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28277

ZIP 28277 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
73,882
Coordinates
35.0499, -80.8180
☼ Live from 28277 — Charlotte, NC

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Where 28277 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28277
  • 🔢 Type 28277 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LLZBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 28277 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111001110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28275 (Charlotte, NC, 12 mi away) and 28278 (Charlotte, NC, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28277 becomes 77282 — and that is a real ZIP code: Houston, TX, 924 miles away.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27278, 27827, 27872, 28727, 28772, 72728, …). The farthest-flung twin is 82727 in Rozet, WY, 1,439 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯1,027 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28277 and you would come out at 35.05°S, 99.18°E — 983 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 48m.
  • 📏 At 24.1 square miles of land, 28277 is bigger than 41% of ZIP codes — room for about 18 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population73,882This ZIP73,882
Households28,944This ZIP28,944
Housing units30,335This ZIP30,335
Median age39.8This ZIP39.8North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$128,627This ZIP$128,627North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$560,600This ZIP$560,600North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,882This ZIP$1,882North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher68.1%This ZIP68.1%
Mean commute26.1 minThis ZIP26.1 min
Population density3,059.4 / sq miThis ZIP3,059.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments2,863This ZIP2,863
Employees47,594This ZIP47,594
Annual payroll$3,783,775,000This ZIP$3,783,775,000
Tax returns filed34,870This ZIP34,870
Total adjusted gross income$5,633,793,000This ZIP$5,633,793,000

Land area

Land area24.15 sq miThis ZIP24.15 sq mi
Water area0.29 sq miThis ZIP0.29 sq mi

Other place names in 28277

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ZIP codes near 28277

ZIPCityDistance
28247 Charlotte, NC 2.2 mi
28226 Charlotte, NC 3.7 mi
28134 Pineville, NC 4.8 mi
29707 Fort Mill, SC 4.9 mi
28270 Charlotte, NC 5.3 mi
28210 Charlotte, NC 6.0 mi
29715 Fort Mill, SC 6.7 mi
28104 Matthews, NC 6.8 mi
29716 Fort Mill, SC 7.8 mi
28105 Matthews, NC 7.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28277?

28277 is in Charlotte, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.0499, -80.8180.

What county is 28277 in?

28277 lies in Mecklenburg County.

What area code is 28277?

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

What time zone is 28277 in?

28277 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28277?

About 73,882 people live in ZIP code 28277, in 28,944 households, at 3,059.4 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 28277?

$128,627 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28277?

The closest are 28247 (2.2 mi), 28226 (3.7 mi), 28134 (4.8 mi), 29707 (4.9 mi) and 28270 (5.3 mi).

Is 28277 a PO Box ZIP code?

28277 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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