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28462

ZIP 28462 is Supply, North Carolina, in Brunswick County; area code 910; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Brunswick
Metro area
Wilmington, NC
Population
12,340
Coordinates
33.9997, -78.3110
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Where 28462 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28462
  • 🔢 Type 28462 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZghBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,462 = 2 × 7 × 19 × 107. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111100101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28461 (Southport, NC, 15 mi away) and 28463 (Tabor City, NC, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28462 becomes 26482, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22846, 24628, 24826, 24862, 28246, 28624, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84622 in Centerfield, UT, 1,882 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,187 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28462 and you would come out at 34.00°S, 101.69°E — 833 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 53m.
  • 📏 At 72.4 square miles of land, 28462 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 55 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,340This ZIP12,340
Households5,522This ZIP5,522
Housing units11,775This ZIP11,775
Median age55.4This ZIP55.4North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$60,349This ZIP$60,349North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$253,000This ZIP$253,000North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$862This ZIP$862North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.3%This ZIP23.3%
Mean commute26.4 minThis ZIP26.4 min
Population density170.4 / sq miThis ZIP170.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments305This ZIP305
Employees2,363This ZIP2,363
Annual payroll$103,978,000This ZIP$103,978,000
Tax returns filed6,430This ZIP6,430
Total adjusted gross income$435,139,000This ZIP$435,139,000

Land area

Land area72.40 sq miThis ZIP72.40 sq mi
Water area2.39 sq miThis ZIP2.39 sq mi

Other place names in 28462

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ZIP codes near 28462

ZIPCityDistance
28470 Shallotte, NC 5.4 mi
28422 Bolivia, NC 6.7 mi
28459 Shallotte, NC 7.4 mi
28420 Ash, NC 9.8 mi
28469 Ocean Isle Beach, NC 10.3 mi
28465 Oak Island, NC 13.5 mi
28468 Sunset Beach, NC 13.8 mi
28452 Longwood, NC 14.0 mi
28461 Southport, NC 14.7 mi
28467 Calabash, NC 17.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28462?

28462 is in Supply, North Carolina, in Brunswick County, part of the Wilmington, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.9997, -78.3110.

What county is 28462 in?

28462 lies in Brunswick County.

What area code is 28462?

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

What time zone is 28462 in?

28462 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28462?

About 12,340 people live in ZIP code 28462, in 5,522 households, at 170.4 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 28462?

$60,349 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28462?

The closest are 28470 (5.4 mi), 28422 (6.7 mi), 28459 (7.4 mi), 28420 (9.8 mi) and 28469 (10.3 mi).

Is 28462 a PO Box ZIP code?

28462 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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