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28468

ZIP 28468 is Sunset Beach, 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
5,154
Coordinates
33.8997, -78.5192
☼ Live from 28468 — Sunset Beach, NC

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Where 28468 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28468
  • 🔢 Type 28468 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BghBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,468 = 2 × 2 × 11 × 647. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111100110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28467 (Calabash, NC, 4 mi away) and 28469 (Ocean Isle Beach, NC, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28468 becomes 86482, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24868, 26884, 28684, 46288, 48268, 48628, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84628 in Eureka, UT, 1,891 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,179 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28468 and you would come out at 33.90°S, 101.48°E — 844 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 54m.
  • 📏 At 19.1 square miles of land, 28468 is bigger than 37% of ZIP codes — room for about 15 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,154This ZIP5,154
Households2,642This ZIP2,642
Housing units5,707This ZIP5,707
Median age68.0This ZIP68.0North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$83,358This ZIP$83,358North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$412,000This ZIP$412,000North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,300This ZIP$1,300North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher40.6%This ZIP40.6%
Mean commute21.6 minThis ZIP21.6 min
Population density269.7 / sq miThis ZIP269.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments105This ZIP105
Employees1,159This ZIP1,159
Annual payroll$40,299,000This ZIP$40,299,000
Tax returns filed3,150This ZIP3,150
Total adjusted gross income$305,766,000This ZIP$305,766,000

Land area

Land area19.11 sq miThis ZIP19.11 sq mi
Water area2.03 sq miThis ZIP2.03 sq mi

Other place names in 28468

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ZIP codes near 28468

ZIPCityDistance
28469 Ocean Isle Beach, NC 3.5 mi
28467 Calabash, NC 4.4 mi
28459 Shallotte, NC 6.5 mi
28452 Longwood, NC 7.6 mi
29566 Little River, SC 8.1 mi
28470 Shallotte, NC 8.5 mi
29582 North Myrtle Beach, SC 9.1 mi
29597 North Myrtle Beach, SC 10.9 mi
29598 North Myrtle Beach, SC 10.9 mi
28420 Ash, NC 11.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28468?

28468 is in Sunset Beach, North Carolina, in Brunswick County, part of the Wilmington, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.8997, -78.5192.

What county is 28468 in?

28468 lies in Brunswick County.

What area code is 28468?

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

What time zone is 28468 in?

28468 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28468?

About 5,154 people live in ZIP code 28468, in 2,642 households, at 269.7 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 28468?

$83,358 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28468?

The closest are 28469 (3.5 mi), 28467 (4.4 mi), 28459 (6.5 mi), 28452 (7.6 mi) and 29566 (8.1 mi).

Is 28468 a PO Box ZIP code?

28468 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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