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28054

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Gaston
Population
41,707
Coordinates
35.2614, -81.1501
☼ Live from 28054 — Gastonia, NC

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Where 28054 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28054
  • 🔢 Type 28054 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hSOBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,054 = 2 × 13 × 13 × 83. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110110010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28053 (Gastonia, NC, 4 mi away) and 28055 (Gastonia, NC, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28054 becomes 45082, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02458, 02584, 04258, 04285, 04852, 05482, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85042 in Phoenix, AZ, 1,761 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 70%.
  • 🎯1,004 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28054 and you would come out at 35.26°S, 98.85°E — 1,004 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 19.3 square miles of land, 28054 is bigger than 37% of ZIP codes — room for about 15 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population41,707This ZIP41,707
Households17,379This ZIP17,379
Housing units18,564This ZIP18,564
Median age36.2This ZIP36.2North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$61,035This ZIP$61,035North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$245,100This ZIP$245,100North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,215This ZIP$1,215North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.0%This ZIP22.0%
Mean commute24.8 minThis ZIP24.8 min
Population density2,157.2 / sq miThis ZIP2,157.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,113This ZIP1,113
Employees20,820This ZIP20,820
Annual payroll$1,109,524,000This ZIP$1,109,524,000
Tax returns filed17,410This ZIP17,410
Total adjusted gross income$981,198,000This ZIP$981,198,000

Land area

Land area19.33 sq miThis ZIP19.33 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Other place names in 28054

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

ZIP codes near 28054

ZIPCityDistance
28055 Gastonia, NC 2.7 mi
28098 Lowell, NC 2.9 mi
28056 Gastonia, NC 3.4 mi
28053 Gastonia, NC 3.7 mi
28101 Mc Adenville, NC 4.2 mi
28032 Cramerton, NC 4.4 mi
28052 Gastonia, NC 5.1 mi
28034 Dallas, NC 6.6 mi
28012 Belmont, NC 7.2 mi
28016 Bessemer City, NC 8.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28054?

28054 is in Gastonia, North Carolina, in Gaston County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.2614, -81.1501.

What county is 28054 in?

28054 lies in Gaston County.

What area code is 28054?

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

What time zone is 28054 in?

28054 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28054?

About 41,707 people live in ZIP code 28054, in 17,379 households, at 2,157.2 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 28054?

$61,035 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28054?

The closest are 28055 (2.7 mi), 28098 (2.9 mi), 28056 (3.4 mi), 28053 (3.7 mi) and 28101 (4.2 mi).

Is 28054 a PO Box ZIP code?

28054 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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