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28443

ZIP 28443 is Hampstead, North Carolina, in Pender County; area code 910; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Pender
Metro area
Wilmington, NC
Population
28,416
Coordinates
34.4812, -77.6928
☼ Live from 28443 — Hampstead, NC

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Where 28443 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28443
  • 🔢 Type 28443 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhhBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,443 = 3 × 19 × 499. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111100011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28442 (Hallsboro, NC, 53 mi away) and 28444 (Harrells, NC, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28443 becomes 34482 — and that is a real ZIP code: Ocala, FL, 451 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23844, 24348, 24438, 24483, 24834, 24843, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83244 in Howe, ID, 1,980 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 76% 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 28443 and you would come out at 34.48°S, 102.31°E — 802 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 51m.
  • 📏 At 145.8 square miles of land, 28443 is bigger than 86% of ZIP codes — room for about 111 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population28,416This ZIP28,416
Households10,395This ZIP10,395
Housing units11,843This ZIP11,843
Median age40.2This ZIP40.2North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$90,477This ZIP$90,477North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$391,900This ZIP$391,900North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,447This ZIP$1,447North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher39.8%This ZIP39.8%
Mean commute30.1 minThis ZIP30.1 min
Population density194.9 / sq miThis ZIP194.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments730This ZIP730
Employees4,865This ZIP4,865
Annual payroll$182,793,000This ZIP$182,793,000
Tax returns filed13,450This ZIP13,450
Total adjusted gross income$1,414,076,000This ZIP$1,414,076,000

Land area

Land area145.82 sq miThis ZIP145.82 sq mi
Water area0.90 sq miThis ZIP0.90 sq mi

Other place names in 28443

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ZIP codes near 28443

ZIPCityDistance
28445 Holly Ridge, NC 9.5 mi
28457 Rocky Point, NC 10.3 mi
28425 Burgaw, NC 13.0 mi
28454 Maple Hill, NC 13.3 mi
28411 Wilmington, NC 13.6 mi
28429 Castle Hayne, NC 15.3 mi
28402 Wilmington, NC 15.4 mi
28460 Sneads Ferry, NC 16.0 mi
28405 Wilmington, NC 18.0 mi
28480 Wrightsville Beach, NC 19.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28443?

28443 is in Hampstead, North Carolina, in Pender County, part of the Wilmington, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.4812, -77.6928.

What county is 28443 in?

28443 lies in Pender County.

What area code is 28443?

Hampstead uses area code 910, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 28443 in?

28443 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28443?

About 28,416 people live in ZIP code 28443, in 10,395 households, at 194.9 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 28443?

$90,477 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28443?

The closest are 28445 (9.5 mi), 28457 (10.3 mi), 28425 (13 mi), 28454 (13.3 mi) and 28411 (13.6 mi).

Is 28443 a PO Box ZIP code?

28443 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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