28581
ZIP 28581 is Stacy, 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
- 118
- Coordinates
- 34.8443, -76.4356
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Where 28581 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 28581 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBSBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 28,581 = 3 × 7 × 1361. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110111110100101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28580 (Snow Hill, NC, 82 mi away) and 28582 (Stella, NC, 41 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 28581 becomes 18582, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12588, 12858, 12885, 15828, 18825, 25818, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85281 in Tempe, AZ, 2,022 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 28581 and you would come out at 34.84°S, 103.56°E — 736 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 49m.
- 📏 At 9.1 square miles of land, 28581 is bigger than 26% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.9 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 118This ZIP118 |
|---|---|
| Households | 53This ZIP53 |
| Housing units | 174This ZIP174 |
| Median age | 58.3This ZIP58.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $173,200This ZIP$173,200North Carolina$288,900US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 23.1%This ZIP23.1% |
| Population density | 13.0 / sq miThis ZIP13.0 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 9.11 sq miThis ZIP9.11 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 6.68 sq miThis ZIP6.68 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 28581
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
28524 | Davis, NC | 3.8 mi |
28579 | Smyrna, NC | 4.5 mi |
28577 | Sealevel, NC | 4.7 mi |
28589 | Williston, NC | 4.7 mi |
28511 | Atlantic, NC | 6.4 mi |
28553 | Marshallberg, NC | 8.4 mi |
28528 | Gloucester, NC | 9.7 mi |
28516 | Beaufort, NC | 10.5 mi |
28520 | Cedar Island, NC | 10.6 mi |
28531 | Harkers Island, NC | 12.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 28581?
28581 is in Stacy, North Carolina, in Carteret County, part of the Morehead City, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.8443, -76.4356.
What county is 28581 in?
28581 lies in Carteret County.
What area code is 28581?
Stacy uses area code 252, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 28581 in?
28581 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 28581?
About 118 people live in ZIP code 28581, in 53 households, at 13.0 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 28581?
The closest are 28524 (3.8 mi), 28579 (4.5 mi), 28577 (4.7 mi), 28589 (4.7 mi) and 28511 (6.4 mi).
Is 28581 a PO Box ZIP code?
28581 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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