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28018

ZIP 28018 is Bostic, North Carolina, in Rutherford County; area code 828; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Rutherford
Metro area
Forest City, NC
Population
5,034
Coordinates
35.4890, -81.8034
☼ Live from 28018 — Bostic, NC

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Where 28018 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28018
  • 🔢 Type 28018 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BIOBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,018 = 2 × 14009. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110101110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28017 (Boiling Springs, NC, 18 mi away) and 28019 (Caroleen, NC, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28018 becomes 81082 — and that is a real ZIP code: Trinidad, CO, 1,261 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02188, 02818, 02881, 08218, 08812, 08821, …). The farthest-flung twin is 82801 in Sheridan, WY, 1,466 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 67%.
  • 🎯964 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28018 and you would come out at 35.49°S, 98.20°E — 1,043 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
  • 📏 At 99.5 square miles of land, 28018 is bigger than 78% of ZIP codes — room for about 76 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,034This ZIP5,034
Households2,227This ZIP2,227
Housing units2,597This ZIP2,597
Median age54.5This ZIP54.5North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$50,727This ZIP$50,727North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$169,200This ZIP$169,200North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$870This ZIP$870North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.1%This ZIP20.1%
Mean commute26.9 minThis ZIP26.9 min
Population density50.6 / sq miThis ZIP50.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments67This ZIP67
Employees447This ZIP447
Annual payroll$12,608,000This ZIP$12,608,000
Tax returns filed2,260This ZIP2,260
Total adjusted gross income$135,747,000This ZIP$135,747,000

Land area

Land area99.49 sq miThis ZIP99.49 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Other place names in 28018

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ZIP codes near 28018

ZIPCityDistance
28040 Ellenboro, NC 7.4 mi
28167 Union Mills, NC 8.9 mi
28020 Casar, NC 9.3 mi
28136 Polkville, NC 10.2 mi
28160 Spindale, NC 11.1 mi
28043 Forest City, NC 12.8 mi
28090 Lawndale, NC 13.9 mi
28089 Lattimore, NC 14.2 mi
28019 Caroleen, NC 14.2 mi
28139 Rutherfordton, NC 14.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28018?

28018 is in Bostic, North Carolina, in Rutherford County, part of the Forest City, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.4890, -81.8034.

What county is 28018 in?

28018 lies in Rutherford County.

What area code is 28018?

Bostic uses area code 828, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 28018 in?

28018 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28018?

About 5,034 people live in ZIP code 28018, in 2,227 households, at 50.6 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 28018?

$50,727 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28018?

The closest are 28040 (7.4 mi), 28167 (8.9 mi), 28020 (9.3 mi), 28136 (10.2 mi) and 28160 (11.1 mi).

Is 28018 a PO Box ZIP code?

28018 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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