| ZIP Codes: | 7 ZIP Codes (7 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 472 / 910 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:59 PM |
| Population: | 63,071 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 37141 |
| CBSA: | Wilmington, NC |
| Land Area: | 812 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 6 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 34.5310, -77.9024 |
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63,071 residents live across 7 ZIPs covering 812 sq mi, served by 7 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 50,055 to 63,071 from 2014 to 2024 — a +26.0% change. 5 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 28443 (Hampstead, $90,477 median) and poorest ZIP 28435 (Currie, $46,429) are 29.7 miles apart — a 1.9× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 3.3× across this county — from $118,400 in 28421 (Atkinson) to $391,900 in 28443 (Hampstead).
Density varies 11× across the county — from 21 people/sq mi in 28435 (Currie) to 232 in 28443 (Hampstead).
Educational attainment ranges from 6.5% bachelor's+ in 28421 (Atkinson) to 39.8% in 28443 (Hampstead) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within North Carolina, this is the #40 most populous of 100 counties and ranks #34 for median household income with the #4 fastest decade growth .
On the national stage, Pender County is and #92 for decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $79,461 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
28.3% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (12,495 of 44,131 reporting).
7 Standard delivery, 0 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
Pender County grew 26.0% over the past decade — concentrated in 3 high-growth ZIPs:
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28443 | Hampstead | Standard | 28,416 | $90,477 | 122.6 | 54.1% |
| 28457 | Rocky Point | Standard | 11,464 | $78,178 | 159.2 | 18.2% |
| 28425 | Burgaw | Standard | 11,380 | $66,478 | 164.7 | -4.9% |
| 28478 | Willard | Standard | 5,017 | $73,388 | 132.4 | 15.9% |
| 28454 | Maple Hill | Standard | 2,895 | $73,015 | 87.8 | 49.1% |
| 28421 | Atkinson | Standard | 2,010 | $60,025 | 57.0 | 48.4% |
| 28435 | Currie | Standard | 1,889 | $46,429 | 87.9 | -18.9% |