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28530

ZIP 28530 is Grifton, North Carolina, mostly in Pitt County; area code 252; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Pitt +3 more
Metro area
Greenville, NC
Population
6,484
Coordinates
35.3740, -77.4155
☼ Live from 28530 — Grifton, NC

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Where 28530 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 28530
  • 🔢 Type 28530 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OESBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,530 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 317. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111101110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28529 (Grantsboro, NC, 36 mi away) and 28531 (Harkers Island, NC, 67 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28530 becomes 03582 — and that is a real ZIP code: Groveton, NH, 709 miles away.
  • 👥 64 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02358, 02538, 02835, 03258, 03285, 03582, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83520 in Ahsahka, ID, 2,146 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,196 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28530 and you would come out at 35.37°S, 102.58°E — 799 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 74.0 square miles of land, 28530 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 56 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,484This ZIP6,484
Households2,997This ZIP2,997
Housing units3,529This ZIP3,529
Median age43.6This ZIP43.6North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$37,361This ZIP$37,361North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$151,300This ZIP$151,300North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$824This ZIP$824North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.7%This ZIP17.7%
Mean commute27.9 minThis ZIP27.9 min
Population density87.7 / sq miThis ZIP87.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments84This ZIP84
Employees799This ZIP799
Annual payroll$46,005,000This ZIP$46,005,000
Tax returns filed3,090This ZIP3,090
Total adjusted gross income$154,860,000This ZIP$154,860,000

Land area

Land area73.95 sq miThis ZIP73.95 sq mi
Water area0.40 sq miThis ZIP0.40 sq mi

Counties 28530 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Pitt County 39.5%
Lenoir County 35.7%
Craven County 16.5%
Greene County 8.3%

Other place names in 28530

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

ZIP codes near 28530

ZIPCityDistance
28513 Ayden, NC 5.0 mi
28538 Hookerton, NC 8.9 mi
28526 Dover, NC 8.9 mi
28590 Winterville, NC 10.1 mi
28503 Kinston, NC 10.8 mi
28501 Kinston, NC 11.2 mi
28502 Kinston, NC 12.1 mi
28554 Maury, NC 12.2 mi
28523 Cove City, NC 13.2 mi
27858 Greenville, NC 13.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28530?

28530 is in Grifton, North Carolina, in Pitt County, part of the Greenville, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.3740, -77.4155.

What county is 28530 in?

28530 spans 4 counties: Pitt County, Lenoir County, Craven County and Greene County. Most of it falls in Pitt County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 28530?

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

What time zone is 28530 in?

28530 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28530?

About 6,484 people live in ZIP code 28530, in 2,997 households, at 87.7 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 28530?

$37,361 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28530?

The closest are 28513 (5 mi), 28538 (8.9 mi), 28526 (8.9 mi), 28590 (10.1 mi) and 28503 (10.8 mi).

Is 28530 a PO Box ZIP code?

28530 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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