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28090

ZIP 28090 is Lawndale, North Carolina, mostly in Cleveland County; area codes 980 and 704; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Cleveland +3 more
Population
7,268
Coordinates
35.4547, -81.5596
☼ Live from 28090 — Lawndale, NC

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Where 28090 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28090
  • 🔢 Type 28090 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OGOBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,090 = 2 × 5 × 53 × 53. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110110111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28089 (Lattimore, NC, 11 mi away) and 28091 (Lilesville, NC, 97 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28090 becomes 09082 — and that is a real ZIP code: APO AE, a military post office, 4,406 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00928, 00982, 02809, 02908, 08029, 08092, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09802 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,981 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 68%.
  • 🎯977 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28090 and you would come out at 35.45°S, 98.44°E — 1,029 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
  • 📏 At 93.7 square miles of land, 28090 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 71 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,268This ZIP7,268
Households2,841This ZIP2,841
Housing units3,411This ZIP3,411
Median age44.3This ZIP44.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$57,714This ZIP$57,714North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$169,700This ZIP$169,700North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$808This ZIP$808North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.3%This ZIP23.3%
Mean commute32.4 minThis ZIP32.4 min
Population density77.5 / sq miThis ZIP77.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments82This ZIP82
Employees273This ZIP273
Annual payroll$7,540,000This ZIP$7,540,000
Tax returns filed3,230This ZIP3,230
Total adjusted gross income$178,665,000This ZIP$178,665,000

Land area

Land area93.73 sq miThis ZIP93.73 sq mi
Water area0.27 sq miThis ZIP0.27 sq mi

Counties 28090 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Cleveland County 94.3%
Lincoln County 3.4%
Burke County 1.2%
Catawba County 1.1%

Other place names in 28090

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 28090

ZIPCityDistance
28042 Fallston, NC 3.7 mi
28136 Polkville, NC 5.2 mi
28020 Casar, NC 6.7 mi
28150 Shelby, NC 7.8 mi
28021 Cherryville, NC 9.6 mi
28169 Waco, NC 9.9 mi
28168 Vale, NC 10.1 mi
28089 Lattimore, NC 10.9 mi
28151 Shelby, NC 11.3 mi
28040 Ellenboro, NC 11.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28090?

28090 is in Lawndale, North Carolina, in Cleveland County, part of the Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.4547, -81.5596.

What county is 28090 in?

28090 spans 4 counties: Cleveland County, Lincoln County, Burke County and Catawba County. Most of it falls in Cleveland 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 28090?

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

What time zone is 28090 in?

28090 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28090?

About 7,268 people live in ZIP code 28090, in 2,841 households, at 77.5 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 28090?

$57,714 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28090?

The closest are 28042 (3.7 mi), 28136 (5.2 mi), 28020 (6.7 mi), 28150 (7.8 mi) and 28021 (9.6 mi).

Is 28090 a PO Box ZIP code?

28090 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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