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28327

ZIP 28327 is Carthage, North Carolina, in Moore County; area codes 910 and 472; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Moore
Population
19,386
Coordinates
35.3581, -79.4228
☼ Live from 28327 — Carthage, NC

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Where 28327 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28327
  • 🔢 Type 28327 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZEBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,327 = 13 × 2179. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111010100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28326 (Cameron, NC, 16 mi away) and 28328 (Clinton, NC, 66 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28327 becomes 72382, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22738, 23278, 23827, 23872, 27283, 27823, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83722 in Boise, ID, 2,026 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
  • 🎯1,091 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28327 and you would come out at 35.36°S, 100.58°E — 909 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 186.6 square miles of land, 28327 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 142 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population19,386This ZIP19,386
Households7,208This ZIP7,208
Housing units8,077This ZIP8,077
Median age39.7This ZIP39.7North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$87,434This ZIP$87,434North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$322,000This ZIP$322,000North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,251This ZIP$1,251North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher39.6%This ZIP39.6%
Mean commute26.7 minThis ZIP26.7 min
Population density103.9 / sq miThis ZIP103.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments289This ZIP289
Employees2,179This ZIP2,179
Annual payroll$80,504,000This ZIP$80,504,000
Tax returns filed8,280This ZIP8,280
Total adjusted gross income$711,676,000This ZIP$711,676,000

Land area

Land area186.58 sq miThis ZIP186.58 sq mi
Water area1.31 sq miThis ZIP1.31 sq mi

Other place names in 28327

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

ZIP codes near 28327

ZIPCityDistance
28388 Southern Pines, NC 5.4 mi
27376 West End, NC 8.7 mi
28350 Lakeview, NC 9.8 mi
28370 Pinehurst, NC 9.9 mi
27325 Robbins, NC 10.9 mi
27259 Highfalls, NC 10.9 mi
28374 Pinehurst, NC 11.8 mi
28387 Southern Pines, NC 12.6 mi
27242 Eagle Springs, NC 12.9 mi
28355 Lemon Springs, NC 13.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28327?

28327 is in Carthage, North Carolina, in Moore County, part of the Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.3581, -79.4228.

What county is 28327 in?

28327 lies in Moore County.

What area code is 28327?

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

What time zone is 28327 in?

28327 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28327?

About 19,386 people live in ZIP code 28327, in 7,208 households, at 103.9 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 28327?

$87,434 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28327?

The closest are 28388 (5.4 mi), 27376 (8.7 mi), 28350 (9.8 mi), 28370 (9.9 mi) and 27325 (10.9 mi).

Is 28327 a PO Box ZIP code?

28327 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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