
34.3412, -77.9002
☼ Live from 28429 — Castle Hayne, NC

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Where 28429 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28429
  • 🔢 Type 28429 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZhBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 28429 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111100001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28428 (Carolina Beach, NC, 21 mi away) and 28430 (Cerro Gordo, NC, 59 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28429 becomes 92482, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22849, 22948, 24829, 24892, 29482, 29824, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98422 in Tacoma, WA, 2,453 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,198 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28429 and you would come out at 34.34°S, 102.10°E — 812 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 51m.
  • 📏 At 39.7 square miles of land, 28429 is bigger than 53% of ZIP codes — room for about 30 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,662This ZIP9,662
Households3,896This ZIP3,896
Housing units4,269This ZIP4,269
Median age43.8This ZIP43.8North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$72,337This ZIP$72,337North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$239,200This ZIP$239,200North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,095This ZIP$1,095North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.5%This ZIP25.5%
Mean commute21.7 minThis ZIP21.7 min
Population density243.3 / sq miThis ZIP243.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments160This ZIP160
Employees1,559This ZIP1,559
Annual payroll$100,134,000This ZIP$100,134,000
Tax returns filed4,630This ZIP4,630
Total adjusted gross income$323,404,000This ZIP$323,404,000

Land area

Land area39.72 sq miThis ZIP39.72 sq mi
Water area2.23 sq miThis ZIP2.23 sq mi

Other place names in 28429

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ZIP codes near 28429

ZIPCityDistance
28402 Wilmington, NC 0.1 mi
28401 Wilmington, NC 5.3 mi
28405 Wilmington, NC 5.6 mi
28411 Wilmington, NC 6.7 mi
28457 Rocky Point, NC 8.1 mi
28403 Wilmington, NC 8.3 mi
28404 Wilmington, NC 8.4 mi
28408 Wilmington, NC 8.4 mi
28480 Wrightsville Beach, NC 10.4 mi
28435 Currie, NC 12.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28429?

28429 is in Castle Hayne, North Carolina, in New Hanover County, part of the Wilmington, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.3412, -77.9002.

What county is 28429 in?

28429 lies in New Hanover County.

What area code is 28429?

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

What time zone is 28429 in?

28429 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28429?

About 9,662 people live in ZIP code 28429, in 3,896 households, at 243.3 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 28429?

$72,337 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28429?

The closest are 28402 (0.1 mi), 28401 (5.3 mi), 28405 (5.6 mi), 28411 (6.7 mi) and 28457 (8.1 mi).

Is 28429 a PO Box ZIP code?

28429 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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