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28524

ZIP 28524 is Davis, 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
261
Coordinates
34.7944, -76.4638
☼ Live from 28524 — Davis, NC

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Where 28524 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28524
  • 🔢 Type 28524 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZSBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,524 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 2377. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111101101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28523 (Cove City, NC, 55 mi away) and 28525 (Deep Run, NC, 73 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28524 becomes 42582, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22485, 22548, 22845, 24258, 24528, 25248, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85224 in Chandler, AZ, 2,019 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
  • 🎯1,260 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28524 and you would come out at 34.79°S, 103.54°E — 737 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 49m.
  • 📏 At 3.6 square miles of land, 28524 is bigger than 16% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population261This ZIP261
Households126This ZIP126
Housing units153This ZIP153
Median age50.3This ZIP50.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$74,219This ZIP$74,219North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$200,700This ZIP$200,700North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher25.7%This ZIP25.7%
Mean commute30.7 minThis ZIP30.7 min
Population density71.9 / sq miThis ZIP71.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees37This ZIP37
Annual payroll$1,107,000This ZIP$1,107,000
Tax returns filed170This ZIP170
Total adjusted gross income$8,909,000This ZIP$8,909,000

Land area

Land area3.63 sq miThis ZIP3.63 sq mi
Water area9.15 sq miThis ZIP9.15 sq mi

Other place names in 28524

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ZIP codes near 28524

ZIPCityDistance
28589 Williston, NC 1.7 mi
28579 Smyrna, NC 2.7 mi
28581 Stacy, NC 3.8 mi
28553 Marshallberg, NC 4.6 mi
28528 Gloucester, NC 6.0 mi
28531 Harkers Island, NC 8.5 mi
28577 Sealevel, NC 8.5 mi
28516 Beaufort, NC 9.8 mi
28511 Atlantic, NC 10.0 mi
28520 Cedar Island, NC 13.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28524?

28524 is in Davis, North Carolina, in Carteret County, part of the Morehead City, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.7944, -76.4638.

What county is 28524 in?

28524 lies in Carteret County.

What area code is 28524?

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

What time zone is 28524 in?

28524 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28524?

About 261 people live in ZIP code 28524, in 126 households, at 71.9 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 28524?

$74,219 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28524?

The closest are 28589 (1.7 mi), 28579 (2.7 mi), 28581 (3.8 mi), 28553 (4.6 mi) and 28528 (6 mi).

Is 28524 a PO Box ZIP code?

28524 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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