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28166

ZIP 28166 is Troutman, North Carolina, in Iredell County; area codes 980 and 704; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Iredell
Population
11,875
Coordinates
35.6772, -80.8680
☼ Live from 28166 — Troutman, NC

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Where 28166 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28166
  • 🔢 Type 28166 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ggIBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,166 = 2 × 14083. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111000000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28164 (Stanley, NC, 22 mi away) and 28167 (Union Mills, NC, 62 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28166 becomes 66182, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12866, 16682, 16826, 18626, 21668, 21866, …). The farthest-flung twin is 81626 in Craig, CO, 1,483 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯1,007 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28166 and you would come out at 35.68°S, 99.13°E — 993 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 44m.
  • 📏 At 29.0 square miles of land, 28166 is bigger than 45% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,875This ZIP11,875
Households4,439This ZIP4,439
Housing units4,918This ZIP4,918
Median age39.1This ZIP39.1North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$93,511This ZIP$93,511North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$348,600This ZIP$348,600North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,205This ZIP$1,205North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.4%This ZIP27.4%
Mean commute24.0 minThis ZIP24.0 min
Population density409.6 / sq miThis ZIP409.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments276This ZIP276
Employees3,861This ZIP3,861
Annual payroll$166,609,000This ZIP$166,609,000
Tax returns filed6,110This ZIP6,110
Total adjusted gross income$595,737,000This ZIP$595,737,000

Land area

Land area29.00 sq miThis ZIP29.00 sq mi
Water area1.48 sq miThis ZIP1.48 sq mi

Other place names in 28166

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

ZIP codes near 28166

ZIPCityDistance
28010 Barium Springs, NC 3.4 mi
28677 Statesville, NC 5.3 mi
28117 Mooresville, NC 7.2 mi
28687 Statesville, NC 7.4 mi
28682 Terrell, NC 8.2 mi
28673 Sherrills Ford, NC 8.4 mi
28115 Mooresville, NC 8.8 mi
28123 Mount Mourne, NC 9.3 mi
28125 Mount Ulla, NC 9.6 mi
28609 Catawba, NC 10.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28166?

28166 is in Troutman, North Carolina, in Iredell County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.6772, -80.8680.

What county is 28166 in?

28166 lies in Iredell County.

What area code is 28166?

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

What time zone is 28166 in?

28166 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28166?

About 11,875 people live in ZIP code 28166, in 4,439 households, at 409.6 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 28166?

$93,511 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28166?

The closest are 28010 (3.4 mi), 28677 (5.3 mi), 28117 (7.2 mi), 28687 (7.4 mi) and 28682 (8.2 mi).

Is 28166 a PO Box ZIP code?

28166 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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