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28338

ZIP 28338 is Ellerbe, North Carolina, in Richmond County; area code 910; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Richmond
Metro area
Rockingham, NC
Population
3,265
Coordinates
35.0989, -79.7442
☼ Live from 28338 — Ellerbe, NC

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Where 28338 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28338
  • 🔢 Type 28338 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEEBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,338 = 2 × 3 × 4723. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111010110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28337 (Elizabethtown, NC, 73 mi away) and 28339 (Erwin, NC, 59 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28338 becomes 83382, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23838, 23883, 28383, 33882, 38238, 38328, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83832 in Genesee, ID, 2,074 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯1,081 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28338 and you would come out at 35.10°S, 100.26°E — 924 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 147.0 square miles of land, 28338 is bigger than 86% of ZIP codes — room for about 112 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,265This ZIP3,265
Households1,418This ZIP1,418
Housing units1,810This ZIP1,810
Median age42.8This ZIP42.8North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$58,532This ZIP$58,532North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$156,900This ZIP$156,900North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$590This ZIP$590North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.2%This ZIP17.2%
Mean commute25.3 minThis ZIP25.3 min
Population density22.2 / sq miThis ZIP22.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments48This ZIP48
Employees222This ZIP222
Annual payroll$7,202,000This ZIP$7,202,000
Tax returns filed1,700This ZIP1,700
Total adjusted gross income$87,399,000This ZIP$87,399,000

Land area

Land area147.02 sq miThis ZIP147.02 sq mi
Water area0.94 sq miThis ZIP0.94 sq mi

Other place names in 28338

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ZIP codes near 28338

ZIPCityDistance
28367 Norman, NC 5.0 mi
28380 Rockingham, NC 7.4 mi
27281 Jackson Springs, NC 9.1 mi
27229 Candor, NC 10.1 mi
28347 Hoffman, NC 11.0 mi
28379 Rockingham, NC 12.0 mi
28091 Lilesville, NC 13.2 mi
28330 Cordova, NC 13.8 mi
28373 Pinebluff, NC 14.6 mi
27306 Mount Gilead, NC 15.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28338?

28338 is in Ellerbe, North Carolina, in Richmond County, part of the Rockingham, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.0989, -79.7442.

What county is 28338 in?

28338 lies in Richmond County.

What area code is 28338?

Ellerbe uses area code 910, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 28338 in?

28338 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28338?

About 3,265 people live in ZIP code 28338, in 1,418 households, at 22.2 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 28338?

$58,532 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28338?

The closest are 28367 (5 mi), 28380 (7.4 mi), 27281 (9.1 mi), 27229 (10.1 mi) and 28347 (11 mi).

Is 28338 a PO Box ZIP code?

28338 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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