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28274

ZIP 28274 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
747
Coordinates
35.1891, -80.8338
☼ Live from 28274 — Charlotte, NC

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Where 28274 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 28274
  • 🔢 Type 28274 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLZBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,274 = 2 × 67 × 211. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111001110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28273 (Charlotte, NC, 8 mi away) and 28275 (Charlotte, NC, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28274 becomes 47282 — and that is a real ZIP code: Vernon, IN, 372 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22748, 22847, 24827, 24872, 27248, 27284, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84722 in Central, UT, 1,819 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯1,022 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28274 and you would come out at 35.19°S, 99.17°E — 985 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 0.059 square miles of land, 28274 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 29 football fields.
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People and housing

Population747This ZIP747
Households0
Housing units0
Median age20.2This ZIP20.2North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%
Mean commute14.2 minThis ZIP14.2 min
Population density12,661.0 / sq miThis ZIP12,661.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees1,013This ZIP1,013
Annual payroll$36,457,000This ZIP$36,457,000

Land area

Land area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 28274

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 28274

ZIPCityDistance
28207 Charlotte, NC 0.6 mi
28209 Charlotte, NC 1.3 mi
28204 Charlotte, NC 1.8 mi
28271 Charlotte, NC 1.9 mi
28203 Charlotte, NC 1.9 mi
28244 Charlotte, NC 2.5 mi
28282 Charlotte, NC 2.6 mi
28296 Charlotte, NC 2.6 mi
28211 Charlotte, NC 2.6 mi
28280 Charlotte, NC 2.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28274?

28274 is in Charlotte, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.1891, -80.8338.

What county is 28274 in?

28274 lies in Mecklenburg County.

What area code is 28274?

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

What time zone is 28274 in?

28274 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28274?

About 747 people live in ZIP code 28274, at 12,661.0 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 28274?

The closest are 28207 (0.6 mi), 28209 (1.3 mi), 28204 (1.8 mi), 28271 (1.9 mi) and 28203 (1.9 mi).

Is 28274 a PO Box ZIP code?

28274 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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