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28519

ZIP 28519 is Bridgeton, North Carolina, in Craven County; area code 252; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Craven
Metro area
New Bern, NC
Population
392
Coordinates
35.1278, -77.0126
☼ Live from 28519 — Bridgeton, NC

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Where 28519 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28519
  • 🔢 Type 28519 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GISBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,519 = 19 × 19 × 79. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111101100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28518 (Beulaville, NC, 45 mi away) and 28520 (Cedar Island, NC, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28519 becomes 91582, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12589, 12859, 12958, 12985, 15289, 15829, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98512 in Olympia, WA, 2,494 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 82%.
  • 🎯1,223 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28519 and you would come out at 35.13°S, 102.99°E — 773 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 1.3 square miles of land, 28519 is bigger than 9% of ZIP codes — about 635 football fields.
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People and housing

Population392This ZIP392
Households175This ZIP175
Housing units260This ZIP260
Median age32.0This ZIP32.0North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$38,988This ZIP$38,988North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$164,600This ZIP$164,600North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,010This ZIP$1,010North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.2%This ZIP20.2%
Mean commute20.4 minThis ZIP20.4 min
Population density299.0 / sq miThis ZIP299.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments24This ZIP24
Employees234This ZIP234
Annual payroll$6,967,000This ZIP$6,967,000

Land area

Land area1.31 sq miThis ZIP1.31 sq mi
Water area0.46 sq miThis ZIP0.46 sq mi

Other place names in 28519

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

ZIP codes near 28519

ZIPCityDistance
28560 New Bern, NC 2.0 mi
28563 New Bern, NC 3.1 mi
28564 New Bern, NC 3.1 mi
28561 New Bern, NC 3.9 mi
28562 New Bern, NC 7.1 mi
28529 Grantsboro, NC 7.8 mi
28527 Ernul, NC 9.0 mi
28509 Alliance, NC 11.7 mi
28573 Pollocksville, NC 14.6 mi
28510 Arapahoe, NC 15.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28519?

28519 is in Bridgeton, North Carolina, in Craven County, part of the New Bern, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.1278, -77.0126.

What county is 28519 in?

28519 lies in Craven County.

What area code is 28519?

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

What time zone is 28519 in?

28519 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28519?

About 392 people live in ZIP code 28519, in 175 households, at 299.0 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 28519?

$38,988 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28519?

The closest are 28560 (2 mi), 28563 (3.1 mi), 28564 (3.1 mi), 28561 (3.9 mi) and 28562 (7.1 mi).

Is 28519 a PO Box ZIP code?

28519 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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