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28574

ZIP 28574 is Richlands, 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
20,990
Coordinates
34.8789, -77.5897
☼ Live from 28574 — Richlands, NC

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Where 28574 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28574
  • 🔢 Type 28574 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLSBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,574 = 2 × 7 × 13 × 157. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111110011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28573 (Pollocksville, NC, 23 mi away) and 28575 (Salter Path, NC, 42 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28574 becomes 47582, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 44 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24578, 24857, 27584, 27845, 28457, 28547, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84725 in Enterprise, UT, 2,014 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,199 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28574 and you would come out at 34.88°S, 102.41°E — 801 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 49m.
  • 📏 At 124.0 square miles of land, 28574 is bigger than 83% of ZIP codes — room for about 94 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population20,990This ZIP20,990
Households7,137This ZIP7,137
Housing units8,239This ZIP8,239
Median age28.3This ZIP28.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$67,416This ZIP$67,416North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$216,500This ZIP$216,500North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,147This ZIP$1,147North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.7%This ZIP17.7%
Mean commute32.9 minThis ZIP32.9 min
Population density169.2 / sq miThis ZIP169.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments190This ZIP190
Employees1,821This ZIP1,821
Annual payroll$55,712,000This ZIP$55,712,000
Tax returns filed8,080This ZIP8,080
Total adjusted gross income$449,583,000This ZIP$449,583,000

Land area

Land area124.04 sq miThis ZIP124.04 sq mi
Water area0.15 sq miThis ZIP0.15 sq mi

Counties 28574 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Onslow County 92.2%
Duplin County 4.0%
Jones County 3.8%

Other place names in 28574

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ZIP codes near 28574

ZIPCityDistance
28518 Beulaville, NC 9.0 mi
28521 Chinquapin, NC 9.3 mi
28522 Comfort, NC 9.5 mi
28540 Jacksonville, NC 10.6 mi
28546 Jacksonville, NC 11.8 mi
28572 Pink Hill, NC 12.4 mi
28542 Camp Lejeune, NC 12.6 mi
28543 Tarawa Terrace, NC 14.7 mi
28454 Maple Hill, NC 14.9 mi
28585 Trenton, NC 15.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28574?

28574 is in Richlands, North Carolina, in Onslow County, part of the Jacksonville, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.8789, -77.5897.

What county is 28574 in?

28574 spans 3 counties: Onslow County, Duplin County and Jones 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 28574?

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

What time zone is 28574 in?

28574 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28574?

About 20,990 people live in ZIP code 28574, in 7,137 households, at 169.2 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 28574?

$67,416 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28574?

The closest are 28518 (9 mi), 28521 (9.3 mi), 28522 (9.5 mi), 28540 (10.6 mi) and 28546 (11.8 mi).

Is 28574 a PO Box ZIP code?

28574 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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