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28449

ZIP 28449 is Kure 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
2,131
Coordinates
33.9733, -77.9419
☼ Live from 28449 — Kure Beach, NC

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Where 28449 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28449
  • 🔢 Type 28449 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhhBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,449 = 3 × 3 × 29 × 109. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111100100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28448 (Kelly, NC, 45 mi away) and 28450 (Lake Waccamaw, NC, 39 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28449 becomes 94482, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24849, 24894, 24984, 29448, 29484, 29844, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98424 in Tacoma, WA, 2,464 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,207 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28449 and you would come out at 33.97°S, 102.06°E — 812 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 53m.
  • 📏 At 4.0 square miles of land, 28449 is bigger than 17% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,131This ZIP2,131
Households913This ZIP913
Housing units1,820This ZIP1,820
Median age57.2This ZIP57.2North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$107,563This ZIP$107,563North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$759,700This ZIP$759,700North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,420This ZIP$1,420North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher53.9%This ZIP53.9%
Mean commute29.8 minThis ZIP29.8 min
Population density538.0 / sq miThis ZIP538.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments58This ZIP58
Employees302This ZIP302
Annual payroll$13,272,000This ZIP$13,272,000
Tax returns filed1,030This ZIP1,030
Total adjusted gross income$133,037,000This ZIP$133,037,000

Land area

Land area3.96 sq miThis ZIP3.96 sq mi
Water area4.25 sq miThis ZIP4.25 sq mi

Other place names in 28449

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 28449

ZIPCityDistance
28428 Carolina Beach, NC 5.0 mi
28461 Southport, NC 6.6 mi
28406 Wilmington, NC 9.4 mi
28407 Wilmington, NC 9.4 mi
28410 Wilmington, NC 9.4 mi
28479 Winnabow, NC 9.8 mi
28465 Oak Island, NC 10.0 mi
28412 Wilmington, NC 11.4 mi
28409 Wilmington, NC 13.1 mi
28422 Bolivia, NC 16.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28449?

28449 is in Kure Beach, North Carolina, in New Hanover County, part of the Wilmington, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.9733, -77.9419.

What county is 28449 in?

28449 lies in New Hanover County.

What area code is 28449?

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

What time zone is 28449 in?

28449 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28449?

About 2,131 people live in ZIP code 28449, in 913 households, at 538.0 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 28449?

$107,563 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28449?

The closest are 28428 (5 mi), 28461 (6.6 mi), 28406 (9.4 mi), 28407 (9.4 mi) and 28410 (9.4 mi).

Is 28449 a PO Box ZIP code?

28449 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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