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28553

ZIP 28553 is Marshallberg, North Carolina, in Carteret County; area code 252; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Carteret
Metro area
Morehead City, NC
Population
413
Coordinates
34.7392, -76.5101
☼ Live from 28553 — Marshallberg, NC

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Where 28553 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28553
  • 🔢 Type 28553 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESSBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,553 = 7 × 4079. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111110001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28552 (Lowland, NC, 39 mi away) and 28554 (Maury, NC, 80 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28553 becomes 35582 — and that is a real ZIP code: Red Bay, AL, 659 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25358, 25853, 28355, 32855, 35285, 35582, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83552 in Stites, ID, 2,189 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
  • 🎯1,259 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28553 and you would come out at 34.74°S, 103.49°E — 739 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 49m.
  • 📏 At 1.1 square miles of land, 28553 is bigger than 8% of ZIP codes — about 537 football fields.
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People and housing

Population413This ZIP413
Households193This ZIP193
Housing units412This ZIP412
Median age53.3This ZIP53.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$88,984This ZIP$88,984North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$225,000This ZIP$225,000North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher31.4%This ZIP31.4%
Mean commute32.6 minThis ZIP32.6 min
Population density372.4 / sq miThis ZIP372.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees6This ZIP6
Annual payroll$267,000This ZIP$267,000
Tax returns filed210This ZIP210
Total adjusted gross income$15,182,000This ZIP$15,182,000

Land area

Land area1.11 sq miThis ZIP1.11 sq mi
Water area4.06 sq miThis ZIP4.06 sq mi

Other place names in 28553

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ZIP codes near 28553

ZIPCityDistance
28528 Gloucester, NC 1.7 mi
28531 Harkers Island, NC 3.8 mi
28589 Williston, NC 4.0 mi
28524 Davis, NC 4.6 mi
28579 Smyrna, NC 5.1 mi
28581 Stacy, NC 8.4 mi
28516 Beaufort, NC 10.2 mi
28577 Sealevel, NC 13.0 mi
28557 Morehead City, NC 13.6 mi
28511 Atlantic, NC 14.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28553?

28553 is in Marshallberg, North Carolina, in Carteret County, part of the Morehead City, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.7392, -76.5101.

What county is 28553 in?

28553 lies in Carteret County.

What area code is 28553?

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

What time zone is 28553 in?

28553 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28553?

About 413 people live in ZIP code 28553, in 193 households, at 372.4 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 28553?

$88,984 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28553?

The closest are 28528 (1.7 mi), 28531 (3.8 mi), 28589 (4 mi), 28524 (4.6 mi) and 28579 (5.1 mi).

Is 28553 a PO Box ZIP code?

28553 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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