ZIP code · Wilmington · North Carolina · United States
ZIP code 28401 — Wilmington
ZIP code 28401 serves Wilmington, North Carolina.
- Postal code
- 28401Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Wilmington
- County
- New Hanover FIPS 37129
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 34.2257, -77.9447 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 21,820 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 704 / sq mi
- Land area
- 31 sq mi (80.3 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $52,159
- Per-capita income
- $36,582
- Median age
- 41.6
- Households
- 10,776
- Housing units
- 13,017
- Median home value
- $263,000
- Median gross rent
- $1,183 / 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 28401
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 90°F), coldest Jan (avg low 36°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 57 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 81 | 87 | 90 | 88 | 84 | 76 | 67 | 60 |
| Avg low °F | 36 | 38 | 44 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: WILMINGTON INTL AP (3.9 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 28401
- 16 schools
- 1 colleges & universities
- 3 hospitals & clinics
- 5 doctors & dentists
- 1 pharmacies
- 3 supermarkets
- 39 restaurants & cafés
- 17 bars & pubs
- 20 parks
- 9 playgrounds
- 2 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 43 places of worship
- 5 banks
- 9 gas stations
- 1 EV charging stations
- 5 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