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28174

ZIP 28174 is Wingate, North Carolina, in Union County; area codes 704 and 980; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Union
Population
9,573
Coordinates
34.9690, -80.4396
☼ Live from 28174 — Wingate, NC

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Where 28174 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28174
  • 🔢 Type 28174 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLIBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,174 = 2 × 14087. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111000001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28173 (Waxhaw, NC, 17 mi away) and 28201 (Charlotte, NC, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28174 becomes 47182, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12487, 12748, 12784, 12847, 12874, 14728, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84721 in Cedar City, UT, 1,820 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
  • 🎯1,049 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28174 and you would come out at 34.97°S, 99.56°E — 961 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 48m.
  • 📏 At 36.4 square miles of land, 28174 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,573This ZIP9,573
Households2,708This ZIP2,708
Housing units2,888This ZIP2,888
Median age29.8This ZIP29.8North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$71,136This ZIP$71,136North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$226,700This ZIP$226,700North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,149This ZIP$1,149North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.7%This ZIP18.7%
Mean commute26.5 minThis ZIP26.5 min
Population density263.0 / sq miThis ZIP263.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments110This ZIP110
Employees2,119This ZIP2,119
Annual payroll$60,678,000This ZIP$60,678,000
Tax returns filed3,590This ZIP3,590
Total adjusted gross income$198,284,000This ZIP$198,284,000

Land area

Land area36.40 sq miThis ZIP36.40 sq mi
Water area0.39 sq miThis ZIP0.39 sq mi

Other place names in 28174

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ZIP codes near 28174

ZIPCityDistance
28103 Marshville, NC 5.4 mi
28111 Monroe, NC 7.3 mi
28110 Monroe, NC 7.8 mi
28112 Monroe, NC 8.3 mi
28133 Peachland, NC 13.1 mi
28135 Polkton, NC 13.3 mi
28079 Indian Trail, NC 13.6 mi
28108 Mineral Springs, NC 13.8 mi
29728 Pageland, SC 14.3 mi
28104 Matthews, NC 15.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28174?

28174 is in Wingate, North Carolina, in Union County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.9690, -80.4396.

What county is 28174 in?

28174 lies in Union County.

What area code is 28174?

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

What time zone is 28174 in?

28174 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28174?

About 9,573 people live in ZIP code 28174, in 2,708 households, at 263.0 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 28174?

$71,136 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28174?

The closest are 28103 (5.4 mi), 28111 (7.3 mi), 28110 (7.8 mi), 28112 (8.3 mi) and 28133 (13.1 mi).

Is 28174 a PO Box ZIP code?

28174 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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