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28214

ZIP 28214 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
43,837
Coordinates
35.2720, -80.9681
☼ Live from 28214 — Charlotte, NC

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Where 28214 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28214
  • 🔢 Type 28214 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hIZBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,214 = 2 × 14107. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111000110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28213 (Charlotte, NC, 13 mi away) and 28215 (Charlotte, NC, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28214 becomes 41282, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12248, 12428, 12482, 12824, 12842, 14228, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84122 in Salt Lake City, UT, 1,717 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯1,013 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28214 and you would come out at 35.27°S, 99.03°E — 994 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 33.9 square miles of land, 28214 is bigger than 49% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population43,837This ZIP43,837
Households15,121This ZIP15,121
Housing units16,118This ZIP16,118
Median age35.4This ZIP35.4North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$86,447This ZIP$86,447North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$295,800This ZIP$295,800North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,696This ZIP$1,696North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher37.0%This ZIP37.0%
Mean commute27.7 minThis ZIP27.7 min
Population density1,292.9 / sq miThis ZIP1,292.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments653This ZIP653
Employees15,327This ZIP15,327
Annual payroll$1,009,632,000This ZIP$1,009,632,000
Tax returns filed21,480This ZIP21,480
Total adjusted gross income$1,361,161,000This ZIP$1,361,161,000

Land area

Land area33.91 sq miThis ZIP33.91 sq mi
Water area1.69 sq miThis ZIP1.69 sq mi

Other place names in 28214

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ZIP codes near 28214

ZIPCityDistance
28208 Charlotte, NC 4.5 mi
28120 Mount Holly, NC 5.1 mi
28216 Charlotte, NC 5.2 mi
28012 Belmont, NC 5.7 mi
28101 Mc Adenville, NC 6.2 mi
28032 Cramerton, NC 6.8 mi
28098 Lowell, NC 7.5 mi
28203 Charlotte, NC 7.6 mi
28296 Charlotte, NC 7.6 mi
28202 Charlotte, NC 7.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28214?

28214 is in Charlotte, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.2720, -80.9681.

What county is 28214 in?

28214 lies in Mecklenburg County.

What area code is 28214?

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

What time zone is 28214 in?

28214 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28214?

About 43,837 people live in ZIP code 28214, in 15,121 households, at 1,292.9 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 28214?

$86,447 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28214?

The closest are 28208 (4.5 mi), 28120 (5.1 mi), 28216 (5.2 mi), 28012 (5.7 mi) and 28101 (6.2 mi).

Is 28214 a PO Box ZIP code?

28214 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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