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28127

ZIP 28127 is New London, North Carolina, mostly in Stanly County; area codes 704 and 980; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Stanly +4 more
Metro area
Albemarle, NC
Population
8,506
Coordinates
35.4502, -80.1672
☼ Live from 28127 — New London, NC

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Where 28127 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 28127
  • 🔢 Type 28127 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZIBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,127 = 11 × 2557. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110111011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28126 (Newell, NC, 33 mi away) and 28128 (Norwood, NC, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28127 becomes 72182 — and that is a real ZIP code: Wright, AR, 679 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12827, 12872, 17228, 17822, 21278, 21287, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87122 in Albuquerque, NM, 1,480 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 73%.
  • 🎯1,050 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28127 and you would come out at 35.45°S, 99.83°E — 951 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 74.6 square miles of land, 28127 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 57 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,506This ZIP8,506
Households3,194This ZIP3,194
Housing units4,796This ZIP4,796
Median age48.6This ZIP48.6North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$69,125This ZIP$69,125North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$255,800This ZIP$255,800North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$781This ZIP$781North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.3%This ZIP16.3%
Mean commute34.4 minThis ZIP34.4 min
Population density114.1 / sq miThis ZIP114.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments93This ZIP93
Employees1,670This ZIP1,670
Annual payroll$86,603,000This ZIP$86,603,000
Tax returns filed3,160This ZIP3,160
Total adjusted gross income$315,218,000This ZIP$315,218,000

Land area

Land area74.56 sq miThis ZIP74.56 sq mi
Water area9.85 sq miThis ZIP9.85 sq mi

Counties 28127 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Stanly County 63.3%
Montgomery County 30.0%
Davidson County 5.6%
Rowan County 1.0%
Randolph County 0.1%

Other place names in 28127

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ZIP codes near 28127

ZIPCityDistance
28009 Badin, NC 4.5 mi
28137 Richfield, NC 6.1 mi
28109 Misenheimer, NC 6.7 mi
28002 Albemarle, NC 7.2 mi
28001 Albemarle, NC 8.0 mi
28071 Gold Hill, NC 9.6 mi
27239 Denton, NC 11.3 mi
27371 Troy, NC 12.7 mi
28124 Mount Pleasant, NC 14.0 mi
27351 Southmont, NC 15.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28127?

28127 is in New London, North Carolina, in Stanly County, part of the Albemarle, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.4502, -80.1672.

What county is 28127 in?

28127 spans 5 counties: Stanly County, Montgomery County, Davidson County, Rowan County and Randolph County. Most of it falls in Stanly 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 28127?

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

What time zone is 28127 in?

28127 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28127?

About 8,506 people live in ZIP code 28127, in 3,194 households, at 114.1 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 28127?

$69,125 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28127?

The closest are 28009 (4.5 mi), 28137 (6.1 mi), 28109 (6.7 mi), 28002 (7.2 mi) and 28001 (8 mi).

Is 28127 a PO Box ZIP code?

28127 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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