28024
ZIP 28024 is Cliffside, 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
- 31
- Coordinates
- 35.2433, -81.7706
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Where 28024 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 28024 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZOBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 28,024 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 31 × 113. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110110101111000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28023 (China Grove, NC, 70 mi away) and 28025 (Concord, NC, 71 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 28024 becomes 42082 — and that is a real ZIP code: Symsonia, KY, 393 miles away.
- 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02284, 02482, 02824, 02842, 04228, 04282, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84022 in Dugway, UT, 1,713 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 67%.
- 🎯972 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28024 and you would come out at 35.24°S, 98.23°E — 1,038 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
- 📏 At 0.284 square miles of land, 28024 is bigger than 3% of ZIP codes — about 137 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 31This ZIP31 |
|---|---|
| Households | 16This ZIP16 |
| Housing units | 16This ZIP16 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 51.6%This ZIP51.6% |
| Population density | 109.2 / sq miThis ZIP109.2 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 8This ZIP8 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 65This ZIP65 |
| Annual payroll | $2,376,000This ZIP$2,376,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.28 sq miThis ZIP0.28 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 28024
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 28024
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
28076 | Henrietta, NC | 1.0 mi |
28114 | Mooresboro, NC | 1.6 mi |
28019 | Caroleen, NC | 3.1 mi |
28017 | Boiling Springs, NC | 5.6 mi |
28074 | Harris, NC | 6.1 mi |
28043 | Forest City, NC | 7.4 mi |
28089 | Lattimore, NC | 8.2 mi |
29341 | Gaffney, SC | 9.1 mi |
28152 | Shelby, NC | 10.1 mi |
28040 | Ellenboro, NC | 10.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 28024?
28024 is in Cliffside, North Carolina, in Rutherford County, part of the Forest City, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.2433, -81.7706.
What county is 28024 in?
28024 lies in Rutherford County.
What area code is 28024?
Cliffside uses area code 828, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 28024 in?
28024 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 28024?
About 31 people live in ZIP code 28024, in 16 households, at 109.2 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 28024?
The closest are 28076 (1 mi), 28114 (1.6 mi), 28019 (3.1 mi), 28017 (5.6 mi) and 28074 (6.1 mi).
Is 28024 a PO Box ZIP code?
28024 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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