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28211

ZIP 28211 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
33,925
Coordinates
35.1663, -80.7973
☼ Live from 28211 — Charlotte, NC

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Where 28211 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28211
  • 🔢 Type 28211 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IIZBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 28211 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111000110011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28210 (Charlotte, NC, 4 mi away) and 28212 (Charlotte, NC, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28211 becomes 11282, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11228, 12128, 12182, 12812, 12821, 18212, …). The farthest-flung twin is 81122 in Bayfield, CO, 1,493 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯1,025 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28211 and you would come out at 35.17°S, 99.20°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 11.0 square miles of land, 28211 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population33,925This ZIP33,925
Households13,602This ZIP13,602
Housing units15,233This ZIP15,233
Median age38.4This ZIP38.4North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$132,917This ZIP$132,917North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$774,900This ZIP$774,900North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,767This ZIP$1,767North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher68.0%This ZIP68.0%
Mean commute22.5 minThis ZIP22.5 min
Population density3,097.6 / sq miThis ZIP3,097.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,434This ZIP1,434
Employees21,286This ZIP21,286
Annual payroll$1,967,088,000This ZIP$1,967,088,000
Tax returns filed15,240This ZIP15,240
Total adjusted gross income$4,769,368,000This ZIP$4,769,368,000

Land area

Land area10.95 sq miThis ZIP10.95 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 28211

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ZIP codes near 28211

ZIPCityDistance
28207 Charlotte, NC 2.5 mi
28274 Charlotte, NC 2.6 mi
28209 Charlotte, NC 3.3 mi
28212 Charlotte, NC 3.3 mi
28205 Charlotte, NC 3.6 mi
28204 Charlotte, NC 3.7 mi
28271 Charlotte, NC 4.1 mi
28210 Charlotte, NC 4.2 mi
28270 Charlotte, NC 4.2 mi
28203 Charlotte, NC 4.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28211?

28211 is in Charlotte, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.1663, -80.7973.

What county is 28211 in?

28211 lies in Mecklenburg County.

What area code is 28211?

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

What time zone is 28211 in?

28211 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28211?

About 33,925 people live in ZIP code 28211, in 13,602 households, at 3,097.6 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 28211?

$132,917 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28211?

The closest are 28207 (2.5 mi), 28274 (2.6 mi), 28209 (3.3 mi), 28212 (3.3 mi) and 28205 (3.6 mi).

Is 28211 a PO Box ZIP code?

28211 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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