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28343

ZIP 28343 is Gibson, North Carolina, in Scotland County; area code 910; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Scotland
Metro area
Laurinburg, NC
Population
1,574
Coordinates
34.7574, -79.5649
☼ Live from 28343 — Gibson, NC

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Where 28343 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28343
  • 🔢 Type 28343 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhEBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,343 = 7 × 4049. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111010110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28342 (Falcon, NC, 60 mi away) and 28344 (Godwin, NC, 60 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28343 becomes 34382, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23438, 23483, 23834, 23843, 28334, 28433, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83324 in Dietrich, ID, 1,935 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯1,100 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28343 and you would come out at 34.76°S, 100.44°E — 910 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 49m.
  • 📏 At 15.5 square miles of land, 28343 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,574This ZIP1,574
Households593This ZIP593
Housing units657This ZIP657
Median age29.6This ZIP29.6North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$29,306This ZIP$29,306North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$80,700This ZIP$80,700North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$765This ZIP$765North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher4.1%This ZIP4.1%
Mean commute29.5 minThis ZIP29.5 min
Population density101.3 / sq miThis ZIP101.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees26This ZIP26
Annual payroll$856,000This ZIP$856,000
Tax returns filed600This ZIP600
Total adjusted gross income$25,191,000This ZIP$25,191,000

Land area

Land area15.54 sq miThis ZIP15.54 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 28343

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ZIP codes near 28343

ZIPCityDistance
28353 Laurinburg, NC 5.0 mi
29570 Mc Coll, SC 6.2 mi
28351 Laurel Hill, NC 6.3 mi
28352 Laurinburg, NC 6.4 mi
29594 Tatum, SC 8.1 mi
28345 Hamlet, NC 9.7 mi
29512 Bennettsville, SC 12.9 mi
28363 Marston, NC 13.4 mi
29525 Clio, SC 13.7 mi
28364 Maxton, NC 14.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28343?

28343 is in Gibson, North Carolina, in Scotland County, part of the Laurinburg, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.7574, -79.5649.

What county is 28343 in?

28343 lies in Scotland County.

What area code is 28343?

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

What time zone is 28343 in?

28343 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28343?

About 1,574 people live in ZIP code 28343, in 593 households, at 101.3 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 28343?

$29,306 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28343?

The closest are 28353 (5 mi), 29570 (6.2 mi), 28351 (6.3 mi), 28352 (6.4 mi) and 29594 (8.1 mi).

Is 28343 a PO Box ZIP code?

28343 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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