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28480

ZIP 28480 is Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, in New Hanover County; area code 910; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
New Hanover
Metro area
Wilmington, NC
Population
2,776
Coordinates
34.2148, -77.8005
☼ Live from 28480 — Wrightsville Beach, NC

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Where 28480 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28480
  • 🔢 Type 28480 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OBhBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,480 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 89. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111101000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28479 (Winnabow, NC, 15 mi away) and 28501 (Kinston, NC, 72 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28480 becomes 08482, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04288, 08248, 08824, 20848, 20884, 24088, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84028 in Garden City, UT, 1,890 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 77% 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 28480 and you would come out at 34.21°S, 102.20°E — 806 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 52m.
  • 📏 At 3.9 square miles of land, 28480 is bigger than 17% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,776This ZIP2,776
Households1,360This ZIP1,360
Housing units2,940This ZIP2,940
Median age59.6This ZIP59.6North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$172,500This ZIP$172,500North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$1,131,800This ZIP$1,131,800North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,336This ZIP$2,336North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher73.8%This ZIP73.8%
Mean commute17.7 minThis ZIP17.7 min
Population density712.0 / sq miThis ZIP712.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments165This ZIP165
Employees1,587This ZIP1,587
Annual payroll$66,473,000This ZIP$66,473,000
Tax returns filed1,480This ZIP1,480
Total adjusted gross income$563,696,000This ZIP$563,696,000

Land area

Land area3.90 sq miThis ZIP3.90 sq mi
Water area1.51 sq miThis ZIP1.51 sq mi

Other place names in 28480

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ZIP codes near 28480

ZIPCityDistance
28403 Wilmington, NC 4.6 mi
28405 Wilmington, NC 5.2 mi
28409 Wilmington, NC 5.6 mi
28411 Wilmington, NC 6.0 mi
28404 Wilmington, NC 8.3 mi
28408 Wilmington, NC 8.3 mi
28412 Wilmington, NC 8.7 mi
28406 Wilmington, NC 9.2 mi
28407 Wilmington, NC 9.2 mi
28410 Wilmington, NC 9.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28480?

28480 is in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, in New Hanover County, part of the Wilmington, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.2148, -77.8005.

What county is 28480 in?

28480 lies in New Hanover County.

What area code is 28480?

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

What time zone is 28480 in?

28480 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28480?

About 2,776 people live in ZIP code 28480, in 1,360 households, at 712.0 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 28480?

$172,500 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28480?

The closest are 28403 (4.6 mi), 28405 (5.2 mi), 28409 (5.6 mi), 28411 (6 mi) and 28404 (8.3 mi).

Is 28480 a PO Box ZIP code?

28480 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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