Wrightsville Beach, NC
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Wrightsville Beach, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,473. 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 WRIGHTSVILLE-BEACH-NC · Wrightsville Beach, NC 1 ZIPs · 2,473 pop · #467/25278 · New Hanover County
INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-TOP
- INC-TOP $172,500
- RANK-TOP #467/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Kure Beach
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 82% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 2,473
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-TOP $1,131,800
Nearest income peer: Kure Beach, NC ( $64,937 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 Wrightsville Beach
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Wrightsville Beach on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Castle Hayne · lowest
Castle Hayne · lowest
$72,337 median HH income
- Wilmington · near
Wilmington · near
$77,143 median HH income
- Carolina Beach · near
Carolina Beach · near
$93,241 median HH income
- Kure Beach · near
Kure Beach · near
$107,563 median HH income
- Wrightsville B · this city · highest
Wrightsville B · this city · highest
$172,500 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Wrightsville Beach, NC sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- Top 2%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 2,473
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $172,500
- 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.
High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $172,500 and home value $1,131,800 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 73.8%.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (81.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Wrightsville Beach as a pure owner town.
Within North Carolina, Oak Ridge is the closest lower-income city and New Hill the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Wrightsville Beach.
Population concentration
One ZIP, 28480, is all of Wrightsville Beach
There is no split to weigh here: 28480 holds every one of Wrightsville Beach's 2,473 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 Wrightsville Beach's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 165 establishments, 1,587 employees , annual payroll $66,473k (~67 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28480 (165 units) ; leading NAICS Real estate and rental and leasing (29) · also Accommodation and food services · Professional, scientific, and technical services .
ZIP Codes in Wrightsville Beach, NC
These ZIP codes sit in New Hanover County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Wrightsville Beach. See the New Hanover County roll-up →
No other city sharing New Hanover County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Wrightsville Beach. Wilmington, Castle Hayne and Carolina Beach sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Castle Hayne marks the far end of that range at $72,337, 58% below Wrightsville Beach.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28480 | 2,473 | $172,500 | 165 | 326 |
Wrightsville 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 Wrightsville Beach, .