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28511

ZIP 28511 is Atlantic, North Carolina, in Carteret County; area code 252; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Carteret
Metro area
Morehead City, NC
Population
610
Coordinates
34.9011, -76.3458
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Where 28511 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28511
  • 🔢 Type 28511 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IISBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,511 = 7 × 4073. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111101011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28510 (Arapahoe, NC, 27 mi away) and 28512 (Atlantic Beach, NC, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28511 becomes 11582 — and that is a real ZIP code: Valley Stream, NY, 423 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11582, 12158, 12185, 12518, 12581, 12815, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85121 in Bapchule, AZ, 2,030 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 84%.
  • 🎯1,264 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28511 and you would come out at 34.90°S, 103.65°E — 732 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 48m.
  • 📏 At 8.2 square miles of land, 28511 is bigger than 25% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population610This ZIP610
Households260This ZIP260
Housing units448This ZIP448
Median age40.3This ZIP40.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$55,978This ZIP$55,978North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$156,000This ZIP$156,000North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher17.4%This ZIP17.4%
Mean commute33.3 minThis ZIP33.3 min
Population density74.6 / sq miThis ZIP74.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees77This ZIP77
Annual payroll$3,735,000This ZIP$3,735,000
Tax returns filed240This ZIP240
Total adjusted gross income$13,230,000This ZIP$13,230,000

Land area

Land area8.17 sq miThis ZIP8.17 sq mi
Water area8.33 sq miThis ZIP8.33 sq mi

Other place names in 28511

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ZIP codes near 28511

ZIPCityDistance
28577 Sealevel, NC 3.3 mi
28581 Stacy, NC 6.4 mi
28520 Cedar Island, NC 9.5 mi
28524 Davis, NC 10.0 mi
28579 Smyrna, NC 10.9 mi
28589 Williston, NC 11.1 mi
28553 Marshallberg, NC 14.6 mi
28516 Beaufort, NC 15.8 mi
28528 Gloucester, NC 16.0 mi
28531 Harkers Island, NC 18.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28511?

28511 is in Atlantic, North Carolina, in Carteret County, part of the Morehead City, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.9011, -76.3458.

What county is 28511 in?

28511 lies in Carteret County.

What area code is 28511?

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

What time zone is 28511 in?

28511 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28511?

About 610 people live in ZIP code 28511, in 260 households, at 74.6 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 28511?

$55,978 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28511?

The closest are 28577 (3.3 mi), 28581 (6.4 mi), 28520 (9.5 mi), 28524 (10 mi) and 28579 (10.9 mi).

Is 28511 a PO Box ZIP code?

28511 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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