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28080

ZIP 28080 is Iron Station, North Carolina, mostly in Lincoln County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Lincoln +1 more
Population
7,606
Coordinates
35.4567, -81.1057
☼ Live from 28080 — Iron Station, NC

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Where 28080 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28080
  • 🔢 Type 28080 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OBOBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,080 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 13. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110110110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28079 (Indian Trail, NC, 37 mi away) and 28081 (Kannapolis, NC, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28080 becomes 08082, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02808, 02880, 08028, 08802, 08820, 20880, …). The farthest-flung twin is 88020 in Animas, NM, 1,610 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 70%.
  • 🎯1,001 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28080 and you would come out at 35.46°S, 98.89°E — 1,003 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
  • 📏 At 40.3 square miles of land, 28080 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,606This ZIP7,606
Households2,921This ZIP2,921
Housing units3,193This ZIP3,193
Median age45.8This ZIP45.8North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$71,997This ZIP$71,997North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$268,500This ZIP$268,500North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,147This ZIP$1,147North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.7%This ZIP20.7%
Mean commute28.3 minThis ZIP28.3 min
Population density188.9 / sq miThis ZIP188.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments111This ZIP111
Employees1,007This ZIP1,007
Annual payroll$56,150,000This ZIP$56,150,000
Tax returns filed4,230This ZIP4,230
Total adjusted gross income$386,180,000This ZIP$386,180,000

Land area

Land area40.27 sq miThis ZIP40.27 sq mi
Water area0.14 sq miThis ZIP0.14 sq mi

Counties 28080 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Lincoln County 99.6%
Gaston County 0.4%

Other place names in 28080

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ZIP codes near 28080

ZIPCityDistance
28006 Alexis, NC 3.3 mi
28037 Denver, NC 5.6 mi
28164 Stanley, NC 6.0 mi
28077 High Shoals, NC 6.5 mi
28093 Lincolnton, NC 7.8 mi
28034 Dallas, NC 8.2 mi
28650 Maiden, NC 8.5 mi
28092 Lincolnton, NC 8.5 mi
28120 Mount Holly, NC 9.9 mi
28031 Cornelius, NC 12.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28080?

28080 is in Iron Station, North Carolina, in Lincoln County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.4567, -81.1057.

What county is 28080 in?

28080 spans 2 counties: Lincoln County and Gaston County. Most of it falls in Lincoln County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What time zone is 28080 in?

28080 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28080?

About 7,606 people live in ZIP code 28080, in 2,921 households, at 188.9 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 28080?

$71,997 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28080?

The closest are 28006 (3.3 mi), 28037 (5.6 mi), 28164 (6 mi), 28077 (6.5 mi) and 28093 (7.8 mi).

Is 28080 a PO Box ZIP code?

28080 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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