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28312

ZIP 28312 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
19,793
Coordinates
34.9478, -78.7381
☼ Live from 28312 — Fayetteville, NC

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Where 28312 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28312
  • 🔢 Type 28312 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIEBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,312 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3539. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111010011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28311 (Fayetteville, NC, 17 mi away) and 28314 (Fayetteville, NC, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28312 becomes 21382, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12238, 12823, 12832, 18223, 18232, 18322, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83221 in Blackfoot, ID, 1,885 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,137 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28312 and you would come out at 34.95°S, 101.26°E — 866 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 48m.
  • 📏 At 164.1 square miles of land, 28312 is bigger than 88% of ZIP codes — room for about 125 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population19,793This ZIP19,793
Households7,951This ZIP7,951
Housing units8,686This ZIP8,686
Median age43.7This ZIP43.7North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$67,754This ZIP$67,754North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$218,000This ZIP$218,000North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$948This ZIP$948North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.3%This ZIP27.3%
Mean commute28.5 minThis ZIP28.5 min
Population density120.6 / sq miThis ZIP120.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments294This ZIP294
Employees4,525This ZIP4,525
Annual payroll$252,708,000This ZIP$252,708,000
Tax returns filed8,710This ZIP8,710
Total adjusted gross income$583,384,000This ZIP$583,384,000

Land area

Land area164.12 sq miThis ZIP164.12 sq mi
Water area1.58 sq miThis ZIP1.58 sq mi

Counties 28312 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Cumberland County 85.6%
Bladen County 14.4%

Other place names in 28312

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

ZIP codes near 28312

ZIPCityDistance
28391 Stedman, NC 6.4 mi
28318 Autryville, NC 7.8 mi
28309 Fayetteville, NC 8.7 mi
28306 Fayetteville, NC 9.0 mi
28382 Roseboro, NC 10.2 mi
28348 Hope Mills, NC 10.9 mi
28302 Fayetteville, NC 11.4 mi
28305 Fayetteville, NC 12.0 mi
28301 Fayetteville, NC 12.1 mi
28399 White Oak, NC 12.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28312?

28312 is in Fayetteville, North Carolina, in Cumberland County, part of the Fayetteville, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.9478, -78.7381.

What county is 28312 in?

28312 spans 2 counties: Cumberland County and Bladen 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 28312?

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

What time zone is 28312 in?

28312 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28312?

About 19,793 people live in ZIP code 28312, in 7,951 households, at 120.6 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 28312?

$67,754 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28312?

The closest are 28391 (6.4 mi), 28318 (7.8 mi), 28309 (8.7 mi), 28306 (9 mi) and 28382 (10.2 mi).

Is 28312 a PO Box ZIP code?

28312 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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