ZIP 28472 · Whiteville
Who lives in ZIP code 28472 (Whiteville, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Whiteville, NC · Columbus County
uszips 2026
People16,780
Median age40.9
Household income$42,003
Home value$143,641
Median rent$845/mo
Poverty18.7%
College degree+16.2%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 33 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 6,629
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.6% are 65 or older; 78.9% are adults.
Household income
21.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $31,290.
Education (adults 25+)
39.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 42.3%
- Never married
- 33.2%
- Divorced
- 14.2%
- Widowed
- 10.2%
- Family size
- 3.09
- Dual-income families
- 45.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 71.3%
- Rent burden
- 38.6%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 51.1%
- Unemployment
- 4.6%
- Self-employed
- 12.7%
- Farmers
- 1.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 18.1%
- Veterans
- 5.5%
- With a disability
- 16.0%
- No health insurance
- 12.1%
- Limited English
- 1.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.