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28339

ZIP 28339 is Erwin, North Carolina, in Harnett County; area codes 910 and 472; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Harnett
Metro area
Anderson Creek, NC
Population
6,894
Coordinates
35.3105, -78.7327
☼ Live from 28339 — Erwin, NC

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Where 28339 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28339
  • 🔢 Type 28339 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GEEBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,339 = 17 × 1667. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111010110011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28338 (Ellerbe, NC, 59 mi away) and 28340 (Fairmont, NC, 62 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28339 becomes 93382, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23389, 23398, 23839, 23893, 23938, 28393, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98332 in Gig Harbor, WA, 2,386 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,128 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28339 and you would come out at 35.31°S, 101.27°E — 870 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 35.6 square miles of land, 28339 is bigger than 50% of ZIP codes — room for about 27 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,894This ZIP6,894
Households2,807This ZIP2,807
Housing units3,193This ZIP3,193
Median age44.5This ZIP44.5North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$50,313This ZIP$50,313North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$165,100This ZIP$165,100North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,072This ZIP$1,072North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.8%This ZIP13.8%
Mean commute33.3 minThis ZIP33.3 min
Population density193.8 / sq miThis ZIP193.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments90This ZIP90
Employees1,368This ZIP1,368
Annual payroll$39,142,000This ZIP$39,142,000
Tax returns filed3,070This ZIP3,070
Total adjusted gross income$159,271,000This ZIP$159,271,000

Land area

Land area35.58 sq miThis ZIP35.58 sq mi
Water area0.74 sq miThis ZIP0.74 sq mi

Other place names in 28339

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

ZIP codes near 28339

ZIPCityDistance
28323 Bunnlevel, NC 5.7 mi
28356 Linden, NC 6.0 mi
27506 Buies Creek, NC 6.8 mi
28335 Dunn, NC 7.0 mi
27521 Coats, NC 8.2 mi
27546 Lillington, NC 8.9 mi
28331 Cumberland, NC 9.2 mi
28334 Dunn, NC 9.7 mi
28342 Falcon, NC 9.8 mi
28344 Godwin, NC 11.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28339?

28339 is in Erwin, North Carolina, in Harnett County, part of the Anderson Creek, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.3105, -78.7327.

What county is 28339 in?

28339 lies in Harnett County.

What area code is 28339?

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

What time zone is 28339 in?

28339 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28339?

About 6,894 people live in ZIP code 28339, in 2,807 households, at 193.8 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 28339?

$50,313 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28339?

The closest are 28323 (5.7 mi), 28356 (6 mi), 27506 (6.8 mi), 28335 (7 mi) and 27521 (8.2 mi).

Is 28339 a PO Box ZIP code?

28339 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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