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28472 Zip Code (Whiteville, NC) Detailed Profile




Cities: Whiteville, NC (2.99%), Brunswick, NC (0.19%)
County: Columbus County, NC
Estimated zip code population in 2022: 18,244
Zip code population in 2010: 19,658
Zip code population in 2000: 18,960

Houses and condos: 8,116
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,363
% of renters here:

34%
State:

33%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 28472: 80.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 182.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.
Population density: 100 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:

0.8% ($1,174)
North Carolina:

0.6% ($1,769)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,354 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $905 (0.7%)

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Males: 8,817  (48.3%)
Females: 9,426  (51.7%)

For population 25 years and over in 28472:

  • High school or higher: 87.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.8%
  • Unemployed: 4.6%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 28472:

  • Never married: 34.0%
  • Now married: 44.2%
  • Separated: 3.6%
  • Widowed: 7.2%
  • Divorced: 11.0%

Zip code 28472 compared to state average:

  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
  • Races in zip code 28472 (2022)
    • 10,72658.8%White
    • 5,30329.1%Black
    • 1,0445.7%Hispanic or Latino
    • 6863.8%Two or more races
    • 2591.4%American Indian
    • 1250.7%Asian
    • 640.4%Some other race
    • 330.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander
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Urban population: 6,123
Rural population: 12,120

Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $149,319
28472:

$149,319
North Carolina:

$280,600



According to our research of North Carolina and other state lists, there were 45 registered sex offenders living in 28472 zip code as of April 26, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 28472 is 434 to 1.
The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is near the state average.


Median resident age:
This zip code:

39.5 years
North Carolina median age:

39.2 years
Average household size:
This zip code:

2.5 people
North Carolina:

2.4 people

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 28472, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $46,962 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$46,962
State:

$70,020

Salary/wage: $38,862 (reported on 81.6% of returns)
Here:

$38,862
State:

$58,387
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1223.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3969.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7445.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10460.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18894.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 77360.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,561 (reported on 22.4% of returns)
This zip code:

$1,561
North Carolina:

$1,479
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.7% for AGIs below $25k, 14.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 61.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 104.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 152.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3626.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $9,436 (reported on 8.6% of returns)
Here:

$9,436
State:

$7,888
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.3% for AGIs below $25k, 21.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 111.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 499.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 11416.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$15,194 (reported on 8.3% of returns)
Here:

+$15,194
State:

+$23,652
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.8% for AGIs below $25k, 20.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 112.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 580.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 21920.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,513 (reported on 17.4% of returns)
Here:

+$6,513
State:

+$11,710
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 118.3% for AGIs below $25k, 72.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 137.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 290.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 447.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5273.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $14,588 (reported on 6.7% of returns)
28472:

$14,588
North Carolina:

$20,247
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 36.1% for AGIs below $25k, 59.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 191.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 354.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 787.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4140.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Total itemized deductions: $37,777 (reported on 4.2% of returns)
Here:

$37,777
State:

$34,549
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 20.9% for AGIs below $25k, 74.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 343.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 482.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1223.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 11406.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $15,597 (reported on 3.9% of returns)
Here:

$15,597
State:

$13,360
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 22.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 175.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 444.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6880.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $6,474 (reported on 4.2% of returns)
28472:

$6,474
State:

$7,586
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $25k, 10.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 53.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 265.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1723.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,687 (reported on 28.9% of returns)
Here:

$2,687
State:

$2,337
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 164.8% for AGIs below $25k, 108.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 90.6%
Here:

91%
State:

93%
(% for various income ranges: 90.7% for AGIs below $25k, 90.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 91.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 89.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

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, 71.2% 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)

Estimated median household income in 2022:
This zip code:

$42,572
North Carolina:

$67,481
Whiteville, NC (28472) map Nearest zip codes: 28424, 28442, 28432, 28431, 28450, 28455.
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Percentage of family households:
This zip code:

46.8%
North Carolina:

46.1%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:

5.2%
North Carolina:

47.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,820
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 5,209


Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 88 (74 now married, 14 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 4,146 (1,619 now married, 2,523 unmarried)


Housing units in zip code 28472 with a mortgage: 2,324 (218 second mortgage, 18 home equity loan, 193 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 29

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,149
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $416

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:

20.7%
Whole state:

12.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:

11.1%
Whole state:

6.8%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.0
State:

6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.5
State:

4.4
  • Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages

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  • 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

    Shopping Center: Lewis Smith Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location 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

