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28147

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Rowan
Population
25,812
Coordinates
35.6811, -80.5630
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Where 28147 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28147
  • 🔢 Type 28147 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhIBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,147 = 7 × 4021. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110111110011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28146 (Salisbury, NC, 10 mi away) and 28150 (Shelby, NC, 62 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28147 becomes 74182 — and that is a real ZIP code: Tulsa, OK, 863 miles away.
  • 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12487, 12748, 12784, 12847, 12874, 14728, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84721 in Cedar City, UT, 1,800 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
  • 🎯1,023 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28147 and you would come out at 35.68°S, 99.44°E — 976 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 44m.
  • 📏 At 77.6 square miles of land, 28147 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 59 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population25,812This ZIP25,812
Households9,555This ZIP9,555
Housing units10,340This ZIP10,340
Median age41.0This ZIP41.0North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$65,060This ZIP$65,060North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$268,600This ZIP$268,600North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,158This ZIP$1,158North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.4%This ZIP20.4%
Mean commute26.4 minThis ZIP26.4 min
Population density332.6 / sq miThis ZIP332.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments506This ZIP506
Employees11,364This ZIP11,364
Annual payroll$890,095,000This ZIP$890,095,000
Tax returns filed11,490This ZIP11,490
Total adjusted gross income$681,876,000This ZIP$681,876,000

Land area

Land area77.60 sq miThis ZIP77.60 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 28147

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ZIP codes near 28147

ZIPCityDistance
28145 Salisbury, NC 4.8 mi
28144 Salisbury, NC 6.3 mi
28039 East Spencer, NC 7.1 mi
28159 Spencer, NC 7.2 mi
28125 Mount Ulla, NC 7.8 mi
27054 Woodleaf, NC 7.9 mi
28023 China Grove, NC 8.1 mi
28072 Granite Quarry, NC 8.2 mi
28041 Faith, NC 8.6 mi
27014 Cooleemee, NC 8.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28147?

28147 is in Salisbury, North Carolina, in Rowan County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.6811, -80.5630.

What county is 28147 in?

28147 lies in Rowan County.

What area code is 28147?

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

What time zone is 28147 in?

28147 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28147?

About 25,812 people live in ZIP code 28147, in 9,555 households, at 332.6 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 28147?

$65,060 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28147?

The closest are 28145 (4.8 mi), 28144 (6.3 mi), 28039 (7.1 mi), 28159 (7.2 mi) and 28125 (7.8 mi).

Is 28147 a PO Box ZIP code?

28147 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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