| City: | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Names to Avoid: | Wilm |
| County: | New Hanover County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:51:53 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 472 / 910 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 34.2296, -77.9389 |
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The facility operates as an urban post office within the greater Wilmington metro area. Carolina Beach Road connects this location to nearby neighborhoods including Silver Lake, Brewster Place, and Sentry Oaks. While the ZIP code itself doesn't contain residential street delivery, the post office serves a community that includes 286 businesses and provides an alternative mailing option for this part of coastal North Carolina.
The post office is situated on Carolina Beach Road, a major thoroughfare connecting Wilmington to the coastal communities to the south.
ZIP Code 28408 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 11 business establishments, employing about 165 people with an annual payroll of $6,892,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 501Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 11Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $1,592,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $6,892,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 165Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 28408 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 28408. 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 28408 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.