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28097

ZIP 28097 is Locust, North Carolina, mostly in Stanly County; area codes 704 and 980; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Stanly +1 more
Metro area
Albemarle, NC
Population
8,303
Coordinates
35.2967, -80.3933
☼ Live from 28097 — Locust, NC

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Where 28097 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28097
  • 🔢 Type 28097 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LGOBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 28097 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110111000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28093 (Lincolnton, NC, 49 mi away) and 28098 (Lowell, NC, 40 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28097 becomes 79082 — and that is a real ZIP code: Springlake, TX, 1,242 miles away.
  • 👥 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, 5,521 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
  • 🎯1,042 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28097 and you would come out at 35.30°S, 99.61°E — 962 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 30.1 square miles of land, 28097 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,303This ZIP8,303
Households3,048This ZIP3,048
Housing units3,164This ZIP3,164
Median age37.5This ZIP37.5North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$76,594This ZIP$76,594North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$314,400This ZIP$314,400North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$876This ZIP$876North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.8%This ZIP19.8%
Mean commute30.8 minThis ZIP30.8 min
Population density275.9 / sq miThis ZIP275.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments227This ZIP227
Employees2,104This ZIP2,104
Annual payroll$82,727,000This ZIP$82,727,000
Tax returns filed3,660This ZIP3,660
Total adjusted gross income$281,167,000This ZIP$281,167,000

Land area

Land area30.09 sq miThis ZIP30.09 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 28097 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Stanly County 98.0%
Cabarrus County 2.0%

Other place names in 28097

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

ZIP codes near 28097

ZIPCityDistance
28129 Oakboro, NC 5.8 mi
28163 Stanfield, NC 6.5 mi
28124 Mount Pleasant, NC 7.2 mi
28107 Midland, NC 7.7 mi
28026 Concord, NC 9.0 mi
28082 Kannapolis, NC 9.0 mi
28025 Concord, NC 9.4 mi
28001 Albemarle, NC 10.8 mi
28002 Albemarle, NC 11.5 mi
28075 Harrisburg, NC 13.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28097?

28097 is in Locust, North Carolina, in Stanly County, part of the Albemarle, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.2967, -80.3933.

What county is 28097 in?

28097 spans 2 counties: Stanly County and Cabarrus County. Most of it falls in Stanly 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 28097?

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

What time zone is 28097 in?

28097 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28097?

About 8,303 people live in ZIP code 28097, in 3,048 households, at 275.9 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 28097?

$76,594 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28097?

The closest are 28129 (5.8 mi), 28163 (6.5 mi), 28124 (7.2 mi), 28107 (7.7 mi) and 28026 (9 mi).

Is 28097 a PO Box ZIP code?

28097 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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