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28342

ZIP 28342 is Falcon, North Carolina, in Cumberland County; area codes 910 and 472; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Cumberland
Metro area
Fayetteville, NC
Population
145
Coordinates
35.1857, -78.6516
☼ Live from 28342 — Falcon, NC

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28342
  • 🔢 Type 28342 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhEBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,342 = 2 × 37 × 383. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111010110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28341 (Faison, NC, 27 mi away) and 28343 (Gibson, NC, 60 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28342 becomes 24382 — and that is a real ZIP code: Wytheville, VA, 184 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22438, 22834, 22843, 23284, 23482, 23824, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84322 in Logan, UT, 1,838 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,136 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28342 and you would come out at 35.19°S, 101.35°E — 864 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 0.831 square miles of land, 28342 is bigger than 7% of ZIP codes — about 402 football fields.
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People and housing

Population145This ZIP145
Households21This ZIP21
Housing units39This ZIP39
Median age19.0This ZIP19.0North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$138,125This ZIP$138,125North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$192,500This ZIP$192,500North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher19.1%This ZIP19.1%
Mean commute43.3 minThis ZIP43.3 min
Population density174.5 / sq miThis ZIP174.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees234This ZIP234
Annual payroll$9,258,000This ZIP$9,258,000

Land area

Land area0.83 sq miThis ZIP0.83 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 28342

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

ZIP codes near 28342

ZIPCityDistance
28331 Cumberland, NC 0.8 mi
28344 Godwin, NC 2.0 mi
28395 Wade, NC 5.7 mi
28334 Dunn, NC 7.6 mi
28356 Linden, NC 8.6 mi
28335 Dunn, NC 8.7 mi
28339 Erwin, NC 9.8 mi
28391 Stedman, NC 10.8 mi
28318 Autryville, NC 12.2 mi
28385 Salemburg, NC 12.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28342?

28342 is in Falcon, North Carolina, in Cumberland County, part of the Fayetteville, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.1857, -78.6516.

What county is 28342 in?

28342 lies in Cumberland County.

What area code is 28342?

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

What time zone is 28342 in?

28342 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28342?

About 145 people live in ZIP code 28342, in 21 households, at 174.5 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 28342?

$138,125 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28342?

The closest are 28331 (0.8 mi), 28344 (2 mi), 28395 (5.7 mi), 28334 (7.6 mi) and 28356 (8.6 mi).

Is 28342 a PO Box ZIP code?

28342 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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