ZIP Code 28449

28449 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Kure Beach, New Hanover County.

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

Where this code sits

28449 is part of the 284xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Kure Beach.

Kure Beach North Carolina ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 28449 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 28449

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 28449.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 28428	3.1 mi	Carolina Beach, NC
ZIP code 28406	7.4 mi	Wilmington, NC
ZIP code 28407	7.4 mi	Wilmington, NC
ZIP code 28410	7.4 mi	Wilmington, NC
ZIP code 28461	7.5 mi	Southport, NC
ZIP code 28412	11 mi	Wilmington, NC
ZIP code 28409	12 mi	Wilmington, NC
ZIP code 28465	13 mi	Oak Island, 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 28449, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 28449. 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.