Estimated zip code population in 2019: 18,724 Zip code population in 2010: 19,658 Zip code population in 2000: 18,960
Houses and condos: 8,885 Renter-occupied apartments: 2,625
% of renters here:
35%
State:
35%
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 28472: 80.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 182.2 sq. mi. Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.
Population density: 103 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
This zip code:
1.0% ($1,149)
North Carolina:
0.8% ($1,493)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,332 (1.0%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $885 (1.0%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 9,434
(50.4%)
Females: 9,289
(49.6%)
For population 25 years and over in 28472:
High school or higher: 88.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.8%
Unemployed: 4.2%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 28472:
Never married: 30.0%
Now married: 46.2%
Separated: 5.5%
Widowed: 7.6%
Divorced: 10.7%
Zip code 28472 compared to state average:
Median house value below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 28472, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $40,439 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$40,439
State:
$54,937
Salary/wage: $34,299 (reported on 83.9% of returns)
Here:
$34,299
State:
$46,336
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 75.1% for AGIs below $25k, 80.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 68.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 51.5% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,652 (reported on 28.3% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,652
North Carolina:
$1,298
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $8,393 (reported on 11.8% of returns)
Here:
$8,393
State:
$6,213
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 9.5% for AGIs over 200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,620 (reported on 11.5% of returns)
Here:
+$4,620
State:
+$12,740
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.2% for AGIs over 200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$8,363 (reported on 15.8% of returns)
Here:
+$8,363
State:
+$10,311
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.7% for AGIs below $25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,840 (reported on 7.1% of returns)
28472:
$12,840
North Carolina:
$15,575
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $20,815 (24% of AGI, reported on 24.6% of returns)
Here:
$20,815
State:
$23,438
Here:
23.7% of AGI
State:
21.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.2% for AGIs below $25k, 9.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 13.3% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $5,016 (reported on 20.7% of returns)
Here:
$5,016
State:
$4,687
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $6,921 (reported on 24.6% of returns)
28472:
$6,921
State:
$8,823
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.9% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $2,503 (reported on 32.8% of returns)
Here:
$2,503
State:
$2,376
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 67.9%
Here:
68%
State:
53%
(% for various income ranges: 66.3% for AGIs below $25k, 64.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 28472, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $35,625 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$35,625
State:
$45,376
Salary/wage: $30,475 (reported on 85.6% of returns)
Here:
$30,475
State:
$39,442
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 127.6% for AGIs below $10k, 83.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 50.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,792 (reported on 33.0% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,792
North Carolina:
$1,515
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs below $10k, 1.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $7,100 (reported on 15.1% of returns)
Here:
$7,100
State:
$4,016
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$13,582 (reported on 11.8% of returns)
Here:
+$13,582
State:
+$11,152
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$8,204 (reported on 16.4% of returns)
Here:
+$8,204
State:
+$9,490
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.8% for AGIs below $10k, 4.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.7% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $3,361 (reported on 1.6% of returns)
28472:
$3,361
North Carolina:
$2,967
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Self-employed pension: $10,630 (reported on 0.4% of returns)
Here:
$10,630
North Carolina:
$14,754
Total itemized deductions: $18,524 (25% of AGI, reported on 27.7% of returns)
Here:
$18,524
State:
$19,464
Here:
24.8% of AGI
State:
22.7% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.0% for AGIs below $10k, 9.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 13.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 16.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 17.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $4,370 (6% of AGI, reported on 24.6% of returns)
Here:
$4,370
State:
$4,035
Here:
5.6% of AGI
State:
4.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $10k, 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $5,464 (reported on 62.6% of returns)
28472:
$5,464
State:
$7,257
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $10k, 2.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $2,123 (reported on 31.8% of returns)
Here:
$2,123
State:
$1,851
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 71.6%
Here:
72%
State:
62%
(% for various income ranges: 67.0% for AGIs below $10k, 72.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 70.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 81.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,766 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 5,621
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 163 (93 now married, 69 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 3,892 (1,823 now married, 2,062 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 28472 with a mortgage: 2,459 (33 second mortgage, 333 home equity loan, 24 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,426
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,133 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $367
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
22.4%
Whole state:
13.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
10.3%
Whole state:
7.5%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.9
State:
6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.3
State:
4.4
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 28472: Whiteville Plaza (A), State Prison Camp Number 602 (B), Honey Field (C), Southeast Regional Park (D), Whiteville Whitemarsh Wastewater Treatment (E), Crusoe Community Hall (F), Whiteville City Hall (G), Columbus County Courthouse (H), Columbus Correctional Institution (I), Columbus County Public Library (J), Shoreland Health Care and Retirement Center (K), North Carolina State Highway Patrol (L), Whiteville Police Department (M), Columbus County Law Enforcement (N), Liberty Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation of Columbus (O), Columbus County Sheriff's Office (P), Columbus County Sheriff's Administration (Q). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 28472 include: Lebanon Church (A), Union Valley Church (B), Magnolia Church (C), Welch Creek Church (D), Mill Branch Church (E), Western Prong Church (F), White Marsh Church (G), Mount Elgrim Church (H), Mount Olive Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Cherry Grove Cemetery (1), Meares Cemetery (2), Flynn Cemetery (3), Columbus Country Memorial Park (4), Prince Cemetery (5), Whiteville Cemetery (6), Etheridge Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Brights Lake (A), Schulkens Pond (B), The Fishponds (C), Benson Mill Pond (D), Richardson Millpond (E), Inmans Lake (F), Pine Log Swamp (G), Big Bay (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Fivemile Branch (A), Cypress Creek (B), Cypress Branch (C), Boggy Branch (D), Cherry Branch (E), Ruddy Branch (F), Big Pond Branch (G), Camp Branch (H), Cedar Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 1,014 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,285 2-persons, 1,395 3-persons, 729 4-persons, 284 5-persons, 134 6-persons, 59 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 2,472 1-person, 121 2-persons
1,924 married couples with children.
