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28112

ZIP 28112 is in Monroe, North Carolina, in Union County; area codes 704 and 980; Eastern time. Monroe has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 28110 and 28111.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Union
Population
28,461
Coordinates
34.8899, -80.5495
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Where 28112 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28112
  • 🔢 Type 28112 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIIBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,112 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 251. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110111010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28111 (Monroe, NC, 8 mi away) and 28114 (Mooresboro, NC, 72 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28112 becomes 21182, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11228, 12128, 12182, 12812, 12821, 18212, …). The farthest-flung twin is 81122 in Bayfield, CO, 1,511 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
  • 🎯1,045 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28112 and you would come out at 34.89°S, 99.45°E — 967 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 48m.
  • 📏 At 132.1 square miles of land, 28112 is bigger than 84% of ZIP codes — room for about 100 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population28,461This ZIP28,461
Households10,215This ZIP10,215
Housing units10,907This ZIP10,907
Median age41.0This ZIP41.0North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$80,495This ZIP$80,495North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$296,900This ZIP$296,900North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,155This ZIP$1,155North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.0%This ZIP22.0%
Mean commute30.5 minThis ZIP30.5 min
Population density215.4 / sq miThis ZIP215.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments569This ZIP569
Employees5,865This ZIP5,865
Annual payroll$337,597,000This ZIP$337,597,000
Tax returns filed12,380This ZIP12,380
Total adjusted gross income$786,645,000This ZIP$786,645,000

Land area

Land area132.13 sq miThis ZIP132.13 sq mi
Water area1.53 sq miThis ZIP1.53 sq mi

Other place names in 28112

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ZIP codes near 28112

ZIPCityDistance
28108 Mineral Springs, NC 7.9 mi
28174 Wingate, NC 8.3 mi
28111 Monroe, NC 8.4 mi
28173 Waxhaw, NC 10.5 mi
29722 Lancaster, SC 10.5 mi
29728 Pageland, SC 12.1 mi
28110 Monroe, NC 12.4 mi
28103 Marshville, NC 13.5 mi
28104 Matthews, NC 14.3 mi
29720 Lancaster, SC 14.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28112?

28112 is in Monroe, North Carolina, in Union County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.8899, -80.5495.

What county is 28112 in?

28112 lies in Union County.

What area code is 28112?

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

What time zone is 28112 in?

28112 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28112?

About 28,461 people live in ZIP code 28112, in 10,215 households, at 215.4 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 28112?

$80,495 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28112?

The closest are 28108 (7.9 mi), 28174 (8.3 mi), 28111 (8.4 mi), 28173 (10.5 mi) and 29722 (10.5 mi).

Is 28112 a PO Box ZIP code?

28112 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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