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28135

ZIP 28135 is Polkton, North Carolina, in Anson County; area codes 704 and 980; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Anson
Population
4,655
Coordinates
35.0298, -80.2173
☼ Live from 28135 — Polkton, NC

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Where 28135 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28135
  • 🔢 Type 28135 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SEIBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,135 = 5 × 17 × 331. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110111100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28134 (Pineville, NC, 38 mi away) and 28136 (Polkville, NC, 85 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28135 becomes 53182 — and that is a real ZIP code: Union Grove, WI, 676 miles away.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12538, 12583, 12835, 12853, 13825, 15238, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83251 in Mackay, ID, 1,886 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 73%.
  • 🎯1,058 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28135 and you would come out at 35.03°S, 99.78°E — 949 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 48m.
  • 📏 At 100.9 square miles of land, 28135 is bigger than 78% of ZIP codes — room for about 77 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,655This ZIP4,655
Households1,175This ZIP1,175
Housing units1,358This ZIP1,358
Median age38.3This ZIP38.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$66,920This ZIP$66,920North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$208,600This ZIP$208,600North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,034This ZIP$1,034North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher6.9%This ZIP6.9%
Mean commute29.5 minThis ZIP29.5 min
Population density46.1 / sq miThis ZIP46.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments60This ZIP60
Employees597This ZIP597
Annual payroll$28,148,000This ZIP$28,148,000
Tax returns filed1,580This ZIP1,580
Total adjusted gross income$85,865,000This ZIP$85,865,000

Land area

Land area100.95 sq miThis ZIP100.95 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Other place names in 28135

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ZIP codes near 28135

ZIPCityDistance
28170 Wadesboro, NC 7.0 mi
28103 Marshville, NC 7.9 mi
28007 Ansonville, NC 8.0 mi
28128 Norwood, NC 13.0 mi
28133 Peachland, NC 13.1 mi
28174 Wingate, NC 13.3 mi
28129 Oakboro, NC 15.3 mi
28091 Lilesville, NC 16.4 mi
28110 Monroe, NC 16.7 mi
28119 Morven, NC 17.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28135?

28135 is in Polkton, North Carolina, in Anson County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.0298, -80.2173.

What county is 28135 in?

28135 lies in Anson County.

What area code is 28135?

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

What time zone is 28135 in?

28135 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28135?

About 4,655 people live in ZIP code 28135, in 1,175 households, at 46.1 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 28135?

$66,920 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28135?

The closest are 28170 (7 mi), 28103 (7.9 mi), 28007 (8 mi), 28128 (13 mi) and 28133 (13.1 mi).

Is 28135 a PO Box ZIP code?

28135 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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