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28513

ZIP 28513 is Ayden, North Carolina, mostly in Pitt County; area code 252; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Pitt +1 more
Metro area
Greenville, NC
Population
10,573
Coordinates
35.4428, -77.3896
☼ Live from 28513 — Ayden, NC

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Where 28513 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 28513
  • 🔢 Type 28513 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EISBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 28513 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111101100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28512 (Atlantic Beach, NC, 61 mi away) and 28515 (Bayboro, NC, 43 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28513 becomes 31582, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12538, 12583, 12835, 12853, 13825, 15238, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85321 in Ajo, AZ, 2,019 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,195 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28513 and you would come out at 35.44°S, 102.61°E — 798 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 88.9 square miles of land, 28513 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 68 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,573This ZIP10,573
Households4,445This ZIP4,445
Housing units4,941This ZIP4,941
Median age44.5This ZIP44.5North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$57,285This ZIP$57,285North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$161,600This ZIP$161,600North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$792This ZIP$792North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.6%This ZIP22.6%
Mean commute27.2 minThis ZIP27.2 min
Population density118.9 / sq miThis ZIP118.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments179This ZIP179
Employees2,056This ZIP2,056
Annual payroll$79,970,000This ZIP$79,970,000
Tax returns filed4,630This ZIP4,630
Total adjusted gross income$287,522,000This ZIP$287,522,000

Land area

Land area88.94 sq miThis ZIP88.94 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 28513 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Pitt County 87.1%
Greene County 13.0%

Other place names in 28513

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

ZIP codes near 28513

ZIPCityDistance
28530 Grifton, NC 5.0 mi
28590 Winterville, NC 5.6 mi
27858 Greenville, NC 8.6 mi
27833 Greenville, NC 9.5 mi
27836 Greenville, NC 9.5 mi
28538 Hookerton, NC 10.0 mi
27835 Greenville, NC 10.3 mi
27879 Simpson, NC 11.0 mi
27837 Grimesland, NC 11.5 mi
28554 Maury, NC 11.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28513?

28513 is in Ayden, North Carolina, in Pitt County, part of the Greenville, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.4428, -77.3896.

What county is 28513 in?

28513 spans 2 counties: Pitt County and Greene County. Most of it falls in Pitt County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 28513?

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

What time zone is 28513 in?

28513 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28513?

About 10,573 people live in ZIP code 28513, in 4,445 households, at 118.9 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 28513?

$57,285 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28513?

The closest are 28530 (5 mi), 28590 (5.6 mi), 27858 (8.6 mi), 27833 (9.5 mi) and 27836 (9.5 mi).

Is 28513 a PO Box ZIP code?

28513 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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