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28173

ZIP 28173 is Waxhaw, North Carolina, in Union County; area codes 704 and 980; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Union
Population
65,274
Coordinates
34.9192, -80.7306
☼ Live from 28173 — Waxhaw, NC

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Where 28173 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28173
  • 🔢 Type 28173 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELIBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,173 = 3 × 9391. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111000001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28170 (Wadesboro, NC, 36 mi away) and 28174 (Wingate, NC, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28173 becomes 37182, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 56 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12738, 12783, 12837, 12873, 13782, 13827, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83712 in Boise, ID, 1,968 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯1,035 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28173 and you would come out at 34.92°S, 99.27°E — 977 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 48m.
  • 📏 At 106.3 square miles of land, 28173 is bigger than 79% of ZIP codes — room for about 81 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population65,274This ZIP65,274
Households20,430This ZIP20,430
Housing units21,343This ZIP21,343
Median age41.2This ZIP41.2North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$150,597This ZIP$150,597North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$608,000This ZIP$608,000North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,776This ZIP$1,776North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher58.2%This ZIP58.2%
Mean commute31.3 minThis ZIP31.3 min
Population density613.9 / sq miThis ZIP613.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,288This ZIP1,288
Employees7,222This ZIP7,222
Annual payroll$303,578,000This ZIP$303,578,000
Tax returns filed28,910This ZIP28,910
Total adjusted gross income$5,261,406,000This ZIP$5,261,406,000

Land area

Land area106.33 sq miThis ZIP106.33 sq mi
Water area1.36 sq miThis ZIP1.36 sq mi

Other place names in 28173

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ZIP codes near 28173

ZIPCityDistance
28108 Mineral Springs, NC 3.1 mi
29744 Van Wyck, SC 7.8 mi
29707 Fort Mill, SC 8.6 mi
28104 Matthews, NC 9.8 mi
28277 Charlotte, NC 10.3 mi
28112 Monroe, NC 10.5 mi
29722 Lancaster, SC 11.3 mi
28111 Monroe, NC 11.6 mi
29704 Catawba, SC 11.8 mi
29720 Lancaster, SC 12.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28173?

28173 is in Waxhaw, North Carolina, in Union County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.9192, -80.7306.

What county is 28173 in?

28173 lies in Union County.

What area code is 28173?

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

What time zone is 28173 in?

28173 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28173?

About 65,274 people live in ZIP code 28173, in 20,430 households, at 613.9 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 28173?

$150,597 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28173?

The closest are 28108 (3.1 mi), 29744 (7.8 mi), 29707 (8.6 mi), 28104 (9.8 mi) and 28277 (10.3 mi).

Is 28173 a PO Box ZIP code?

28173 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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