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28479

ZIP 28479 is Winnabow, North Carolina, in Brunswick County; area code 910; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Brunswick
Metro area
Wilmington, NC
Population
6,581
Coordinates
34.1007, -78.0165
☼ Live from 28479 — Winnabow, NC

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Where 28479 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28479
  • 🔢 Type 28479 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLhBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,479 = 3 × 11 × 863. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111100111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28478 (Willard, NC, 37 mi away) and 28480 (Wrightsville Beach, NC, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28479 becomes 97482, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24879, 27498, 27849, 27894, 27948, 28749, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98247 in Everson, WA, 2,467 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,199 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28479 and you would come out at 34.10°S, 101.98°E — 817 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 53m.
  • 📏 At 92.7 square miles of land, 28479 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 70 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,581This ZIP6,581
Households2,624This ZIP2,624
Housing units2,800This ZIP2,800
Median age40.2This ZIP40.2North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$80,391This ZIP$80,391North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$327,000This ZIP$327,000North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,386This ZIP$1,386North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.4%This ZIP31.4%
Mean commute23.5 minThis ZIP23.5 min
Population density71.0 / sq miThis ZIP71.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments75This ZIP75
Employees415This ZIP415
Annual payroll$19,599,000This ZIP$19,599,000
Tax returns filed3,370This ZIP3,370
Total adjusted gross income$241,702,000This ZIP$241,702,000

Land area

Land area92.68 sq miThis ZIP92.68 sq mi
Water area11.89 sq miThis ZIP11.89 sq mi

Other place names in 28479

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

ZIP codes near 28479

ZIPCityDistance
28412 Wilmington, NC 6.0 mi
28428 Carolina Beach, NC 7.7 mi
28406 Wilmington, NC 9.4 mi
28407 Wilmington, NC 9.4 mi
28410 Wilmington, NC 9.4 mi
28461 Southport, NC 9.6 mi
28404 Wilmington, NC 9.6 mi
28408 Wilmington, NC 9.6 mi
28409 Wilmington, NC 9.6 mi
28449 Kure Beach, NC 9.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28479?

28479 is in Winnabow, North Carolina, in Brunswick County, part of the Wilmington, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.1007, -78.0165.

What county is 28479 in?

28479 lies in Brunswick County.

What area code is 28479?

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

What time zone is 28479 in?

28479 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28479?

About 6,581 people live in ZIP code 28479, in 2,624 households, at 71.0 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 28479?

$80,391 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28479?

The closest are 28412 (6 mi), 28428 (7.7 mi), 28406 (9.4 mi), 28407 (9.4 mi) and 28410 (9.4 mi).

Is 28479 a PO Box ZIP code?

28479 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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