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28128

ZIP 28128 is Norwood, North Carolina, in Stanly County; area codes 704 and 980; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Stanly
Metro area
Albemarle, NC
Population
6,587
Coordinates
35.2107, -80.1545
☼ Live from 28128 — Norwood, NC

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Where 28128 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28128
  • 🔢 Type 28128 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZIBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,128 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 293. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110111100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28127 (New London, NC, 17 mi away) and 28129 (Oakboro, NC, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28128 becomes 82182, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12288, 12828, 18822, 21288, 28218, 28281, …). The farthest-flung twin is 81228 in Granite, CO, 1,458 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 73%.
  • 🎯1,057 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28128 and you would come out at 35.21°S, 99.85°E — 948 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 68.4 square miles of land, 28128 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 52 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,587This ZIP6,587
Households2,517This ZIP2,517
Housing units3,180This ZIP3,180
Median age42.5This ZIP42.5North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$53,818This ZIP$53,818North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$222,300This ZIP$222,300North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$881This ZIP$881North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.7%This ZIP21.7%
Mean commute26.3 minThis ZIP26.3 min
Population density96.4 / sq miThis ZIP96.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments131This ZIP131
Employees2,283This ZIP2,283
Annual payroll$78,279,000This ZIP$78,279,000
Tax returns filed3,280This ZIP3,280
Total adjusted gross income$219,532,000This ZIP$219,532,000

Land area

Land area68.35 sq miThis ZIP68.35 sq mi
Water area3.71 sq miThis ZIP3.71 sq mi

Other place names in 28128

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 28128

ZIPCityDistance
28007 Ansonville, NC 6.3 mi
28001 Albemarle, NC 9.3 mi
28129 Oakboro, NC 9.9 mi
27306 Mount Gilead, NC 9.9 mi
28002 Albemarle, NC 10.0 mi
28135 Polkton, NC 13.0 mi
28009 Badin, NC 13.9 mi
28097 Locust, NC 14.7 mi
28170 Wadesboro, NC 15.0 mi
28163 Stanfield, NC 15.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28128?

28128 is in Norwood, North Carolina, in Stanly County, part of the Albemarle, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.2107, -80.1545.

What county is 28128 in?

28128 lies in Stanly County.

What area code is 28128?

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

What time zone is 28128 in?

28128 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28128?

About 6,587 people live in ZIP code 28128, in 2,517 households, at 96.4 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 28128?

$53,818 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28128?

The closest are 28007 (6.3 mi), 28001 (9.3 mi), 28129 (9.9 mi), 27306 (9.9 mi) and 28002 (10 mi).

Is 28128 a PO Box ZIP code?

28128 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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