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28104

ZIP 28104 is in Matthews, North Carolina, mostly in Union County; area codes 704 and 980; Eastern time. Matthews has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 28105 and 28106.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Union +1 more
Population
36,641
Coordinates
35.0580, -80.6978
☼ Live from 28104 — Matthews, NC

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Where 28104 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28104
  • 🔢 Type 28104 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hOIBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,104 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 1171. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110111001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28103 (Marshville, NC, 20 mi away) and 28105 (Matthews, NC, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28104 becomes 40182, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 58 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01824, 01842, 02148, 02184, 02481, 02814, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84201 in Ogden, UT, 1,744 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯1,033 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28104 and you would come out at 35.06°S, 99.30°E — 977 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 48m.
  • 📏 At 29.6 square miles of land, 28104 is bigger than 45% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population36,641This ZIP36,641
Households12,889This ZIP12,889
Housing units13,427This ZIP13,427
Median age41.6This ZIP41.6North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$138,017This ZIP$138,017North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$533,500This ZIP$533,500North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,801This ZIP$1,801North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher58.9%This ZIP58.9%
Mean commute29.2 minThis ZIP29.2 min
Population density1,237.7 / sq miThis ZIP1,237.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments912This ZIP912
Employees6,787This ZIP6,787
Annual payroll$359,422,000This ZIP$359,422,000
Tax returns filed16,460This ZIP16,460
Total adjusted gross income$2,516,156,000This ZIP$2,516,156,000

Land area

Land area29.60 sq miThis ZIP29.60 sq mi
Water area0.33 sq miThis ZIP0.33 sq mi

Counties 28104 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Union County 96.9%
Mecklenburg County 3.1%

Other place names in 28104

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ZIP codes near 28104

ZIPCityDistance
28105 Matthews, NC 4.3 mi
28270 Charlotte, NC 5.3 mi
28079 Indian Trail, NC 6.7 mi
28277 Charlotte, NC 6.8 mi
28226 Charlotte, NC 7.7 mi
28111 Monroe, NC 8.5 mi
28108 Mineral Springs, NC 8.7 mi
28247 Charlotte, NC 8.7 mi
28212 Charlotte, NC 9.3 mi
28211 Charlotte, NC 9.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28104?

28104 is in Matthews, North Carolina, in Union County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.0580, -80.6978.

What county is 28104 in?

28104 spans 2 counties: Union County and Mecklenburg 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 28104?

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

What time zone is 28104 in?

28104 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28104?

About 36,641 people live in ZIP code 28104, in 12,889 households, at 1,237.7 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 28104?

$138,017 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28104?

The closest are 28105 (4.3 mi), 28270 (5.3 mi), 28079 (6.7 mi), 28277 (6.8 mi) and 28226 (7.7 mi).

Is 28104 a PO Box ZIP code?

28104 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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