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28512

ZIP 28512 is Atlantic Beach, 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
3,358
Coordinates
34.7016, -76.8065
☼ Live from 28512 — Atlantic Beach, NC

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Where 28512 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28512
  • 🔢 Type 28512 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZISBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,512 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 11. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111101100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28511 (Atlantic, NC, 30 mi away) and 28513 (Ayden, NC, 61 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28512 becomes 21582, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12528, 12582, 12852, 15228, 15282, 15822, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85122 in Casa Grande, AZ, 2,000 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 82%.
  • 🎯1,245 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28512 and you would come out at 34.70°S, 103.19°E — 755 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 49m.
  • 📏 At 6.1 square miles of land, 28512 is bigger than 21% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,358This ZIP3,358
Households1,705This ZIP1,705
Housing units8,949This ZIP8,949
Median age60.6This ZIP60.6North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$91,488This ZIP$91,488North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$565,400This ZIP$565,400North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,223This ZIP$1,223North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher61.8%This ZIP61.8%
Mean commute22.2 minThis ZIP22.2 min
Population density549.3 / sq miThis ZIP549.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments171This ZIP171
Employees1,349This ZIP1,349
Annual payroll$46,171,000This ZIP$46,171,000
Tax returns filed1,850This ZIP1,850
Total adjusted gross income$280,646,000This ZIP$280,646,000

Land area

Land area6.11 sq miThis ZIP6.11 sq mi
Water area17.63 sq miThis ZIP17.63 sq mi

Other place names in 28512

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

ZIP codes near 28512

ZIPCityDistance
28557 Morehead City, NC 4.1 mi
28575 Salter Path, NC 4.3 mi
28570 Newport, NC 6.7 mi
28594 Emerald Isle, NC 9.5 mi
28531 Harkers Island, NC 14.3 mi
28532 Havelock, NC 14.8 mi
28533 Cherry Point, NC 14.8 mi
28516 Beaufort, NC 15.1 mi
28528 Gloucester, NC 15.4 mi
28584 Swansboro, NC 16.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28512?

28512 is in Atlantic Beach, North Carolina, in Carteret County, part of the Morehead City, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.7016, -76.8065.

What county is 28512 in?

28512 lies in Carteret County.

What area code is 28512?

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

What time zone is 28512 in?

28512 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28512?

About 3,358 people live in ZIP code 28512, in 1,705 households, at 549.3 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 28512?

$91,488 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28512?

The closest are 28557 (4.1 mi), 28575 (4.3 mi), 28570 (6.7 mi), 28594 (9.5 mi) and 28531 (14.3 mi).

Is 28512 a PO Box ZIP code?

28512 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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