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28463

ZIP 28463 is Tabor City, North Carolina, in Columbus County; area code 910; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Columbus
Metro area
none
Population
7,522
Coordinates
34.1098, -78.7765
☼ Live from 28463 — Tabor City, NC

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Where 28463 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28463
  • 🔢 Type 28463 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EghBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 28463 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111100101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28462 (Supply, NC, 28 mi away) and 28464 (Teachey, NC, 63 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28463 becomes 36482 — and that is a real ZIP code: Whatley, AL, 542 miles away.
  • 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23486, 23846, 24368, 24836, 26348, 26384, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83642 in Meridian, ID, 2,107 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,159 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28463 and you would come out at 34.11°S, 101.22°E — 860 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 53m.
  • 📏 At 112.9 square miles of land, 28463 is bigger than 81% of ZIP codes — room for about 86 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,522This ZIP7,522
Households2,773This ZIP2,773
Housing units3,246This ZIP3,246
Median age44.2This ZIP44.2North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$45,239This ZIP$45,239North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$164,000This ZIP$164,000North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$805This ZIP$805North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.0%This ZIP15.0%
Mean commute32.7 minThis ZIP32.7 min
Population density66.6 / sq miThis ZIP66.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments148This ZIP148
Employees1,425This ZIP1,425
Annual payroll$58,186,000This ZIP$58,186,000
Tax returns filed2,840This ZIP2,840
Total adjusted gross income$146,290,000This ZIP$146,290,000

Land area

Land area112.87 sq miThis ZIP112.87 sq mi
Water area0.80 sq miThis ZIP0.80 sq mi

Other place names in 28463

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ZIP codes near 28463

ZIPCityDistance
28432 Clarendon, NC 4.2 mi
28455 Nakina, NC 8.3 mi
29569 Loris, SC 9.4 mi
29545 Green Sea, SC 11.5 mi
28424 Brunswick, NC 13.2 mi
29568 Longs, SC 13.6 mi
28472 Whiteville, NC 14.0 mi
29528 Conway, SC 14.5 mi
28452 Longwood, NC 14.6 mi
28431 Chadbourn, NC 14.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28463?

28463 is in Tabor City, North Carolina, in Columbus County. Its published point location is 34.1098, -78.7765.

What county is 28463 in?

28463 lies in Columbus County.

What area code is 28463?

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

What time zone is 28463 in?

28463 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28463?

About 7,522 people live in ZIP code 28463, in 2,773 households, at 66.6 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 28463?

$45,239 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28463?

The closest are 28432 (4.2 mi), 28455 (8.3 mi), 29569 (9.4 mi), 29545 (11.5 mi) and 28424 (13.2 mi).

Is 28463 a PO Box ZIP code?

28463 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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