Landfall is a 2,458-acre area on Wilmington's east side by the Intracoastal Waterway in ZIP code 28405, zoned for Wrightsville Beach Elementary.

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.

Landfall is the largest of the city’s neighborhood planning areas in this guide, about 2,458 acres on Wilmington’s east side, running to the Intracoastal Waterway across from Wrightsville Beach. The planning area takes in the Landfall community and the streets around it off Eastwood Road, Military Cutoff Road and Wrightsville Avenue: mostly single-family homes, with condo and apartment complexes.

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: $375,126 in ZIP code 28405 in August 2026, according to the Zillow Home Value Index. The ZIP code covers far more than Landfall.
  • Nearest interstate: I-40 exit 420, where the interstate meets College Road, about 5.8 miles by road.

Part of our Wilmington neighborhoods guide.

Where it is

The city’s planning map lists Landfall, Lucia Point, Drayton Point, Helmsdale, Prestwick and Regency Court inside the planning area. By New Hanover County’s address points, the streets with the most homes are Sir Tyler Drive, Ashes Drive, Old Maccumber Station Road, Arboretum Drive, Wrightsville Avenue, South Moorings Drive and Pembroke Jones Drive. Mayfaire is next door to the west.

The county’s address points show 3,113 residential addresses: 2,022 single homes, 901 units in condo and apartment complexes, 54 in a mobile home park on Military Cutoff Road and 136 on vacant lots. All are in ZIP code 28405, and 3,110 are inside the Wilmington city limits.

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 Wrightsville Beach Elementary, in Wrightsville Beach 3,113 of 3,113 89.9%
Middle M.C.S. Noble Middle, 6520 Market St. 3,113 of 3,113 66.8%
High New Hanover High, 1307 Market St. 3,113 of 3,113 43.6%

Statewide, 59.1% of end-of-grade tests and 59.6% of end-of-course tests were at grade level. Each school name links to its NC School Report Card. More in our schools guide.

Home values

Zillow’s typical home value in ZIP code 28405 was $375,126 in August 2026, down 0.1% from $375,497 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 28405 stretches west across the city to College Road, so this figure describes a much larger area than Landfall. Zillow’s figure for Wilmington as a whole was $419,038, down 0.1%. More in our home prices guide.

Parks and trails

  • Summer Rest Trail, 423 Summer Rest Road, on the city’s parks layer

See our parks and trails guide.

Getting around

  • Roads: Eastwood Road (U.S. 74) leads east toward Wrightsville Beach and west toward College Road; Military Cutoff Road runs north to Market Street.
  • I-40: exit 420 is about 5.8 miles by road.
  • Downtown and City Hall: about 9.4 miles.
  • Wilmington International Airport: about 9.4 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 206 (Oleander Drive) has a stop 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

From OpenStreetMap: the county’s Northeast Regional Library, 1241 Military Cutoff Road, is inside the area, and the nearest supermarkets are in Mayfaire next door: Harris Teeter, 6805 Parker Farm Drive, and The Fresh Market, 1060 International Drive.

How we drew this area

This page follows the Landfall boundary on the City of Wilmington’s neighborhood planning areas map, which is larger than the Landfall community itself. Home counts and ZIP codes come from New Hanover County’s address points inside that boundary. Road distances and store locations use © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Frequently asked questions

What schools is Landfall in Wilmington zoned for?

All 3,113 residential addresses in the city’s Landfall planning area are zoned for Wrightsville Beach Elementary, M.C.S. Noble Middle and New Hanover High, according to New Hanover County Schools’ zone map.

What ZIP code is Landfall in Wilmington?

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

Is Landfall a good place to live?

Here are the facts. The Landfall planning area covers 2,458 acres on Wilmington’s east side, with the county’s Northeast Regional Library inside it and Mayfaire’s shops next door. It is zoned for Wrightsville Beach Elementary, where 89.9% of state tests were at grade level in 2025-26, and New Hanover High. The typical home value in ZIP code 28405 was $375,126 in August 2026, according to Zillow.

Is Landfall in Wilmington or Wrightsville Beach?

In Wilmington. Of the 3,113 residential addresses in the city’s Landfall planning area, 3,110 are inside the Wilmington city limits in New Hanover County’s address records.