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28012

ZIP 28012 is Belmont, North Carolina, in Gaston County; area codes 704 and 980; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Gaston
Population
26,556
Coordinates
35.2115, -81.0379
☼ Live from 28012 — Belmont, NC

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Where 28012 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28012
  • 🔢 Type 28012 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIOBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,012 = 2 × 2 × 47 × 149. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110101101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28010 (Barium Springs, NC, 36 mi away) and 28016 (Bessemer City, NC, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28012 becomes 21082 — and that is a real ZIP code: Hydes, MD, 387 miles away.
  • 👥 38 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01822, 02128, 02812, 08212, 08221, 10282, …). The farthest-flung twin is 81220 in Cimarron, CO, 1,474 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 70%.
  • 🎯1,011 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28012 and you would come out at 35.21°S, 98.96°E — 997 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 27.3 square miles of land, 28012 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population26,556This ZIP26,556
Households11,141This ZIP11,141
Housing units11,810This ZIP11,810
Median age40.2This ZIP40.2North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$83,391This ZIP$83,391North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$374,100This ZIP$374,100North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,383This ZIP$1,383North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher45.7%This ZIP45.7%
Mean commute26.8 minThis ZIP26.8 min
Population density974.5 / sq miThis ZIP974.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments662This ZIP662
Employees9,046This ZIP9,046
Annual payroll$432,932,000This ZIP$432,932,000
Tax returns filed13,490This ZIP13,490
Total adjusted gross income$1,453,111,000This ZIP$1,453,111,000

Land area

Land area27.25 sq miThis ZIP27.25 sq mi
Water area3.81 sq miThis ZIP3.81 sq mi

Other place names in 28012

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ZIP codes near 28012

ZIPCityDistance
28032 Cramerton, NC 2.8 mi
28101 Mc Adenville, NC 3.7 mi
28056 Gastonia, NC 4.9 mi
28098 Lowell, NC 5.4 mi
28278 Charlotte, NC 5.6 mi
28214 Charlotte, NC 5.7 mi
28054 Gastonia, NC 7.2 mi
28208 Charlotte, NC 7.6 mi
28217 Charlotte, NC 7.9 mi
28273 Charlotte, NC 7.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28012?

28012 is in Belmont, North Carolina, in Gaston County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.2115, -81.0379.

What county is 28012 in?

28012 lies in Gaston County.

What area code is 28012?

Belmont uses area codes 704 and 980, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 28012 in?

28012 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28012?

About 26,556 people live in ZIP code 28012, in 11,141 households, at 974.5 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 28012?

$83,391 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28012?

The closest are 28032 (2.8 mi), 28101 (3.7 mi), 28056 (4.9 mi), 28098 (5.4 mi) and 28278 (5.6 mi).

Is 28012 a PO Box ZIP code?

28012 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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