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28125

ZIP 28125 is Mount Ulla, North Carolina, mostly in Rowan County; area codes 980 and 704; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Rowan +1 more
Population
2,765
Coordinates
35.6590, -80.6986
☼ Live from 28125 — Mount Ulla, NC

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Where 28125 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28125
  • 🔢 Type 28125 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SZIBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,125 = 3 × 3 × 5 × 5 × 5 × 5 × 5. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110111011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28124 (Mount Pleasant, NC, 24 mi away) and 28126 (Newell, NC, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28125 becomes 52182, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12528, 12582, 12852, 15228, 15282, 15822, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85122 in Casa Grande, AZ, 1,775 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯1,017 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28125 and you would come out at 35.66°S, 99.30°E — 983 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 44m.
  • 📏 At 38.4 square miles of land, 28125 is bigger than 52% of ZIP codes — room for about 29 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,765This ZIP2,765
Households1,045This ZIP1,045
Housing units1,173This ZIP1,173
Median age46.3This ZIP46.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$85,739This ZIP$85,739North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$360,700This ZIP$360,700North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,149This ZIP$1,149North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.8%This ZIP33.8%
Mean commute23.6 minThis ZIP23.6 min
Population density72.0 / sq miThis ZIP72.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments53This ZIP53
Employees344This ZIP344
Annual payroll$15,824,000This ZIP$15,824,000
Tax returns filed1,360This ZIP1,360
Total adjusted gross income$127,610,000This ZIP$127,610,000

Land area

Land area38.38 sq miThis ZIP38.38 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Counties 28125 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Rowan County 95.1%
Iredell County 4.9%

ZIP codes near 28125

ZIPCityDistance
27013 Cleveland, NC 6.3 mi
28115 Mooresville, NC 7.2 mi
28147 Salisbury, NC 7.8 mi
28023 China Grove, NC 8.3 mi
28088 Landis, NC 9.2 mi
28166 Troutman, NC 9.6 mi
27054 Woodleaf, NC 10.8 mi
28081 Kannapolis, NC 10.9 mi
28123 Mount Mourne, NC 11.6 mi
28010 Barium Springs, NC 12.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28125?

28125 is in Mount Ulla, North Carolina, in Rowan County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.6590, -80.6986.

What county is 28125 in?

28125 spans 2 counties: Rowan County and Iredell County. Most of it falls in Rowan 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 28125?

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

What time zone is 28125 in?

28125 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28125?

About 2,765 people live in ZIP code 28125, in 1,045 households, at 72.0 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 28125?

$85,739 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28125?

The closest are 27013 (6.3 mi), 28115 (7.2 mi), 28147 (7.8 mi), 28023 (8.3 mi) and 28088 (9.2 mi).

Is 28125 a PO Box ZIP code?

28125 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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