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ZIP Codes Starting with
62 ZIP codes start with 284, sorted at the Fayetteville, NC (SCF 283) sectional center (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) in North Carolina: 55 residential ZIP codes across 8 counties and 7 PO Box or single-organization codes (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026).
What do the digits 284 mean?
The first digit, 2, is one of ten national areas (District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia). The first three, 284, route mail to a sectional center: USPS labeling list L005 (effective October 1, 2026) sends letters for 284 to the Fayetteville, NC (SCF 283) facility. The last two digits pick the delivery area. By residents, the largest town names among the 284 ZIP codes are Wilmington, Leland, Hampstead, Southport, Whiteville and Sneads Ferry.
The same facility sorts 3 prefixes, 219 ZIP codes in all: 283, 284, 285.
Where are the 284 ZIP codes?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).
All ZIP codes starting with 284
| County | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28401 | Wilmington | New Hanover County | 22,007 | 710 | $58k | $299k |
| 28402 | Wilmington | New Hanover County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 28403 | Wilmington | New Hanover County | 40,319 | 2,874 | $55k | $387k |
| 28404 | Wilmington | Brunswick County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 28405 | Wilmington | New Hanover County | 35,467 | 1,506 | $70k | $369k |
| 28406 | Wilmington | New Hanover County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 28407 | Wilmington | New Hanover County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 28408 | Wilmington | New Hanover County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 28409 | Wilmington | New Hanover County | 36,163 | 1,614 | $111k | $423k |
| 28410 | Wilmington | New Hanover County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 28411 | Wilmington | New Hanover County | 37,233 | 903 | $97k | $396k |
| 28412 | Wilmington | New Hanover County | 44,166 | 1,984 | $72k | $372k |
| 28420 | Ash | Brunswick County | 2,658 | 16 | $54k | $198k |
| 28421 | Atkinson | Pender County | 2,010 | 36 | $60k | $118k |
| 28422 | Bolivia | Brunswick County | 10,059 | 76 | $69k | $295k |
| 28423 | Bolton | Columbus County | 2,388 | 20 | $52k | $134k |
| 28424 | Brunswick | Columbus County | 90 | 629 | $49k | $77k |
| 28425 | Burgaw | Pender County | 11,380 | 74 | $67k | $217k |
| 28428 | Carolina Beach | New Hanover County | 7,136 | 1,382 | $93k | $573k |
| 28429 | Castle Hayne | New Hanover County | 9,662 | 243 | $72k | $239k |
| 28430 | Cerro Gordo | Columbus County | 1,573 | 34 | $68k | $181k |
| 28431 | Chadbourn | Columbus County | 5,901 | 75 | $41k | $136k |
| 28432 | Clarendon | Columbus County | 1,656 | 48 | $91k | $160k |
| 28433 | Clarkton | Bladen County | 4,313 | 36 | $37k | $164k |
| 28434 | Council | Bladen County | 710 | 10 | $50k | $169k |
| 28435 | Currie | Pender County | 1,889 | 22 | $46k | $162k |
| 28436 | Delco | Columbus County | 1,922 | 44 | $64k | $184k |
| 28438 | Evergreen | Columbus County | 1,582 | 35 | $59k | $161k |
| 28439 | Fair Bluff | Columbus County | 1,190 | 49 | $32k | $113k |
| 28441 | Garland | Sampson County | 2,532 | 18 | $51k | $107k |
| 28442 | Hallsboro | Columbus County | 1,810 | 48 | $61k | $99k |
| 28443 | Hampstead | Pender County | 28,416 | 195 | $91k | $392k |
| 28444 | Harrells | Sampson County | 2,479 | 24 | $44k | $207k |
| 28445 | Holly Ridge | Onslow County | 10,797 | 104 | $84k | $386k |
| 28447 | Ivanhoe | Bladen County | 1,507 | 15 | $77k | $241k |
| 28448 | Kelly | Bladen County | 767 | 8 | $53k | $133k |
| 28449 | Kure Beach | New Hanover County | 2,131 | 538 | $108k | $760k |
| 28450 | Lake Waccamaw | Columbus County | 2,337 | 40 | $70k | $264k |
| 28451 | Leland | Brunswick County | 46,933 | 273 | $82k | $352k |
| 28452 | Longwood | Brunswick County | 1,152 | 230 | – | – |
| 28453 | Magnolia | Duplin County | 3,206 | 38 | $61k | $141k |
| 28454 | Maple Hill | Onslow County | 2,895 | 36 | $73k | $209k |
| 28455 | Nakina | Columbus County | 1,644 | 23 | $38k | $118k |
| 28456 | Riegelwood | Columbus County | 3,860 | 49 | $50k | $168k |
| 28457 | Rocky Point | Pender County | 11,464 | 78 | $78k | $246k |
| 28458 | Rose Hill | Duplin County | 5,446 | 48 | $40k | $116k |
| 28459 | Shallotte | Brunswick County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 28460 | Sneads Ferry | Onslow County | 13,532 | 485 | $89k | $344k |
| 28461 | Southport | Brunswick County | 23,762 | 313 | $83k | $429k |
| 28462 | Supply | Brunswick County | 12,340 | 170 | $60k | $253k |
| 28463 | Tabor City | Columbus County | 7,522 | 67 | $45k | $164k |
| 28464 | Teachey | Duplin County | 2,185 | 90 | $60k | $174k |
| 28465 | Oak Island | Brunswick County | 8,756 | 803 | $86k | $480k |
| 28466 | Wallace | Duplin County | 8,893 | 50 | $66k | $193k |
| 28467 | Calabash | Brunswick County | 13,313 | 766 | $75k | $309k |
| 28468 | Sunset Beach | Brunswick County | 5,154 | 270 | $83k | $412k |
| 28469 | Ocean Isle Beach | Brunswick County | 10,404 | 404 | $91k | $463k |
| 28470 | Shallotte | Brunswick County | 11,219 | 251 | $65k | $276k |
| 28472 | Whiteville | Columbus County | 16,780 | 85 | $42k | $151k |
| 28478 | Willard | Pender County | 5,017 | 41 | $73k | $179k |
| 28479 | Winnabow | Brunswick County | 6,581 | 71 | $80k | $327k |
| 28480 | Wrightsville Beach | New Hanover County | 2,776 | 712 | $173k | $1.13M |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0) for codes without a residential area.