28169
ZIP 28169 is Waco, North Carolina, in Cleveland County; area codes 704 and 980; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Cleveland
- Metro area
- Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC
- Population
- 108
- Coordinates
- 35.3581, -81.4306
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Where 28169 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.
- 🔢 Type 28169 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GgIBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 28,169 = 17 × 1657. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110111000001001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28168 (Vale, NC, 13 mi away) and 28170 (Wadesboro, NC, 79 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 28169 becomes 96182, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12986, 16829, 16928, 18629, 18962, 21869, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96218 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,150 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 69%.
- 🎯986 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28169 and you would come out at 35.36°S, 98.57°E — 1,020 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
- 📏 At 0.586 square miles of land, 28169 is bigger than 6% of ZIP codes — about 284 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 108This ZIP108 |
|---|---|
| Households | 45This ZIP45 |
| Housing units | 64This ZIP64 |
| Median age | 58.4This ZIP58.4North Carolina39.1US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $70,000This ZIP$70,000North Carolina$288,900US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 13.3%This ZIP13.3% |
| Population density | 184.3 / sq miThis ZIP184.3 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 6This ZIP6 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 27This ZIP27 |
| Annual payroll | $630,000This ZIP$630,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.59 sq miThis ZIP0.59 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi |
Other place names in 28169
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 28169
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
28021 | Cherryville, NC | 3.3 mi |
28042 | Fallston, NC | 6.2 mi |
28033 | Crouse, NC | 7.1 mi |
28151 | Shelby, NC | 7.5 mi |
28150 | Shelby, NC | 8.3 mi |
28086 | Kings Mountain, NC | 8.4 mi |
28016 | Bessemer City, NC | 8.8 mi |
28090 | Lawndale, NC | 9.9 mi |
28073 | Grover, NC | 11.4 mi |
28152 | Shelby, NC | 12.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 28169?
28169 is in Waco, North Carolina, in Cleveland County, part of the Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.3581, -81.4306.
What county is 28169 in?
28169 lies in Cleveland County.
What area code is 28169?
Waco uses area codes 704 and 980, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 28169 in?
28169 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 28169?
About 108 people live in ZIP code 28169, in 45 households, at 184.3 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 28169?
The closest are 28021 (3.3 mi), 28042 (6.2 mi), 28033 (7.1 mi), 28151 (7.5 mi) and 28150 (8.3 mi).
Is 28169 a PO Box ZIP code?
28169 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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