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28584

ZIP 28584 is Swansboro, North Carolina, mostly in Carteret County; area codes 910 and 472; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Carteret +1 more
Metro area
Morehead City, NC
Population
14,939
Coordinates
34.7240, -77.1005
☼ Live from 28584 — Swansboro, NC

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Where 28584 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28584
  • 🔢 Type 28584 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hBSBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,584 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 397. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111110101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28583 (Stonewall, NC, 35 mi away) and 28585 (Trenton, NC, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28584 becomes 48582, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24588, 25848, 28458, 45828, 45882, 48825, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85284 in Tempe, AZ, 1,987 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 81%.
  • 🎯1,229 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28584 and you would come out at 34.72°S, 102.90°E — 772 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 49m.
  • 📏 At 33.9 square miles of land, 28584 is bigger than 49% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population14,939This ZIP14,939
Households6,149This ZIP6,149
Housing units7,719This ZIP7,719
Median age46.0This ZIP46.0North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$87,414This ZIP$87,414North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$339,200This ZIP$339,200North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,274This ZIP$1,274North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.4%This ZIP33.4%
Mean commute26.6 minThis ZIP26.6 min
Population density440.4 / sq miThis ZIP440.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments429This ZIP429
Employees4,300This ZIP4,300
Annual payroll$139,074,000This ZIP$139,074,000
Tax returns filed7,070This ZIP7,070
Total adjusted gross income$616,376,000This ZIP$616,376,000

Land area

Land area33.92 sq miThis ZIP33.92 sq mi
Water area7.83 sq miThis ZIP7.83 sq mi

Counties 28584 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Carteret County 71.7%
Onslow County 28.3%

Other place names in 28584

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 28584

ZIPCityDistance
28582 Stella, NC 3.3 mi
28594 Emerald Isle, NC 7.4 mi
28539 Hubert, NC 7.8 mi
28544 Midway Park, NC 11.0 mi
28575 Salter Path, NC 12.7 mi
28555 Maysville, NC 13.0 mi
28570 Newport, NC 13.0 mi
28547 Camp Lejeune, NC 14.5 mi
28541 Jacksonville, NC 16.7 mi
28545 Mccutcheon Field, NC 16.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28584?

28584 is in Swansboro, North Carolina, in Carteret County, part of the Morehead City, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.7240, -77.1005.

What county is 28584 in?

28584 spans 2 counties: Carteret County and Onslow County. Most of it falls in Carteret 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 28584?

Swansboro uses area codes 910 and 472, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 28584 in?

28584 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28584?

About 14,939 people live in ZIP code 28584, in 6,149 households, at 440.4 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 28584?

$87,414 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28584?

The closest are 28582 (3.3 mi), 28594 (7.4 mi), 28539 (7.8 mi), 28544 (11 mi) and 28575 (12.7 mi).

Is 28584 a PO Box ZIP code?

28584 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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