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28303

ZIP 28303 is in Fayetteville, North Carolina, in Cumberland County; area codes 910 and 472; Eastern time. Fayetteville has 10 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Cumberland
Metro area
Fayetteville, NC
Population
30,965
Coordinates
35.0856, -78.9594
☼ Live from 28303 — Fayetteville, NC

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Where 28303 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28303
  • 🔢 Type 28303 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOEBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,303 = 11 × 31 × 83. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111010001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28302 (Fayetteville, NC, 5 mi away) and 28304 (Fayetteville, NC, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28303 becomes 30382, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02338, 02833, 03238, 03823, 03832, 08323, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83302 in Rogerson, ID, 1,976 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
  • 🎯1,122 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28303 and you would come out at 35.09°S, 101.04°E — 880 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 15.4 square miles of land, 28303 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population30,965This ZIP30,965
Households14,029This ZIP14,029
Housing units15,640This ZIP15,640
Median age34.7This ZIP34.7North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$58,223This ZIP$58,223North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$189,500This ZIP$189,500North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,192This ZIP$1,192North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.3%This ZIP31.3%
Mean commute18.1 minThis ZIP18.1 min
Population density2,010.8 / sq miThis ZIP2,010.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,081This ZIP1,081
Employees16,543This ZIP16,543
Annual payroll$596,704,000This ZIP$596,704,000
Tax returns filed14,220This ZIP14,220
Total adjusted gross income$977,622,000This ZIP$977,622,000

Land area

Land area15.40 sq miThis ZIP15.40 sq mi
Water area0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi

Other place names in 28303

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ZIP codes near 28303

ZIPCityDistance
28305 Fayetteville, NC 3.7 mi
28314 Fayetteville, NC 3.9 mi
28307 Fort Bragg, NC 4.2 mi
28301 Fayetteville, NC 4.3 mi
28304 Fayetteville, NC 4.5 mi
28302 Fayetteville, NC 4.6 mi
28310 Fort Bragg, NC 5.5 mi
28308 Pope Army Airfield, NC 6.7 mi
28311 Fayetteville, NC 6.9 mi
28309 Fayetteville, NC 7.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28303?

28303 is in Fayetteville, North Carolina, in Cumberland County, part of the Fayetteville, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.0856, -78.9594.

What county is 28303 in?

28303 lies in Cumberland County.

What area code is 28303?

Fayetteville uses area codes 910 and 472, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 28303 in?

28303 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28303?

About 30,965 people live in ZIP code 28303, in 14,029 households, at 2,010.8 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 28303?

$58,223 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28303?

The closest are 28305 (3.7 mi), 28314 (3.9 mi), 28307 (4.2 mi), 28301 (4.3 mi) and 28304 (4.5 mi).

Is 28303 a PO Box ZIP code?

28303 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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