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28278

ZIP 28278 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
37,420
Coordinates
35.1334, -81.0088
☼ Live from 28278 — Charlotte, NC

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Where 28278 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28278
  • 🔢 Type 28278 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLZBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,278 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 1571. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111001110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28277 (Charlotte, NC, 12 mi away) and 28280 (Charlotte, NC, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28278 becomes 87282, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27288, 27828, 27882, 28287, 28728, 28782, …). The farthest-flung twin is 78228 in San Antonio, TX, 1,096 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 70%.
  • 🎯1,014 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28278 and you would come out at 35.13°S, 98.99°E — 995 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 28.8 square miles of land, 28278 is bigger than 45% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population37,420This ZIP37,420
Households13,640This ZIP13,640
Housing units14,363This ZIP14,363
Median age36.6This ZIP36.6North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$125,470This ZIP$125,470North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$460,600This ZIP$460,600North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,786This ZIP$1,786North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher58.2%This ZIP58.2%
Mean commute27.8 minThis ZIP27.8 min
Population density1,298.9 / sq miThis ZIP1,298.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments588This ZIP588
Employees5,683This ZIP5,683
Annual payroll$275,669,000This ZIP$275,669,000
Tax returns filed18,180This ZIP18,180
Total adjusted gross income$2,119,786,000This ZIP$2,119,786,000

Land area

Land area28.81 sq miThis ZIP28.81 sq mi
Water area3.69 sq miThis ZIP3.69 sq mi

Other place names in 28278

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ZIP codes near 28278

ZIPCityDistance
28273 Charlotte, NC 3.5 mi
28012 Belmont, NC 5.6 mi
29708 Fort Mill, SC 6.0 mi
28217 Charlotte, NC 6.2 mi
28134 Pineville, NC 7.4 mi
28032 Cramerton, NC 8.0 mi
28210 Charlotte, NC 8.6 mi
28056 Gastonia, NC 8.7 mi
28208 Charlotte, NC 9.0 mi
28101 Mc Adenville, NC 9.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28278?

28278 is in Charlotte, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.1334, -81.0088.

What county is 28278 in?

28278 lies in Mecklenburg County.

What area code is 28278?

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

What time zone is 28278 in?

28278 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28278?

About 37,420 people live in ZIP code 28278, in 13,640 households, at 1,298.9 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 28278?

$125,470 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28278?

The closest are 28273 (3.5 mi), 28012 (5.6 mi), 29708 (6 mi), 28217 (6.2 mi) and 28134 (7.4 mi).

Is 28278 a PO Box ZIP code?

28278 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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