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28205

ZIP 28205 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
51,806
Coordinates
35.2188, -80.7896
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Where 28205 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28205
  • 🔢 Type 28205 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOZBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,205 = 5 × 5641. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111000101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28204 (Charlotte, NC, 2 mi away) and 28206 (Charlotte, NC, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28205 becomes 50282, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02825, 02852, 05822, 08225, 08252, 20528, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85022 in Phoenix, AZ, 1,778 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯1,023 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28205 and you would come out at 35.22°S, 99.21°E — 983 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 11.8 square miles of land, 28205 is bigger than 29% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population51,806This ZIP51,806
Households23,357This ZIP23,357
Housing units24,963This ZIP24,963
Median age34.2This ZIP34.2North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$75,622This ZIP$75,622North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$457,200This ZIP$457,200North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,460This ZIP$1,460North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher47.8%This ZIP47.8%
Mean commute24.2 minThis ZIP24.2 min
Population density4,379.9 / sq miThis ZIP4,379.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,539This ZIP1,539
Employees13,424This ZIP13,424
Annual payroll$647,026,000This ZIP$647,026,000
Tax returns filed24,720This ZIP24,720
Total adjusted gross income$2,419,568,000This ZIP$2,419,568,000

Land area

Land area11.83 sq miThis ZIP11.83 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 28205

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

ZIP codes near 28205

ZIPCityDistance
28204 Charlotte, NC 2.1 mi
28207 Charlotte, NC 2.6 mi
28271 Charlotte, NC 2.6 mi
28106 Matthews, NC 3.0 mi
28130 Paw Creek, NC 3.0 mi
28201 Charlotte, NC 3.0 mi
28218 Charlotte, NC 3.0 mi
28219 Charlotte, NC 3.0 mi
28220 Charlotte, NC 3.0 mi
28221 Charlotte, NC 3.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28205?

28205 is in Charlotte, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.2188, -80.7896.

What county is 28205 in?

28205 lies in Mecklenburg County.

What area code is 28205?

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

What time zone is 28205 in?

28205 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28205?

About 51,806 people live in ZIP code 28205, in 23,357 households, at 4,379.9 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 28205?

$75,622 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28205?

The closest are 28204 (2.1 mi), 28207 (2.6 mi), 28271 (2.6 mi), 28106 (3 mi) and 28130 (3 mi).

Is 28205 a PO Box ZIP code?

28205 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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