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28117

ZIP 28117 is in Mooresville, North Carolina, in Iredell County; area codes 704 and 980; Eastern time. Mooresville has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 28115.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Iredell
Population
48,826
Coordinates
35.5750, -80.8942
☼ Live from 28117 — Mooresville, NC

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Where 28117 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28117
  • 🔢 Type 28117 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIIBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,117 = 31 × 907. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110111010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28115 (Mooresville, NC, 7 mi away) and 28119 (Morven, NC, 71 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28117 becomes 71182, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11782, 12187, 12781, 12817, 12871, 17128, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87121 in Albuquerque, NM, 1,462 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯1,009 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28117 and you would come out at 35.57°S, 99.11°E — 993 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
  • 📏 At 39.1 square miles of land, 28117 is bigger than 53% of ZIP codes — room for about 30 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population48,826This ZIP48,826
Households19,564This ZIP19,564
Housing units22,225This ZIP22,225
Median age44.5This ZIP44.5North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$112,976This ZIP$112,976North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$615,200This ZIP$615,200North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,698This ZIP$1,698North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher55.4%This ZIP55.4%
Mean commute27.0 minThis ZIP27.0 min
Population density1,249.1 / sq miThis ZIP1,249.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments2,087This ZIP2,087
Employees31,650This ZIP31,650
Annual payroll$2,629,784,000This ZIP$2,629,784,000
Tax returns filed24,140This ZIP24,140
Total adjusted gross income$3,959,087,000This ZIP$3,959,087,000

Land area

Land area39.09 sq miThis ZIP39.09 sq mi
Water area15.68 sq miThis ZIP15.68 sq mi

Other place names in 28117

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ZIP codes near 28117

ZIPCityDistance
28123 Mount Mourne, NC 3.4 mi
28682 Terrell, NC 4.1 mi
28035 Davidson, NC 5.8 mi
28673 Sherrills Ford, NC 6.6 mi
28115 Mooresville, NC 6.7 mi
28031 Cornelius, NC 6.9 mi
28166 Troutman, NC 7.2 mi
28036 Davidson, NC 8.6 mi
28037 Denver, NC 8.9 mi
28010 Barium Springs, NC 10.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28117?

28117 is in Mooresville, North Carolina, in Iredell County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.5750, -80.8942.

What county is 28117 in?

28117 lies in Iredell County.

What area code is 28117?

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

What time zone is 28117 in?

28117 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28117?

About 48,826 people live in ZIP code 28117, in 19,564 households, at 1,249.1 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 28117?

$112,976 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28117?

The closest are 28123 (3.4 mi), 28682 (4.1 mi), 28035 (5.8 mi), 28673 (6.6 mi) and 28115 (6.7 mi).

Is 28117 a PO Box ZIP code?

28117 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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