Which ZIP code in New Hanover County has the fastest population growth?

28429 (Castle Hayne), at 36.9%, among 10 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.

Why are some ZIP codes missing?

ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

Fastest-growing ZIP codes in New Hanover County, NC

These are the 10 ZIP codes in New Hanover County with the fastest population growth, out of 10 with at least 1,000 residents. 28429 (Castle Hayne, 36.9%), 28449 (Kure Beach, 19.9%) and 28412 (Wilmington, 12.9%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in New Hanover County; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Fastest-growing ZIP codes in New Hanover County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Population change	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	28429	Castle Hayne	36.9%	9,662	3,896	5,126
2	28449	Kure Beach	19.9%	2,131	913	1,031
3	28412	Wilmington	12.9%	44,166	20,169	25,225
4	28428	Carolina Beach	7.9%	7,136	3,246	5,322
5	28405	Wilmington	7.8%	35,467	15,899	17,043
6	28480	Wrightsville Beach	6.8%	2,776	1,360	1,761
7	28409	Wilmington	3.8%	36,163	14,544	15,945
8	28403	Wilmington	-2.9%	40,319	18,577	20,097
9	28411	Wilmington	-4.6%	37,233	15,924	20,528
10	28401	Wilmington	-10.7%	22,007	11,085	14,616

How we ranked them

Ranked by the change in ACS population estimates between the 2015–2019 and 2020–2024 releases. Both are 5-year averages, and ZIP code areas were redrawn for 2020, so a large change can partly reflect a boundary change. Both periods must have at least 1,000 residents. ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 10 of 10 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Growing ZIP codes add households every year, which means new homes, new routes and customers without a go-to provider yet. Check the route map: new subdivisions can appear as new carrier routes.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 44,123 households, on 78 carrier routes with 53,747 residential mailboxes. Open any of them on the route map to see each carrier route's own figures before you choose.

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Frequently asked questions

Which ZIP code in New Hanover County has the fastest population growth?: 28429 (Castle Hayne), at 36.9%, among 10 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by the change in ACS population estimates between the 2015–2019 and 2020–2024 releases. Both are 5-year averages, and ZIP code areas were redrawn for 2020, so a large change can partly reflect a boundary change. Both periods must have at least 1,000 residents.
Why are some ZIP codes missing?: ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

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