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28387

ZIP 28387 is in Southern Pines, North Carolina, in Moore County; area codes 910 and 472; Eastern time. Southern Pines has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 28388.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Moore
Population
16,059
Coordinates
35.1805, -79.3757
☼ Live from 28387 — Southern Pines, NC

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Where 28387 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28387
  • 🔢 Type 28387 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LBEBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 28387 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111011100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28386 (Shannon, NC, 26 mi away) and 28388 (Southern Pines, NC, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28387 becomes 78382 — and that is a real ZIP code: Rockport, TX, 1,146 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23878, 23887, 27883, 28378, 28738, 28783, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83872 in Viola, ID, 2,095 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
  • 🎯1,098 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28387 and you would come out at 35.18°S, 100.62°E — 904 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 29.5 square miles of land, 28387 is bigger than 45% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,059This ZIP16,059
Households7,670This ZIP7,670
Housing units8,713This ZIP8,713
Median age39.3This ZIP39.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$74,830This ZIP$74,830North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$410,800This ZIP$410,800North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,213This ZIP$1,213North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher50.2%This ZIP50.2%
Mean commute23.0 minThis ZIP23.0 min
Population density544.1 / sq miThis ZIP544.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments759This ZIP759
Employees10,317This ZIP10,317
Annual payroll$477,188,000This ZIP$477,188,000
Tax returns filed7,770This ZIP7,770
Total adjusted gross income$889,919,000This ZIP$889,919,000

Land area

Land area29.52 sq miThis ZIP29.52 sq mi
Water area0.22 sq miThis ZIP0.22 sq mi

Other place names in 28387

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ZIP codes near 28387

ZIPCityDistance
28374 Pinehurst, NC 4.7 mi
28370 Pinehurst, NC 5.0 mi
28350 Lakeview, NC 5.7 mi
28315 Aberdeen, NC 6.1 mi
28388 Southern Pines, NC 7.6 mi
28394 Vass, NC 8.0 mi
28373 Pinebluff, NC 8.6 mi
27376 West End, NC 10.0 mi
28376 Raeford, NC 12.0 mi
28327 Carthage, NC 12.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28387?

28387 is in Southern Pines, North Carolina, in Moore County, part of the Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.1805, -79.3757.

What county is 28387 in?

28387 lies in Moore County.

What area code is 28387?

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

What time zone is 28387 in?

28387 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28387?

About 16,059 people live in ZIP code 28387, in 7,670 households, at 544.1 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 28387?

$74,830 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28387?

The closest are 28374 (4.7 mi), 28370 (5 mi), 28350 (5.7 mi), 28315 (6.1 mi) and 28388 (7.6 mi).

Is 28387 a PO Box ZIP code?

28387 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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