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28023

ZIP 28023 is China Grove, North Carolina, in Rowan County; area codes 704 and 980; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Rowan
Population
15,495
Coordinates
35.5686, -80.6025
☼ Live from 28023 — China Grove, NC

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Where 28023 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28023
  • 🔢 Type 28023 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EZOBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,023 = 3 × 9341. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110101110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28021 (Cherryville, NC, 47 mi away) and 28024 (Cliffside, NC, 70 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28023 becomes 32082 — and that is a real ZIP code: Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, 380 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02238, 02283, 02382, 02823, 02832, 03282, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83202 in Pocatello, ID, 1,762 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
  • 🎯1,024 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28023 and you would come out at 35.57°S, 99.40°E — 977 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
  • 📏 At 46.5 square miles of land, 28023 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 35 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population15,495This ZIP15,495
Households6,081This ZIP6,081
Housing units6,538This ZIP6,538
Median age41.8This ZIP41.8North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$62,257This ZIP$62,257North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$224,100This ZIP$224,100North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$976This ZIP$976North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.1%This ZIP19.1%
Mean commute25.5 minThis ZIP25.5 min
Population density332.9 / sq miThis ZIP332.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments267This ZIP267
Employees2,313This ZIP2,313
Annual payroll$92,944,000This ZIP$92,944,000
Tax returns filed7,190This ZIP7,190
Total adjusted gross income$495,128,000This ZIP$495,128,000

Land area

Land area46.54 sq miThis ZIP46.54 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

Other place names in 28023

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 28023

ZIPCityDistance
28088 Landis, NC 1.8 mi
28083 Kannapolis, NC 5.4 mi
28081 Kannapolis, NC 5.9 mi
28041 Faith, NC 8.0 mi
28147 Salisbury, NC 8.1 mi
28125 Mount Ulla, NC 8.3 mi
28072 Granite Quarry, NC 9.5 mi
28115 Mooresville, NC 9.7 mi
28138 Rockwell, NC 10.0 mi
28145 Salisbury, NC 10.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28023?

28023 is in China Grove, North Carolina, in Rowan County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.5686, -80.6025.

What county is 28023 in?

28023 lies in Rowan County.

What area code is 28023?

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

What time zone is 28023 in?

28023 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28023?

About 15,495 people live in ZIP code 28023, in 6,081 households, at 332.9 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 28023?

$62,257 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28023?

The closest are 28088 (1.8 mi), 28083 (5.4 mi), 28081 (5.9 mi), 28041 (8 mi) and 28147 (8.1 mi).

Is 28023 a PO Box ZIP code?

28023 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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