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28152

ZIP 28152 is in Shelby, North Carolina, in Cleveland County; area codes 704 and 980; Eastern time. Shelby has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 28150 and 28151.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Cleveland
Population
26,134
Coordinates
35.2408, -81.5914
☼ Live from 28152 — Shelby, NC

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Where 28152 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28152
  • 🔢 Type 28152 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZSIBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,152 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 17 × 23. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110111111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28151 (Shelby, NC, 5 mi away) and 28159 (Spencer, NC, 72 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28152 becomes 25182, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12528, 12582, 12852, 15228, 15282, 15822, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85122 in Casa Grande, AZ, 1,727 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 68%.
  • 🎯981 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28152 and you would come out at 35.24°S, 98.41°E — 1,028 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 79.5 square miles of land, 28152 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 60 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population26,134This ZIP26,134
Households10,016This ZIP10,016
Housing units11,265This ZIP11,265
Median age34.5This ZIP34.5North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$57,806This ZIP$57,806North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$205,200This ZIP$205,200North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$973This ZIP$973North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.6%This ZIP25.6%
Mean commute21.5 minThis ZIP21.5 min
Population density328.7 / sq miThis ZIP328.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments519This ZIP519
Employees6,858This ZIP6,858
Annual payroll$257,219,000This ZIP$257,219,000
Tax returns filed10,360This ZIP10,360
Total adjusted gross income$561,638,000This ZIP$561,638,000

Land area

Land area79.50 sq miThis ZIP79.50 sq mi
Water area0.41 sq miThis ZIP0.41 sq mi

Other place names in 28152

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ZIP codes near 28152

ZIPCityDistance
28038 Earl, NC 4.2 mi
28017 Boiling Springs, NC 4.5 mi
28151 Shelby, NC 4.8 mi
28073 Grover, NC 6.7 mi
28089 Lattimore, NC 6.7 mi
28150 Shelby, NC 7.1 mi
28114 Mooresboro, NC 8.9 mi
28024 Cliffside, NC 10.1 mi
28076 Henrietta, NC 10.7 mi
29341 Gaffney, SC 10.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28152?

28152 is in Shelby, North Carolina, in Cleveland County, part of the Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.2408, -81.5914.

What county is 28152 in?

28152 lies in Cleveland County.

What area code is 28152?

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

What time zone is 28152 in?

28152 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28152?

About 26,134 people live in ZIP code 28152, in 10,016 households, at 328.7 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 28152?

$57,806 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28152?

The closest are 28038 (4.2 mi), 28017 (4.5 mi), 28151 (4.8 mi), 28073 (6.7 mi) and 28089 (6.7 mi).

Is 28152 a PO Box ZIP code?

28152 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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