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28079

ZIP 28079 is Indian Trail, North Carolina, in Union County; area codes 704 and 980; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Union
Population
43,035
Coordinates
35.1147, -80.6006
☼ Live from 28079 — Indian Trail, NC

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Where 28079 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28079
  • 🔢 Type 28079 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLOBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,079 = 43 × 653. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110110101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28078 (Huntersville, NC, 25 mi away) and 28080 (Iron Station, NC, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28079 becomes 97082, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 41 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02879, 07829, 07928, 09728, 09827, 20879, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09827 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,538 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
  • 🎯1,036 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28079 and you would come out at 35.11°S, 99.40°E — 972 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 46.6 square miles of land, 28079 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 35 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population43,035This ZIP43,035
Households14,392This ZIP14,392
Housing units14,935This ZIP14,935
Median age37.0This ZIP37.0North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$100,516This ZIP$100,516North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$395,700This ZIP$395,700North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,025This ZIP$2,025North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher40.1%This ZIP40.1%
Mean commute27.7 minThis ZIP27.7 min
Population density923.4 / sq miThis ZIP923.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,055This ZIP1,055
Employees12,778This ZIP12,778
Annual payroll$678,656,000This ZIP$678,656,000
Tax returns filed19,690This ZIP19,690
Total adjusted gross income$1,647,451,000This ZIP$1,647,451,000

Land area

Land area46.61 sq miThis ZIP46.61 sq mi
Water area0.39 sq miThis ZIP0.39 sq mi

Other place names in 28079

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ZIP codes near 28079

ZIPCityDistance
28227 Charlotte, NC 5.8 mi
28110 Monroe, NC 6.2 mi
28105 Matthews, NC 6.2 mi
28104 Matthews, NC 6.7 mi
28111 Monroe, NC 7.5 mi
28270 Charlotte, NC 9.3 mi
28212 Charlotte, NC 9.6 mi
28215 Charlotte, NC 10.6 mi
28107 Midland, NC 10.6 mi
28163 Stanfield, NC 11.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28079?

28079 is in Indian Trail, North Carolina, in Union County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.1147, -80.6006.

What county is 28079 in?

28079 lies in Union County.

What area code is 28079?

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

What time zone is 28079 in?

28079 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28079?

About 43,035 people live in ZIP code 28079, in 14,392 households, at 923.4 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 28079?

$100,516 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28079?

The closest are 28227 (5.8 mi), 28110 (6.2 mi), 28105 (6.2 mi), 28104 (6.7 mi) and 28111 (7.5 mi).

Is 28079 a PO Box ZIP code?

28079 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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