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28034

ZIP 28034 is Dallas, North Carolina, in Gaston County; area codes 704 and 980; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Gaston
Population
18,979
Coordinates
35.3537, -81.1789
☼ Live from 28034 — Dallas, NC

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Where 28034 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28034
  • 🔢 Type 28034 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hEOBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,034 = 2 × 107 × 131. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110110000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28033 (Crouse, NC, 10 mi away) and 28035 (Davidson, NC, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28034 becomes 43082 — and that is a real ZIP code: Westerville, OH, 345 miles away.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02348, 03284, 03824, 03842, 04238, 08234, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83204 in Pocatello, ID, 1,747 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 70%.
  • 🎯1,000 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28034 and you would come out at 35.35°S, 98.82°E — 1,006 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 45.7 square miles of land, 28034 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 35 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,979This ZIP18,979
Households7,674This ZIP7,674
Housing units8,254This ZIP8,254
Median age42.4This ZIP42.4North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$62,083This ZIP$62,083North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$257,200This ZIP$257,200North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$900This ZIP$900North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.8%This ZIP17.8%
Mean commute26.8 minThis ZIP26.8 min
Population density415.8 / sq miThis ZIP415.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments279This ZIP279
Employees3,047This ZIP3,047
Annual payroll$133,565,000This ZIP$133,565,000
Tax returns filed8,860This ZIP8,860
Total adjusted gross income$510,130,000This ZIP$510,130,000

Land area

Land area45.65 sq miThis ZIP45.65 sq mi
Water area0.39 sq miThis ZIP0.39 sq mi

Other place names in 28034

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

ZIP codes near 28034

ZIPCityDistance
28077 High Shoals, NC 3.8 mi
28055 Gastonia, NC 4.9 mi
28053 Gastonia, NC 5.8 mi
28006 Alexis, NC 6.3 mi
28016 Bessemer City, NC 6.5 mi
28054 Gastonia, NC 6.6 mi
28098 Lowell, NC 7.2 mi
28080 Iron Station, NC 8.2 mi
28164 Stanley, NC 8.4 mi
28120 Mount Holly, NC 8.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28034?

28034 is in Dallas, North Carolina, in Gaston County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.3537, -81.1789.

What county is 28034 in?

28034 lies in Gaston County.

What area code is 28034?

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

What time zone is 28034 in?

28034 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28034?

About 18,979 people live in ZIP code 28034, in 7,674 households, at 415.8 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 28034?

$62,083 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28034?

The closest are 28077 (3.8 mi), 28055 (4.9 mi), 28053 (5.8 mi), 28006 (6.3 mi) and 28016 (6.5 mi).

Is 28034 a PO Box ZIP code?

28034 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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