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28529

ZIP 28529 is Grantsboro, 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
1,804
Coordinates
35.1033, -76.8786
☼ Live from 28529 — Grantsboro, NC

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Where 28529 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28529
  • 🔢 Type 28529 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZSBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,529 = 47 × 607. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111101110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28528 (Gloucester, NC, 32 mi away) and 28530 (Grifton, NC, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28529 becomes 92582 — and that is a real ZIP code: San Jacinto, CA, 2,273 miles away.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22958, 25928, 29528, 29582, 58229, 82925, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98522 in Adna, WA, 2,501 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 82%.
  • 🎯1,231 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28529 and you would come out at 35.10°S, 103.12°E — 765 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 55.0 square miles of land, 28529 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 42 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,804This ZIP1,804
Households753This ZIP753
Housing units1,020This ZIP1,020
Median age51.1This ZIP51.1North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$65,060This ZIP$65,060North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$162,300This ZIP$162,300North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$734This ZIP$734North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.3%This ZIP18.3%
Mean commute26.1 minThis ZIP26.1 min
Population density32.8 / sq miThis ZIP32.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments45This ZIP45
Employees617This ZIP617
Annual payroll$23,104,000This ZIP$23,104,000
Tax returns filed950This ZIP950
Total adjusted gross income$52,536,000This ZIP$52,536,000

Land area

Land area54.98 sq miThis ZIP54.98 sq mi
Water area11.69 sq miThis ZIP11.69 sq mi

Other place names in 28529

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ZIP codes near 28529

ZIPCityDistance
28509 Alliance, NC 5.0 mi
28560 New Bern, NC 5.8 mi
28519 Bridgeton, NC 7.8 mi
28583 Stonewall, NC 8.1 mi
28510 Arapahoe, NC 9.0 mi
28563 New Bern, NC 10.5 mi
28564 New Bern, NC 10.5 mi
28571 Oriental, NC 10.6 mi
28561 New Bern, NC 11.2 mi
28515 Bayboro, NC 12.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28529?

28529 is in Grantsboro, North Carolina, in Pamlico County, part of the New Bern, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.1033, -76.8786.

What county is 28529 in?

28529 lies in Pamlico County.

What area code is 28529?

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

What time zone is 28529 in?

28529 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28529?

About 1,804 people live in ZIP code 28529, in 753 households, at 32.8 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 28529?

$65,060 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28529?

The closest are 28509 (5 mi), 28560 (5.8 mi), 28519 (7.8 mi), 28583 (8.1 mi) and 28510 (9 mi).

Is 28529 a PO Box ZIP code?

28529 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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