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28386

ZIP 28386 is Shannon, North Carolina, mostly in Robeson County; area code 910; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Robeson +1 more
Metro area
Lumberton, NC
Population
5,451
Coordinates
34.8630, -79.1284
☼ Live from 28386 — Shannon, NC

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Where 28386 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28386
  • 🔢 Type 28386 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gBEBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,386 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 19 × 83. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111011100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28385 (Salemburg, NC, 38 mi away) and 28387 (Southern Pines, NC, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28386 becomes 68382 — and that is a real ZIP code: Lorton, NE, 1,003 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23868, 26838, 28368, 28638, 28683, 32868, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83826 in Eastport, ID, 2,111 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
  • 🎯1,119 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28386 and you would come out at 34.86°S, 100.87°E — 887 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 49m.
  • 📏 At 43.2 square miles of land, 28386 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 33 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,451This ZIP5,451
Households1,928This ZIP1,928
Housing units2,151This ZIP2,151
Median age31.4This ZIP31.4North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$31,777This ZIP$31,777North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$69,700This ZIP$69,700North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$715This ZIP$715North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher7.9%This ZIP7.9%
Mean commute26.0 minThis ZIP26.0 min
Population density126.2 / sq miThis ZIP126.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments30This ZIP30
Employees487This ZIP487
Annual payroll$15,711,000This ZIP$15,711,000
Tax returns filed2,160This ZIP2,160
Total adjusted gross income$82,794,000This ZIP$82,794,000

Land area

Land area43.20 sq miThis ZIP43.20 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

Counties 28386 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Robeson County 58.6%
Hoke County 41.4%

Other place names in 28386

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

ZIP codes near 28386

ZIPCityDistance
28357 Lumber Bridge, NC 3.7 mi
28378 Rex, NC 4.4 mi
28377 Red Springs, NC 5.0 mi
28371 Parkton, NC 9.1 mi
28372 Pembroke, NC 11.6 mi
28384 Saint Pauls, NC 11.7 mi
28348 Hope Mills, NC 12.0 mi
28360 Lumberton, NC 13.7 mi
28304 Fayetteville, NC 13.7 mi
28376 Raeford, NC 14.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28386?

28386 is in Shannon, North Carolina, in Robeson County, part of the Lumberton, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.8630, -79.1284.

What county is 28386 in?

28386 spans 2 counties: Robeson County and Hoke County. Most of it falls in Robeson County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 28386?

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

What time zone is 28386 in?

28386 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28386?

About 5,451 people live in ZIP code 28386, in 1,928 households, at 126.2 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 28386?

$31,777 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28386?

The closest are 28357 (3.7 mi), 28378 (4.4 mi), 28377 (5 mi), 28371 (9.1 mi) and 28372 (11.6 mi).

Is 28386 a PO Box ZIP code?

28386 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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