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Where 28508 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 28508 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOSBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 28,508 = 2 × 2 × 7127. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110111101011100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28504 (Kinston, NC, 14 mi away) and 28509 (Alliance, NC, 58 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 28508 becomes 80582, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02858, 02885, 05828, 08528, 08825, 08852, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85082 in Phoenix, AZ, 1,949 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
- 🎯1,181 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28508 and you would come out at 35.10°S, 102.18°E — 817 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
- 📏 At 36.1 square miles of land, 28508 is bigger than 50% of ZIP codes — room for about 27 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,813This ZIP1,813 |
|---|---|
| Households | 854This ZIP854 |
| Housing units | 899This ZIP899 |
| Median age | 50.0This ZIP50.0North Carolina39.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $34,567This ZIP$34,567North Carolina$72,388US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $48,200This ZIP$48,200North Carolina$288,900US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,061This ZIP$1,061North Carolina$1,228US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 8.3%This ZIP8.3% |
| Mean commute | 37.9 minThis ZIP37.9 min |
| Population density | 50.2 / sq miThis ZIP50.2 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 19This ZIP19 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 107This ZIP107 |
| Annual payroll | $3,513,000This ZIP$3,513,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 880This ZIP880 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $40,868,000This ZIP$40,868,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 36.12 sq miThis ZIP36.12 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.22 sq miThis ZIP0.22 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 28508
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
28578 | Seven Springs, NC | 7.0 mi |
28572 | Pink Hill, NC | 7.9 mi |
28525 | Deep Run, NC | 8.1 mi |
28349 | Kenansville, NC | 10.0 mi |
28365 | Mount Olive, NC | 13.8 mi |
28504 | Kinston, NC | 13.8 mi |
28518 | Beulaville, NC | 14.8 mi |
28551 | La Grange, NC | 15.5 mi |
28398 | Warsaw, NC | 15.5 mi |
28325 | Calypso, NC | 16.2 mi |
Find every ZIP code within 10 miles of 28508 →
Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 28508?
28508 is in Albertson, North Carolina, in Duplin County. Its published point location is 35.0997, -77.8248.
What county is 28508 in?
28508 lies in Duplin County.
What area code is 28508?
Albertson uses area codes 980 and 704, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 28508 in?
28508 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 28508?
About 1,813 people live in ZIP code 28508, in 854 households, at 50.2 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 28508?
$34,567 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.
What ZIP codes are near 28508?
The closest are 28578 (7 mi), 28572 (7.9 mi), 28525 (8.1 mi), 28349 (10 mi) and 28365 (13.8 mi).
Is 28508 a PO Box ZIP code?
28508 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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