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28557

ZIP 28557 is Morehead City, 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
15,253
Coordinates
34.7378, -76.7503
☼ Live from 28557 — Morehead City, NC

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Where 28557 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28557
  • 🔢 Type 28557 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LSSBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,557 = 3 × 3 × 19 × 167. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111110001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28556 (Merritt, NC, 28 mi away) and 28560 (New Bern, NC, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28557 becomes 75582, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25857, 25875, 27855, 28575, 28755, 52758, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85257 in Scottsdale, AZ, 2,003 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
  • 🎯1,247 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28557 and you would come out at 34.74°S, 103.25°E — 752 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 49m.
  • 📏 At 14.2 square miles of land, 28557 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population15,253This ZIP15,253
Households7,714This ZIP7,714
Housing units9,268This ZIP9,268
Median age48.8This ZIP48.8North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$68,528This ZIP$68,528North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$362,800This ZIP$362,800North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,149This ZIP$1,149North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher41.6%This ZIP41.6%
Mean commute20.6 minThis ZIP20.6 min
Population density1,075.1 / sq miThis ZIP1,075.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments889This ZIP889
Employees10,773This ZIP10,773
Annual payroll$488,437,000This ZIP$488,437,000
Tax returns filed7,510This ZIP7,510
Total adjusted gross income$735,929,000This ZIP$735,929,000

Land area

Land area14.19 sq miThis ZIP14.19 sq mi
Water area9.09 sq miThis ZIP9.09 sq mi

Other place names in 28557

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ZIP codes near 28557

ZIPCityDistance
28512 Atlantic Beach, NC 4.1 mi
28570 Newport, NC 7.9 mi
28575 Salter Path, NC 8.2 mi
28516 Beaufort, NC 11.0 mi
28531 Harkers Island, NC 11.4 mi
28528 Gloucester, NC 12.0 mi
28594 Emerald Isle, NC 13.0 mi
28553 Marshallberg, NC 13.6 mi
28532 Havelock, NC 13.9 mi
28533 Cherry Point, NC 14.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28557?

28557 is in Morehead City, North Carolina, in Carteret County, part of the Morehead City, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.7378, -76.7503.

What county is 28557 in?

28557 lies in Carteret County.

What area code is 28557?

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

What time zone is 28557 in?

28557 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28557?

About 15,253 people live in ZIP code 28557, in 7,714 households, at 1,075.1 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 28557?

$68,528 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28557?

The closest are 28512 (4.1 mi), 28570 (7.9 mi), 28575 (8.2 mi), 28516 (11 mi) and 28531 (11.4 mi).

Is 28557 a PO Box ZIP code?

28557 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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