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28539

ZIP 28539 is Hubert, North Carolina, in Onslow County; area codes 910 and 472; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Onslow
Metro area
Jacksonville, NC
Population
18,351
Coordinates
34.6942, -77.2328
☼ Live from 28539 — Hubert, NC

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Where 28539 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28539
  • 🔢 Type 28539 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GESBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,539 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 7 × 151. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111101111011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28538 (Hookerton, NC, 53 mi away) and 28540 (Jacksonville, NC, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28539 becomes 93582, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 45 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23958, 25389, 25839, 25938, 28359, 28395, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98532 in Chehalis, WA, 2,499 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,223 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28539 and you would come out at 34.69°S, 102.77°E — 779 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 49m.
  • 📏 At 77.1 square miles of land, 28539 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 59 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,351This ZIP18,351
Households7,794This ZIP7,794
Housing units8,484This ZIP8,484
Median age33.1This ZIP33.1North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$66,976This ZIP$66,976North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$230,200This ZIP$230,200North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,195This ZIP$1,195North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.2%This ZIP22.2%
Mean commute26.1 minThis ZIP26.1 min
Population density238.1 / sq miThis ZIP238.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments127This ZIP127
Employees854This ZIP854
Annual payroll$27,838,000This ZIP$27,838,000
Tax returns filed8,030This ZIP8,030
Total adjusted gross income$472,923,000This ZIP$472,923,000

Land area

Land area77.08 sq miThis ZIP77.08 sq mi
Water area2.14 sq miThis ZIP2.14 sq mi

Other place names in 28539

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ZIP codes near 28539

ZIPCityDistance
28544 Midway Park, NC 3.3 mi
28582 Stella, NC 6.0 mi
28547 Camp Lejeune, NC 7.0 mi
28584 Swansboro, NC 7.8 mi
28541 Jacksonville, NC 9.0 mi
28545 Mccutcheon Field, NC 9.0 mi
28543 Tarawa Terrace, NC 9.8 mi
28555 Maysville, NC 12.0 mi
28546 Jacksonville, NC 12.9 mi
28542 Camp Lejeune, NC 13.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28539?

28539 is in Hubert, North Carolina, in Onslow County, part of the Jacksonville, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.6942, -77.2328.

What county is 28539 in?

28539 lies in Onslow County.

What area code is 28539?

Hubert uses area codes 910 and 472, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 28539 in?

28539 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28539?

About 18,351 people live in ZIP code 28539, in 7,794 households, at 238.1 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 28539?

$66,976 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28539?

The closest are 28544 (3.3 mi), 28582 (6 mi), 28547 (7 mi), 28584 (7.8 mi) and 28541 (9 mi).

Is 28539 a PO Box ZIP code?

28539 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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