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28544

ZIP 28544 is Midway Park, 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
4,386
Coordinates
34.6960, -77.2907
☼ Live from 28544 — Midway Park, NC

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Where 28544 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 28544
  • 🔢 Type 28544 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhSBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,544 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 223. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111110000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28543 (Tarawa Terrace, NC, 7 mi away) and 28545 (Mccutcheon Field, NC, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28544 becomes 44582, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24458, 24485, 24845, 24854, 25844, 28445, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85244 in Chandler, AZ, 1,974 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,220 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28544 and you would come out at 34.70°S, 102.71°E — 782 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 49m.
  • 📏 At 10.6 square miles of land, 28544 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,386This ZIP4,386
Households1,825This ZIP1,825
Housing units2,159This ZIP2,159
Median age26.6This ZIP26.6North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$52,354This ZIP$52,354North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$141,700This ZIP$141,700North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,262This ZIP$1,262North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.7%This ZIP15.7%
Mean commute22.5 minThis ZIP22.5 min
Population density412.9 / sq miThis ZIP412.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments39This ZIP39
Employees354This ZIP354
Annual payroll$8,420,000This ZIP$8,420,000
Tax returns filed2,210This ZIP2,210
Total adjusted gross income$84,523,000This ZIP$84,523,000

Land area

Land area10.62 sq miThis ZIP10.62 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 28544

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

ZIP codes near 28544

ZIPCityDistance
28539 Hubert, NC 3.3 mi
28547 Camp Lejeune, NC 5.0 mi
28541 Jacksonville, NC 5.7 mi
28545 Mccutcheon Field, NC 5.7 mi
28543 Tarawa Terrace, NC 6.7 mi
28582 Stella, NC 8.7 mi
28542 Camp Lejeune, NC 10.0 mi
28546 Jacksonville, NC 10.7 mi
28584 Swansboro, NC 11.0 mi
28555 Maysville, NC 12.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28544?

28544 is in Midway Park, North Carolina, in Onslow County, part of the Jacksonville, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.6960, -77.2907.

What county is 28544 in?

28544 lies in Onslow County.

What area code is 28544?

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

What time zone is 28544 in?

28544 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28544?

About 4,386 people live in ZIP code 28544, in 1,825 households, at 412.9 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 28544?

$52,354 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28544?

The closest are 28539 (3.3 mi), 28547 (5 mi), 28541 (5.7 mi), 28545 (5.7 mi) and 28543 (6.7 mi).

Is 28544 a PO Box ZIP code?

28544 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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