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28042

ZIP 28042 is Fallston, North Carolina, in Cleveland County; area codes 980 and 704; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Cleveland
Population
299
Coordinates
35.4230, -81.5075
☼ Live from 28042 — Fallston, NC

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Where 28042 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28042
  • 🔢 Type 28042 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhOBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,042 = 2 × 7 × 2003. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110110001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28041 (Faith, NC, 60 mi away) and 28043 (Forest City, NC, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28042 becomes 24082 — and that is a real ZIP code: Critz, VA, 114 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, 1,722 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 68%.
  • 🎯981 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28042 and you would come out at 35.42°S, 98.49°E — 1,025 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 0.504 square miles of land, 28042 is bigger than 5% of ZIP codes — about 244 football fields.
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People and housing

Population299This ZIP299
Households94This ZIP94
Housing units105This ZIP105
Median age32.7This ZIP32.7North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$20,833This ZIP$20,833North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median gross rent$732This ZIP$732North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher3.0%This ZIP3.0%
Mean commute22.5 minThis ZIP22.5 min
Population density593.3 / sq miThis ZIP593.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments19This ZIP19
Employees95This ZIP95
Annual payroll$2,701,000This ZIP$2,701,000

Land area

Land area0.50 sq miThis ZIP0.50 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 28042

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

ZIP codes near 28042

ZIPCityDistance
28090 Lawndale, NC 3.7 mi
28021 Cherryville, NC 6.1 mi
28169 Waco, NC 6.2 mi
28150 Shelby, NC 6.8 mi
28136 Polkville, NC 7.6 mi
28151 Shelby, NC 9.2 mi
28168 Vale, NC 10.1 mi
28033 Crouse, NC 10.1 mi
28020 Casar, NC 10.4 mi
28089 Lattimore, NC 11.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28042?

28042 is in Fallston, North Carolina, in Cleveland County, part of the Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.4230, -81.5075.

What county is 28042 in?

28042 lies in Cleveland County.

What area code is 28042?

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

What time zone is 28042 in?

28042 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28042?

About 299 people live in ZIP code 28042, in 94 households, at 593.3 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 28042?

$20,833 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28042?

The closest are 28090 (3.7 mi), 28021 (6.1 mi), 28169 (6.2 mi), 28150 (6.8 mi) and 28136 (7.6 mi).

Is 28042 a PO Box ZIP code?

28042 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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