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28546

ZIP 28546 is in Jacksonville, North Carolina, in Onslow County; area codes 910 and 472; Eastern time. Jacksonville has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 28540 and 28541.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Onslow
Metro area
Jacksonville, NC
Population
47,256
Coordinates
34.8273, -77.3911
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Where 28546 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28546
  • 🔢 Type 28546 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghSBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,546 = 2 × 7 × 2039. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111110000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28545 (Mccutcheon Field, NC, 9 mi away) and 28547 (Camp Lejeune, NC, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28546 becomes 64582, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 45 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24586, 24658, 25846, 25864, 26845, 28456, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85246 in Chandler, AZ, 1,965 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,211 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28546 and you would come out at 34.83°S, 102.61°E — 789 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 49m.
  • 📏 At 103.9 square miles of land, 28546 is bigger than 79% of ZIP codes — room for about 79 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population47,256This ZIP47,256
Households20,200This ZIP20,200
Housing units21,997This ZIP21,997
Median age29.4This ZIP29.4North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$63,561This ZIP$63,561North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$226,100This ZIP$226,100North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,256This ZIP$1,256North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.1%This ZIP25.1%
Mean commute24.1 minThis ZIP24.1 min
Population density454.6 / sq miThis ZIP454.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments990This ZIP990
Employees16,781This ZIP16,781
Annual payroll$652,944,000This ZIP$652,944,000
Tax returns filed22,050This ZIP22,050
Total adjusted gross income$1,216,388,000This ZIP$1,216,388,000

Land area

Land area103.95 sq miThis ZIP103.95 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi

Other place names in 28546

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ZIP codes near 28546

ZIPCityDistance
28543 Tarawa Terrace, NC 6.4 mi
28542 Camp Lejeune, NC 7.8 mi
28540 Jacksonville, NC 8.4 mi
28555 Maysville, NC 8.6 mi
28541 Jacksonville, NC 9.3 mi
28545 Mccutcheon Field, NC 9.3 mi
28544 Midway Park, NC 10.7 mi
28574 Richlands, NC 11.8 mi
28539 Hubert, NC 12.9 mi
28547 Camp Lejeune, NC 14.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28546?

28546 is in Jacksonville, North Carolina, in Onslow County, part of the Jacksonville, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.8273, -77.3911.

What county is 28546 in?

28546 lies in Onslow County.

What area code is 28546?

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

What time zone is 28546 in?

28546 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28546?

About 47,256 people live in ZIP code 28546, in 20,200 households, at 454.6 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 28546?

$63,561 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28546?

The closest are 28543 (6.4 mi), 28542 (7.8 mi), 28540 (8.4 mi), 28555 (8.6 mi) and 28541 (9.3 mi).

Is 28546 a PO Box ZIP code?

28546 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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