28039
ZIP 28039 is East Spencer, North Carolina, in Rowan County; area codes 704 and 980; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Rowan
- Metro area
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Population
- 39
- Coordinates
- 35.6804, -80.4362
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Where 28039 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 28039 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GEOBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 28,039 = 11 × 2549. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110110110000111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28038 (Earl, NC, 70 mi away) and 28040 (Ellenboro, NC, 77 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 28039 becomes 93082, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02839, 02893, 03289, 03298, 08329, 09823, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09832 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,172 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
- 🎯1,030 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28039 and you would come out at 35.68°S, 99.56°E — 969 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 44m.
- 📏 At 0.059 square miles of land, 28039 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 29 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 39This ZIP39 |
|---|---|
| Households | 28This ZIP28 |
| Housing units | 28This ZIP28 |
| Median age | 51.3This ZIP51.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 661.0 / sq miThis ZIP661.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 6This ZIP6 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 120This ZIP120 |
| Annual payroll | $5,472,000This ZIP$5,472,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 28039
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 28039
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
28159 | Spencer, NC | 1.0 mi |
28145 | Salisbury, NC | 2.3 mi |
28144 | Salisbury, NC | 2.8 mi |
28072 | Granite Quarry, NC | 4.7 mi |
28146 | Salisbury, NC | 4.7 mi |
27299 | Linwood, NC | 6.0 mi |
28041 | Faith, NC | 6.6 mi |
28147 | Salisbury, NC | 7.1 mi |
27351 | Southmont, NC | 9.6 mi |
27014 | Cooleemee, NC | 11.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 28039?
28039 is in East Spencer, North Carolina, in Rowan County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.6804, -80.4362.
What county is 28039 in?
28039 lies in Rowan County.
What area code is 28039?
East Spencer uses area codes 704 and 980, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 28039 in?
28039 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 28039?
About 39 people live in ZIP code 28039, in 28 households, at 661.0 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 28039?
The closest are 28159 (1 mi), 28145 (2.3 mi), 28144 (2.8 mi), 28072 (4.7 mi) and 28146 (4.7 mi).
Is 28039 a PO Box ZIP code?
28039 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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