28280
ZIP 28280 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
- Metro area
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Population
- 0
- Coordinates
- 35.2263, -80.8431
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Where 28280 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.
- 🔢 Type 28280 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OBZBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 28,280 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 7 × 101. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110111001111000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28278 (Charlotte, NC, 11 mi away) and 28281 (Charlotte, NC, 0 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 28280 becomes 08282, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02828, 02882, 08822, 20882, 28082, 28208, …). The farthest-flung twin is 88022 in Arenas Valley, NM, 1,570 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
- 🎯1,021 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28280 and you would come out at 35.23°S, 99.16°E — 986 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
- 📏 At 0.008 square miles of land, 28280 is bigger than 0% of ZIP codes — about 4 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 0 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Population density | 0.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 58This ZIP58 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 1,220This ZIP1,220 |
| Annual payroll | $173,903,000This ZIP$173,903,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 28280
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 28280
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
28263 | Charlotte, NC | 0.0 mi |
28233 | Charlotte, NC | 0.1 mi |
28236 | Charlotte, NC | 0.1 mi |
28241 | Charlotte, NC | 0.1 mi |
28243 | Charlotte, NC | 0.1 mi |
28250 | Charlotte, NC | 0.1 mi |
28260 | Charlotte, NC | 0.1 mi |
28265 | Charlotte, NC | 0.1 mi |
28266 | Charlotte, NC | 0.1 mi |
28272 | Charlotte, NC | 0.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 28280?
28280 is in Charlotte, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.2263, -80.8431.
What county is 28280 in?
28280 lies in Mecklenburg County.
What area code is 28280?
Charlotte uses area codes 704 and 980, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 28280 in?
28280 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 28280?
About 0 people live in ZIP code 28280. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 28280?
The closest are 28263 (0 mi), 28233 (0.1 mi), 28236 (0.1 mi), 28241 (0.1 mi) and 28243 (0.1 mi).
Is 28280 a PO Box ZIP code?
28280 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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