| City: | Shallotte, North Carolina |
| County: | Brunswick County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:00:28 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 472 / 910 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 33.9593, -78.4310 |
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The single street in this ZIP's records is Smith Avenue, which has 153 delivery records concentrated in units at one location. This pattern is typical for small-town PO Box ZIPs where the classification reflects the post office's service model rather than the community's delivery options. With city carrier routes serving the area and no rural routes, Shallotte operates as a compact urban center where residents can choose between street delivery through the standard sibling ZIP or PO Box service through 28459.
Smith Avenue accounts for all street records in this ZIP, with delivery concentrated in multi-unit locations. The single-street pattern reflects the PO Box-focused nature of this facility.
ZIP Code 28459 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 46 business establishments, employing about 836 people with an annual payroll of $33,359,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 919Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 46Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $8,071,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $33,359,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 836Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 28459 is located in Brunswick 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 362,315 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 28459. 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: | 362,315Source: 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: | 3760800Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Shallotte town; North CarolinaSource: Census |
ZIP Code 28459 is in the Brunswick County Schools, which serves grades Pre-Kindergarten thru 12th. There are 1 public school(s) in this ZIP Code, and we have located 3 private school(s). 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 March 1, 2026.