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28204

ZIP 28204 is in Charlotte, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County; area codes 704 and 980; Eastern time. Charlotte has 74 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Mecklenburg
Population
9,314
Coordinates
35.2146, -80.8268
☼ Live from 28204 — Charlotte, NC

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Where 28204 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28204
  • 🔢 Type 28204 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hOZBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,204 = 2 × 2 × 11 × 641. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111000101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28203 (Charlotte, NC, 2 mi away) and 28205 (Charlotte, NC, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28204 becomes 40282 — and that is a real ZIP code: Louisville, KY, 338 miles away.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02284, 02482, 02824, 02842, 04228, 04282, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84022 in Dugway, UT, 1,763 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯1,022 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28204 and you would come out at 35.21°S, 99.17°E — 985 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 1.8 square miles of land, 28204 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,314This ZIP9,314
Households5,582This ZIP5,582
Housing units6,288This ZIP6,288
Median age31.0This ZIP31.0North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$92,054This ZIP$92,054North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$585,200This ZIP$585,200North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,735This ZIP$1,735North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher77.7%This ZIP77.7%
Mean commute23.4 minThis ZIP23.4 min
Population density5,283.0 / sq miThis ZIP5,283.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments844This ZIP844
Employees18,668This ZIP18,668
Annual payroll$1,180,767,000This ZIP$1,180,767,000
Tax returns filed5,270This ZIP5,270
Total adjusted gross income$707,865,000This ZIP$707,865,000

Land area

Land area1.76 sq miThis ZIP1.76 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 28204

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ZIP codes near 28204

ZIPCityDistance
28271 Charlotte, NC 0.5 mi
28244 Charlotte, NC 1.2 mi
28280 Charlotte, NC 1.2 mi
28263 Charlotte, NC 1.3 mi
28246 Charlotte, NC 1.3 mi
28282 Charlotte, NC 1.3 mi
28233 Charlotte, NC 1.3 mi
28236 Charlotte, NC 1.3 mi
28241 Charlotte, NC 1.3 mi
28243 Charlotte, NC 1.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28204?

28204 is in Charlotte, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.2146, -80.8268.

What county is 28204 in?

28204 lies in Mecklenburg County.

What area code is 28204?

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

What time zone is 28204 in?

28204 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28204?

About 9,314 people live in ZIP code 28204, in 5,582 households, at 5,283.0 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 28204?

$92,054 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28204?

The closest are 28271 (0.5 mi), 28244 (1.2 mi), 28280 (1.2 mi), 28263 (1.3 mi) and 28246 (1.3 mi).

Is 28204 a PO Box ZIP code?

28204 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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