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28269

ZIP 28269 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
79,586
Coordinates
35.3373, -80.8035
☼ Live from 28269 — Charlotte, NC

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Where 28269 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 28269
  • 🔢 Type 28269 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GgZBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,269 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 349. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111001101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28266 (Charlotte, NC, 8 mi away) and 28270 (Charlotte, NC, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28269 becomes 96282, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22968, 26289, 26298, 28296, 28629, 28692, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96822 in Honolulu, HI, 4,670 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯1,020 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28269 and you would come out at 35.34°S, 99.20°E — 985 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 30.6 square miles of land, 28269 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population79,586This ZIP79,586
Households31,766This ZIP31,766
Housing units33,770This ZIP33,770
Median age35.9This ZIP35.9North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$81,517This ZIP$81,517North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$341,700This ZIP$341,700North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,710This ZIP$1,710North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher45.6%This ZIP45.6%
Mean commute23.7 minThis ZIP23.7 min
Population density2,603.3 / sq miThis ZIP2,603.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,581This ZIP1,581
Employees28,545This ZIP28,545
Annual payroll$1,666,530,000This ZIP$1,666,530,000
Tax returns filed40,230This ZIP40,230
Total adjusted gross income$2,728,199,000This ZIP$2,728,199,000

Land area

Land area30.57 sq miThis ZIP30.57 sq mi
Water area0.24 sq miThis ZIP0.24 sq mi

Counties 28269 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Mecklenburg County 96.9%
Cabarrus County 3.1%

Other place names in 28269

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ZIP codes near 28269

ZIPCityDistance
28262 Charlotte, NC 3.7 mi
28223 Charlotte, NC 4.5 mi
28216 Charlotte, NC 5.2 mi
28213 Charlotte, NC 5.2 mi
28106 Matthews, NC 5.3 mi
28130 Paw Creek, NC 5.3 mi
28201 Charlotte, NC 5.3 mi
28218 Charlotte, NC 5.3 mi
28219 Charlotte, NC 5.3 mi
28220 Charlotte, NC 5.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28269?

28269 is in Charlotte, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.3373, -80.8035.

What county is 28269 in?

28269 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 28269?

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

What time zone is 28269 in?

28269 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28269?

About 79,586 people live in ZIP code 28269, in 31,766 households, at 2,603.3 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 28269?

$81,517 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28269?

The closest are 28262 (3.7 mi), 28223 (4.5 mi), 28216 (5.2 mi), 28213 (5.2 mi) and 28106 (5.3 mi).

Is 28269 a PO Box ZIP code?

28269 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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