Which ZIP code in Wilmington has the highest median household income?

28409 (Wilmington), at $111,048 (±$7,277), among 6 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.

Richest ZIP codes in Wilmington, NC

These are the 6 ZIP codes in Wilmington, NC with the highest median household income, out of 6 with at least 1,000 residents. 28409 (Wilmington, $111,048), 28411 (Wilmington, $97,387) and 28412 (Wilmington, $71,636) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Wilmington; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Richest ZIP codes in Wilmington

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median household income	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	28409	Wilmington	$111,048 ±$7,277	36,163	14,544	15,945
2	28411	Wilmington	$97,387 ±$5,272	37,233	15,924	20,528
3	28412	Wilmington	$71,636 ±$4,615	44,166	20,169	25,225
4	28405	Wilmington	$70,274 ±$8,096	35,467	15,899	17,043
5	28401	Wilmington	$57,968 ±$4,622	22,007	11,085	14,616
6	28403	Wilmington	$54,547 ±$4,003	40,319	18,577	20,097

How we ranked them

Ranked by median household income (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). The Census Bureau caps published medians at $250,000; ZIP codes at the cap are shown as $250,000+ and ordered by population. ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 6 of 6 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Higher-income ZIP codes suit offers with a bigger ticket: remodeling, pools, roofing, financial planning, private schools, premium dining. A median describes the middle household, not every door, so the routes inside each ZIP still vary.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 77,621 households, on 149 carrier routes with 93,357 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 Wilmington has the highest median household income?: 28409 (Wilmington), at $111,048 (±$7,277), among 6 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by median household income (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). The Census Bureau caps published medians at $250,000; ZIP codes at the cap are shown as $250,000+ and ordered by population.
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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