ZIP 28480 · Wrightsville Beach
Who lives in ZIP code 28480 (Wrightsville Beach, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Wrightsville Beach, NC · New Hanover County
uszips 2026
People2,776
Median age59.6
Household income$172,500
Home value$1,139,276
Median rent$2,336/mo
Poverty3.8%
College degree+73.8%
Commute18 min
Place
- Metro area
- Wilmington, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 275 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,360
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
34.8% are 65 or older; 87.8% are adults.
Household income
64.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $74,120.
Education (adults 25+)
43.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 62.5%
- Never married
- 26.1%
- Divorced
- 8.3%
- Widowed
- 3.1%
- Family size
- 2.49
- Dual-income families
- 49.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 81.5%
- Rent burden
- 22.4%
- Men / women
- 56% / 44%
Work
- In labor force
- 54.9%
- Unemployment
- 0.4%
- Self-employed
- 19.1%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 42.1%
- Veterans
- 6.7%
- With a disability
- 5.1%
- No health insurance
- 1.1%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.