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28340

ZIP 28340 is Fairmont, North Carolina, in Robeson County; area codes 910 and 472; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Robeson
Metro area
Lumberton, NC
Population
9,265
Coordinates
34.4714, -79.1344
☼ Live from 28340 — Fairmont, NC

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Where 28340 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28340
  • 🔢 Type 28340 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhEBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,340 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 13 × 109. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111010110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28339 (Erwin, NC, 62 mi away) and 28341 (Faison, NC, 71 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28340 becomes 04382, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02348, 03284, 03824, 03842, 04238, 08234, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83204 in Pocatello, ID, 1,878 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
  • 🎯1,130 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28340 and you would come out at 34.47°S, 100.87°E — 883 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 51m.
  • 📏 At 123.3 square miles of land, 28340 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 94 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,265This ZIP9,265
Households3,715This ZIP3,715
Housing units4,255This ZIP4,255
Median age46.2This ZIP46.2North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$39,746This ZIP$39,746North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$86,700This ZIP$86,700North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$835This ZIP$835North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.2%This ZIP10.2%
Mean commute31.2 minThis ZIP31.2 min
Population density75.1 / sq miThis ZIP75.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments101This ZIP101
Employees833This ZIP833
Annual payroll$27,075,000This ZIP$27,075,000
Tax returns filed3,890This ZIP3,890
Total adjusted gross income$168,598,000This ZIP$168,598,000

Land area

Land area123.31 sq miThis ZIP123.31 sq mi
Water area0.25 sq miThis ZIP0.25 sq mi

Other place names in 28340

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

ZIP codes near 28340

ZIPCityDistance
28375 Proctorville, NC 5.2 mi
28319 Barnesville, NC 6.6 mi
28369 Orrum, NC 6.8 mi
28362 Marietta, NC 7.0 mi
28359 Lumberton, NC 9.2 mi
29563 Lake View, SC 9.2 mi
28383 Rowland, NC 10.6 mi
29547 Hamer, SC 11.1 mi
28438 Evergreen, NC 13.1 mi
29536 Dillon, SC 14.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28340?

28340 is in Fairmont, North Carolina, in Robeson County, part of the Lumberton, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.4714, -79.1344.

What county is 28340 in?

28340 lies in Robeson County.

What area code is 28340?

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

What time zone is 28340 in?

28340 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28340?

About 9,265 people live in ZIP code 28340, in 3,715 households, at 75.1 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 28340?

$39,746 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28340?

The closest are 28375 (5.2 mi), 28319 (6.6 mi), 28369 (6.8 mi), 28362 (7 mi) and 28359 (9.2 mi).

Is 28340 a PO Box ZIP code?

28340 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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