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28421

ZIP 28421 is Atkinson, North Carolina, in Pender County; area code 910; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Pender
Metro area
Wilmington, NC
Population
2,010
Coordinates
34.5051, -78.1670
☼ Live from 28421 — Atkinson, NC

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Where 28421 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28421
  • 🔢 Type 28421 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZhBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,421 = 97 × 293. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111100000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28420 (Ash, NC, 36 mi away) and 28422 (Bolivia, NC, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28421 becomes 12482 — and that is a real ZIP code: South Cairo, NY, 583 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12248, 12428, 12482, 12824, 12842, 14228, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84122 in Salt Lake City, UT, 1,884 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,179 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28421 and you would come out at 34.51°S, 101.83°E — 829 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 50m.
  • 📏 At 56.6 square miles of land, 28421 is bigger than 63% of ZIP codes — room for about 43 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,010This ZIP2,010
Households799This ZIP799
Housing units974This ZIP974
Median age48.3This ZIP48.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$60,025This ZIP$60,025North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$118,400This ZIP$118,400North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$672This ZIP$672North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher6.5%This ZIP6.5%
Mean commute35.2 minThis ZIP35.2 min
Population density35.5 / sq miThis ZIP35.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments16This ZIP16
Employees43This ZIP43
Annual payroll$1,335,000This ZIP$1,335,000
Tax returns filed690This ZIP690
Total adjusted gross income$35,242,000This ZIP$35,242,000

Land area

Land area56.55 sq miThis ZIP56.55 sq mi
Water area0.30 sq miThis ZIP0.30 sq mi

Other place names in 28421

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ZIP codes near 28421

ZIPCityDistance
28435 Currie, NC 7.6 mi
28447 Ivanhoe, NC 10.1 mi
28448 Kelly, NC 11.0 mi
28456 Riegelwood, NC 11.3 mi
28478 Willard, NC 11.9 mi
28444 Harrells, NC 15.4 mi
28425 Burgaw, NC 15.7 mi
28457 Rocky Point, NC 17.2 mi
28434 Council, NC 17.4 mi
28401 Wilmington, NC 18.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28421?

28421 is in Atkinson, North Carolina, in Pender County, part of the Wilmington, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.5051, -78.1670.

What county is 28421 in?

28421 lies in Pender County.

What area code is 28421?

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

What time zone is 28421 in?

28421 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28421?

About 2,010 people live in ZIP code 28421, in 799 households, at 35.5 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 28421?

$60,025 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28421?

The closest are 28435 (7.6 mi), 28447 (10.1 mi), 28448 (11 mi), 28456 (11.3 mi) and 28478 (11.9 mi).

Is 28421 a PO Box ZIP code?

28421 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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