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28052

ZIP 28052 is in Gastonia, North Carolina, in Gaston County; area codes 704 and 980; Eastern time. Gastonia has 5 ZIP codes; the others are 28053, 28054, 28055 and 28056.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Gaston
Population
36,272
Coordinates
35.2280, -81.2317
☼ Live from 28052 — Gastonia, NC

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Where 28052 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28052
  • 🔢 Type 28052 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZSOBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,052 = 2 × 2 × 7013. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110110010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28043 (Forest City, NC, 36 mi away) and 28053 (Gastonia, NC, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28052 becomes 25082 — and that is a real ZIP code: Fraziers Bottom, WV, 237 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02825, 02852, 05822, 08225, 08252, 20528, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85022 in Phoenix, AZ, 1,753 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% 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 28052 and you would come out at 35.23°S, 98.77°E — 1,008 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 41.4 square miles of land, 28052 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population36,272This ZIP36,272
Households13,379This ZIP13,379
Housing units15,288This ZIP15,288
Median age34.7This ZIP34.7North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$49,643This ZIP$49,643North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$187,500This ZIP$187,500North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,071This ZIP$1,071North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.5%This ZIP16.5%
Mean commute26.6 minThis ZIP26.6 min
Population density876.0 / sq miThis ZIP876.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments737This ZIP737
Employees14,681This ZIP14,681
Annual payroll$716,889,000This ZIP$716,889,000
Tax returns filed14,750This ZIP14,750
Total adjusted gross income$645,723,000This ZIP$645,723,000

Land area

Land area41.41 sq miThis ZIP41.41 sq mi
Water area0.21 sq miThis ZIP0.21 sq mi

Other place names in 28052

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

ZIP codes near 28052

ZIPCityDistance
28053 Gastonia, NC 3.4 mi
28055 Gastonia, NC 4.5 mi
28054 Gastonia, NC 5.1 mi
29703 Bowling Green, SC 5.5 mi
28056 Gastonia, NC 6.1 mi
28016 Bessemer City, NC 6.7 mi
28098 Lowell, NC 8.0 mi
28086 Kings Mountain, NC 8.3 mi
29710 Clover, SC 8.4 mi
28032 Cramerton, NC 8.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28052?

28052 is in Gastonia, North Carolina, in Gaston County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.2280, -81.2317.

What county is 28052 in?

28052 lies in Gaston County.

What area code is 28052?

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

What time zone is 28052 in?

28052 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28052?

About 36,272 people live in ZIP code 28052, in 13,379 households, at 876.0 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 28052?

$49,643 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28052?

The closest are 28053 (3.4 mi), 28055 (4.5 mi), 28054 (5.1 mi), 29703 (5.5 mi) and 28056 (6.1 mi).

Is 28052 a PO Box ZIP code?

28052 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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