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28139

ZIP 28139 is Rutherfordton, North Carolina, mostly in Rutherford County; area code 828; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Rutherford +1 more
Metro area
Forest City, NC
Population
20,008
Coordinates
35.3484, -81.9947
☼ Live from 28139 — Rutherfordton, NC

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Where 28139 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28139
  • 🔢 Type 28139 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GEIBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,139 = 19 × 1481. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110111101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28138 (Rockwell, NC, 88 mi away) and 28144 (Salisbury, NC, 90 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28139 becomes 93182, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12839, 12983, 18239, 18923, 18932, 19382, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98231 in Blaine, WA, 2,256 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 66%.
  • 🎯958 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28139 and you would come out at 35.35°S, 98.01°E — 1,052 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 181.9 square miles of land, 28139 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 138 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population20,008This ZIP20,008
Households8,124This ZIP8,124
Housing units9,103This ZIP9,103
Median age47.6This ZIP47.6North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$56,558This ZIP$56,558North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$240,200This ZIP$240,200North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$818This ZIP$818North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.0%This ZIP25.0%
Mean commute26.6 minThis ZIP26.6 min
Population density110.0 / sq miThis ZIP110.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments364This ZIP364
Employees4,410This ZIP4,410
Annual payroll$204,742,000This ZIP$204,742,000
Tax returns filed8,230This ZIP8,230
Total adjusted gross income$521,366,000This ZIP$521,366,000

Land area

Land area181.86 sq miThis ZIP181.86 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq miThis ZIP0.16 sq mi

Counties 28139 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Rutherford County 86.7%
Polk County 13.3%

Other place names in 28139

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ZIP codes near 28139

ZIPCityDistance
28160 Spindale, NC 4.2 mi
28043 Forest City, NC 7.4 mi
28074 Harris, NC 10.0 mi
28722 Columbus, NC 10.4 mi
28167 Union Mills, NC 11.1 mi
28782 Tryon, NC 11.7 mi
28756 Mill Spring, NC 12.1 mi
28019 Caroleen, NC 12.2 mi
28746 Lake Lure, NC 12.9 mi
28076 Henrietta, NC 13.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28139?

28139 is in Rutherfordton, North Carolina, in Rutherford County, part of the Forest City, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.3484, -81.9947.

What county is 28139 in?

28139 spans 2 counties: Rutherford County and Polk County. Most of it falls in Rutherford 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 28139?

Rutherfordton uses area code 828, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 28139 in?

28139 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28139?

About 20,008 people live in ZIP code 28139, in 8,124 households, at 110.0 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 28139?

$56,558 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28139?

The closest are 28160 (4.2 mi), 28043 (7.4 mi), 28074 (10 mi), 28722 (10.4 mi) and 28167 (11.1 mi).

Is 28139 a PO Box ZIP code?

28139 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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