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28073

ZIP 28073 is Grover, North Carolina, in Cleveland County; area codes 980 and 704; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Cleveland
Population
5,890
Coordinates
35.1986, -81.4838
☼ Live from 28073 — Grover, NC

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Where 28073 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28073
  • 🔢 Type 28073 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELOBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,073 = 67 × 419. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110110101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28072 (Granite Quarry, NC, 65 mi away) and 28074 (Harris, NC, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28073 becomes 37082 — and that is a real ZIP code: Kingston Springs, TN, 322 miles away.
  • 👥 61 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02738, 02783, 02837, 02873, 03278, 03287, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83720 in Boise, ID, 1,926 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 69%.
  • 🎯988 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28073 and you would come out at 35.20°S, 98.52°E — 1,022 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 25.7 square miles of land, 28073 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,890This ZIP5,890
Households2,195This ZIP2,195
Housing units2,746This ZIP2,746
Median age46.8This ZIP46.8North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$52,557This ZIP$52,557North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$157,900This ZIP$157,900North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$952This ZIP$952North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.1%This ZIP18.1%
Mean commute30.5 minThis ZIP30.5 min
Population density229.0 / sq miThis ZIP229.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments58This ZIP58
Employees676This ZIP676
Annual payroll$35,068,000This ZIP$35,068,000
Tax returns filed2,220This ZIP2,220
Total adjusted gross income$106,395,000This ZIP$106,395,000

Land area

Land area25.72 sq miThis ZIP25.72 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 28073

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ZIP codes near 28073

ZIPCityDistance
28038 Earl, NC 3.1 mi
29702 Blacksburg, SC 5.7 mi
28152 Shelby, NC 6.7 mi
28086 Kings Mountain, NC 6.8 mi
28151 Shelby, NC 7.1 mi
28017 Boiling Springs, NC 11.1 mi
28150 Shelby, NC 11.2 mi
28169 Waco, NC 11.4 mi
29743 Smyrna, SC 12.4 mi
28089 Lattimore, NC 13.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28073?

28073 is in Grover, North Carolina, in Cleveland County, part of the Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.1986, -81.4838.

What county is 28073 in?

28073 lies in Cleveland County.

What area code is 28073?

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

What time zone is 28073 in?

28073 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28073?

About 5,890 people live in ZIP code 28073, in 2,195 households, at 229.0 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 28073?

$52,557 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28073?

The closest are 28038 (3.1 mi), 29702 (5.7 mi), 28152 (6.7 mi), 28086 (6.8 mi) and 28151 (7.1 mi).

Is 28073 a PO Box ZIP code?

28073 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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