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28226

ZIP 28226 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
39,381
Coordinates
35.1027, -80.8221
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Where 28226 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28226
  • 🔢 Type 28226 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZZBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,226 = 2 × 11 × 1283. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111001000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28224 (Charlotte, NC, 11 mi away) and 28227 (Charlotte, NC, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28226 becomes 62282 — and that is a real ZIP code: Saint Libory, IL, 541 miles away.
  • 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (26228, 26282, 28262, 28622, 62282, 62822). The farthest-flung twin is 62282 in Saint Libory, IL, 541 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯1,025 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28226 and you would come out at 35.10°S, 99.18°E — 984 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 14.7 square miles of land, 28226 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population39,381This ZIP39,381
Households15,651This ZIP15,651
Housing units16,752This ZIP16,752
Median age40.6This ZIP40.6North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$118,606This ZIP$118,606North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$617,600This ZIP$617,600North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,622This ZIP$1,622North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher65.1%This ZIP65.1%
Mean commute25.1 minThis ZIP25.1 min
Population density2,674.1 / sq miThis ZIP2,674.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,324This ZIP1,324
Employees14,405This ZIP14,405
Annual payroll$885,216,000This ZIP$885,216,000
Tax returns filed19,350This ZIP19,350
Total adjusted gross income$3,865,768,000This ZIP$3,865,768,000

Land area

Land area14.73 sq miThis ZIP14.73 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

Other place names in 28226

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ZIP codes near 28226

ZIPCityDistance
28210 Charlotte, NC 2.7 mi
28247 Charlotte, NC 3.0 mi
28270 Charlotte, NC 3.3 mi
28277 Charlotte, NC 3.7 mi
28134 Pineville, NC 4.1 mi
28211 Charlotte, NC 4.6 mi
28209 Charlotte, NC 5.6 mi
28274 Charlotte, NC 6.0 mi
28207 Charlotte, NC 6.3 mi
28105 Matthews, NC 6.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28226?

28226 is in Charlotte, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.1027, -80.8221.

What county is 28226 in?

28226 lies in Mecklenburg County.

What area code is 28226?

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

What time zone is 28226 in?

28226 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28226?

About 39,381 people live in ZIP code 28226, in 15,651 households, at 2,674.1 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 28226?

$118,606 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28226?

The closest are 28210 (2.7 mi), 28247 (3 mi), 28270 (3.3 mi), 28277 (3.7 mi) and 28134 (4.1 mi).

Is 28226 a PO Box ZIP code?

28226 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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