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28577

ZIP 28577 is Sealevel, 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
318
Coordinates
34.9068, -76.4044
☼ Live from 28577 — Sealevel, NC

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Where 28577 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28577
  • 🔢 Type 28577 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LLSBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,577 = 17 × 41 × 41. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111110100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28575 (Salter Path, NC, 31 mi away) and 28578 (Seven Springs, NC, 85 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28577 becomes 77582 — and that is a real ZIP code: Raywood, TX, 1,115 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25778, 27587, 27857, 27875, 28757, 28775, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85277 in Mesa, AZ, 2,018 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 84%.
  • 🎯1,261 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28577 and you would come out at 34.91°S, 103.60°E — 736 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 48m.
  • 📏 At 16.9 square miles of land, 28577 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population318This ZIP318
Households101This ZIP101
Housing units203This ZIP203
Median age57.5This ZIP57.5North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$96,563This ZIP$96,563North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$540,300This ZIP$540,300North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,040This ZIP$1,040North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.5%This ZIP31.5%
Mean commute24.6 minThis ZIP24.6 min
Population density18.8 / sq miThis ZIP18.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees84This ZIP84
Annual payroll$4,301,000This ZIP$4,301,000
Tax returns filed120This ZIP120
Total adjusted gross income$7,412,000This ZIP$7,412,000

Land area

Land area16.93 sq miThis ZIP16.93 sq mi
Water area9.14 sq miThis ZIP9.14 sq mi

ZIP codes near 28577

ZIPCityDistance
28511 Atlantic, NC 3.3 mi
28581 Stacy, NC 4.7 mi
28520 Cedar Island, NC 7.1 mi
28524 Davis, NC 8.5 mi
28579 Smyrna, NC 8.6 mi
28589 Williston, NC 9.2 mi
28516 Beaufort, NC 12.7 mi
28553 Marshallberg, NC 13.0 mi
28528 Gloucester, NC 14.3 mi
28531 Harkers Island, NC 16.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28577?

28577 is in Sealevel, North Carolina, in Carteret County, part of the Morehead City, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.9068, -76.4044.

What county is 28577 in?

28577 lies in Carteret County.

What area code is 28577?

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

What time zone is 28577 in?

28577 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28577?

About 318 people live in ZIP code 28577, in 101 households, at 18.8 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 28577?

$96,563 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28577?

The closest are 28511 (3.3 mi), 28581 (4.7 mi), 28520 (7.1 mi), 28524 (8.5 mi) and 28579 (8.6 mi).

Is 28577 a PO Box ZIP code?

28577 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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