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28304

ZIP 28304 is in Fayetteville, North Carolina, mostly 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 +1 more
Metro area
Fayetteville, NC
Population
37,140
Coordinates
35.0255, -78.9896
☼ Live from 28304 — Fayetteville, NC

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Where 28304 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 28304
  • 🔢 Type 28304 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hOEBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,304 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 29 × 61. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111010010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28303 (Fayetteville, NC, 4 mi away) and 28305 (Fayetteville, NC, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28304 becomes 40382, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02348, 03284, 03824, 03842, 04238, 08234, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83204 in Pocatello, ID, 1,867 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 28304 and you would come out at 35.03°S, 101.01°E — 881 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 48m.
  • 📏 At 17.4 square miles of land, 28304 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population37,140This ZIP37,140
Households15,187This ZIP15,187
Housing units16,746This ZIP16,746
Median age34.6This ZIP34.6North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$58,563This ZIP$58,563North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$172,000This ZIP$172,000North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,312This ZIP$1,312North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.0%This ZIP26.0%
Mean commute22.4 minThis ZIP22.4 min
Population density2,135.2 / sq miThis ZIP2,135.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments837This ZIP837
Employees15,920This ZIP15,920
Annual payroll$832,349,000This ZIP$832,349,000
Tax returns filed16,870This ZIP16,870
Total adjusted gross income$849,782,000This ZIP$849,782,000

Land area

Land area17.39 sq miThis ZIP17.39 sq mi
Water area0.22 sq miThis ZIP0.22 sq mi

Counties 28304 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Cumberland County 97.6%
Hoke County 2.4%

Other place names in 28304

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ZIP codes near 28304

ZIPCityDistance
28314 Fayetteville, NC 2.4 mi
28303 Fayetteville, NC 4.5 mi
28302 Fayetteville, NC 4.6 mi
28305 Fayetteville, NC 5.0 mi
28301 Fayetteville, NC 6.9 mi
28306 Fayetteville, NC 7.0 mi
28310 Fort Bragg, NC 7.5 mi
28307 Fort Bragg, NC 7.9 mi
28371 Parkton, NC 8.0 mi
28309 Fayetteville, NC 8.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28304?

28304 is in Fayetteville, North Carolina, in Cumberland County, part of the Fayetteville, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.0255, -78.9896.

What county is 28304 in?

28304 spans 2 counties: Cumberland County and Hoke County. Most of it falls in Cumberland County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 28304?

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

What time zone is 28304 in?

28304 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28304?

About 37,140 people live in ZIP code 28304, in 15,187 households, at 2,135.2 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 28304?

$58,563 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28304?

The closest are 28314 (2.4 mi), 28303 (4.5 mi), 28302 (4.6 mi), 28305 (5 mi) and 28301 (6.9 mi).

Is 28304 a PO Box ZIP code?

28304 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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