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28460

ZIP 28460 is Sneads Ferry, North Carolina, in Onslow County; area codes 910 and 472; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Onslow
Metro area
Jacksonville, NC
Population
13,532
Coordinates
34.5233, -77.4171
☼ Live from 28460 — Sneads Ferry, NC

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Where 28460 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28460
  • 🔢 Type 28460 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OghBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,460 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 1423. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111100101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28459 (Shallotte, NC, 70 mi away) and 28461 (Southport, NC, 53 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28460 becomes 06482 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sandy Hook, CT, 527 miles away.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02468, 02648, 02864, 04268, 04286, 04628, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86402 in Kingman, AZ, 2,066 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,218 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28460 and you would come out at 34.52°S, 102.58°E — 787 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 50m.
  • 📏 At 27.9 square miles of land, 28460 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population13,532This ZIP13,532
Households6,121This ZIP6,121
Housing units9,426This ZIP9,426
Median age32.4This ZIP32.4North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$88,908This ZIP$88,908North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$343,600This ZIP$343,600North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,674This ZIP$1,674North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.2%This ZIP34.2%
Mean commute26.2 minThis ZIP26.2 min
Population density485.3 / sq miThis ZIP485.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments241This ZIP241
Employees1,876This ZIP1,876
Annual payroll$60,741,000This ZIP$60,741,000
Tax returns filed6,840This ZIP6,840
Total adjusted gross income$545,697,000This ZIP$545,697,000

Land area

Land area27.89 sq miThis ZIP27.89 sq mi
Water area8.35 sq miThis ZIP8.35 sq mi

Other place names in 28460

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ZIP codes near 28460

ZIPCityDistance
28445 Holly Ridge, NC 6.8 mi
28547 Camp Lejeune, NC 9.0 mi
28541 Jacksonville, NC 11.8 mi
28545 Mccutcheon Field, NC 11.8 mi
28544 Midway Park, NC 13.9 mi
28542 Camp Lejeune, NC 14.5 mi
28543 Tarawa Terrace, NC 14.7 mi
28539 Hubert, NC 15.8 mi
28540 Jacksonville, NC 16.0 mi
28443 Hampstead, NC 16.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28460?

28460 is in Sneads Ferry, North Carolina, in Onslow County, part of the Jacksonville, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.5233, -77.4171.

What county is 28460 in?

28460 lies in Onslow County.

What area code is 28460?

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

What time zone is 28460 in?

28460 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28460?

About 13,532 people live in ZIP code 28460, in 6,121 households, at 485.3 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 28460?

$88,908 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28460?

The closest are 28445 (6.8 mi), 28547 (9 mi), 28541 (11.8 mi), 28545 (11.8 mi) and 28544 (13.9 mi).

Is 28460 a PO Box ZIP code?

28460 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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