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28542

ZIP 28542 is in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, in Onslow County; area codes 910 and 472; Eastern time. Camp Lejeune has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 28547.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Onslow
Metro area
Jacksonville, NC
Population
3,508
Coordinates
34.7299, -77.4619
☼ Live from 28542 — Camp Lejeune, NC

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Where 28542 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28542
  • 🔢 Type 28542 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhSBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,542 = 2 × 3 × 67 × 71. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111101111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28541 (Jacksonville, NC, 5 mi away) and 28543 (Tarawa Terrace, NC, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28542 becomes 24582, 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, 1,963 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,210 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28542 and you would come out at 34.73°S, 102.54°E — 792 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 49m.
  • 📏 At 1.6 square miles of land, 28542 is bigger than 10% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,508This ZIP3,508
Households45This ZIP45
Housing units45This ZIP45
Median age20.8This ZIP20.8North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$125,491This ZIP$125,491North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median gross rent$1,451This ZIP$1,451North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher43.3%This ZIP43.3%
Mean commute7.7 minThis ZIP7.7 min
Population density2,203.5 / sq miThis ZIP2,203.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments39This ZIP39
Employees923This ZIP923
Annual payroll$60,224,000This ZIP$60,224,000

Land area

Land area1.59 sq miThis ZIP1.59 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 28542

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

ZIP codes near 28542

ZIPCityDistance
28540 Jacksonville, NC 2.3 mi
28543 Tarawa Terrace, NC 3.6 mi
28541 Jacksonville, NC 4.8 mi
28545 Mccutcheon Field, NC 4.8 mi
28546 Jacksonville, NC 7.8 mi
28544 Midway Park, NC 10.0 mi
28547 Camp Lejeune, NC 10.2 mi
28454 Maple Hill, NC 11.7 mi
28574 Richlands, NC 12.6 mi
28539 Hubert, NC 13.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28542?

28542 is in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, in Onslow County, part of the Jacksonville, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.7299, -77.4619.

What county is 28542 in?

28542 lies in Onslow County.

What area code is 28542?

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

What time zone is 28542 in?

28542 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28542?

About 3,508 people live in ZIP code 28542, in 45 households, at 2,203.5 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 28542?

$125,491 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28542?

The closest are 28540 (2.3 mi), 28543 (3.6 mi), 28541 (4.8 mi), 28545 (4.8 mi) and 28546 (7.8 mi).

Is 28542 a PO Box ZIP code?

28542 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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