ZIP code · Whiteville · North Carolina · United States
ZIP code 28472 — Whiteville
ZIP code 28472 serves Whiteville, North Carolina.
- Postal code
- 28472Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Whiteville
- County
- Columbus FIPS 37047
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 34.3241, -78.7160 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 17,833 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 90 / sq mi
- Land area
- 197.9 sq mi (512.5 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $48,963
- Per-capita income
- $27,657
- Median age
- 40.5
- Households
- 6,777
- Housing units
- 8,073
- Median home value
- $141,000
- Median gross rent
- $788 / month
- Congressional district
- NC-7 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 8b (15 to 20 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/New_York (UTC−5 / UTC−4 DST)
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Map of ZIP code 28472
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 90°F), coldest Jan (avg low 32°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 55 | 58 | 65 | 74 | 81 | 87 | 90 | 88 | 84 | 75 | 65 | 58 |
| Avg low °F | 32 | 34 | 40 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: WHITEVILLE 7 NW (7.3 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 28472
- 12 schools
- 1 colleges & universities
- 2 hospitals & clinics
- 3 doctors & dentists
- 1 pharmacies
- 5 supermarkets
- 33 restaurants & cafés
- 3 parks
- 5 playgrounds
- 1 gyms & sports centres
- 1 post offices
- 41 places of worship
- 6 banks
- 7 gas stations
- 1 EV charging stations
- 7 police & fire stations
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page