ZIP Code 28428

28428 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Carolina Beach, New Hanover County.

City: Carolina Beach
County: New Hanover County
State: North Carolina
Prefix: 284xx

Where this code sits

28428 is part of the 284xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Carolina Beach.

Carolina Beach North Carolina ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 28428 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 28428

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 28428.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 28449	3.1 mi	Kure Beach, NC
ZIP code 28406	4.3 mi	Wilmington, NC
ZIP code 28407	4.3 mi	Wilmington, NC
ZIP code 28410	4.3 mi	Wilmington, NC
ZIP code 28412	8.4 mi	Wilmington, NC
ZIP code 28409	9.1 mi	Wilmington, NC
ZIP code 28461	9.4 mi	Southport, NC
ZIP code 28479	12 mi	Winnabow, NC

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 28428, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 28428. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.