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28216

ZIP 28216 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
57,507
Coordinates
35.3102, -80.8896
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Where 28216 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28216
  • 🔢 Type 28216 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIZBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,216 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3527. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111000111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28215 (Charlotte, NC, 12 mi away) and 28217 (Charlotte, NC, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28216 becomes 61282 — and that is a real ZIP code: Silvis, IL, 669 miles away.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12862, 16228, 16822, 18622, 21286, 21628, …). The farthest-flung twin is 81226 in Florence, CO, 1,351 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯1,016 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28216 and you would come out at 35.31°S, 99.11°E — 990 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 30.0 square miles of land, 28216 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population57,507This ZIP57,507
Households23,858This ZIP23,858
Housing units25,442This ZIP25,442
Median age34.7This ZIP34.7North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$65,795This ZIP$65,795North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$287,000This ZIP$287,000North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,560This ZIP$1,560North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.4%This ZIP33.4%
Mean commute24.9 minThis ZIP24.9 min
Population density1,915.6 / sq miThis ZIP1,915.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,199This ZIP1,199
Employees18,468This ZIP18,468
Annual payroll$867,160,000This ZIP$867,160,000
Tax returns filed27,300This ZIP27,300
Total adjusted gross income$1,573,152,000This ZIP$1,573,152,000

Land area

Land area30.02 sq miThis ZIP30.02 sq mi
Water area0.76 sq miThis ZIP0.76 sq mi

Other place names in 28216

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ZIP codes near 28216

ZIPCityDistance
28214 Charlotte, NC 5.2 mi
28269 Charlotte, NC 5.2 mi
28206 Charlotte, NC 5.4 mi
28208 Charlotte, NC 5.5 mi
28106 Matthews, NC 5.9 mi
28130 Paw Creek, NC 5.9 mi
28201 Charlotte, NC 5.9 mi
28218 Charlotte, NC 5.9 mi
28219 Charlotte, NC 5.9 mi
28220 Charlotte, NC 5.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28216?

28216 is in Charlotte, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.3102, -80.8896.

What county is 28216 in?

28216 lies in Mecklenburg County.

What area code is 28216?

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

What time zone is 28216 in?

28216 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28216?

About 57,507 people live in ZIP code 28216, in 23,858 households, at 1,915.6 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 28216?

$65,795 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28216?

The closest are 28214 (5.2 mi), 28269 (5.2 mi), 28206 (5.4 mi), 28208 (5.5 mi) and 28106 (5.9 mi).

Is 28216 a PO Box ZIP code?

28216 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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