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28217

ZIP 28217 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
32,064
Coordinates
35.1687, -80.9084
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Where 28217 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28217
  • 🔢 Type 28217 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIZBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,217 = 7 × 29 × 139. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111000111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28216 (Charlotte, NC, 10 mi away) and 28218 (Charlotte, NC, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28217 becomes 71282 — and that is a real ZIP code: Tallulah, LA, 624 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12827, 12872, 17228, 17822, 21278, 21287, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87122 in Albuquerque, NM, 1,441 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯1,019 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28217 and you would come out at 35.17°S, 99.09°E — 989 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 14.9 square miles of land, 28217 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population32,064This ZIP32,064
Households12,952This ZIP12,952
Housing units14,330This ZIP14,330
Median age31.2This ZIP31.2North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$64,028This ZIP$64,028North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$263,300This ZIP$263,300North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,594This ZIP$1,594North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher37.6%This ZIP37.6%
Mean commute23.2 minThis ZIP23.2 min
Population density2,147.2 / sq miThis ZIP2,147.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments2,119This ZIP2,119
Employees60,725This ZIP60,725
Annual payroll$3,605,182,000This ZIP$3,605,182,000
Tax returns filed15,450This ZIP15,450
Total adjusted gross income$775,363,000This ZIP$775,363,000

Land area

Land area14.93 sq miThis ZIP14.93 sq mi
Water area0.14 sq miThis ZIP0.14 sq mi

Other place names in 28217

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ZIP codes near 28217

ZIPCityDistance
28209 Charlotte, NC 3.1 mi
28273 Charlotte, NC 3.9 mi
28210 Charlotte, NC 3.9 mi
28203 Charlotte, NC 4.0 mi
28208 Charlotte, NC 4.4 mi
28274 Charlotte, NC 4.4 mi
28207 Charlotte, NC 5.0 mi
28271 Charlotte, NC 5.2 mi
28296 Charlotte, NC 5.3 mi
28282 Charlotte, NC 5.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28217?

28217 is in Charlotte, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.1687, -80.9084.

What county is 28217 in?

28217 lies in Mecklenburg County.

What area code is 28217?

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

What time zone is 28217 in?

28217 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28217?

About 32,064 people live in ZIP code 28217, in 12,952 households, at 2,147.2 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 28217?

$64,028 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28217?

The closest are 28209 (3.1 mi), 28273 (3.9 mi), 28210 (3.9 mi), 28203 (4 mi) and 28208 (4.4 mi).

Is 28217 a PO Box ZIP code?

28217 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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