ZIP 28465 · Oak Island
Who lives in ZIP code 28465 (Oak Island, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Oak Island, NC · Brunswick County
uszips 2026
People8,756
Median age62.0
Household income$86,194
Home value$479,624
Median rent$1,289/mo
Poverty8.8%
College degree+45.3%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Wilmington, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 310 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,426
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
41.5% are 65 or older; 92.3% are adults.
Household income
44.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $48,170.
Education (adults 25+)
44.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 68.9%
- Never married
- 9.9%
- Divorced
- 15.5%
- Widowed
- 5.7%
- Family size
- 2.35
- Dual-income families
- 34.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 91.1%
- Rent burden
- 35.9%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 44.2%
- Unemployment
- 1.4%
- Self-employed
- 14.1%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 35.5%
- Veterans
- 13.3%
- With a disability
- 15.2%
- No health insurance
- 3.3%
- Limited English
- 0.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.