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28144

ZIP 28144 is in Salisbury, North Carolina, in Rowan County; area codes 704 and 980; Eastern time. Salisbury has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 28145, 28146 and 28147.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Rowan
Population
27,977
Coordinates
35.7157, -80.4589
☼ Live from 28144 — Salisbury, NC

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Where 28144 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28144
  • 🔢 Type 28144 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhIBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,144 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 1759. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110111110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28139 (Rutherfordton, NC, 90 mi away) and 28145 (Salisbury, NC, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28144 becomes 44182, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12448, 12484, 12844, 14428, 14482, 14824, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84412 in Ogden, UT, 1,736 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
  • 🎯1,028 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28144 and you would come out at 35.72°S, 99.54°E — 971 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 44m.
  • 📏 At 30.1 square miles of land, 28144 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population27,977This ZIP27,977
Households11,270This ZIP11,270
Housing units12,859This ZIP12,859
Median age38.9This ZIP38.9North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$52,568This ZIP$52,568North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$226,700This ZIP$226,700North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$972This ZIP$972North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.9%This ZIP29.9%
Mean commute20.9 minThis ZIP20.9 min
Population density930.3 / sq miThis ZIP930.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments793This ZIP793
Employees16,426This ZIP16,426
Annual payroll$999,986,000This ZIP$999,986,000
Tax returns filed10,740This ZIP10,740
Total adjusted gross income$672,889,000This ZIP$672,889,000

Land area

Land area30.07 sq miThis ZIP30.07 sq mi
Water area0.47 sq miThis ZIP0.47 sq mi

Other place names in 28144

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ZIP codes near 28144

ZIPCityDistance
28159 Spencer, NC 2.0 mi
28145 Salisbury, NC 2.5 mi
28039 East Spencer, NC 2.8 mi
27299 Linwood, NC 5.2 mi
28147 Salisbury, NC 6.3 mi
28072 Granite Quarry, NC 7.1 mi
28146 Salisbury, NC 7.4 mi
27014 Cooleemee, NC 8.5 mi
28041 Faith, NC 8.9 mi
27054 Woodleaf, NC 9.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28144?

28144 is in Salisbury, North Carolina, in Rowan County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.7157, -80.4589.

What county is 28144 in?

28144 lies in Rowan County.

What area code is 28144?

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

What time zone is 28144 in?

28144 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28144?

About 27,977 people live in ZIP code 28144, in 11,270 households, at 930.3 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 28144?

$52,568 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28144?

The closest are 28159 (2 mi), 28145 (2.5 mi), 28039 (2.8 mi), 27299 (5.2 mi) and 28147 (6.3 mi).

Is 28144 a PO Box ZIP code?

28144 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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