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28379

ZIP 28379 is in Rockingham, North Carolina, in Richmond County; area codes 910 and 472; Eastern time. Rockingham has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 28380.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Richmond
Metro area
Rockingham, NC
Population
23,417
Coordinates
34.9292, -79.7869
☼ Live from 28379 — Rockingham, NC

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Where 28379 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28379
  • 🔢 Type 28379 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLEBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,379 = 13 × 37 × 59. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111011011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28378 (Rex, NC, 42 mi away) and 28380 (Rockingham, NC, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28379 becomes 97382, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 40 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23879, 23897, 27839, 27893, 27938, 27983, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98327 in Dupont, WA, 2,354 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯1,083 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28379 and you would come out at 34.93°S, 100.21°E — 924 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 48m.
  • 📏 At 151.6 square miles of land, 28379 is bigger than 86% of ZIP codes — room for about 115 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population23,417This ZIP23,417
Households10,101This ZIP10,101
Housing units11,578This ZIP11,578
Median age42.6This ZIP42.6North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$49,149This ZIP$49,149North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$157,400This ZIP$157,400North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$802This ZIP$802North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.7%This ZIP18.7%
Mean commute23.8 minThis ZIP23.8 min
Population density154.5 / sq miThis ZIP154.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments529This ZIP529
Employees8,219This ZIP8,219
Annual payroll$361,590,000This ZIP$361,590,000
Tax returns filed9,820This ZIP9,820
Total adjusted gross income$535,622,000This ZIP$535,622,000

Land area

Land area151.56 sq miThis ZIP151.56 sq mi
Water area3.50 sq miThis ZIP3.50 sq mi

Other place names in 28379

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

ZIP codes near 28379

ZIPCityDistance
28330 Cordova, NC 2.4 mi
28380 Rockingham, NC 4.6 mi
28345 Hamlet, NC 8.0 mi
28091 Lilesville, NC 9.2 mi
28338 Ellerbe, NC 12.0 mi
28351 Laurel Hill, NC 13.2 mi
28102 Mc Farlan, NC 13.3 mi
29596 Wallace, SC 13.8 mi
28119 Morven, NC 14.1 mi
28363 Marston, NC 14.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28379?

28379 is in Rockingham, North Carolina, in Richmond County, part of the Rockingham, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.9292, -79.7869.

What county is 28379 in?

28379 lies in Richmond County.

What area code is 28379?

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

What time zone is 28379 in?

28379 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28379?

About 23,417 people live in ZIP code 28379, in 10,101 households, at 154.5 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 28379?

$49,149 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28379?

The closest are 28330 (2.4 mi), 28380 (4.6 mi), 28345 (8 mi), 28091 (9.2 mi) and 28338 (12 mi).

Is 28379 a PO Box ZIP code?

28379 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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