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28472

ZIP 28472 is Whiteville, North Carolina, in Columbus County; area codes 910 and 472; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Columbus
Metro area
none
Population
16,780
Coordinates
34.2990, -78.6912
☼ Live from 28472 — Whiteville, NC

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Where 28472 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28472
  • 🔢 Type 28472 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLhBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,472 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3559. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111100111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28470 (Shallotte, NC, 28 mi away) and 28478 (Willard, NC, 44 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28472 becomes 27482, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22748, 22847, 24827, 24872, 27248, 27284, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84722 in Central, UT, 1,953 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,158 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28472 and you would come out at 34.30°S, 101.31°E — 857 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 52m.
  • 📏 At 197.9 square miles of land, 28472 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 150 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,780This ZIP16,780
Households6,629This ZIP6,629
Housing units7,709This ZIP7,709
Median age40.9This ZIP40.9North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$42,003This ZIP$42,003North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$151,000This ZIP$151,000North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$845This ZIP$845North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.2%This ZIP16.2%
Mean commute25.4 minThis ZIP25.4 min
Population density84.8 / sq miThis ZIP84.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments526This ZIP526
Employees7,150This ZIP7,150
Annual payroll$268,211,000This ZIP$268,211,000
Tax returns filed7,070This ZIP7,070
Total adjusted gross income$381,916,000This ZIP$381,916,000

Land area

Land area197.86 sq miThis ZIP197.86 sq mi
Water area0.65 sq miThis ZIP0.65 sq mi

Other place names in 28472

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 28472

ZIPCityDistance
28424 Brunswick, NC 0.8 mi
28442 Hallsboro, NC 5.2 mi
28431 Chadbourn, NC 8.8 mi
28432 Clarendon, NC 9.8 mi
28450 Lake Waccamaw, NC 11.1 mi
28455 Nakina, NC 13.4 mi
28433 Clarkton, NC 13.8 mi
28430 Cerro Gordo, NC 13.8 mi
28463 Tabor City, NC 14.0 mi
28438 Evergreen, NC 15.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28472?

28472 is in Whiteville, North Carolina, in Columbus County. Its published point location is 34.2990, -78.6912.

What county is 28472 in?

28472 lies in Columbus County.

What area code is 28472?

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

What time zone is 28472 in?

28472 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28472?

About 16,780 people live in ZIP code 28472, in 6,629 households, at 84.8 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 28472?

$42,003 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28472?

The closest are 28424 (0.8 mi), 28442 (5.2 mi), 28431 (8.8 mi), 28432 (9.8 mi) and 28450 (11.1 mi).

Is 28472 a PO Box ZIP code?

28472 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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