Echo Farms is a 640-acre area off Carolina Beach Road in ZIP code 28412 with 1,873 homes, zoned for Alderman Elementary and New Hanover High.

Last checked Oct. 11, 2026. Sources: the City of Wilmington’s neighborhood planning areas and parks map layers, New Hanover County’s address points, New Hanover County Schools’ School Locator, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction’s 2025-26 school test data, the Zillow Home Value Index (Zillow Research), New Hanover County’s 2025 Wave Transit map and © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Echo Farms is on the city’s south side, west of Carolina Beach Road: curving streets of single-family homes and townhouse and apartment complexes. On the city’s planning map it is the Echo Farms/Rivers Edge planning area, about 640 acres, and OpenStreetMap names Echo Farms as a place there.

What this means for you

  • Zoned high school: New Hanover High for every residential address. Check an exact address with the district’s School Locator.
  • Home value: $393,240 in ZIP code 28412 in August 2026, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.
  • Nearest interstate: I-40 exit 420, where the interstate meets College Road, about 9 miles by road. Downtown is about 5.5 miles north.

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Where it is

The city’s planning map lists Echo Farms, Echo Greens, Echo Pond, Echo Ridge, Rivers Edge, Westwood, Muirfield and The Marshes inside the planning area. Echo Farms Boulevard runs through it. By New Hanover County’s address points, the streets with the most homes are Salinger Court, Portofino Court, Midvale Drive, Appleton Way, Echo Farms Boulevard and Windchime Drive.

The county’s address points show 1,873 residential addresses: 908 single homes, 945 units in townhouse, apartment and condo complexes and 20 addresses on vacant lots. All are in ZIP code 28412.

Schools

We checked every residential address in the planning area against the zone map behind New Hanover County Schools’ School Locator on Oct. 11, and spot-checked addresses against the district’s 2026 zone maps. Results are the share of state tests at grade level in 2025-26, from the N.C. Department of Public Instruction.

Level Zoned school Addresses Tests at grade level, 2025-26
Elementary Edwin A. Alderman Elementary, 2025 Independence Blvd. 1,873 of 1,873 37.8%
Middle Williston Middle, 401 S. 10th St. 1,873 of 1,873 33.1%
High New Hanover High, 1307 Market St. 1,873 of 1,873 43.6%

Statewide, 59.1% of end-of-grade tests and 59.6% of end-of-course tests were at grade level. Alderman Elementary and Williston Middle are on the state’s 2025-26 low-performing schools list, each with a D; Alderman has been on the list three years running. Each school name links to its NC School Report Card. The district also runs magnet and specialty programs families can apply to; see our schools guide.

Home values

Zillow’s typical home value in ZIP code 28412 was $393,240 in August 2026, down 1.4% from $398,693 a year earlier, according to the Zillow Home Value Index. The index is a modeled typical value for the middle third of homes, houses and condos together, not a sale price. ZIP code 28412 also covers Pine Valley and areas outside the city limits. Zillow’s figure for Wilmington as a whole was $419,038, down 0.1%. More in our home prices guide.

Parks and trails

  • Echo Farms Park, 4112 Echo Farms Blvd., about 14 acres, on the city’s parks layer

See our parks and trails guide.

Getting around

  • Roads: Carolina Beach Road runs north to downtown and south to Monkey Junction, where it meets College Road.
  • I-40: exit 420 is about 9 miles by road.
  • Downtown and City Hall: about 5.5 miles.
  • Wilmington International Airport: about 11.6 miles. Distances are measured on the OpenStreetMap road network with the OSRM routing engine from the middle of the area’s homes; they are distances, not drive times.
  • Bus: Wave Transit route 201 (Carolina Beach Road) stops in the area on the county’s 2025 transit map. Check Wave Transit at 910-343-0106. More in our getting around guide.

Groceries and everyday stores

OpenStreetMap lists a Harris Teeter at 3836 Carolina Beach Road inside the area.

How we drew this area

This page follows the Echo Farms/Rivers Edge boundary on the City of Wilmington’s neighborhood planning areas map. Home counts and ZIP codes come from New Hanover County’s address points inside that boundary. Road distances and store locations use © OpenStreetMap contributors. We found no freely licensed street-level photograph of Echo Farms, so the picture is a crop of federal aerial imagery of the area.

Frequently asked questions

What schools is Echo Farms in Wilmington zoned for?

All 1,873 residential addresses in the city’s Echo Farms/Rivers Edge planning area are zoned for Edwin A. Alderman Elementary, Williston Middle and New Hanover High, according to New Hanover County Schools’ zone map.

What ZIP code is Echo Farms?

  1. Every residential address in the planning area is in that ZIP code, according to New Hanover County’s address records.

Is Echo Farms a good place to live?

Here are the facts. Echo Farms is a 640-acre area off Carolina Beach Road with a 14-acre city park and a supermarket inside it, zoned for New Hanover High. The typical home value in ZIP code 28412 was $393,240 in August 2026, according to Zillow.

Is Echo Farms inside Wilmington city limits?

Yes. The city’s Echo Farms/Rivers Edge planning area is inside the city limits, and every residential address in it is recorded as in Wilmington in New Hanover County’s address records.