| City: | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Names to Avoid: | Wilm |
| County: | New Hanover County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:51:38 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 472 / 910 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 34.2259, -77.9451 |
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ZIP code 28402 serves downtown Wilmington, North Carolina's historic business district. This isn't a residential neighborhood. It's a PO Box-only ZIP for the commercial heart of the city, located within the larger 28401 ZIP code that provides street delivery to the surrounding area.
The post office at N Front Street maintains 284 PO Boxes serving 40 businesses with a combined workforce of 1,663 employees. All 128 ZIP+4 records point to a single address on N Front Street, with unit designators for individual offices. This pattern marks 28402 as a downtown commercial mail hub rather than a general delivery zone.
Downtown Wilmington sits at the junction of the Cape Fear River and the Atlantic coast. The Riverwalk neighborhood borders this ZIP, along with Carolina Heights and South Side. Businesses here prefer PO Boxes for their mail because it offers security and a consistent address that doesn't change when offices move within the district.
Wilmington residents who need street delivery use neighboring ZIP codes. 28402 exists specifically for businesses and organizations wanting a downtown mailing address through PO Box service. The abbreviation "WILM" is recognized by USPS but isn't valid for actual mail delivery.
A single downtown street address with unit designators for individual offices.
ZIP Code 28402 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 40 business establishments, employing about 2,085 people with an annual payroll of $217,763,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 3,623Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 40Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $55,663,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $217,763,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 2,085Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 28402 is located in New Hanover County, North Carolina, within the Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 48900) and North Carolina's 7th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 440,578 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 28402. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Wilmington, NCSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 48900Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 440,578Source: Census |
| MSA: | Wilmington, NC MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 07Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 6161.77 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 3774440Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Wilmington city; North CarolinaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 28402 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on January 1, 2026.