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28129

ZIP 28129 is Oakboro, 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
5,852
Coordinates
35.2323, -80.3274
☼ Live from 28129 — Oakboro, NC

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Where 28129 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28129
  • 🔢 Type 28129 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZIBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,129 = 23 × 1223. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110111100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28128 (Norwood, NC, 10 mi away) and 28130 (Paw Creek, NC, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28129 becomes 92182 — and that is a real ZIP code: San Diego, CA, 2,100 miles away.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12928, 18229, 18922, 21289, 21298, 21829, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98221 in Anacortes, WA, 2,324 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
  • 🎯1,047 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28129 and you would come out at 35.23°S, 99.67°E — 958 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 43.4 square miles of land, 28129 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 33 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,852This ZIP5,852
Households2,570This ZIP2,570
Housing units2,652This ZIP2,652
Median age43.4This ZIP43.4North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$69,906This ZIP$69,906North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$266,800This ZIP$266,800North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$944This ZIP$944North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.9%This ZIP20.9%
Mean commute31.3 minThis ZIP31.3 min
Population density134.9 / sq miThis ZIP134.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments112This ZIP112
Employees1,081This ZIP1,081
Annual payroll$52,590,000This ZIP$52,590,000
Tax returns filed2,750This ZIP2,750
Total adjusted gross income$204,856,000This ZIP$204,856,000

Land area

Land area43.39 sq miThis ZIP43.39 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 28129

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

ZIP codes near 28129

ZIPCityDistance
28097 Locust, NC 5.8 mi
28163 Stanfield, NC 6.0 mi
28128 Norwood, NC 9.9 mi
28001 Albemarle, NC 10.0 mi
28107 Midland, NC 10.9 mi
28002 Albemarle, NC 10.9 mi
28124 Mount Pleasant, NC 12.5 mi
28007 Ansonville, NC 13.5 mi
28026 Concord, NC 14.4 mi
28082 Kannapolis, NC 14.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28129?

28129 is in Oakboro, North Carolina, in Stanly County, part of the Albemarle, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.2323, -80.3274.

What county is 28129 in?

28129 lies in Stanly County.

What area code is 28129?

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

What time zone is 28129 in?

28129 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28129?

About 5,852 people live in ZIP code 28129, in 2,570 households, at 134.9 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 28129?

$69,906 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28129?

The closest are 28097 (5.8 mi), 28163 (6 mi), 28128 (9.9 mi), 28001 (10 mi) and 28107 (10.9 mi).

Is 28129 a PO Box ZIP code?

28129 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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