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28515

ZIP 28515 is Bayboro, 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
2,822
Coordinates
35.1916, -76.6892
☼ Live from 28515 — Bayboro, NC

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Where 28515 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 28515
  • 🔢 Type 28515 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SISBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,515 = 3 × 5 × 1901. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111101100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28513 (Ayden, NC, 43 mi away) and 28516 (Beaufort, NC, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28515 becomes 51582, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12585, 12855, 15258, 15825, 18255, 25185, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85251 in Scottsdale, AZ, 2,003 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
  • 🎯1,238 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28515 and you would come out at 35.19°S, 103.31°E — 756 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 76.8 square miles of land, 28515 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 58 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,822This ZIP2,822
Households977This ZIP977
Housing units1,340This ZIP1,340
Median age47.0This ZIP47.0North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$31,715This ZIP$31,715North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$157,700This ZIP$157,700North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$591This ZIP$591North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.3%This ZIP10.3%
Mean commute21.8 minThis ZIP21.8 min
Population density36.8 / sq miThis ZIP36.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments47This ZIP47
Employees335This ZIP335
Annual payroll$14,926,000This ZIP$14,926,000
Tax returns filed930This ZIP930
Total adjusted gross income$47,370,000This ZIP$47,370,000

Land area

Land area76.78 sq miThis ZIP76.78 sq mi
Water area16.45 sq miThis ZIP16.45 sq mi

Other place names in 28515

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

ZIP codes near 28515

ZIPCityDistance
28587 Vandemere, NC 1.3 mi
28583 Stonewall, NC 4.8 mi
28556 Merritt, NC 5.0 mi
28509 Alliance, NC 7.3 mi
28537 Hobucken, NC 8.6 mi
27806 Aurora, NC 8.7 mi
28571 Oriental, NC 10.1 mi
28552 Lowland, NC 10.5 mi
28529 Grantsboro, NC 12.3 mi
27821 Edward, NC 13.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28515?

28515 is in Bayboro, North Carolina, in Pamlico County, part of the New Bern, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.1916, -76.6892.

What county is 28515 in?

28515 lies in Pamlico County.

What area code is 28515?

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

What time zone is 28515 in?

28515 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28515?

About 2,822 people live in ZIP code 28515, in 977 households, at 36.8 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 28515?

$31,715 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28515?

The closest are 28587 (1.3 mi), 28583 (4.8 mi), 28556 (5 mi), 28509 (7.3 mi) and 28537 (8.6 mi).

Is 28515 a PO Box ZIP code?

28515 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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