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28516

ZIP 28516 is Beaufort, 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
11,289
Coordinates
34.8564, -76.6196
☼ Live from 28516 — Beaufort, NC

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Where 28516 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28516
  • 🔢 Type 28516 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gISBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,516 = 2 × 2 × 7129. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111101100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28515 (Bayboro, NC, 23 mi away) and 28518 (Beulaville, NC, 64 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28516 becomes 61582, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 54 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12568, 12586, 12856, 12865, 15268, 15286, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85261 in Scottsdale, AZ, 2,008 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
  • 🎯1,251 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28516 and you would come out at 34.86°S, 103.38°E — 747 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 49m.
  • 📏 At 125.7 square miles of land, 28516 is bigger than 83% of ZIP codes — room for about 95 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,289This ZIP11,289
Households5,774This ZIP5,774
Housing units7,481This ZIP7,481
Median age55.6This ZIP55.6North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$66,057This ZIP$66,057North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$315,400This ZIP$315,400North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$944This ZIP$944North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.4%This ZIP31.4%
Mean commute21.1 minThis ZIP21.1 min
Population density89.8 / sq miThis ZIP89.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments335This ZIP335
Employees2,733This ZIP2,733
Annual payroll$106,864,000This ZIP$106,864,000
Tax returns filed5,430This ZIP5,430
Total adjusted gross income$528,260,000This ZIP$528,260,000

Land area

Land area125.70 sq miThis ZIP125.70 sq mi
Water area41.72 sq miThis ZIP41.72 sq mi

Other place names in 28516

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

ZIP codes near 28516

ZIPCityDistance
28579 Smyrna, NC 7.2 mi
28589 Williston, NC 8.3 mi
28528 Gloucester, NC 9.7 mi
28524 Davis, NC 9.8 mi
28553 Marshallberg, NC 10.2 mi
28581 Stacy, NC 10.5 mi
28557 Morehead City, NC 11.0 mi
28531 Harkers Island, NC 11.5 mi
28577 Sealevel, NC 12.7 mi
28520 Cedar Island, NC 13.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28516?

28516 is in Beaufort, North Carolina, in Carteret County, part of the Morehead City, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.8564, -76.6196.

What county is 28516 in?

28516 lies in Carteret County.

What area code is 28516?

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

What time zone is 28516 in?

28516 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28516?

About 11,289 people live in ZIP code 28516, in 5,774 households, at 89.8 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 28516?

$66,057 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28516?

The closest are 28579 (7.2 mi), 28589 (8.3 mi), 28528 (9.7 mi), 28524 (9.8 mi) and 28553 (10.2 mi).

Is 28516 a PO Box ZIP code?

28516 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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