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28422

ZIP 28422 is Bolivia, North Carolina, in Brunswick County; area code 910; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Brunswick
Metro area
Wilmington, NC
Population
10,059
Coordinates
34.0492, -78.2111
☼ Live from 28422 — Bolivia, NC

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Where 28422 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28422
  • 🔢 Type 28422 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZhBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,422 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 1579. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111100000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28421 (Atkinson, NC, 32 mi away) and 28423 (Bolton, NC, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28422 becomes 22482 — and that is a real ZIP code: Kilmarnock, VA, 275 miles away.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22428, 22482, 22824, 22842, 24228, 24282, …). The farthest-flung twin is 82422 in Emblem, WY, 1,755 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,190 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28422 and you would come out at 34.05°S, 101.79°E — 827 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 53m.
  • 📏 At 132.7 square miles of land, 28422 is bigger than 84% of ZIP codes — room for about 101 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,059This ZIP10,059
Households4,092This ZIP4,092
Housing units5,111This ZIP5,111
Median age52.1This ZIP52.1North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$69,412This ZIP$69,412North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$295,200This ZIP$295,200North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,564This ZIP$1,564North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.8%This ZIP27.8%
Mean commute29.1 minThis ZIP29.1 min
Population density75.8 / sq miThis ZIP75.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments144This ZIP144
Employees1,719This ZIP1,719
Annual payroll$95,187,000This ZIP$95,187,000
Tax returns filed5,280This ZIP5,280
Total adjusted gross income$410,451,000This ZIP$410,451,000

Land area

Land area132.72 sq miThis ZIP132.72 sq mi
Water area1.73 sq miThis ZIP1.73 sq mi

Other place names in 28422

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

ZIP codes near 28422

ZIPCityDistance
28462 Supply, NC 6.7 mi
28461 Southport, NC 10.5 mi
28465 Oak Island, NC 11.4 mi
28479 Winnabow, NC 11.7 mi
28470 Shallotte, NC 12.0 mi
28451 Leland, NC 13.9 mi
28459 Shallotte, NC 14.1 mi
28436 Delco, NC 14.3 mi
28420 Ash, NC 14.8 mi
28449 Kure Beach, NC 16.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28422?

28422 is in Bolivia, North Carolina, in Brunswick County, part of the Wilmington, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.0492, -78.2111.

What county is 28422 in?

28422 lies in Brunswick County.

What area code is 28422?

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

What time zone is 28422 in?

28422 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28422?

About 10,059 people live in ZIP code 28422, in 4,092 households, at 75.8 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 28422?

$69,412 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28422?

The closest are 28462 (6.7 mi), 28461 (10.5 mi), 28465 (11.4 mi), 28479 (11.7 mi) and 28470 (12 mi).

Is 28422 a PO Box ZIP code?

28422 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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