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28571

ZIP 28571 is Oriental, 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
2,678
Coordinates
35.0460, -76.7038
☼ Live from 28571 — Oriental, NC

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Where 28571 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28571
  • 🔢 Type 28571 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ILSBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 28571 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111110011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28570 (Newport, NC, 21 mi away) and 28572 (Pink Hill, NC, 58 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28571 becomes 17582 — and that is a real ZIP code: Washington Boro, PA, 342 miles away.
  • 👥 48 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12578, 12758, 12785, 12857, 15278, 15728, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85172 in Stanfield, AZ, 2,015 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
  • 🎯1,241 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28571 and you would come out at 35.05°S, 103.30°E — 754 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 48m.
  • 📏 At 50.8 square miles of land, 28571 is bigger than 60% of ZIP codes — room for about 39 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,678This ZIP2,678
Households1,378This ZIP1,378
Housing units1,854This ZIP1,854
Median age64.2This ZIP64.2North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$63,393This ZIP$63,393North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$372,500This ZIP$372,500North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,114This ZIP$1,114North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher43.1%This ZIP43.1%
Mean commute28.2 minThis ZIP28.2 min
Population density52.7 / sq miThis ZIP52.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments73This ZIP73
Employees495This ZIP495
Annual payroll$13,488,000This ZIP$13,488,000
Tax returns filed1,430This ZIP1,430
Total adjusted gross income$146,810,000This ZIP$146,810,000

Land area

Land area50.77 sq miThis ZIP50.77 sq mi
Water area23.48 sq miThis ZIP23.48 sq mi

Other place names in 28571

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ZIP codes near 28571

ZIPCityDistance
28583 Stonewall, NC 6.6 mi
28510 Arapahoe, NC 7.0 mi
28556 Merritt, NC 7.1 mi
28509 Alliance, NC 9.0 mi
28587 Vandemere, NC 9.9 mi
28515 Bayboro, NC 10.1 mi
28529 Grantsboro, NC 10.6 mi
28520 Cedar Island, NC 13.9 mi
28516 Beaufort, NC 13.9 mi
28532 Havelock, NC 14.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28571?

28571 is in Oriental, North Carolina, in Pamlico County, part of the New Bern, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.0460, -76.7038.

What county is 28571 in?

28571 lies in Pamlico County.

What area code is 28571?

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

What time zone is 28571 in?

28571 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28571?

About 2,678 people live in ZIP code 28571, in 1,378 households, at 52.7 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 28571?

$63,393 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28571?

The closest are 28583 (6.6 mi), 28510 (7 mi), 28556 (7.1 mi), 28509 (9 mi) and 28587 (9.9 mi).

Is 28571 a PO Box ZIP code?

28571 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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