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Sunset Beach, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Sunset Beach, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,375. 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 SUNSET-BEACH-NC · Sunset Beach, NC 1 ZIPs · 4,375 pop · #8224/25278 · Brunswick County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-HIGH $83,358
  • RANK-UPPER #8224/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Southport
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 87% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,375
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $412,000

Nearest income peer: Southport, NC ( $666 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 Sunset Beach

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Sunset Beach 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, Sunset Beach, NC sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 33%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,375
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$83,358
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 28468 (4,375 residents). Household income $83,358 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (87.4%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within North Carolina, Southport is the closest lower-income city and Belmont the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Sunset Beach.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 28468, is all of Sunset Beach

There is no split to weigh here: 28468 holds every one of Sunset Beach's 4,375 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Sunset Beach's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 105 establishments, 1,159 employees , annual payroll $40,299k (~24 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28468 (105 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (23) · also Construction · Real estate and rental and leasing .

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ZIP Codes in Sunset Beach, NC

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

Sunset Beach sits in the upper half of Brunswick County on income: Supply, Shallotte and Calabash report less, while Oak Island and Ocean Isle Beach report more. Riegelwood marks the far end of that range at $49,670, 40% below Sunset Beach.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28468 4,375 $83,358 105 96
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Sunset Beach 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 Sunset Beach, .