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28305

ZIP 28305 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
5,710
Coordinates
35.0526, -78.9072
☼ Live from 28305 — Fayetteville, NC

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Where 28305 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28305
  • 🔢 Type 28305 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOEBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,305 = 3 × 3 × 5 × 17 × 37. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111010010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28304 (Fayetteville, NC, 5 mi away) and 28306 (Fayetteville, NC, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28305 becomes 50382, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 64 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02358, 02538, 02835, 03258, 03285, 03582, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83520 in Ahsahka, ID, 2,088 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,126 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28305 and you would come out at 35.05°S, 101.09°E — 876 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 48m.
  • 📏 At 2.6 square miles of land, 28305 is bigger than 13% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,710This ZIP5,710
Households2,921This ZIP2,921
Housing units3,456This ZIP3,456
Median age43.8This ZIP43.8North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$78,148This ZIP$78,148North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$260,900This ZIP$260,900North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,071This ZIP$1,071North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher51.0%This ZIP51.0%
Mean commute19.3 minThis ZIP19.3 min
Population density2,195.3 / sq miThis ZIP2,195.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments289This ZIP289
Employees3,152This ZIP3,152
Annual payroll$145,090,000This ZIP$145,090,000
Tax returns filed2,910This ZIP2,910
Total adjusted gross income$435,708,000This ZIP$435,708,000

Land area

Land area2.60 sq miThis ZIP2.60 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

Other place names in 28305

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 28305

ZIPCityDistance
28302 Fayetteville, NC 1.3 mi
28301 Fayetteville, NC 2.0 mi
28303 Fayetteville, NC 3.7 mi
28309 Fayetteville, NC 3.7 mi
28304 Fayetteville, NC 5.0 mi
28314 Fayetteville, NC 6.1 mi
28306 Fayetteville, NC 6.5 mi
28307 Fort Bragg, NC 7.7 mi
28311 Fayetteville, NC 8.0 mi
28310 Fort Bragg, NC 9.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28305?

28305 is in Fayetteville, North Carolina, in Cumberland County, part of the Fayetteville, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.0526, -78.9072.

What county is 28305 in?

28305 lies in Cumberland County.

What area code is 28305?

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

What time zone is 28305 in?

28305 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28305?

About 5,710 people live in ZIP code 28305, in 2,921 households, at 2,195.3 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 28305?

$78,148 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28305?

The closest are 28302 (1.3 mi), 28301 (2 mi), 28303 (3.7 mi), 28309 (3.7 mi) and 28304 (5 mi).

Is 28305 a PO Box ZIP code?

28305 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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