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Where 28424 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.
- 🔢 Type 28424 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZhBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 28,424 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 11 × 17 × 19. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110111100001000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28423 (Bolton, NC, 17 mi away) and 28425 (Burgaw, NC, 49 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 28424 becomes 42482, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22448, 22844, 24248, 24482, 28244, 28442, …). The farthest-flung twin is 82442 in Ten Sleep, WY, 1,662 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
- 🎯1,158 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28424 and you would come out at 34.29°S, 101.30°E — 857 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 52m.
- 📏 At 0.143 square miles of land, 28424 is bigger than 2% of ZIP codes — about 69 football fields.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 90This ZIP90 |
|---|---|
| Households | 49This ZIP49 |
| Housing units | 63This ZIP63 |
| Median age | 55.1This ZIP55.1North Carolina39.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $48,875This ZIP$48,875North Carolina$72,388US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $77,300This ZIP$77,300North Carolina$288,900US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $775This ZIP$775North Carolina$1,228US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 629.4 / sq miThis ZIP629.4 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 3This ZIP3 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 11This ZIP11 |
| Annual payroll | $613,000This ZIP$613,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.14 sq miThis ZIP0.14 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 28424
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 28424
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
28472 | Whiteville, NC | 0.8 mi |
28442 | Hallsboro, NC | 5.8 mi |
28431 | Chadbourn, NC | 8.5 mi |
28432 | Clarendon, NC | 9.1 mi |
28450 | Lake Waccamaw, NC | 11.7 mi |
28455 | Nakina, NC | 12.9 mi |
28463 | Tabor City, NC | 13.2 mi |
28430 | Cerro Gordo, NC | 13.3 mi |
28433 | Clarkton, NC | 14.5 mi |
28438 | Evergreen, NC | 15.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 28424?
28424 is in Brunswick, North Carolina, in Columbus County. Its published point location is 34.2903, -78.6997.
What county is 28424 in?
28424 lies in Columbus County.
What area code is 28424?
Brunswick uses area codes 910 and 472, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 28424 in?
28424 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 28424?
About 90 people live in ZIP code 28424, in 49 households, at 629.4 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 28424?
$48,875 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.
What ZIP codes are near 28424?
The closest are 28472 (0.8 mi), 28442 (5.8 mi), 28431 (8.5 mi), 28432 (9.1 mi) and 28450 (11.7 mi).
Is 28424 a PO Box ZIP code?
28424 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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