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28056

ZIP 28056 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, 28054 and 28055.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Gaston
Population
36,200
Coordinates
35.2169, -81.1250
☼ Live from 28056 — Gastonia, NC

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Where 28056 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28056
  • 🔢 Type 28056 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSOBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,056 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 7 × 167. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110110011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28055 (Gastonia, NC, 6 mi away) and 28070 (Huntersville, NC, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28056 becomes 65082 — and that is a real ZIP code: Tuscumbia, MO, 659 miles away.
  • 👥 61 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02568, 02865, 05682, 05826, 05862, 06258, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85062 in Phoenix, AZ, 1,763 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 70%.
  • 🎯1,006 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28056 and you would come out at 35.22°S, 98.87°E — 1,002 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 48.3 square miles of land, 28056 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 37 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population36,200This ZIP36,200
Households14,033This ZIP14,033
Housing units14,919This ZIP14,919
Median age41.4This ZIP41.4North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$90,427This ZIP$90,427North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$315,000This ZIP$315,000North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,214This ZIP$1,214North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.4%This ZIP33.4%
Mean commute28.4 minThis ZIP28.4 min
Population density749.9 / sq miThis ZIP749.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments614This ZIP614
Employees6,992This ZIP6,992
Annual payroll$267,184,000This ZIP$267,184,000
Tax returns filed16,490This ZIP16,490
Total adjusted gross income$1,356,788,000This ZIP$1,356,788,000

Land area

Land area48.27 sq miThis ZIP48.27 sq mi
Water area0.26 sq miThis ZIP0.26 sq mi

Other place names in 28056

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ZIP codes near 28056

ZIPCityDistance
28032 Cramerton, NC 2.8 mi
28054 Gastonia, NC 3.4 mi
28101 Mc Adenville, NC 3.9 mi
28098 Lowell, NC 4.0 mi
28012 Belmont, NC 4.9 mi
28055 Gastonia, NC 5.9 mi
28052 Gastonia, NC 6.1 mi
28053 Gastonia, NC 6.4 mi
29703 Bowling Green, SC 6.8 mi
28278 Charlotte, NC 8.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28056?

28056 is in Gastonia, North Carolina, in Gaston County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.2169, -81.1250.

What county is 28056 in?

28056 lies in Gaston County.

What area code is 28056?

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

What time zone is 28056 in?

28056 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28056?

About 36,200 people live in ZIP code 28056, in 14,033 households, at 749.9 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 28056?

$90,427 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28056?

The closest are 28032 (2.8 mi), 28054 (3.4 mi), 28101 (3.9 mi), 28098 (4 mi) and 28012 (4.9 mi).

Is 28056 a PO Box ZIP code?

28056 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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