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28077

ZIP 28077 is High Shoals, North Carolina, in Gaston County; area codes 704 and 980; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Gaston
Population
258
Coordinates
35.4048, -81.2028
☼ Live from 28077 — High Shoals, NC

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Where 28077 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28077
  • 🔢 Type 28077 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LLOBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,077 = 3 × 7 × 7 × 191. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110110101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28076 (Henrietta, NC, 34 mi away) and 28078 (Huntersville, NC, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28077 becomes 77082 — and that is a real ZIP code: Houston, TX, 927 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02877, 07728, 07827, 20778, 20787, 20877, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87027 in La Jara, NM, 1,440 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 70%.
  • 🎯997 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28077 and you would come out at 35.40°S, 98.80°E — 1,008 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 0.584 square miles of land, 28077 is bigger than 6% of ZIP codes — about 283 football fields.
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People and housing

Population258This ZIP258
Households101This ZIP101
Housing units144This ZIP144
Median age30.4This ZIP30.4North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$31,366This ZIP$31,366North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$312,500This ZIP$312,500North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$845This ZIP$845North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher9.0%This ZIP9.0%
Population density441.8 / sq miThis ZIP441.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees37This ZIP37
Annual payroll$1,733,000This ZIP$1,733,000

Land area

Land area0.58 sq miThis ZIP0.58 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 28077

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ZIP codes near 28077

ZIPCityDistance
28034 Dallas, NC 3.8 mi
28093 Lincolnton, NC 5.9 mi
28092 Lincolnton, NC 6.1 mi
28006 Alexis, NC 6.2 mi
28080 Iron Station, NC 6.5 mi
28033 Crouse, NC 7.1 mi
28016 Bessemer City, NC 7.7 mi
28055 Gastonia, NC 8.4 mi
28053 Gastonia, NC 9.0 mi
28164 Stanley, NC 9.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28077?

28077 is in High Shoals, North Carolina, in Gaston County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.4048, -81.2028.

What county is 28077 in?

28077 lies in Gaston County.

What area code is 28077?

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

What time zone is 28077 in?

28077 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28077?

About 258 people live in ZIP code 28077, in 101 households, at 441.8 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 28077?

$31,366 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28077?

The closest are 28034 (3.8 mi), 28093 (5.9 mi), 28092 (6.1 mi), 28006 (6.2 mi) and 28080 (6.5 mi).

Is 28077 a PO Box ZIP code?

28077 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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