ZIP Code 28461

28461 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Southport, Brunswick County.

City: Southport
County: Brunswick County
State: North Carolina
Prefix: 284xx

Where this code sits

28461 is part of the 284xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Southport.

Southport North Carolina ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 28461 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 28461

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 28461.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 28465	6.2 mi	Oak Island, NC
ZIP code 28449	7.5 mi	Kure Beach, NC
ZIP code 28422	8.7 mi	Bolivia, NC
ZIP code 28428	9.4 mi	Carolina Beach, NC
ZIP code 28479	13 mi	Winnabow, NC
ZIP code 28406	14 mi	Wilmington, NC
ZIP code 28407	14 mi	Wilmington, NC
ZIP code 28410	14 mi	Wilmington, 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 28461, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 28461. 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.