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28170

ZIP 28170 is Wadesboro, North Carolina, in Anson County; area codes 704 and 980; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Anson
Population
10,103
Coordinates
34.9987, -80.0988
☼ Live from 28170 — Wadesboro, NC

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Where 28170 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28170
  • 🔢 Type 28170 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLIBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,170 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 313. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111000001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28169 (Waco, NC, 79 mi away) and 28173 (Waxhaw, NC, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28170 becomes 07182, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 67 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01827, 02187, 02718, 02817, 02871, 07821, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87021 in Milan, NM, 1,565 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 73%.
  • 🎯1,065 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28170 and you would come out at 35.00°S, 99.90°E — 942 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 48m.
  • 📏 At 177.9 square miles of land, 28170 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 135 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,103This ZIP10,103
Households4,145This ZIP4,145
Housing units4,872This ZIP4,872
Median age43.4This ZIP43.4North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$39,548This ZIP$39,548North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$154,400This ZIP$154,400North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$750This ZIP$750North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.0%This ZIP13.0%
Mean commute28.5 minThis ZIP28.5 min
Population density56.8 / sq miThis ZIP56.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments248This ZIP248
Employees2,710This ZIP2,710
Annual payroll$98,358,000This ZIP$98,358,000
Tax returns filed4,620This ZIP4,620
Total adjusted gross income$213,328,000This ZIP$213,328,000

Land area

Land area177.93 sq miThis ZIP177.93 sq mi
Water area0.69 sq miThis ZIP0.69 sq mi

Other place names in 28170

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

ZIP codes near 28170

ZIPCityDistance
28135 Polkton, NC 7.0 mi
28007 Ansonville, NC 8.7 mi
28091 Lilesville, NC 9.4 mi
28119 Morven, NC 11.5 mi
28133 Peachland, NC 14.2 mi
28103 Marshville, NC 14.3 mi
28102 Mc Farlan, NC 14.5 mi
28128 Norwood, NC 15.0 mi
28330 Cordova, NC 16.7 mi
27306 Mount Gilead, NC 17.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28170?

28170 is in Wadesboro, North Carolina, in Anson County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.9987, -80.0988.

What county is 28170 in?

28170 lies in Anson County.

What area code is 28170?

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

What time zone is 28170 in?

28170 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28170?

About 10,103 people live in ZIP code 28170, in 4,145 households, at 56.8 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 28170?

$39,548 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28170?

The closest are 28135 (7 mi), 28007 (8.7 mi), 28091 (9.4 mi), 28119 (11.5 mi) and 28133 (14.2 mi).

Is 28170 a PO Box ZIP code?

28170 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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