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28456

ZIP 28456 is Riegelwood, North Carolina, mostly in Columbus County; area codes 472 and 910; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Columbus +2 more
Metro area
none
Population
3,860
Coordinates
34.3750, -78.2872
☼ Live from 28456 — Riegelwood, NC

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Where 28456 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28456
  • 🔢 Type 28456 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gShBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,456 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3557. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111100101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28455 (Nakina, NC, 27 mi away) and 28457 (Rocky Point, NC, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28456 becomes 65482, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 45 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24586, 24658, 25846, 25864, 26845, 28465, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85246 in Chandler, AZ, 1,918 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,177 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28456 and you would come out at 34.37°S, 101.71°E — 835 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 51m.
  • 📏 At 78.8 square miles of land, 28456 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 60 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,860This ZIP3,860
Households1,531This ZIP1,531
Housing units1,832This ZIP1,832
Median age47.2This ZIP47.2North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$49,670This ZIP$49,670North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$167,900This ZIP$167,900North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$785This ZIP$785North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.1%This ZIP11.1%
Mean commute24.1 minThis ZIP24.1 min
Population density49.0 / sq miThis ZIP49.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments51This ZIP51
Employees1,129This ZIP1,129
Annual payroll$94,491,000This ZIP$94,491,000
Tax returns filed1,540This ZIP1,540
Total adjusted gross income$75,597,000This ZIP$75,597,000

Land area

Land area78.82 sq miThis ZIP78.82 sq mi
Water area1.09 sq miThis ZIP1.09 sq mi

Counties 28456 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Columbus County 43.6%
Bladen County 43.4%
Brunswick County 13.0%

Other place names in 28456

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ZIP codes near 28456

ZIPCityDistance
28436 Delco, NC 8.9 mi
28423 Bolton, NC 9.9 mi
28435 Currie, NC 10.4 mi
28448 Kelly, NC 10.7 mi
28421 Atkinson, NC 11.3 mi
28434 Council, NC 12.4 mi
28450 Lake Waccamaw, NC 12.8 mi
28451 Leland, NC 13.6 mi
28447 Ivanhoe, NC 16.8 mi
28442 Hallsboro, NC 18.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28456?

28456 is in Riegelwood, North Carolina, in Columbus County. Its published point location is 34.3750, -78.2872.

What county is 28456 in?

28456 spans 3 counties: Columbus County, Bladen County and Brunswick County. Most of it falls in Columbus County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 28456?

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

What time zone is 28456 in?

28456 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28456?

About 3,860 people live in ZIP code 28456, in 1,531 households, at 49.0 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 28456?

$49,670 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28456?

The closest are 28436 (8.9 mi), 28423 (9.9 mi), 28435 (10.4 mi), 28448 (10.7 mi) and 28421 (11.3 mi).

Is 28456 a PO Box ZIP code?

28456 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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