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28461

ZIP 28461 is Southport, 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
23,762
Coordinates
33.9666, -78.0576
☼ Live from 28461 — Southport, NC

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Where 28461 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28461
  • 🔢 Type 28461 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IghBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,461 = 3 × 53 × 179. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111100101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28460 (Sneads Ferry, NC, 53 mi away) and 28462 (Supply, NC, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28461 becomes 16482, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12468, 12486, 12846, 12864, 14826, 16248, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86412 in Hualapai, AZ, 2,025 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,201 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28461 and you would come out at 33.97°S, 101.94°E — 818 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 53m.
  • 📏 At 75.9 square miles of land, 28461 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 58 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population23,762This ZIP23,762
Households11,150This ZIP11,150
Housing units14,619This ZIP14,619
Median age62.6This ZIP62.6North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$82,692This ZIP$82,692North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$428,600This ZIP$428,600North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,352This ZIP$1,352North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher42.2%This ZIP42.2%
Mean commute28.0 minThis ZIP28.0 min
Population density313.1 / sq miThis ZIP313.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments648This ZIP648
Employees7,213This ZIP7,213
Annual payroll$384,327,000This ZIP$384,327,000
Tax returns filed13,070This ZIP13,070
Total adjusted gross income$1,451,006,000This ZIP$1,451,006,000

Land area

Land area75.89 sq miThis ZIP75.89 sq mi
Water area15.19 sq miThis ZIP15.19 sq mi

Other place names in 28461

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ZIP codes near 28461

ZIPCityDistance
28465 Oak Island, NC 4.5 mi
28449 Kure Beach, NC 6.6 mi
28479 Winnabow, NC 9.6 mi
28428 Carolina Beach, NC 10.0 mi
28422 Bolivia, NC 10.5 mi
28412 Wilmington, NC 14.1 mi
28406 Wilmington, NC 14.4 mi
28407 Wilmington, NC 14.4 mi
28410 Wilmington, NC 14.4 mi
28462 Supply, NC 14.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28461?

28461 is in Southport, North Carolina, in Brunswick County, part of the Wilmington, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.9666, -78.0576.

What county is 28461 in?

28461 lies in Brunswick County.

What area code is 28461?

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

What time zone is 28461 in?

28461 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28461?

About 23,762 people live in ZIP code 28461, in 11,150 households, at 313.1 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 28461?

$82,692 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28461?

The closest are 28465 (4.5 mi), 28449 (6.6 mi), 28479 (9.6 mi), 28428 (10 mi) and 28422 (10.5 mi).

Is 28461 a PO Box ZIP code?

28461 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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