What city is 28429 in?

28429 is a Castle Hayne, NC mailing address. By land area, 18% lies inside Skippers Corner, 12% lies inside Wrightsboro and 12% lies inside Castle Hayne; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What county is 28429 in?

28429 is in New Hanover County.

What is the population of 28429?

About 9,662 people (±1,291), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 8,802.

What is the median household income in 28429?

$72,337 (±$4,075), compared with $72,388 for North Carolina as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.

How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 28429?

8 USPS carrier routes with 5,126 residential and 175 business mailboxes (5,302 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 28429?

The closest, measured center to center: 28401 (5.3 mi, Wilmington), 28405 (5.6 mi, Wilmington), 28411 (6.7 mi, Murraysville), 28457 (8.1 mi, Rocky Point), 28403 (8.3 mi, Wilmington) and 28480 (10.4 mi, Wrightsville Beach).

28429 ZIP Code, Castle Hayne, NC

28429 is a ZIP code in Castle Hayne, North Carolina in New Hanover County. It covers 40 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 28401, 28405 and 28411. 9,662 people live here in 3,896 households. With about 243 people per square mile it is lightly settled, and most homes are owner-occupied (86%). Median household income is $72,337, close to the North Carolina median of $72,388.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Castle Hayne, NC
County: New Hanover County
Land area: 40 sq mi
Population: 9,662
Median household income: $72,337
Carrier routes: 8 (5,126 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	9,662
Households	3,896
Median household income	$72,337
Income per person	$33,470
Median age	43.8
Homeowners	86.1%
Median home value	$239,200
Median rent	$1,095
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.5%
Average commute (minutes)	21.7
Households with kids under 18	25.8%
Moved in the past year	13.7%
Below the poverty line	17.9%
Broadband internet	95.6%
Speak a non-English language at home	7.3%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	1.7%
$10–15K	3.7%
$15–25K	13.2%
$25–35K	8.0%
$35–50K	9.2%
$50–75K	19.4%
$75–100K	15.6%
$100–150K	17.2%
$150–200K	7.9%
$200K+	3.9%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	9.3%
10–19	14.4%
20–24	4.9%
25–34	12.7%
35–44	10.5%
45–54	13.1%
55–64	13.3%
65–74	16.4%
75+	5.6%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	53.0%
Owned outright	25.9%
Rented	12.5%
Vacant	8.6%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	81.6%
Townhome	3.5%
2–4 units	4.1%
5–19 units	0.0%
20+ units	0.0%
Mobile / other	10.8%

Businesses in 28429

160 business establishments with 1,559 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Construction: 35
Retail Trade: 23
Other Services (except Public Administration): 19
Wholesale Trade: 12
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: 12
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 11
Manufacturing: 9
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: 9

EDDM carrier routes

28429 has 8 USPS carrier routes with 5,126 residential and 175 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 28429

28429 has 8 USPS carrier routes (8 rural (R)) with 5,126 residential and 175 business mailboxes. Routes range from 518 homes (R015) to 737 homes (R006); the median route has 659 homes. The Census counted 3,896 households in 28429 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	0
250–499	0
500–749	8
750–999	0
1,000–1,499	0
1,500+	0

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Route R009 — USPS business mailboxes 48, 552 homes
Route R010 — USPS business mailboxes 41, 719 homes
Route R008 — USPS business mailboxes 38, 617 homes
Route R014 — USPS business mailboxes 32, 701 homes
Route R007 — USPS business mailboxes 11, 722 homes

Select these 5 routes on the route map

Every carrier route in 28429

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
R006	Rural	737	3	$58,942	—	—	—
R007	Rural	722	11	$61,725	—	—	—
R008	Rural	617	38	$50,119	—	—	—
R009	Rural	552	48	$64,630	—	—	—
R010	Rural	719	41	$58,942	—	—	—
R014	Rural	701	32	$58,942	—	—	—
R015	Rural	518	2	$58,942	—	—	—
R016	Rural	560	0	$41,393	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 28429 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Nearby ZIP codes

28401 — Wilmington city, NC (5.3 mi)
28405 — Wilmington city, NC (5.6 mi)
28411 — Murraysville CDP, NC (6.7 mi)
28457 — Rocky Point CDP, NC (8.1 mi)
28403 — Wilmington city, NC (8.3 mi)
28480 — Wrightsville Beach town, NC (10.4 mi)
28435 (12.7 mi)
28409 — Wilmington city, NC (13.4 mi)

Areas that include 28429

Wrightsboro, NC ZIP codes — 3 ZIP codes
Skippers Corner, NC ZIP codes — 1 ZIP code
Castle Hayne, NC ZIP codes — 1 ZIP code
Blue Clay Farms, NC ZIP codes — 2 ZIP codes
New Hanover County ZIP codes — 10 ZIP codes
North Carolina ZIP code data

Where it ranks

Mail every home in 28429

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 28429, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 28429 in?: 28429 is a Castle Hayne, NC mailing address. By land area, 18% lies inside Skippers Corner, 12% lies inside Wrightsboro and 12% lies inside Castle Hayne; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 28429 in?: 28429 is in New Hanover County.
What is the population of 28429?: About 9,662 people (±1,291), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 8,802.
What is the median household income in 28429?: $72,337 (±$4,075), compared with $72,388 for North Carolina as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 28429?: 8 USPS carrier routes with 5,126 residential and 175 business mailboxes (5,302 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 28429?: The closest, measured center to center: 28401 (5.3 mi, Wilmington), 28405 (5.6 mi, Wilmington), 28411 (6.7 mi, Murraysville), 28457 (8.1 mi, Rocky Point), 28403 (8.3 mi, Wilmington) and 28480 (10.4 mi, Wrightsville Beach).

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.