28017
ZIP 28017 is Boiling Springs, North Carolina, in Cleveland County; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Cleveland
- Metro area
- Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC
- Population
- 663
- Coordinates
- 35.2471, -81.6707
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Where 28017 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 28017 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIOBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 28,017 = 3 × 3 × 11 × 283. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110110101110001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28016 (Bessemer City, NC, 22 mi away) and 28018 (Bostic, NC, 18 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 28017 becomes 71082 — and that is a real ZIP code: Vivian, LA, 723 miles away.
- 👥 67 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01827, 02187, 02718, 02817, 02871, 07821, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87021 in Milan, NM, 1,475 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 68%.
- 🎯977 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28017 and you would come out at 35.25°S, 98.33°E — 1,033 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
- 📏 At 0.172 square miles of land, 28017 is bigger than 2% of ZIP codes — about 83 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 663This ZIP663 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Median age | 20.0This ZIP20.0North Carolina39.1US 38.9 |
| Mean commute | 11.7 minThis ZIP11.7 min |
| Population density | 3,854.7 / sq miThis ZIP3,854.7 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 37This ZIP37 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 900This ZIP900 |
| Annual payroll | $41,977,000This ZIP$41,977,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.17 sq miThis ZIP0.17 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 28017
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 28017
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
28152 | Shelby, NC | 4.5 mi |
28114 | Mooresboro, NC | 4.5 mi |
28089 | Lattimore, NC | 5.1 mi |
28024 | Cliffside, NC | 5.6 mi |
28076 | Henrietta, NC | 6.2 mi |
28019 | Caroleen, NC | 7.4 mi |
28038 | Earl, NC | 8.2 mi |
28151 | Shelby, NC | 8.2 mi |
28150 | Shelby, NC | 8.5 mi |
29341 | Gaffney, SC | 9.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 28017?
28017 is in Boiling Springs, North Carolina, in Cleveland County, part of the Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.2471, -81.6707.
What county is 28017 in?
28017 lies in Cleveland County.
What time zone is 28017 in?
28017 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 28017?
About 663 people live in ZIP code 28017, at 3,854.7 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 28017?
The closest are 28152 (4.5 mi), 28114 (4.5 mi), 28089 (5.1 mi), 28024 (5.6 mi) and 28076 (6.2 mi).
Is 28017 a PO Box ZIP code?
28017 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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