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28031

ZIP 28031 is Cornelius, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County; area codes 704 and 980; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Mecklenburg
Population
31,733
Coordinates
35.4752, -80.8937
☼ Live from 28031 — Cornelius, NC

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Where 28031 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28031
  • 🔢 Type 28031 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IEOBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 28031 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110101111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28027 (Concord, NC, 13 mi away) and 28032 (Cramerton, NC, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28031 becomes 13082 — and that is a real ZIP code: Kirkville, NY, 589 miles away.
  • 👥 70 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01238, 01832, 02138, 02381, 02813, 02831, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83210 in Aberdeen, ID, 1,776 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯1,011 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28031 and you would come out at 35.48°S, 99.11°E — 992 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
  • 📏 At 14.0 square miles of land, 28031 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population31,733This ZIP31,733
Households13,425This ZIP13,425
Housing units14,497This ZIP14,497
Median age44.6This ZIP44.6North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$113,368This ZIP$113,368North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$547,400This ZIP$547,400North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,747This ZIP$1,747North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher62.4%This ZIP62.4%
Mean commute25.8 minThis ZIP25.8 min
Population density2,270.0 / sq miThis ZIP2,270.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,373This ZIP1,373
Employees12,432This ZIP12,432
Annual payroll$641,801,000This ZIP$641,801,000
Tax returns filed15,270This ZIP15,270
Total adjusted gross income$2,797,007,000This ZIP$2,797,007,000

Land area

Land area13.98 sq miThis ZIP13.98 sq mi
Water area9.86 sq miThis ZIP9.86 sq mi

Other place names in 28031

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ZIP codes near 28031

ZIPCityDistance
28035 Davidson, NC 3.0 mi
28078 Huntersville, NC 5.1 mi
28070 Huntersville, NC 5.3 mi
28123 Mount Mourne, NC 5.4 mi
28036 Davidson, NC 5.7 mi
28117 Mooresville, NC 6.9 mi
28037 Denver, NC 7.2 mi
28682 Terrell, NC 8.8 mi
28115 Mooresville, NC 9.6 mi
28164 Stanley, NC 10.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28031?

28031 is in Cornelius, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.4752, -80.8937.

What county is 28031 in?

28031 lies in Mecklenburg County.

What area code is 28031?

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

What time zone is 28031 in?

28031 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28031?

About 31,733 people live in ZIP code 28031, in 13,425 households, at 2,270.0 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 28031?

$113,368 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28031?

The closest are 28035 (3 mi), 28078 (5.1 mi), 28070 (5.3 mi), 28123 (5.4 mi) and 28036 (5.7 mi).

Is 28031 a PO Box ZIP code?

28031 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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