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28103

ZIP 28103 is Marshville, North Carolina, mostly in Union County; area codes 704 and 980; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Union +1 more
Population
10,714
Coordinates
34.9990, -80.3515
☼ Live from 28103 — Marshville, NC

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Where 28103 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28103
  • 🔢 Type 28103 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOIBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,103 = 157 × 179. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110111000111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28102 (Mc Farlan, NC, 25 mi away) and 28104 (Matthews, NC, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28103 becomes 30182 — and that is a real ZIP code: Waco, GA, 294 miles away.
  • 👥 70 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01238, 01832, 02138, 02381, 02813, 02831, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83210 in Aberdeen, ID, 1,819 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
  • 🎯1,052 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28103 and you would come out at 35.00°S, 99.65°E — 957 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 48m.
  • 📏 At 153.2 square miles of land, 28103 is bigger than 87% of ZIP codes — room for about 116 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,714This ZIP10,714
Households4,101This ZIP4,101
Housing units4,475This ZIP4,475
Median age44.4This ZIP44.4North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$76,924This ZIP$76,924North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$248,200This ZIP$248,200North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,145This ZIP$1,145North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.9%This ZIP24.9%
Mean commute27.8 minThis ZIP27.8 min
Population density70.0 / sq miThis ZIP70.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments218This ZIP218
Employees3,603This ZIP3,603
Annual payroll$154,396,000This ZIP$154,396,000
Tax returns filed4,800This ZIP4,800
Total adjusted gross income$341,954,000This ZIP$341,954,000

Land area

Land area153.16 sq miThis ZIP153.16 sq mi
Water area1.25 sq miThis ZIP1.25 sq mi

Counties 28103 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Union County 97.5%
Anson County 2.5%

Other place names in 28103

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ZIP codes near 28103

ZIPCityDistance
28174 Wingate, NC 5.4 mi
28135 Polkton, NC 7.9 mi
28110 Monroe, NC 10.1 mi
28133 Peachland, NC 11.7 mi
28111 Monroe, NC 11.8 mi
28112 Monroe, NC 13.5 mi
28170 Wadesboro, NC 14.3 mi
28163 Stanfield, NC 15.0 mi
28007 Ansonville, NC 15.1 mi
28129 Oakboro, NC 16.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28103?

28103 is in Marshville, North Carolina, in Union County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.9990, -80.3515.

What county is 28103 in?

28103 spans 2 counties: Union County and Anson County. Most of it falls in Union 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 28103?

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

What time zone is 28103 in?

28103 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28103?

About 10,714 people live in ZIP code 28103, in 4,101 households, at 70.0 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 28103?

$76,924 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28103?

The closest are 28174 (5.4 mi), 28135 (7.9 mi), 28110 (10.1 mi), 28133 (11.7 mi) and 28111 (11.8 mi).

Is 28103 a PO Box ZIP code?

28103 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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