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28555

ZIP 28555 is Maysville, North Carolina, mostly in Onslow County; area code 910; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Onslow +2 more
Metro area
Jacksonville, NC
Population
5,914
Coordinates
34.8680, -77.2484
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Where 28555 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28555
  • 🔢 Type 28555 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSSBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,555 = 5 × 5711. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111110001011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28554 (Maury, NC, 46 mi away) and 28556 (Merritt, NC, 39 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28555 becomes 55582, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25855, 52585, 58255, 58552, 85255, 85552). The farthest-flung twin is 85255 in Scottsdale, AZ, 1,966 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,217 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28555 and you would come out at 34.87°S, 102.75°E — 782 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 49m.
  • 📏 At 141.4 square miles of land, 28555 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 107 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,914This ZIP5,914
Households2,379This ZIP2,379
Housing units2,773This ZIP2,773
Median age39.6This ZIP39.6North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$69,236This ZIP$69,236North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$170,700This ZIP$170,700North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,044This ZIP$1,044North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.1%This ZIP22.1%
Mean commute25.0 minThis ZIP25.0 min
Population density41.8 / sq miThis ZIP41.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments58This ZIP58
Employees311This ZIP311
Annual payroll$10,622,000This ZIP$10,622,000
Tax returns filed2,510This ZIP2,510
Total adjusted gross income$131,087,000This ZIP$131,087,000

Land area

Land area141.44 sq miThis ZIP141.44 sq mi
Water area0.47 sq miThis ZIP0.47 sq mi

Counties 28555 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Onslow County 50.9%
Jones County 49.0%
Carteret County 0.0%

Other place names in 28555

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ZIP codes near 28555

ZIPCityDistance
28573 Pollocksville, NC 8.3 mi
28546 Jacksonville, NC 8.6 mi
28582 Stella, NC 10.0 mi
28539 Hubert, NC 12.0 mi
28544 Midway Park, NC 12.1 mi
28543 Tarawa Terrace, NC 12.5 mi
28584 Swansboro, NC 13.0 mi
28541 Jacksonville, NC 14.6 mi
28545 Mccutcheon Field, NC 14.6 mi
28542 Camp Lejeune, NC 15.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28555?

28555 is in Maysville, North Carolina, in Onslow County, part of the Jacksonville, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.8680, -77.2484.

What county is 28555 in?

28555 spans 3 counties: Onslow County, Jones County and Carteret County. Most of it falls in Onslow County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 28555?

Maysville uses area code 910, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 28555 in?

28555 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28555?

About 5,914 people live in ZIP code 28555, in 2,379 households, at 41.8 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 28555?

$69,236 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28555?

The closest are 28573 (8.3 mi), 28546 (8.6 mi), 28582 (10 mi), 28539 (12 mi) and 28544 (12.1 mi).

Is 28555 a PO Box ZIP code?

28555 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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