ZIP 28468 · Sunset Beach
Who lives in ZIP code 28468 (Sunset Beach, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Sunset Beach, NC · Brunswick County
uszips 2026
People5,154
Median age68.0
Household income$83,358
Home value$412,003
Median rent$1,300/mo
Poverty7.5%
College degree+40.6%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Wilmington, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 104 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,642
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
56.5% are 65 or older; 94.0% are adults.
Household income
37.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $41,037.
Education (adults 25+)
42.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 66.6%
- Never married
- 12.0%
- Divorced
- 9.8%
- Widowed
- 11.6%
- Family size
- 2.33
- Dual-income families
- 26.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 87.4%
- Rent burden
- 30.1%
- Men / women
- 45% / 55%
Work
- In labor force
- 38.3%
- Unemployment
- 2.1%
- Self-employed
- 12.2%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 34.6%
- Veterans
- 8.6%
- With a disability
- 15.0%
- No health insurance
- 3.8%
- Limited English
- 0.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.