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28510

ZIP 28510 is Arapahoe, 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
1,718
Coordinates
34.9876, -76.8045
☼ Live from 28510 — Arapahoe, NC

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Where 28510 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28510
  • 🔢 Type 28510 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OISBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,510 = 2 × 5 × 2851. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111101011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28509 (Alliance, NC, 11 mi away) and 28511 (Atlantic, NC, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28510 becomes 01582, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 65 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01258, 01825, 01852, 02185, 02815, 05821, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85021 in Phoenix, AZ, 2,007 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 82%.
  • 🎯1,237 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28510 and you would come out at 34.99°S, 103.20°E — 759 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 48m.
  • 📏 At 20.6 square miles of land, 28510 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,718This ZIP1,718
Households845This ZIP845
Housing units1,131This ZIP1,131
Median age56.2This ZIP56.2North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$58,839This ZIP$58,839North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$264,100This ZIP$264,100North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,133This ZIP$1,133North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.3%This ZIP24.3%
Mean commute27.6 minThis ZIP27.6 min
Population density83.2 / sq miThis ZIP83.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments26This ZIP26
Employees315This ZIP315
Annual payroll$8,710,000This ZIP$8,710,000
Tax returns filed810This ZIP810
Total adjusted gross income$72,313,000This ZIP$72,313,000

Land area

Land area20.64 sq miThis ZIP20.64 sq mi
Water area12.85 sq miThis ZIP12.85 sq mi

Other place names in 28510

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ZIP codes near 28510

ZIPCityDistance
28571 Oriental, NC 7.0 mi
28532 Havelock, NC 7.4 mi
28533 Cherry Point, NC 8.1 mi
28529 Grantsboro, NC 9.0 mi
28509 Alliance, NC 10.9 mi
28583 Stonewall, NC 10.9 mi
28560 New Bern, NC 13.7 mi
28556 Merritt, NC 13.8 mi
28516 Beaufort, NC 13.9 mi
28570 Newport, NC 15.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28510?

28510 is in Arapahoe, North Carolina, in Pamlico County, part of the New Bern, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.9876, -76.8045.

What county is 28510 in?

28510 lies in Pamlico County.

What area code is 28510?

Arapahoe uses area code 252, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 28510 in?

28510 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28510?

About 1,718 people live in ZIP code 28510, in 845 households, at 83.2 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 28510?

$58,839 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28510?

The closest are 28571 (7 mi), 28532 (7.4 mi), 28533 (8.1 mi), 28529 (9 mi) and 28509 (10.9 mi).

Is 28510 a PO Box ZIP code?

28510 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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