Year house built
  • Year house built (houses)
  • 112020 or later
  • 8232010 to 2019
  • 1,0892000 to 2009
  • 1,3331990 to 1999
  • 7281980 to 1989
  • 1,4321970 to 1979
  • 8941960 to 1969
  • 1,0281950 to 1959
  • 1011940 to 1949
  • 3601939 or earlier

Zip code 28472 satellite photo by USGS

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Whiteville, NC (28472)
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Whiteville, NC (28472)
  • 0no bedroom
  • 251 bedroom
  • 6772 bedrooms
  • 3,0953 bedrooms
  • 6534 bedrooms
  • 905+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Whiteville, NC (28472)
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Whiteville, NC (28472)
  • 28no bedroom
  • 3021 bedroom
  • 1,2082 bedrooms
  • 7393 bedrooms
  • 584 bedrooms
  • 165+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Whiteville, NC (28472) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Whiteville, NC (28472) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 119no vehicle
  • 1,2081 vehicle
  • 1,3792 vehicles
  • 1,0813 vehicles
  • 5414 vehicles
  • 2465+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Whiteville, NC (28472) in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Whiteville, NC (28472) in renter-occupied apartments
  • 329no vehicle
  • 1,1621 vehicle
  • 6992 vehicles
  • 1133 vehicles
  • 104 vehicles
  • 415+ vehicles

  • Zip code 28472 household income distribution in 2022

  • Zip code 28472 household income distribution in 2022
  • 793Less than $10,000
  • 232$10,000 to $14,999
  • 441$15,000 to $19,999
  • 520$20,000 to $24,999
  • 509$25,000 to $29,999
  • 613$30,000 to $34,999
  • 134$35,000 to $39,999
  • 267$40,000 to $44,999
  • 286$45,000 to $49,999
  • 420$50,000 to $59,999
  • 772$60,000 to $74,999
  • 702$75,000 to $99,999
  • 399$100,000 to $124,999
  • 280$125,000 to $149,999
  • 307$150,000 to $199,999
  • 201$200,000 or more
  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 28472

  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 28472
  • 157Less than $10,000
  • 39$10,000 to $14,999
  • 58$15,000 to $19,999
  • 124$25,000 to $29,999
  • 168$35,000 to $39,999
  • 88$40,000 to $49,999
  • 244$50,000 to $59,999
  • 76$60,000 to $69,999
  • 172$70,000 to $79,999
  • 246$80,000 to $89,999
  • 104$90,000 to $99,999
  • 413$100,000 to $124,999
  • 168$125,000 to $149,999
  • 400$150,000 to $174,999
  • 252$175,000 to $199,999
  • 475$200,000 to $249,999
  • 249$250,000 to $299,999
  • 268$300,000 to $399,999
  • 89$400,000 to $499,999
  • 139$500,000 to $749,999
  • 39$750,000 to $999,999
  • 11$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 1$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 28472

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 28472
  • 72$100 to $149
  • 125$150 to $199
  • 16$250 to $299
  • 124$300 to $349
  • 61$350 to $399
  • 324$400 to $449
  • 21$450 to $499
  • 150$500 to $549
  • 216$550 to $599
  • 157$600 to $649
  • 184$650 to $699
  • 262$700 to $749
  • 151$750 to $799
  • 6$800 to $899
  • 24$900 to $999
  • 53$1,000 to $1,249
  • 297No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $794.


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $150,252.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $185,780
  • Black or African American householders: $139,769
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $189,035
  • Asian householders: $143,241
  • Some other race householders: $42,755
  • Two or more races householders: $596,841
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $131,956

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $149,319
28472:

$149,319
North Carolina:

$280,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $84,619 - $242,032

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $261,092
Here:

$261,092
State:

$375,326

Mobile homes: $35,154
Here:

$35,154
State:

$124,933
Owners and renters by unit type in zip code 28472
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 4,508
  • One, attached: 48
  • Two: 118
  • 3 or 4: 341
  • 5 to 9: 365
  • 10 to 19: 73
  • 20 to 49: 237
  • 50 or more: 97
  • Mobile homes: 2,186

Unemployment: 4.6%

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 28472

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 28472
  • 84.1%5,860Drove a car alone
  • 6.5%455Carpooled
  • 0.1%7Bicycle
  • 0.9%65Walked
  • 0.6%41Other means
  • 3.8%267Worked at home
  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 28472

