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28273

ZIP 28273 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
50,966
Coordinates
35.1237, -80.9485
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Where 28273 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28273
  • 🔢 Type 28273 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELZBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,273 = 7 × 7 × 577. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111001110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28272 (Charlotte, NC, 9 mi away) and 28274 (Charlotte, NC, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28273 becomes 37282, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22738, 23278, 23827, 23872, 27283, 27823, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83722 in Boise, ID, 1,957 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯1,018 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28273 and you would come out at 35.12°S, 99.05°E — 991 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 22.5 square miles of land, 28273 is bigger than 40% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population50,966This ZIP50,966
Households18,996This ZIP18,996
Housing units20,138This ZIP20,138
Median age33.3This ZIP33.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$87,350This ZIP$87,350North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$340,600This ZIP$340,600North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,729This ZIP$1,729North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher38.1%This ZIP38.1%
Mean commute22.3 minThis ZIP22.3 min
Population density2,263.3 / sq miThis ZIP2,263.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,894This ZIP1,894
Employees69,222This ZIP69,222
Annual payroll$5,046,379,000This ZIP$5,046,379,000
Tax returns filed22,240This ZIP22,240
Total adjusted gross income$1,338,756,000This ZIP$1,338,756,000

Land area

Land area22.52 sq miThis ZIP22.52 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

Other place names in 28273

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ZIP codes near 28273

ZIPCityDistance
28278 Charlotte, NC 3.5 mi
28217 Charlotte, NC 3.9 mi
28134 Pineville, NC 4.2 mi
28210 Charlotte, NC 5.2 mi
29708 Fort Mill, SC 5.6 mi
28209 Charlotte, NC 6.6 mi
28247 Charlotte, NC 6.8 mi
28226 Charlotte, NC 7.3 mi
28203 Charlotte, NC 7.8 mi
29715 Fort Mill, SC 7.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28273?

28273 is in Charlotte, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.1237, -80.9485.

What county is 28273 in?

28273 lies in Mecklenburg County.

What area code is 28273?

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

What time zone is 28273 in?

28273 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28273?

About 50,966 people live in ZIP code 28273, in 18,996 households, at 2,263.3 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 28273?

$87,350 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28273?

The closest are 28278 (3.5 mi), 28217 (3.9 mi), 28134 (4.2 mi), 28210 (5.2 mi) and 29708 (5.6 mi).

Is 28273 a PO Box ZIP code?

28273 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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