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28081

ZIP 28081 is in Kannapolis, North Carolina, mostly in Cabarrus County; area codes 704 and 980; Eastern time. Kannapolis has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 28082 and 28083.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Cabarrus +1 more
Population
29,075
Coordinates
35.5028, -80.6702
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Where 28081 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28081
  • 🔢 Type 28081 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBOBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 28081 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110110110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28080 (Iron Station, NC, 25 mi away) and 28082 (Kannapolis, NC, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28081 becomes 18082, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02188, 02818, 02881, 08218, 08812, 08821, …). The farthest-flung twin is 82801 in Sheridan, WY, 1,518 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯1,022 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28081 and you would come out at 35.50°S, 99.33°E — 980 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
  • 📏 At 30.3 square miles of land, 28081 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population29,075This ZIP29,075
Households11,581This ZIP11,581
Housing units12,763This ZIP12,763
Median age39.7This ZIP39.7North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$71,665This ZIP$71,665North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$285,100This ZIP$285,100North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,173This ZIP$1,173North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.2%This ZIP26.2%
Mean commute26.9 minThis ZIP26.9 min
Population density960.4 / sq miThis ZIP960.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments420This ZIP420
Employees4,994This ZIP4,994
Annual payroll$209,151,000This ZIP$209,151,000
Tax returns filed13,530This ZIP13,530
Total adjusted gross income$888,428,000This ZIP$888,428,000

Land area

Land area30.27 sq miThis ZIP30.27 sq mi
Water area0.42 sq miThis ZIP0.42 sq mi

Counties 28081 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Cabarrus County 51.3%
Rowan County 48.7%

Other place names in 28081

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ZIP codes near 28081

ZIPCityDistance
28088 Landis, NC 4.2 mi
28083 Kannapolis, NC 5.0 mi
28023 China Grove, NC 5.9 mi
28027 Concord, NC 6.2 mi
28036 Davidson, NC 7.1 mi
28115 Mooresville, NC 7.7 mi
28035 Davidson, NC 10.0 mi
28123 Mount Mourne, NC 10.3 mi
28125 Mount Ulla, NC 10.9 mi
28070 Huntersville, NC 11.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28081?

28081 is in Kannapolis, North Carolina, in Cabarrus County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.5028, -80.6702.

What county is 28081 in?

28081 spans 2 counties: Cabarrus County and Rowan County. Most of it falls in Cabarrus 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 area code is 28081?

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

What time zone is 28081 in?

28081 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28081?

About 29,075 people live in ZIP code 28081, in 11,581 households, at 960.4 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 28081?

$71,665 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28081?

The closest are 28088 (4.2 mi), 28083 (5 mi), 28023 (5.9 mi), 28027 (6.2 mi) and 28036 (7.1 mi).

Is 28081 a PO Box ZIP code?

28081 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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