28509
ZIP 28509 is Alliance, North Carolina, in Pamlico County; area code 252; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Pamlico
- Metro area
- New Bern, NC
- Population
- 17
- Coordinates
- 35.1458, -76.8059
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Where 28509 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 28509 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOSBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 28,509 = 3 × 13 × 17 × 43. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110111101011101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28508 (Albertson, NC, 58 mi away) and 28510 (Arapahoe, NC, 11 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 28509 becomes 90582, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02859, 02895, 05829, 09258, 09825, 09852, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09852 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,894 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 82%.
- 🎯1,233 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28509 and you would come out at 35.15°S, 103.19°E — 761 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
- 📏 At 0.012 square miles of land, 28509 is bigger than 0% of ZIP codes — about 6 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 17This ZIP17 |
|---|---|
| Households | 10This ZIP10 |
| Housing units | 10This ZIP10 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 1,416.7 / sq miThis ZIP1,416.7 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 23This ZIP23 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 292This ZIP292 |
| Annual payroll | $7,958,000This ZIP$7,958,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 28509
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 28509
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
28583 | Stonewall, NC | 3.7 mi |
28529 | Grantsboro, NC | 5.0 mi |
28515 | Bayboro, NC | 7.3 mi |
28587 | Vandemere, NC | 8.4 mi |
28571 | Oriental, NC | 9.0 mi |
28556 | Merritt, NC | 9.5 mi |
28560 | New Bern, NC | 9.8 mi |
28510 | Arapahoe, NC | 10.9 mi |
27806 | Aurora, NC | 11.4 mi |
28519 | Bridgeton, NC | 11.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 28509?
28509 is in Alliance, North Carolina, in Pamlico County, part of the New Bern, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.1458, -76.8059.
What county is 28509 in?
28509 lies in Pamlico County.
What area code is 28509?
Alliance uses area code 252, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 28509 in?
28509 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 28509?
About 17 people live in ZIP code 28509, in 10 households, at 1,416.7 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 28509?
The closest are 28583 (3.7 mi), 28529 (5 mi), 28515 (7.3 mi), 28587 (8.4 mi) and 28571 (9 mi).
Is 28509 a PO Box ZIP code?
28509 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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