28074
ZIP 28074 is Harris, North Carolina, in Rutherford County; area code 828; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Rutherford
- Metro area
- Forest City, NC
- Population
- 15
- Coordinates
- 35.2394, -81.8782
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Where 28074 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.
- 🔢 Type 28074 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLOBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 28,074 = 2 × 3 × 4679. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110110110101010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28073 (Grover, NC, 22 mi away) and 28075 (Harrisburg, NC, 70 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 28074 becomes 47082, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02478, 02748, 02874, 04287, 07428, 07842, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84720 in Cedar City, UT, 1,746 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 67%.
- 🎯967 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28074 and you would come out at 35.24°S, 98.12°E — 1,044 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
- 📏 At 0.123 square miles of land, 28074 is bigger than 2% of ZIP codes — about 60 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 15This ZIP15 |
|---|---|
| Households | 15This ZIP15 |
| Housing units | 15This ZIP15 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 122.0 / sq miThis ZIP122.0 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 28074
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
28043 | Forest City, NC | 5.1 mi |
28019 | Caroleen, NC | 5.7 mi |
28076 | Henrietta, NC | 5.7 mi |
28024 | Cliffside, NC | 6.1 mi |
28114 | Mooresboro, NC | 7.4 mi |
29323 | Chesnee, SC | 8.0 mi |
28160 | Spindale, NC | 8.7 mi |
28139 | Rutherfordton, NC | 10.0 mi |
29338 | Fingerville, SC | 10.1 mi |
28722 | Columbus, NC | 10.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 28074?
28074 is in Harris, North Carolina, in Rutherford County, part of the Forest City, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.2394, -81.8782.
What county is 28074 in?
28074 lies in Rutherford County.
What area code is 28074?
Harris uses area code 828, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 28074 in?
28074 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 28074?
About 15 people live in ZIP code 28074, in 15 households, at 122.0 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 28074?
The closest are 28043 (5.1 mi), 28019 (5.7 mi), 28076 (5.7 mi), 28024 (6.1 mi) and 28114 (7.4 mi).
Is 28074 a PO Box ZIP code?
28074 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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