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28547

ZIP 28547 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 28542.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Onslow
Metro area
Jacksonville, NC
Population
21,346
Coordinates
34.6314, -77.3286
☼ Live from 28547 — Camp Lejeune, NC

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Where 28547 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 28547
  • 🔢 Type 28547 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhSBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 28547 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111110000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28546 (Jacksonville, NC, 14 mi away) and 28551 (La Grange, NC, 54 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28547 becomes 74582, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 44 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24578, 24857, 27584, 27845, 28457, 28574, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84725 in Enterprise, UT, 2,033 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 28547 and you would come out at 34.63°S, 102.67°E — 783 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 50m.
  • 📏 At 72.2 square miles of land, 28547 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 55 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population21,346This ZIP21,346
Households2,174This ZIP2,174
Housing units2,397This ZIP2,397
Median age21.3This ZIP21.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$67,588This ZIP$67,588North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median gross rent$1,473This ZIP$1,473North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.4%This ZIP25.4%
Mean commute8.5 minThis ZIP8.5 min
Population density295.7 / sq miThis ZIP295.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments50This ZIP50
Employees1,047This ZIP1,047
Annual payroll$52,418,000This ZIP$52,418,000
Tax returns filed2,480This ZIP2,480
Total adjusted gross income$132,657,000This ZIP$132,657,000

Land area

Land area72.20 sq miThis ZIP72.20 sq mi
Water area33.61 sq miThis ZIP33.61 sq mi

Other place names in 28547

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

ZIP codes near 28547

ZIPCityDistance
28544 Midway Park, NC 5.0 mi
28541 Jacksonville, NC 5.5 mi
28545 Mccutcheon Field, NC 5.5 mi
28539 Hubert, NC 7.0 mi
28543 Tarawa Terrace, NC 8.2 mi
28460 Sneads Ferry, NC 9.0 mi
28542 Camp Lejeune, NC 10.2 mi
28540 Jacksonville, NC 12.4 mi
28582 Stella, NC 12.9 mi
28445 Holly Ridge, NC 13.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28547?

28547 is in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, in Onslow County, part of the Jacksonville, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.6314, -77.3286.

What county is 28547 in?

28547 lies in Onslow County.

What area code is 28547?

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

What time zone is 28547 in?

28547 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28547?

About 21,346 people live in ZIP code 28547, in 2,174 households, at 295.7 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 28547?

$67,588 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28547?

The closest are 28544 (5 mi), 28541 (5.5 mi), 28545 (5.5 mi), 28539 (7 mi) and 28543 (8.2 mi).

Is 28547 a PO Box ZIP code?

28547 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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