1,277 single-parent households (242 men, 1,035 women).
95.1% of residents of 28472 zip code speak English at home.
3.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% very well, 9% well, 10% not well, 10% not at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% very well, 23% not well, 9% not at all).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (74% very well, 18% well, 9% not well).
Foreign born population: 359 (1.9%) (21.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
1.9%
Whole state:
8.4%
51%Honduras
13%Bangladesh
11%Sweden
7%Belgium
7%Malaysia
4%Taiwan
3%Singapore
34%American
5%English
3%Irish
1%European
1%German
1%French
1%Scottish
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
382010 or later
182000 to 2009
1761990 to 1999
151Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
CHAMBERS DEVELOPMENT CO-COLUMB (LANDFILL ROAD in WHITEVILLE, NC)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00NX7W64FBEQRCCAH9, WASTEWATER FACILITY National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
CITY OF WHITEVILLE (1000 NOLAN AVENUE in WHITEVILLE, NC)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -66AN2CF000AEVD848WJT04Y6KB, WASTEWATER FACILITY National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS Organizations: WHITEMARSH WTP (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, WHITEVILLE, CITY OF (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: WHITEVILLE (CITY) WWTP, WHITEVILLE WHITEMARSH WWTP
CENTRAL MIDDLE (310 S MARTIN L KING JR AVE in WHITEVILLE, NC)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-304 Organizations: WHITEVILLE CITY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
BARNHILL CONTRACTING COMPANY (864 GEORGIA-PACIFIC ROAD in WHITEVILLE, NC)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS Business NAICS classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURE AND BLOCK MANUFACTURING. Alternative names: APAC-ATLANTIC INCORPORATED COASTAL CAROLINA DIVISION, APAC CAROLINA INC - CROWELL, APAC CAROLINA INCORPORATED CROWELL DIVISION W, BARNHILL CONTRACTING CO WHITEV
CAMPBELL OIL & GAS COMPANY (1476 S. JK POWELL BLVD. in WHITEVILLE, NC) . Tribal Land
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.8% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.8%
72.6%Electricity
21.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
2.7%Utility gas
Population in 1990: 18,066. Population change in the 1990s: +894 (+4.9%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 14,483
Northeast: 906
Midwest: 301
South: 2,358
West: 231
66% of the 28472 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.
89% of the 28472 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 14% moved from different state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 1% moved from abroad.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 189
Here:
10.2%
North Carolina:
11.4%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):
Here:
0.0%
North Carolina:
9.1%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 78
Here:
12.9%
North Carolina:
19.1%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
109,380Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
64,958Architecture and engineering occupations
54,062Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
49,229Fire fighting and prevention, and other protective service workers including supervisors
46,627Management occupations
44,930Business and financial operations occupations
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (WHITEVILLE, NC):
JW COOK & SONS, INC (282 FLOWERS PRIDGEN DRIVE) : $387,038 in 7 contractsfrom 1999 to 2004
Contracts for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Miscellaneous Buildings, Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Office Buildings, Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Troop Housing Facilities, Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Airfield Structures, and moreby Army, Navy Signed by year:2000: $105,952; 2001: $0; 2002: $169,950; 2003: $0; 2004: $157,058; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$177,010 with Army for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Miscellaneous Buildings. Signed on 2004-06-04. Completion date: 2004-06-04.
$170,000 with Army for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2002-07-02. Completion date: 2002-08-05.
$105,952 with Army for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Troop Housing Facilities. Signed on 2000-03-13. Completion date: 2000-03-13.
$0 with Navy for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Airfield Structures. Signed on 1999-10-27. Completion date: 1995-11-01.
AXEL MCPHERSON CONSTR INC (315 JACK HAYES RD; small business) : $12,350 in 2 contractsin 2006
$7,000 with Army for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Signed on 2006-01-17. Completion date: 2005-12-16.
$5,350, same as above.Signed on 2006-06-23. Completion date: 2006-07-07.
BLACK'S TIRE SERVICE, INC (30 BITMORE ROAD; small business) : $10,557 in 2 contractsfrom 2003 to 2005
$6,057 with Army for Tires and Tubes, Pneumatic, Except Aircraft. Signed on 2003-08-18. Completion date: 2003-09-12.
$4,500, same as above.Signed on 2005-10-17. Completion date: 2005-10-31.
BAWCUTT HOSPITALITY LLC (1007 N JK POWELL BLVD) : $2,376 in 2 contractsfrom 2002 to 2003
$1,344 with Army for Lodging - Hotel/Motel. Signed on 2003-01-22. Completion date: 2003-01-23.
$1,032 with Army for Other Housekeeping Services. Signed on 2002-10-31. Completion date: 2002-11-03.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (500-999 employees: 1 establishment)
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Employment Placement Agencies (250-499: 1, 1-4: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 2, 20-49: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (20-49: 2, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 11, 1-4: 14)
People in group quarters in 2010:
691 people in state prisons
209 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
199 people in correctional residential facilities
25 people in group homes intended for adults
People in group quarters in 2000:
686 people in state prisons
172 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
85 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
27 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
9 people in homes for the mentally ill
3 people in other nonhousehold living situations
Fatal accident statistics in 2014:
Fatal accident count: 6
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 11
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 8
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 22
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accident statistics in 2013:
Fatal accident count: 2
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 2
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 143. The highest number of fire incidents - 257 took place in 2010, and the least - 42 in 2002. The data has a rising trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (51.8%), and Outside Fires (32.1%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 28472