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28164

ZIP 28164 is Stanley, North Carolina, mostly in Gaston County; area codes 980 and 704; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Gaston +1 more
Population
16,874
Coordinates
35.3894, -81.0371
☼ Live from 28164 — Stanley, NC

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Where 28164 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28164
  • 🔢 Type 28164 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hgIBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,164 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 2347. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111000000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28163 (Stanfield, NC, 37 mi away) and 28166 (Troutman, NC, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28164 becomes 46182 — and that is a real ZIP code: Waldron, IN, 379 miles away.
  • 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12468, 12486, 12846, 12864, 14826, 16248, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86412 in Hualapai, AZ, 1,839 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 70%.
  • 🎯1,006 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28164 and you would come out at 35.39°S, 98.96°E — 999 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 41.0 square miles of land, 28164 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,874This ZIP16,874
Households6,483This ZIP6,483
Housing units6,730This ZIP6,730
Median age43.4This ZIP43.4North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$79,728This ZIP$79,728North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$310,300This ZIP$310,300North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,126This ZIP$1,126North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.5%This ZIP24.5%
Mean commute29.5 minThis ZIP29.5 min
Population density411.5 / sq miThis ZIP411.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments288This ZIP288
Employees3,109This ZIP3,109
Annual payroll$175,670,000This ZIP$175,670,000
Tax returns filed7,140This ZIP7,140
Total adjusted gross income$584,839,000This ZIP$584,839,000

Land area

Land area41.01 sq miThis ZIP41.01 sq mi
Water area0.45 sq miThis ZIP0.45 sq mi

Counties 28164 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Gaston County 62.7%
Lincoln County 37.3%

Other place names in 28164

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ZIP codes near 28164

ZIPCityDistance
28006 Alexis, NC 3.4 mi
28120 Mount Holly, NC 4.2 mi
28080 Iron Station, NC 6.0 mi
28037 Denver, NC 7.4 mi
28034 Dallas, NC 8.4 mi
28098 Lowell, NC 8.9 mi
28214 Charlotte, NC 9.0 mi
28077 High Shoals, NC 9.4 mi
28101 Mc Adenville, NC 9.5 mi
28078 Huntersville, NC 9.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28164?

28164 is in Stanley, North Carolina, in Gaston County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.3894, -81.0371.

What county is 28164 in?

28164 spans 2 counties: Gaston County and Lincoln County. Most of it falls in Gaston County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 28164?

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

What time zone is 28164 in?

28164 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28164?

About 16,874 people live in ZIP code 28164, in 6,483 households, at 411.5 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 28164?

$79,728 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28164?

The closest are 28006 (3.4 mi), 28120 (4.2 mi), 28080 (6 mi), 28037 (7.4 mi) and 28034 (8.4 mi).

Is 28164 a PO Box ZIP code?

28164 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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