What city is 28457 in?

28457 is a Rocky Point, NC mailing address. By land area, 4% lies inside Rocky Point and 1% lies inside Long Creek; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 28457?

About 11,464 people (±1,234), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 11,008.

What is the median household income in 28457?

$78,178 (±$17,545), 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 28457?

9 USPS carrier routes with 5,049 residential and 110 business mailboxes (5,159 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 28457?

The closest, measured center to center: 28425 (7.4 mi, St. Helena), 28429 (8.1 mi, Skippers Corner), 28443 (10.3 mi, Hampstead), 28411 (11.6 mi, Murraysville), 28401 (12.7 mi, Wilmington) and 28405 (13.3 mi, Wilmington).

28457 ZIP Code, Rocky Point, NC

28457 is a ZIP code in Rocky Point, North Carolina in Pender County. It covers 147 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 28425, 28429 and 28443. 11,464 people live here in 4,430 households. It is rural, with fewer than 100 people per square mile, and most homes are owner-occupied (85%). Median household income is $78,178, close to the North Carolina median of $72,388.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Rocky Point, NC
County: Pender County
Land area: 147 sq mi
Population: 11,464
Median household income: $78,178
Carrier routes: 9 (5,049 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	11,464
Households	4,430
Median household income	$78,178
Income per person	$40,095
Median age	36.4
Homeowners	84.5%
Median home value	$245,900
Median rent	$912
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.1%
Average commute (minutes)	30.8
Households with kids under 18	31.4%
Moved in the past year	10.0%
Below the poverty line	10.2%
Broadband internet	91.4%
Speak a non-English language at home	13.2%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	3.7%
$10–15K	7.0%
$15–25K	5.3%
$25–35K	5.8%
$35–50K	10.5%
$50–75K	16.8%
$75–100K	8.4%
$100–150K	25.0%
$150–200K	9.9%
$200K+	7.6%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	8.6%
10–19	17.2%
20–24	5.9%
25–34	15.0%
35–44	15.3%
45–54	15.2%
55–64	10.9%
65–74	7.0%
75+	4.8%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	50.7%
Owned outright	24.7%
Rented	13.5%
Vacant	11.0%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	66.7%
Townhome	0.2%
2–4 units	0.0%
5–19 units	0.0%
20+ units	0.0%
Mobile / other	33.1%

Businesses in 28457

159 business establishments with 1,294 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Construction: 41
Retail Trade: 19
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: 17
Transportation and Warehousing: 11
Health Care and Social Assistance: 11
Other Services (except Public Administration): 10
Wholesale Trade: 9
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: 9

EDDM carrier routes

28457 has 9 USPS carrier routes with 5,049 residential and 110 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 28457

28457 has 9 USPS carrier routes (9 rural (R)) with 5,049 residential and 110 business mailboxes. Routes range from 444 homes (R015) to 647 homes (R005); the median route has 571 homes. The Census counted 4,430 households in 28457 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	0
250–499	3
500–749	6
750–999	0
1,000–1,499	0
1,500+	0

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Route R013 — USPS business mailboxes 36, 630 homes
Route R005 — USPS business mailboxes 19, 647 homes
Route R017 — USPS business mailboxes 14, 465 homes
Route R003 — USPS business mailboxes 12, 477 homes
Route R004 — USPS business mailboxes 10, 641 homes

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Every carrier route in 28457

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
R001	Rural	571	10	$50,891	—	—	—
R002	Rural	544	2	$97,567	—	—	—
R003	Rural	477	12	$64,483	—	—	—
R004	Rural	641	10	$50,795	—	—	—
R005	Rural	647	19	$64,483	—	—	—
R013	Rural	630	36	$36,535	—	—	—
R015	Rural	444	2	$87,933	—	—	—
R016	Rural	630	5	$50,795	—	—	—
R017	Rural	465	14	$77,189	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 28457 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

28425 — St. Helena village, NC (7.4 mi)
28429 — Skippers Corner CDP, NC (8.1 mi)
28443 — Hampstead CDP, NC (10.3 mi)
28411 — Murraysville CDP, NC (11.6 mi)
28401 — Wilmington city, NC (12.7 mi)
28405 — Wilmington city, NC (13.3 mi)
28435 (14 mi)
28478 — Watha town, NC (16.1 mi)

Areas that include 28457

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 28457, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 28457 in?: 28457 is a Rocky Point, NC mailing address. By land area, 4% lies inside Rocky Point and 1% lies inside Long Creek; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 28457 in?: 28457 is in Pender County.
What is the population of 28457?: About 11,464 people (±1,234), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 11,008.
What is the median household income in 28457?: $78,178 (±$17,545), 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 28457?: 9 USPS carrier routes with 5,049 residential and 110 business mailboxes (5,159 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 28457?: The closest, measured center to center: 28425 (7.4 mi, St. Helena), 28429 (8.1 mi, Skippers Corner), 28443 (10.3 mi, Hampstead), 28411 (11.6 mi, Murraysville), 28401 (12.7 mi, Wilmington) and 28405 (13.3 mi, Wilmington).

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