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28556

ZIP 28556 is Merritt, 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
752
Coordinates
35.1328, -76.6378
☼ Live from 28556 — Merritt, NC

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Where 28556 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28556
  • 🔢 Type 28556 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSSBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,556 = 2 × 2 × 11 × 11 × 59. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111110001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28555 (Maysville, NC, 39 mi away) and 28557 (Morehead City, NC, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28556 becomes 65582 — and that is a real ZIP code: Vienna, MO, 872 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25685, 25865, 26585, 26855, 28655, 52568, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85256 in Scottsdale, AZ, 2,001 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
  • 🎯1,242 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28556 and you would come out at 35.13°S, 103.36°E — 752 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 51.5 square miles of land, 28556 is bigger than 60% of ZIP codes — room for about 39 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population752This ZIP752
Households376This ZIP376
Housing units592This ZIP592
Median age56.7This ZIP56.7North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median home value$246,500This ZIP$246,500North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher51.3%This ZIP51.3%
Mean commute23.3 minThis ZIP23.3 min
Population density14.6 / sq miThis ZIP14.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees82This ZIP82
Annual payroll$3,412,000This ZIP$3,412,000
Tax returns filed440This ZIP440
Total adjusted gross income$32,303,000This ZIP$32,303,000

Land area

Land area51.52 sq miThis ZIP51.52 sq mi
Water area28.90 sq miThis ZIP28.90 sq mi

Other place names in 28556

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

ZIP codes near 28556

ZIPCityDistance
28587 Vandemere, NC 4.1 mi
28515 Bayboro, NC 5.0 mi
28583 Stonewall, NC 5.8 mi
28571 Oriental, NC 7.1 mi
28509 Alliance, NC 9.5 mi
28537 Hobucken, NC 9.7 mi
28552 Lowland, NC 12.3 mi
28520 Cedar Island, NC 13.5 mi
27806 Aurora, NC 13.6 mi
28529 Grantsboro, NC 13.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28556?

28556 is in Merritt, North Carolina, in Pamlico County, part of the New Bern, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.1328, -76.6378.

What county is 28556 in?

28556 lies in Pamlico County.

What area code is 28556?

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

What time zone is 28556 in?

28556 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28556?

About 752 people live in ZIP code 28556, in 376 households, at 14.6 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 28556?

The closest are 28587 (4.1 mi), 28515 (5 mi), 28583 (5.8 mi), 28571 (7.1 mi) and 28509 (9.5 mi).

Is 28556 a PO Box ZIP code?

28556 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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