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28552

ZIP 28552 is Lowland, North Carolina, in Pamlico County; area code 252; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Pamlico
Metro area
New Bern, NC
Population
201
Coordinates
35.2982, -76.5559
☼ Live from 28552 — Lowland, NC

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Where 28552 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28552
  • 🔢 Type 28552 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZSSBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,552 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 43 × 83. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111110001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28551 (La Grange, NC, 69 mi away) and 28553 (Marshallberg, NC, 39 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28552 becomes 25582, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22558, 25285, 25825, 28255, 28525, 58225, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85225 in Chandler, AZ, 2,007 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
  • 🎯1,243 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28552 and you would come out at 35.30°S, 103.44°E — 750 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 22.2 square miles of land, 28552 is bigger than 39% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population201This ZIP201
Households94This ZIP94
Housing units123This ZIP123
Median age66.9This ZIP66.9North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$63,841This ZIP$63,841North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$98,800This ZIP$98,800North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher11.6%This ZIP11.6%
Population density9.0 / sq miThis ZIP9.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees7This ZIP7
Annual payroll$107,000This ZIP$107,000

Land area

Land area22.25 sq miThis ZIP22.25 sq mi
Water area20.62 sq miThis ZIP20.62 sq mi

ZIP codes near 28552

ZIPCityDistance
28537 Hobucken, NC 2.9 mi
28587 Vandemere, NC 9.9 mi
28515 Bayboro, NC 10.5 mi
27875 Scranton, NC 11.3 mi
27806 Aurora, NC 11.3 mi
28556 Merritt, NC 12.3 mi
28583 Stonewall, NC 15.2 mi
27808 Bath, NC 16.4 mi
27810 Belhaven, NC 17.5 mi
28509 Alliance, NC 17.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28552?

28552 is in Lowland, North Carolina, in Pamlico County, part of the New Bern, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.2982, -76.5559.

What county is 28552 in?

28552 lies in Pamlico County.

What area code is 28552?

Lowland uses area code 252, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 28552 in?

28552 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28552?

About 201 people live in ZIP code 28552, in 94 households, at 9.0 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 28552?

$63,841 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28552?

The closest are 28537 (2.9 mi), 28587 (9.9 mi), 28515 (10.5 mi), 27875 (11.3 mi) and 27806 (11.3 mi).

Is 28552 a PO Box ZIP code?

28552 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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