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28457

ZIP 28457 is Rocky Point, North Carolina, in Pender County; area code 910; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Pender
Metro area
Wilmington, NC
Population
11,464
Coordinates
34.4562, -77.8715
☼ Live from 28457 — Rocky Point, NC

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Where 28457 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28457
  • 🔢 Type 28457 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LShBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,457 = 11 × 13 × 199. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111100101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28456 (Riegelwood, NC, 24 mi away) and 28458 (Rose Hill, NC, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28457 becomes 75482 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sulphur Springs, TX, 1,021 miles away.
  • 👥 44 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24578, 24857, 27584, 27845, 28547, 28574, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84725 in Enterprise, UT, 2,006 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,196 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28457 and you would come out at 34.46°S, 102.13°E — 812 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 51m.
  • 📏 At 147.4 square miles of land, 28457 is bigger than 86% of ZIP codes — room for about 112 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,464This ZIP11,464
Households4,430This ZIP4,430
Housing units4,988This ZIP4,988
Median age36.4This ZIP36.4North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$78,178This ZIP$78,178North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$245,900This ZIP$245,900North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$912This ZIP$912North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.1%This ZIP19.1%
Mean commute30.8 minThis ZIP30.8 min
Population density77.8 / sq miThis ZIP77.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments159This ZIP159
Employees1,294This ZIP1,294
Annual payroll$62,347,000This ZIP$62,347,000
Tax returns filed5,610This ZIP5,610
Total adjusted gross income$356,223,000This ZIP$356,223,000

Land area

Land area147.41 sq miThis ZIP147.41 sq mi
Water area1.90 sq miThis ZIP1.90 sq mi

Other place names in 28457

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ZIP codes near 28457

ZIPCityDistance
28425 Burgaw, NC 7.4 mi
28429 Castle Hayne, NC 8.1 mi
28402 Wilmington, NC 8.2 mi
28443 Hampstead, NC 10.3 mi
28411 Wilmington, NC 11.6 mi
28401 Wilmington, NC 12.7 mi
28405 Wilmington, NC 13.3 mi
28435 Currie, NC 14.0 mi
28478 Willard, NC 16.1 mi
28403 Wilmington, NC 16.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28457?

28457 is in Rocky Point, North Carolina, in Pender County, part of the Wilmington, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.4562, -77.8715.

What county is 28457 in?

28457 lies in Pender County.

What area code is 28457?

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

What time zone is 28457 in?

28457 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28457?

About 11,464 people live in ZIP code 28457, in 4,430 households, at 77.8 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 28457?

$78,178 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28457?

The closest are 28425 (7.4 mi), 28429 (8.1 mi), 28402 (8.2 mi), 28443 (10.3 mi) and 28411 (11.6 mi).

Is 28457 a PO Box ZIP code?

28457 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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