  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 28472
  • 245Less than 5 minutes
  • 7585 to 9 minutes
  • 1,16310 to 14 minutes
  • 90315 to 19 minutes
  • 49920 to 24 minutes
  • 34025 to 29 minutes
  • 77430 to 34 minutes
  • 24435 to 39 minutes
  • 23040 to 44 minutes
  • 59845 to 59 minutes
  • 51260 to 89 minutes
  • 15390 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 69.4%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 18,244
  • Male householders: 2,981 (919 living alone), Female householders: 3,971 (1,223 living alone)
  • 3,009 spouses (2,999 opposite-sex spouses), 464 unmarried partners, (435 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 5,409 children (4,981 natural, 132 adopted, 297 stepchildren), 445 grandchildren, 348 brothers or sisters, 179 parents, 0 foster children, 230 other relatives, 233 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 958 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,170 2-persons, 1,249 3-persons, 528 4-persons, 454 5-persons, 70 6-persons, 37 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 2,141 1-person, 277 2-persons, 19 3-persons

2,238 married couples with children.
1,268 single-parent households (189 men, 1,079 women).

91.0% of residents of 28472 zip code speak English at home.
7.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% very well, 12% well, 17% not well, 7% not at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (42% very well, 43% not well, 15% not at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% very well, 37% not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Foreign born population: 709 (3.9%)
(29.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:

3.9%
Whole state:

8.6%
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents
  • 72%Honduras
  • 12%Bhutan
  • 3%Singapore
  • 3%Algeria
  • 1%Costa Rica
Most common first ancestries reported in 28472
  • 30%American
  • 12%English
  • 3%Irish
  • 1%German
  • 1%Scotch-Irish
  • 1%Scottish
  • 1%Italian
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 992010 or later
  • 662000 to 2009
  • 4531990 to 1999
  • 114Before 1990

Zip code 28472 topographic map

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

Zip code 28472 marital status for males
Zip code 28472 marital status for females

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.5%

Most commonly used house heating fuel
  • 78.2%Electricity
  • 15.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.7%Utility gas
  • 2.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.7%Wood

Population in 1990: 18,066. Population change in the 1990s: +894 (+4.9%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 14,229
  • Northeast: 808
  • Midwest: 191
  • South: 1,797
  • West: 199

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, 50% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 5% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 4% moved from abroad.

Year householders moved into unit in Whiteville, NC (28472)

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 160
Here:

7.8%
North Carolina:

13.8%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 33
Here:

3.2%
North Carolina:

11.9%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 40
Here:

6.7%
North Carolina:

19.3%
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Class of Workers in 2022
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months
  • Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
  • 80,776Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
  • 56,229Fire fighting and prevention, and other protective service workers including supervisors
  • 53,775Computer and mathematical occupations
  • 51,587Life, physical, and social science occupations
  • 51,544Legal occupations
  • 48,079Architecture and engineering occupations

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (WHITEVILLE, NC):

  • JW COOK & SONS, INC (282 FLOWERS PRIDGEN DRIVE) : $387,038 in 7 contracts from 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 more by 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 contracts in 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 contracts from 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 contracts from 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)
  • Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (100-249: 3, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 5)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Home Health Care Services (100-249: 1, 50-99: 4, 20-49: 5, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 8, 10-19: 5, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 11)
  • 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)

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

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

    Fire incident distribution by year According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires 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 growing trend.
    Fire incident types in Zip Code 28472 When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (51.8%), and Outside Fires (32.1%).

    • Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 28472
    • 1,25551.8%Structure Fires
    • 77932.1%Outside Fires
    • 32113.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
    • 702.9%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 28472, North Carolina

Most common first names in zip code 28472 among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James18967.8 years
Mary15678.9 years
William15169.3 years
John14471.3 years
Annie8379.7 years
Robert7768.7 years
Henry6573.7 years
Willie6070.4 years
George5970.5 years
Charles5567.3 years
Most common last names in zip code 28472 among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Ward12973.6 years
Smith12076.1 years
Thompson8773.3 years
Gore8471.7 years
Powell7875.3 years
Baldwin7073.9 years
Sellers6573.0 years
Williams6471.6 years
Jones6271.9 years
Long6170.5 years
Businesses in zip code 28472
NameCountNameCount
Advance Auto Parts1New Balance1
Arby's1Nike1
AutoZone1Payless1
Blockbuster1Pizza Hut1
Burger King1Quality1
CVS1RadioShack1
Chevrolet1Rite Aid1
Dunkin Donuts2SONIC Drive-In1
Econo Lodge1Sears1
FedEx1Subway2
Ford1Taco Bell1
GNC1U-Haul2
H&R Block1U.S. Cellular2
Hardee's1UPS5
Jones New York1Verizon Wireless1
KFC1Walgreens1
Lowe's1Walmart1
McDonald's1
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