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28450

ZIP 28450 is Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina, in Columbus County; area codes 910 and 472; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Columbus
Metro area
none
Population
2,337
Coordinates
34.3092, -78.4966
☼ Live from 28450 — Lake Waccamaw, NC

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Where 28450 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28450
  • 🔢 Type 28450 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OShBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,450 = 2 × 5 × 5 × 569. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111100100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28449 (Kure Beach, NC, 39 mi away) and 28451 (Leland, NC, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28450 becomes 05482 — and that is a real ZIP code: Shelburne, VT, 751 miles away.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02458, 02584, 04258, 04285, 04852, 05482, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85042 in Phoenix, AZ, 1,918 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,168 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28450 and you would come out at 34.31°S, 101.50°E — 846 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 52m.
  • 📏 At 58.2 square miles of land, 28450 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 44 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,337This ZIP2,337
Households846This ZIP846
Housing units1,203This ZIP1,203
Median age45.6This ZIP45.6North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$69,554This ZIP$69,554North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$264,200This ZIP$264,200North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$817This ZIP$817North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.0%This ZIP29.0%
Mean commute30.1 minThis ZIP30.1 min
Population density40.1 / sq miThis ZIP40.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments40This ZIP40
Employees530This ZIP530
Annual payroll$22,914,000This ZIP$22,914,000
Tax returns filed1,050This ZIP1,050
Total adjusted gross income$79,724,000This ZIP$79,724,000

Land area

Land area58.22 sq miThis ZIP58.22 sq mi
Water area13.91 sq miThis ZIP13.91 sq mi

Other place names in 28450

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ZIP codes near 28450

ZIPCityDistance
28423 Bolton, NC 5.9 mi
28442 Hallsboro, NC 6.0 mi
28472 Whiteville, NC 11.1 mi
28434 Council, NC 11.4 mi
28424 Brunswick, NC 11.7 mi
28456 Riegelwood, NC 12.8 mi
28436 Delco, NC 12.9 mi
28433 Clarkton, NC 14.2 mi
28455 Nakina, NC 15.7 mi
28448 Kelly, NC 16.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28450?

28450 is in Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina, in Columbus County. Its published point location is 34.3092, -78.4966.

What county is 28450 in?

28450 lies in Columbus County.

What area code is 28450?

Lake Waccamaw uses area codes 910 and 472, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 28450 in?

28450 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28450?

About 2,337 people live in ZIP code 28450, in 846 households, at 40.1 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 28450?

$69,554 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28450?

The closest are 28423 (5.9 mi), 28442 (6 mi), 28472 (11.1 mi), 28434 (11.4 mi) and 28424 (11.7 mi).

Is 28450 a PO Box ZIP code?

28450 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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