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28105

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Mecklenburg +1 more
Population
46,817
Coordinates
35.1198, -80.7097
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Where 28105 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28105
  • 🔢 Type 28105 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOIBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,105 = 5 × 7 × 11 × 73. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110111001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28104 (Matthews, NC, 4 mi away) and 28106 (Matthews, NC, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28105 becomes 50182, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 65 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01258, 01825, 01852, 02185, 02815, 05821, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85021 in Phoenix, AZ, 1,786 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯1,030 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28105 and you would come out at 35.12°S, 99.29°E — 978 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 23.2 square miles of land, 28105 is bigger than 40% of ZIP codes — room for about 18 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population46,817This ZIP46,817
Households17,285This ZIP17,285
Housing units18,283This ZIP18,283
Median age39.2This ZIP39.2North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$108,190This ZIP$108,190North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$430,800This ZIP$430,800North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,765This ZIP$1,765North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher53.5%This ZIP53.5%
Mean commute25.7 minThis ZIP25.7 min
Population density2,015.0 / sq miThis ZIP2,015.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,589This ZIP1,589
Employees21,636This ZIP21,636
Annual payroll$1,090,902,000This ZIP$1,090,902,000
Tax returns filed21,930This ZIP21,930
Total adjusted gross income$2,301,854,000This ZIP$2,301,854,000

Land area

Land area23.23 sq miThis ZIP23.23 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq miThis ZIP0.16 sq mi

Counties 28105 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Mecklenburg County 98.6%
Union County 1.4%

Other place names in 28105

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ZIP codes near 28105

ZIPCityDistance
28270 Charlotte, NC 3.1 mi
28104 Matthews, NC 4.3 mi
28212 Charlotte, NC 5.1 mi
28211 Charlotte, NC 5.9 mi
28227 Charlotte, NC 6.0 mi
28079 Indian Trail, NC 6.2 mi
28226 Charlotte, NC 6.5 mi
28277 Charlotte, NC 7.8 mi
28205 Charlotte, NC 8.2 mi
28207 Charlotte, NC 8.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28105?

28105 is in Matthews, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.1198, -80.7097.

What county is 28105 in?

28105 spans 2 counties: Mecklenburg County and Union County. Most of it falls in Mecklenburg 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 28105?

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

What time zone is 28105 in?

28105 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28105?

About 46,817 people live in ZIP code 28105, in 17,285 households, at 2,015.0 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 28105?

$108,190 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28105?

The closest are 28270 (3.1 mi), 28104 (4.3 mi), 28212 (5.1 mi), 28211 (5.9 mi) and 28227 (6 mi).

Is 28105 a PO Box ZIP code?

28105 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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