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Oak Island, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Oak Island, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 6,531. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet OAK-ISLAND-NC · Oak Island, NC 1 ZIPs · 6,531 pop · #7372/25278 · Brunswick County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-HIGH $86,194
  • RANK-UPPER #7372/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Sunset Beach
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 91% owners
  • POP-TOWN 6,531
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $479,500

Nearest income peer: Sunset Beach, NC ( $2,836 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Oak Island

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Oak Island on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Oak Island, NC sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 29%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
6,531
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$86,194
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 28465 (6,531 residents). Household income $86,194 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (91.1%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within North Carolina, Kill Devil Hills is the closest lower-income city and Shawboro the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Oak Island.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 28465, is all of Oak Island

There is no split to weigh here: 28465 holds every one of Oak Island's 6,531 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Oak Island's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 202 establishments, 1,454 employees , annual payroll $47,311k (~31 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28465 (202 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (40) · also Construction · Real estate and rental and leasing .

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ZIP Codes in Oak Island, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Brunswick County, which covers 13 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Oak Island. See the Brunswick County roll-up →

Oak Island sits in the upper half of Brunswick County on income: Leland, Southport and Supply report less, while Ocean Isle Beach reports more. Riegelwood marks the far end of that range at $49,670, 42% below Oak Island.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28465 6,531 $86,194 202 238
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Oak Island roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Oak Island, .