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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/28108

28108

ZIP 28108 is Mineral Springs, North Carolina, in Union County; area codes 704 and 980; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Union
Population
34
Coordinates
34.9332, -80.6795
☼ Live from 28108 — Mineral Springs, NC

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Where 28108 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28108
  • 🔢 Type 28108 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOIBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,108 = 2 × 2 × 7027. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110111001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28107 (Midland, NC, 24 mi away) and 28109 (Misenheimer, NC, 44 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28108 becomes 80182, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02188, 02818, 02881, 08218, 08812, 08821, …). The farthest-flung twin is 82801 in Sheridan, WY, 1,540 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯1,037 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28108 and you would come out at 34.93°S, 99.32°E — 974 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 48m.
  • 📏 At 0.205 square miles of land, 28108 is bigger than 3% of ZIP codes — about 99 football fields.
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People and housing

Population34This ZIP34
Households18This ZIP18
Housing units39This ZIP39
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%
Population density165.9 / sq miThis ZIP165.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments17This ZIP17
Employees201This ZIP201
Annual payroll$9,330,000This ZIP$9,330,000

Land area

Land area0.21 sq miThis ZIP0.21 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 28108

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ZIP codes near 28108

ZIPCityDistance
28173 Waxhaw, NC 3.1 mi
28112 Monroe, NC 7.9 mi
28104 Matthews, NC 8.7 mi
28111 Monroe, NC 8.7 mi
29744 Van Wyck, SC 10.8 mi
29707 Fort Mill, SC 10.8 mi
28277 Charlotte, NC 11.2 mi
29722 Lancaster, SC 11.5 mi
28105 Matthews, NC 13.0 mi
28270 Charlotte, NC 13.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28108?

28108 is in Mineral Springs, North Carolina, in Union County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.9332, -80.6795.

What county is 28108 in?

28108 lies in Union County.

What area code is 28108?

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

What time zone is 28108 in?

28108 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28108?

About 34 people live in ZIP code 28108, in 18 households, at 165.9 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 28108?

The closest are 28173 (3.1 mi), 28112 (7.9 mi), 28104 (8.7 mi), 28111 (8.7 mi) and 29744 (10.8 mi).

Is 28108 a PO Box ZIP code?

28108 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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