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28311

ZIP 28311 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
36,629
Coordinates
35.1678, -78.8887
☼ Live from 28311 — Fayetteville, NC

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Where 28311 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28311
  • 🔢 Type 28311 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IIEBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,311 = 3 × 9437. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111010010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28310 (Fort Bragg, NC, 9 mi away) and 28312 (Fayetteville, NC, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28311 becomes 11382, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11238, 12138, 12183, 12831, 13218, 13812, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83211 in American Falls, ID, 1,895 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,124 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28311 and you would come out at 35.17°S, 101.11°E — 877 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 36.5 square miles of land, 28311 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population36,629This ZIP36,629
Households14,910This ZIP14,910
Housing units16,326This ZIP16,326
Median age31.8This ZIP31.8North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$62,170This ZIP$62,170North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$216,900This ZIP$216,900North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,182This ZIP$1,182North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.2%This ZIP34.2%
Mean commute23.9 minThis ZIP23.9 min
Population density1,002.6 / sq miThis ZIP1,002.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments421This ZIP421
Employees8,948This ZIP8,948
Annual payroll$394,388,000This ZIP$394,388,000
Tax returns filed16,140This ZIP16,140
Total adjusted gross income$930,072,000This ZIP$930,072,000

Land area

Land area36.54 sq miThis ZIP36.54 sq mi
Water area0.49 sq miThis ZIP0.49 sq mi

Other place names in 28311

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ZIP codes near 28311

ZIPCityDistance
28390 Spring Lake, NC 5.2 mi
28307 Fort Bragg, NC 6.2 mi
28301 Fayetteville, NC 6.4 mi
28303 Fayetteville, NC 6.9 mi
28308 Pope Army Airfield, NC 7.1 mi
28356 Linden, NC 7.3 mi
28305 Fayetteville, NC 8.0 mi
28309 Fayetteville, NC 9.2 mi
28310 Fort Bragg, NC 9.2 mi
28302 Fayetteville, NC 9.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28311?

28311 is in Fayetteville, North Carolina, in Cumberland County, part of the Fayetteville, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.1678, -78.8887.

What county is 28311 in?

28311 lies in Cumberland County.

What area code is 28311?

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

What time zone is 28311 in?

28311 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28311?

About 36,629 people live in ZIP code 28311, in 14,910 households, at 1,002.6 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 28311?

$62,170 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28311?

The closest are 28390 (5.2 mi), 28307 (6.2 mi), 28301 (6.4 mi), 28303 (6.9 mi) and 28308 (7.1 mi).

Is 28311 a PO Box ZIP code?

28311 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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