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28430

ZIP 28430 is Cerro Gordo, North Carolina, in Columbus County; area code 910; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Columbus
Metro area
none
Population
1,573
Coordinates
34.2840, -78.9328
☼ Live from 28430 — Cerro Gordo, NC

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Where 28430 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28430
  • 🔢 Type 28430 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OEhBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,430 = 2 × 5 × 2843. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111100001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28429 (Castle Hayne, NC, 59 mi away) and 28431 (Chadbourn, NC, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28430 becomes 03482, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02348, 03284, 03824, 03842, 04238, 08234, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83204 in Pocatello, ID, 1,894 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,146 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28430 and you would come out at 34.28°S, 101.07°E — 870 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 52m.
  • 📏 At 46.9 square miles of land, 28430 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 36 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,573This ZIP1,573
Households789This ZIP789
Housing units899This ZIP899
Median age44.4This ZIP44.4North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$68,356This ZIP$68,356North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$180,600This ZIP$180,600North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$638This ZIP$638North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.6%This ZIP10.6%
Mean commute32.2 minThis ZIP32.2 min
Population density33.5 / sq miThis ZIP33.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments19This ZIP19
Employees101This ZIP101
Annual payroll$3,647,000This ZIP$3,647,000
Tax returns filed740This ZIP740
Total adjusted gross income$45,275,000This ZIP$45,275,000

Land area

Land area46.93 sq miThis ZIP46.93 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 28430

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ZIP codes near 28430

ZIPCityDistance
28439 Fair Bluff, NC 3.9 mi
28431 Chadbourn, NC 5.5 mi
29545 Green Sea, SC 8.5 mi
28438 Evergreen, NC 9.5 mi
28319 Barnesville, NC 10.8 mi
28369 Orrum, NC 11.1 mi
29581 Nichols, SC 12.1 mi
28362 Marietta, NC 12.7 mi
28432 Clarendon, NC 12.8 mi
28424 Brunswick, NC 13.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28430?

28430 is in Cerro Gordo, North Carolina, in Columbus County. Its published point location is 34.2840, -78.9328.

What county is 28430 in?

28430 lies in Columbus County.

What area code is 28430?

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

What time zone is 28430 in?

28430 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28430?

About 1,573 people live in ZIP code 28430, in 789 households, at 33.5 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 28430?

$68,356 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28430?

The closest are 28439 (3.9 mi), 28431 (5.5 mi), 29545 (8.5 mi), 28438 (9.5 mi) and 28319 (10.8 mi).

Is 28430 a PO Box ZIP code?

28430 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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