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28215

ZIP 28215 is in Charlotte, North Carolina, mostly 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 +1 more
Population
66,674
Coordinates
35.2456, -80.6989
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Where 28215 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 28215
  • 🔢 Type 28215 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SIZBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,215 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 11 × 19. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111000110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28214 (Charlotte, NC, 15 mi away) and 28216 (Charlotte, NC, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28215 becomes 51282, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12528, 12582, 12852, 15228, 15282, 15822, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85122 in Casa Grande, AZ, 1,777 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 28215 and you would come out at 35.25°S, 99.30°E — 979 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 28.9 square miles of land, 28215 is bigger than 45% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population66,674This ZIP66,674
Households24,260This ZIP24,260
Housing units25,977This ZIP25,977
Median age34.9This ZIP34.9North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$71,162This ZIP$71,162North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$315,000This ZIP$315,000North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,449This ZIP$1,449North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.3%This ZIP32.3%
Mean commute29.2 minThis ZIP29.2 min
Population density2,311.1 / sq miThis ZIP2,311.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments728This ZIP728
Employees6,067This ZIP6,067
Annual payroll$250,434,000This ZIP$250,434,000
Tax returns filed31,220This ZIP31,220
Total adjusted gross income$1,760,288,000This ZIP$1,760,288,000

Land area

Land area28.85 sq miThis ZIP28.85 sq mi
Water area0.18 sq miThis ZIP0.18 sq mi

Counties 28215 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Mecklenburg County 92.9%
Cabarrus County 7.1%

Other place names in 28215

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ZIP codes near 28215

ZIPCityDistance
28126 Newell, NC 2.4 mi
28213 Charlotte, NC 3.5 mi
28212 Charlotte, NC 4.8 mi
28223 Charlotte, NC 4.8 mi
28227 Charlotte, NC 4.9 mi
28075 Harrisburg, NC 5.1 mi
28205 Charlotte, NC 5.4 mi
28262 Charlotte, NC 5.8 mi
28106 Matthews, NC 6.0 mi
28130 Paw Creek, NC 6.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28215?

28215 is in Charlotte, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.2456, -80.6989.

What county is 28215 in?

28215 spans 2 counties: Mecklenburg County and Cabarrus County. Most of it falls in Mecklenburg County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 28215?

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

What time zone is 28215 in?

28215 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28215?

About 66,674 people live in ZIP code 28215, in 24,260 households, at 2,311.1 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 28215?

$71,162 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28215?

The closest are 28126 (2.4 mi), 28213 (3.5 mi), 28212 (4.8 mi), 28223 (4.8 mi) and 28227 (4.9 mi).

Is 28215 a PO Box ZIP code?

28215 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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