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28210

ZIP 28210 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
47,359
Coordinates
35.1305, -80.8567
☼ Live from 28210 — Charlotte, NC

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Where 28210 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28210
  • 🔢 Type 28210 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OIZBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,210 = 2 × 5 × 7 × 13 × 31. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111000110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28209 (Charlotte, NC, 3 mi away) and 28211 (Charlotte, NC, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28210 becomes 01282, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 38 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01822, 02128, 02812, 08212, 08221, 10282, …). The farthest-flung twin is 81220 in Cimarron, CO, 1,485 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% 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 28210 and you would come out at 35.13°S, 99.14°E — 986 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 12.4 square miles of land, 28210 is bigger than 30% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population47,359This ZIP47,359
Households20,684This ZIP20,684
Housing units22,228This ZIP22,228
Median age36.9This ZIP36.9North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$100,824This ZIP$100,824North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$531,700This ZIP$531,700North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,554This ZIP$1,554North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher59.5%This ZIP59.5%
Mean commute22.6 minThis ZIP22.6 min
Population density3,818.4 / sq miThis ZIP3,818.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,371This ZIP1,371
Employees23,499This ZIP23,499
Annual payroll$2,289,711,000This ZIP$2,289,711,000
Tax returns filed22,780This ZIP22,780
Total adjusted gross income$3,587,779,000This ZIP$3,587,779,000

Land area

Land area12.40 sq miThis ZIP12.40 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Other place names in 28210

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ZIP codes near 28210

ZIPCityDistance
28226 Charlotte, NC 2.7 mi
28209 Charlotte, NC 3.3 mi
28134 Pineville, NC 3.7 mi
28217 Charlotte, NC 3.9 mi
28211 Charlotte, NC 4.2 mi
28274 Charlotte, NC 4.2 mi
28247 Charlotte, NC 4.5 mi
28207 Charlotte, NC 4.8 mi
28273 Charlotte, NC 5.2 mi
28270 Charlotte, NC 5.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28210?

28210 is in Charlotte, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.1305, -80.8567.

What county is 28210 in?

28210 lies in Mecklenburg County.

What area code is 28210?

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

What time zone is 28210 in?

28210 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28210?

About 47,359 people live in ZIP code 28210, in 20,684 households, at 3,818.4 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 28210?

$100,824 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28210?

The closest are 28226 (2.7 mi), 28209 (3.3 mi), 28134 (3.7 mi), 28217 (3.9 mi) and 28211 (4.2 mi).

Is 28210 a PO Box ZIP code?

28210 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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