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28092

ZIP 28092 is in Lincolnton, North Carolina, mostly in Lincoln County; area codes 704 and 980; Eastern time. Lincolnton has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 28093.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Lincoln +2 more
Population
40,350
Coordinates
35.4832, -81.2531
☼ Live from 28092 — Lincolnton, NC

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Where 28092 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28092
  • 🔢 Type 28092 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZGOBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,092 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 2341. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110110111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28091 (Lilesville, NC, 82 mi away) and 28093 (Lincolnton, NC, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28092 becomes 29082 — and that is a real ZIP code: Lodge, SC, 170 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02298, 02829, 02892, 09228, 09822, 20289, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09822 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,753 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 70%.
  • 🎯992 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28092 and you would come out at 35.48°S, 98.75°E — 1,012 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
  • 📏 At 119.9 square miles of land, 28092 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 91 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population40,350This ZIP40,350
Households15,929This ZIP15,929
Housing units17,072This ZIP17,072
Median age42.3This ZIP42.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$60,984This ZIP$60,984North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$245,300This ZIP$245,300North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$996This ZIP$996North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.8%This ZIP20.8%
Mean commute26.5 minThis ZIP26.5 min
Population density336.5 / sq miThis ZIP336.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments812This ZIP812
Employees11,903This ZIP11,903
Annual payroll$563,098,000This ZIP$563,098,000
Tax returns filed17,470This ZIP17,470
Total adjusted gross income$1,119,565,000This ZIP$1,119,565,000

Land area

Land area119.92 sq miThis ZIP119.92 sq mi
Water area0.61 sq miThis ZIP0.61 sq mi

Counties 28092 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Lincoln County 87.5%
Gaston County 7.9%
Catawba County 4.6%

Other place names in 28092

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ZIP codes near 28092

ZIPCityDistance
28093 Lincolnton, NC 0.8 mi
28077 High Shoals, NC 6.1 mi
28033 Crouse, NC 6.1 mi
28650 Maiden, NC 8.1 mi
28080 Iron Station, NC 8.5 mi
28034 Dallas, NC 9.9 mi
28021 Cherryville, NC 10.2 mi
28006 Alexis, NC 10.4 mi
28658 Newton, NC 10.7 mi
28168 Vale, NC 10.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28092?

28092 is in Lincolnton, North Carolina, in Lincoln County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.4832, -81.2531.

What county is 28092 in?

28092 spans 3 counties: Lincoln County, Gaston County and Catawba 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 area code is 28092?

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

What time zone is 28092 in?

28092 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28092?

About 40,350 people live in ZIP code 28092, in 15,929 households, at 336.5 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 28092?

$60,984 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28092?

The closest are 28093 (0.8 mi), 28077 (6.1 mi), 28033 (6.1 mi), 28650 (8.1 mi) and 28080 (8.5 mi).

Is 28092 a PO Box ZIP code?

28092 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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