16 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas in Columbus County, North Carolina. The population-weighted median household income is about $48,734, the median home value about $148,947, and 71.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
- 16
- ZIP codes
- 62.5K
- Population
- 53
- Data points
Columbus County at a glance
- $48,734
- Median household income
- $148,947
- Median home value
- 42.9
- Median age
- 71.6%
- Owner-occupied
- 29,570
- Housing units
Income, home value, and age are population-weighted averages of the ZIP-level medians in the file. Counts are exact.
Top 5 Columbus County ZIP codes by median household income| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ |
|---|
| 1 | 28432 | — | 1,656 | 83.7% | $90,815 |
| 2 | 28450 | Lake Waccamaw | 2,337 | 73.2% | $69,554 |
| 3 | 28430 | Cerro Gordo | 1,573 | 61.6% | $68,356 |
| 4 | 28436 | Delco | 1,922 | 61.1% | $64,297 |
| 5 | 28442 | Hallsboro | 1,810 | 84.1% | $60,964 |
Top 5 Columbus County ZIP codes by population| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ |
|---|
| 1 | 28472 | Brunswick | 16,780 | 71.3% | $42,003 |
| 2 | 28320 | Bladenboro | 7,962 | 71.9% | $57,500 |
| 3 | 28463 | Tabor City | 7,522 | 70.1% | $45,239 |
| 4 | 28431 | Chadbourn | 5,901 | 66.3% | $40,888 |
| 5 | 28433 | Clarkton | 4,313 | 75.7% | $36,944 |
Top 5 Columbus County ZIP codes by Homeowner GDP| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ | Homeowner GDP |
|---|
| 1 | 28472 | Brunswick | 16,780 | 71.3% | $42,003 | $198.5M |
| 2 | 28320 | Bladenboro | 7,962 | 71.9% | $57,500 | $128.7M |
| 3 | 28463 | Tabor City | 7,522 | 70.1% | $45,239 | $87.9M |
| 4 | 28431 | Chadbourn | 5,901 | 66.3% | $40,888 | $76.9M |
| 5 | 28456 | East Arcadia | 3,860 | 84.7% | $49,670 | $64.4M |
Homeowner GDP = owner-occupied units × median household income — a proxy for aggregate homeowner spending power in a ZIP, useful for scoring market opportunity. Not an official economic statistic.
Densest: 28424 (Brunswick) at 628 people/sq mi. Least dense: 28423 (Bolton) at 20 people/sq mi.
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