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28451

ZIP 28451 is Leland, North Carolina, in Brunswick County; area codes 910 and 472; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Brunswick
Metro area
Wilmington, NC
Population
46,933
Coordinates
34.2361, -78.1191
☼ Live from 28451 — Leland, NC

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Where 28451 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28451
  • 🔢 Type 28451 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IShBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,451 = 23 × 1237. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111100100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28450 (Lake Waccamaw, NC, 22 mi away) and 28452 (Longwood, NC, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28451 becomes 15482 — and that is a real ZIP code: Star Junction, PA, 413 miles away.
  • 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12458, 12485, 12548, 12584, 12845, 12854, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85214 in Mesa, AZ, 1,927 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,190 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28451 and you would come out at 34.24°S, 101.88°E — 824 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 52m.
  • 📏 At 172.2 square miles of land, 28451 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 131 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population46,933This ZIP46,933
Households20,222This ZIP20,222
Housing units21,811This ZIP21,811
Median age44.4This ZIP44.4North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$81,481This ZIP$81,481North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$351,500This ZIP$351,500North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,612This ZIP$1,612North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.0%This ZIP36.0%
Mean commute26.6 minThis ZIP26.6 min
Population density272.5 / sq miThis ZIP272.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments712This ZIP712
Employees9,235This ZIP9,235
Annual payroll$414,574,000This ZIP$414,574,000
Tax returns filed23,470This ZIP23,470
Total adjusted gross income$1,965,173,000This ZIP$1,965,173,000

Land area

Land area172.20 sq miThis ZIP172.20 sq mi
Water area2.59 sq miThis ZIP2.59 sq mi

Other place names in 28451

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ZIP codes near 28451

ZIPCityDistance
28401 Wilmington, NC 9.2 mi
28436 Delco, NC 9.4 mi
28404 Wilmington, NC 10.0 mi
28408 Wilmington, NC 10.0 mi
28479 Winnabow, NC 11.0 mi
28435 Currie, NC 11.7 mi
28412 Wilmington, NC 13.3 mi
28456 Riegelwood, NC 13.6 mi
28403 Wilmington, NC 13.7 mi
28422 Bolivia, NC 13.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28451?

28451 is in Leland, North Carolina, in Brunswick County, part of the Wilmington, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.2361, -78.1191.

What county is 28451 in?

28451 lies in Brunswick County.

What area code is 28451?

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

What time zone is 28451 in?

28451 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28451?

About 46,933 people live in ZIP code 28451, in 20,222 households, at 272.5 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 28451?

$81,481 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28451?

The closest are 28401 (9.2 mi), 28436 (9.4 mi), 28404 (10 mi), 28408 (10 mi) and 28479 (11 mi).

Is 28451 a PO Box ZIP code?

28451 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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