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28033

ZIP 28033 is Crouse, North Carolina, mostly in Lincoln County; area codes 704 and 980; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Lincoln +1 more
Population
3,481
Coordinates
35.4191, -81.3284
☼ Live from 28033 — Crouse, NC

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Where 28033 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28033
  • 🔢 Type 28033 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EEOBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,033 = 17 × 17 × 97. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110110000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28032 (Cramerton, NC, 19 mi away) and 28034 (Dallas, NC, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28033 becomes 33082 — and that is a real ZIP code: Pembroke Pines, FL, 654 miles away.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02338, 02833, 03238, 03823, 03832, 08323, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83302 in Rogerson, ID, 1,845 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 69%.
  • 🎯990 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28033 and you would come out at 35.42°S, 98.67°E — 1,015 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 16.1 square miles of land, 28033 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,481This ZIP3,481
Households1,403This ZIP1,403
Housing units1,490This ZIP1,490
Median age51.1This ZIP51.1North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$78,458This ZIP$78,458North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$224,000This ZIP$224,000North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$922This ZIP$922North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.6%This ZIP10.6%
Mean commute35.4 minThis ZIP35.4 min
Population density215.6 / sq miThis ZIP215.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments32This ZIP32
Employees365This ZIP365
Annual payroll$20,536,000This ZIP$20,536,000
Tax returns filed1,350This ZIP1,350
Total adjusted gross income$76,789,000This ZIP$76,789,000

Land area

Land area16.15 sq miThis ZIP16.15 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

Counties 28033 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Lincoln County 63.3%
Gaston County 36.7%

Other place names in 28033

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

ZIP codes near 28033

ZIPCityDistance
28021 Cherryville, NC 4.4 mi
28092 Lincolnton, NC 6.1 mi
28093 Lincolnton, NC 6.8 mi
28169 Waco, NC 7.1 mi
28077 High Shoals, NC 7.1 mi
28016 Bessemer City, NC 7.6 mi
28034 Dallas, NC 9.6 mi
28042 Fallston, NC 10.1 mi
28168 Vale, NC 10.7 mi
28053 Gastonia, NC 11.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28033?

28033 is in Crouse, North Carolina, in Lincoln County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.4191, -81.3284.

What county is 28033 in?

28033 spans 2 counties: Lincoln County and Gaston County. Most of it falls in Lincoln County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 28033?

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

What time zone is 28033 in?

28033 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28033?

About 3,481 people live in ZIP code 28033, in 1,403 households, at 215.6 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 28033?

$78,458 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28033?

The closest are 28021 (4.4 mi), 28092 (6.1 mi), 28093 (6.8 mi), 28169 (7.1 mi) and 28077 (7.1 mi).

Is 28033 a PO Box ZIP code?

28033 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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