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28585

ZIP 28585 is Trenton, North Carolina, in Jones County; area code 252; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Jones
Metro area
New Bern, NC
Population
3,893
Coordinates
35.0498, -77.4176
☼ Live from 28585 — Trenton, NC

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Where 28585 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28585
  • 🔢 Type 28585 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SBSBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,585 = 5 × 5717. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111110101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28584 (Swansboro, NC, 29 mi away) and 28586 (Vanceboro, NC, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28585 becomes 58582, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (52588, 58258, 58528, 58852, 85258, 85285, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85285 in Tempe, AZ, 1,964 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,204 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28585 and you would come out at 35.05°S, 102.58°E — 794 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 48m.
  • 📏 At 202.6 square miles of land, 28585 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 154 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,893This ZIP3,893
Households1,640This ZIP1,640
Housing units1,877This ZIP1,877
Median age50.7This ZIP50.7North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$60,855This ZIP$60,855North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$126,200This ZIP$126,200North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$831This ZIP$831North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.6%This ZIP21.6%
Mean commute29.0 minThis ZIP29.0 min
Population density19.2 / sq miThis ZIP19.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments43This ZIP43
Employees243This ZIP243
Annual payroll$10,821,000This ZIP$10,821,000
Tax returns filed1,590This ZIP1,590
Total adjusted gross income$84,002,000This ZIP$84,002,000

Land area

Land area202.61 sq miThis ZIP202.61 sq mi
Water area0.62 sq miThis ZIP0.62 sq mi

Other place names in 28585

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ZIP codes near 28585

ZIPCityDistance
28522 Comfort, NC 6.7 mi
28523 Cove City, NC 12.9 mi
28573 Pollocksville, NC 13.4 mi
28526 Dover, NC 13.5 mi
28501 Kinston, NC 14.5 mi
28574 Richlands, NC 15.3 mi
28546 Jacksonville, NC 15.4 mi
28555 Maysville, NC 15.8 mi
28525 Deep Run, NC 16.2 mi
28562 New Bern, NC 16.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28585?

28585 is in Trenton, North Carolina, in Jones County, part of the New Bern, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.0498, -77.4176.

What county is 28585 in?

28585 lies in Jones County.

What area code is 28585?

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

What time zone is 28585 in?

28585 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28585?

About 3,893 people live in ZIP code 28585, in 1,640 households, at 19.2 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 28585?

$60,855 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28585?

The closest are 28522 (6.7 mi), 28523 (12.9 mi), 28573 (13.4 mi), 28526 (13.5 mi) and 28501 (14.5 mi).

Is 28585 a PO Box ZIP code?

28585 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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