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28333

ZIP 28333 is Dudley, North Carolina, in Wayne County; area codes 919 and 984; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Wayne
Metro area
Goldsboro, NC
Population
10,534
Coordinates
35.2861, -78.0174
☼ Live from 28333 — Dudley, NC

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Where 28333 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28333
  • 🔢 Type 28333 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EEEBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,333 = 29 × 977. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111010101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28332 (Dublin, NC, 58 mi away) and 28334 (Dunn, NC, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28333 becomes 33382, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23833, 32833, 33238, 33283, 33328, 33823, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83332 in Hagerman, ID, 2,030 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,166 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28333 and you would come out at 35.29°S, 101.98°E — 830 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 45.7 square miles of land, 28333 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 35 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,534This ZIP10,534
Households3,515This ZIP3,515
Housing units4,160This ZIP4,160
Median age31.6This ZIP31.6North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$50,188This ZIP$50,188North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$97,100This ZIP$97,100North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$861This ZIP$861North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.5%This ZIP10.5%
Mean commute27.7 minThis ZIP27.7 min
Population density230.6 / sq miThis ZIP230.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments73This ZIP73
Employees1,801This ZIP1,801
Annual payroll$101,689,000This ZIP$101,689,000
Tax returns filed4,650This ZIP4,650
Total adjusted gross income$194,703,000This ZIP$194,703,000

Land area

Land area45.69 sq miThis ZIP45.69 sq mi
Water area0.41 sq miThis ZIP0.41 sq mi

Other place names in 28333

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ZIP codes near 28333

ZIPCityDistance
27531 Goldsboro, NC 4.9 mi
27532 Goldsboro, NC 6.3 mi
27533 Goldsboro, NC 7.1 mi
27530 Goldsboro, NC 7.1 mi
28365 Mount Olive, NC 8.1 mi
27534 Goldsboro, NC 9.3 mi
28325 Calypso, NC 10.4 mi
28578 Seven Springs, NC 10.9 mi
27569 Princeton, NC 13.2 mi
28551 La Grange, NC 13.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28333?

28333 is in Dudley, North Carolina, in Wayne County, part of the Goldsboro, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.2861, -78.0174.

What county is 28333 in?

28333 lies in Wayne County.

What area code is 28333?

Dudley uses area codes 919 and 984, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 28333 in?

28333 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28333?

About 10,534 people live in ZIP code 28333, in 3,515 households, at 230.6 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 28333?

$50,188 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28333?

The closest are 27531 (4.9 mi), 27532 (6.3 mi), 27533 (7.1 mi), 27530 (7.1 mi) and 28365 (8.1 mi).

Is 28333 a PO Box ZIP code?

28333 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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