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28160

ZIP 28160 is Spindale, North Carolina, in Rutherford County; area code 828; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Rutherford
Metro area
Forest City, NC
Population
3,665
Coordinates
35.3607, -81.9223
☼ Live from 28160 — Spindale, NC

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Where 28160 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28160
  • 🔢 Type 28160 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OgIBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,160 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 11. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111000000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28159 (Spencer, NC, 87 mi away) and 28163 (Stanfield, NC, 85 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28160 becomes 06182, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01826, 01862, 02186, 02816, 02861, 06128, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86021 in Colorado City, AZ, 1,738 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 67%.
  • 🎯961 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28160 and you would come out at 35.36°S, 98.08°E — 1,048 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 5.5 square miles of land, 28160 is bigger than 20% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,665This ZIP3,665
Households1,623This ZIP1,623
Housing units1,876This ZIP1,876
Median age46.4This ZIP46.4North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$40,868This ZIP$40,868North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$164,000This ZIP$164,000North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$735This ZIP$735North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.6%This ZIP14.6%
Mean commute27.3 minThis ZIP27.3 min
Population density665.5 / sq miThis ZIP665.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments124This ZIP124
Employees1,866This ZIP1,866
Annual payroll$74,156,000This ZIP$74,156,000
Tax returns filed1,550This ZIP1,550
Total adjusted gross income$67,664,000This ZIP$67,664,000

Land area

Land area5.51 sq miThis ZIP5.51 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 28160

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 28160

ZIPCityDistance
28139 Rutherfordton, NC 4.2 mi
28043 Forest City, NC 4.4 mi
28074 Harris, NC 8.7 mi
28019 Caroleen, NC 9.0 mi
28040 Ellenboro, NC 9.8 mi
28167 Union Mills, NC 10.3 mi
28076 Henrietta, NC 10.8 mi
28018 Bostic, NC 11.1 mi
28024 Cliffside, NC 11.8 mi
28722 Columbus, NC 13.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28160?

28160 is in Spindale, North Carolina, in Rutherford County, part of the Forest City, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.3607, -81.9223.

What county is 28160 in?

28160 lies in Rutherford County.

What area code is 28160?

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

What time zone is 28160 in?

28160 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28160?

About 3,665 people live in ZIP code 28160, in 1,623 households, at 665.5 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 28160?

$40,868 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28160?

The closest are 28139 (4.2 mi), 28043 (4.4 mi), 28074 (8.7 mi), 28019 (9 mi) and 28040 (9.8 mi).

Is 28160 a PO Box ZIP code?

28160 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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