Pender

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North Carolina

Pender is a smaller county in North Carolina with 6 ZIP codes, 46,922 people, and above-median household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.

National county placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Pender, NC sits among US counties with an above-median household income, on a smaller county population base, across a compact ZIP cluster.

Top 46%
household income vs 3,210 US counties
46,922
combined ZIP population
6
USPS ZIP codes covered
$69,163
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.

Pender lands in the national county income distribution as above-median household income on smaller county footing (FIPS 37141, 6 ZIPs, combined population 46,922). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.

Above-median income on a compact ZIP cluster (6 codes). Population density still swings from downtown to farm-edge; the density column is the fastest filter before a side-by-side compare. County-level HUD and FBI inputs still key off FIPS 37141.

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6

Total ZIPs

46,922

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Pender

Side-by-side: Compare 28443 vs 28425 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
28443 Hampstead 17,512 59
28425 Burgaw 10,906 28
28457 Rocky Point 9,905 30
28478 Willard 4,588 15
28435 Currie 2,490 10
28421 Atkinson 1,521 11

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Pender?

Pender has a total population of 46,922 across 6 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in Pender?

Pender includes 6 ZIP codes: 28443, 28425, 28457, 28478, 28435, 28421.

Pender's figures come from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023), mapped to ZIP codes via the HUD USPS Crosswalk. PlainZIP is not affiliated with the U.S. Census Bureau or any government agency. See our methodology for details.

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