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28212

ZIP 28212 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
42,440
Coordinates
35.1877, -80.7446
☼ Live from 28212 — Charlotte, NC

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Where 28212 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28212
  • 🔢 Type 28212 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIZBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,212 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 2351. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111000110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28211 (Charlotte, NC, 3 mi away) and 28213 (Charlotte, NC, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28212 becomes 21282 — and that is a real ZIP code: Pikesville, MD, 364 miles away.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12228, 12822, 18222, 21228, 21282, 21822, …). The farthest-flung twin is 81222 in Coaldale, CO, 1,400 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯1,027 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28212 and you would come out at 35.19°S, 99.26°E — 980 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 9.2 square miles of land, 28212 is bigger than 26% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population42,440This ZIP42,440
Households15,649This ZIP15,649
Housing units17,146This ZIP17,146
Median age32.3This ZIP32.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$52,723This ZIP$52,723North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$266,900This ZIP$266,900North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,362This ZIP$1,362North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.1%This ZIP23.1%
Mean commute29.8 minThis ZIP29.8 min
Population density4,620.6 / sq miThis ZIP4,620.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments631This ZIP631
Employees6,758This ZIP6,758
Annual payroll$422,819,000This ZIP$422,819,000
Tax returns filed17,050This ZIP17,050
Total adjusted gross income$726,254,000This ZIP$726,254,000

Land area

Land area9.19 sq miThis ZIP9.19 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Other place names in 28212

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ZIP codes near 28212

ZIPCityDistance
28211 Charlotte, NC 3.3 mi
28205 Charlotte, NC 3.3 mi
28207 Charlotte, NC 4.5 mi
28215 Charlotte, NC 4.8 mi
28204 Charlotte, NC 5.0 mi
28274 Charlotte, NC 5.0 mi
28105 Matthews, NC 5.1 mi
28270 Charlotte, NC 5.3 mi
28271 Charlotte, NC 5.5 mi
28227 Charlotte, NC 5.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28212?

28212 is in Charlotte, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.1877, -80.7446.

What county is 28212 in?

28212 lies in Mecklenburg County.

What area code is 28212?

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

What time zone is 28212 in?

28212 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28212?

About 42,440 people live in ZIP code 28212, in 15,649 households, at 4,620.6 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 28212?

$52,723 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28212?

The closest are 28211 (3.3 mi), 28205 (3.3 mi), 28207 (4.5 mi), 28215 (4.8 mi) and 28204 (5 mi).

Is 28212 a PO Box ZIP code?

28212 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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