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28159

ZIP 28159 is Spencer, North Carolina, in Rowan County; area codes 704 and 980; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Rowan
Population
3,250
Coordinates
35.6942, -80.4352
☼ Live from 28159 — Spencer, NC

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Where 28159 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28159
  • 🔢 Type 28159 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSIBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,159 = 29 × 971. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110111111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28152 (Shelby, NC, 72 mi away) and 28160 (Spindale, NC, 87 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28159 becomes 95182, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12589, 12859, 12958, 12985, 15289, 15829, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98512 in Olympia, WA, 2,311 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
  • 🎯1,029 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28159 and you would come out at 35.69°S, 99.56°E — 969 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 44m.
  • 📏 At 2.2 square miles of land, 28159 is bigger than 12% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,250This ZIP3,250
Households1,321This ZIP1,321
Housing units1,561This ZIP1,561
Median age42.7This ZIP42.7North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$63,036This ZIP$63,036North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$200,300This ZIP$200,300North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$932This ZIP$932North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.1%This ZIP26.1%
Mean commute32.7 minThis ZIP32.7 min
Population density1,454.1 / sq miThis ZIP1,454.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments50This ZIP50
Employees508This ZIP508
Annual payroll$15,611,000This ZIP$15,611,000
Tax returns filed1,360This ZIP1,360
Total adjusted gross income$67,292,000This ZIP$67,292,000

Land area

Land area2.24 sq miThis ZIP2.24 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 28159

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ZIP codes near 28159

ZIPCityDistance
28039 East Spencer, NC 1.0 mi
28144 Salisbury, NC 2.0 mi
28145 Salisbury, NC 2.5 mi
27299 Linwood, NC 5.2 mi
28146 Salisbury, NC 5.5 mi
28072 Granite Quarry, NC 5.6 mi
28147 Salisbury, NC 7.2 mi
28041 Faith, NC 7.5 mi
27351 Southmont, NC 9.7 mi
27014 Cooleemee, NC 10.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28159?

28159 is in Spencer, North Carolina, in Rowan County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.6942, -80.4352.

What county is 28159 in?

28159 lies in Rowan County.

What area code is 28159?

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

What time zone is 28159 in?

28159 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28159?

About 3,250 people live in ZIP code 28159, in 1,321 households, at 1,454.1 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 28159?

$63,036 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28159?

The closest are 28039 (1 mi), 28144 (2 mi), 28145 (2.5 mi), 27299 (5.2 mi) and 28146 (5.5 mi).

Is 28159 a PO Box ZIP code?

28159 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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