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28227

ZIP 28227 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
60,482
Coordinates
35.1896, -80.6454
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Where 28227 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 28227
  • 🔢 Type 28227 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZZBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,227 = 3 × 97 × 97. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111001000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28226 (Charlotte, NC, 12 mi away) and 28228 (Charlotte, NC, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28227 becomes 72282, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22728, 22827, 27228, 27282, 27822, 28272, …). The farthest-flung twin is 82227 in Manville, WY, 1,389 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
  • 🎯1,032 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28227 and you would come out at 35.19°S, 99.35°E — 975 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 40.2 square miles of land, 28227 is bigger than 53% of ZIP codes — room for about 30 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population60,482This ZIP60,482
Households21,910This ZIP21,910
Housing units23,095This ZIP23,095
Median age39.6This ZIP39.6North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$77,115This ZIP$77,115North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$349,700This ZIP$349,700North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,453This ZIP$1,453North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.5%This ZIP31.5%
Mean commute28.4 minThis ZIP28.4 min
Population density1,506.1 / sq miThis ZIP1,506.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,295This ZIP1,295
Employees14,480This ZIP14,480
Annual payroll$760,880,000This ZIP$760,880,000
Tax returns filed27,700This ZIP27,700
Total adjusted gross income$2,068,546,000This ZIP$2,068,546,000

Land area

Land area40.16 sq miThis ZIP40.16 sq mi
Water area0.32 sq miThis ZIP0.32 sq mi

Counties 28227 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Mecklenburg County 99.2%
Union County 0.8%

Other place names in 28227

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ZIP codes near 28227

ZIPCityDistance
28215 Charlotte, NC 4.9 mi
28212 Charlotte, NC 5.6 mi
28079 Indian Trail, NC 5.8 mi
28105 Matthews, NC 6.0 mi
28126 Newell, NC 7.2 mi
28075 Harrisburg, NC 7.8 mi
28213 Charlotte, NC 8.4 mi
28205 Charlotte, NC 8.4 mi
28107 Midland, NC 8.4 mi
28270 Charlotte, NC 8.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28227?

28227 is in Charlotte, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.1896, -80.6454.

What county is 28227 in?

28227 spans 2 counties: Mecklenburg County and Union 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 28227?

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

What time zone is 28227 in?

28227 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28227?

About 60,482 people live in ZIP code 28227, in 21,910 households, at 1,506.1 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 28227?

$77,115 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28227?

The closest are 28215 (4.9 mi), 28212 (5.6 mi), 28079 (5.8 mi), 28105 (6 mi) and 28126 (7.2 mi).

Is 28227 a PO Box ZIP code?

28227 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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