28359
ZIP 28359 is in Lumberton, North Carolina, in Robeson County; area codes 910 and 472; Eastern time. Lumberton has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 28358 and 28360.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Robeson
- Metro area
- Lumberton, NC
- Population
- 877
- Coordinates
- 34.5868, -79.0547
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Where 28359 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 28359 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSEBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 28,359 = 3 × 3 × 23 × 137. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110111011000111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28358 (Lumberton, NC, 7 mi away) and 28360 (Lumberton, NC, 6 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 28359 becomes 95382 — and that is a real ZIP code: Turlock, CA, 2,324 miles away.
- 👥 45 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23958, 25389, 25839, 25938, 28395, 28539, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98532 in Chehalis, WA, 2,417 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
- 🎯1,131 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28359 and you would come out at 34.59°S, 100.95°E — 880 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 50m.
- 📏 At 0.049 square miles of land, 28359 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 24 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 877This ZIP877 |
|---|---|
| Households | 8This ZIP8 |
| Housing units | 8This ZIP8 |
| Median age | 41.2This ZIP41.2North Carolina39.1US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.4%This ZIP0.4% |
| Population density | 17,898.0 / sq miThis ZIP17,898.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 39This ZIP39 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 534This ZIP534 |
| Annual payroll | $31,468,000This ZIP$31,468,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 28359
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 28359
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
28360 | Lumberton, NC | 5.9 mi |
28358 | Lumberton, NC | 7.0 mi |
28375 | Proctorville, NC | 7.6 mi |
28340 | Fairmont, NC | 9.2 mi |
28372 | Pembroke, NC | 10.5 mi |
28369 | Orrum, NC | 11.4 mi |
28383 | Rowland, NC | 12.2 mi |
28319 | Barnesville, NC | 12.3 mi |
28438 | Evergreen, NC | 14.0 mi |
28384 | Saint Pauls, NC | 15.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 28359?
28359 is in Lumberton, North Carolina, in Robeson County, part of the Lumberton, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.5868, -79.0547.
What county is 28359 in?
28359 lies in Robeson County.
What area code is 28359?
Lumberton uses area codes 910 and 472, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 28359 in?
28359 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 28359?
About 877 people live in ZIP code 28359, in 8 households, at 17,898.0 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 28359?
The closest are 28360 (5.9 mi), 28358 (7 mi), 28375 (7.6 mi), 28340 (9.2 mi) and 28372 (10.5 mi).
Is 28359 a PO Box ZIP code?
28359 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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