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28586

ZIP 28586 is Vanceboro, North Carolina, mostly in Craven County; area code 252; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Craven +2 more
Metro area
New Bern, NC
Population
7,992
Coordinates
35.3242, -77.1774
☼ Live from 28586 — Vanceboro, NC

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Where 28586 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28586
  • 🔢 Type 28586 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gBSBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,586 = 2 × 14293. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111110101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28585 (Trenton, NC, 23 mi away) and 28587 (Vandemere, NC, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28586 becomes 68582, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25688, 25868, 26588, 28658, 28685, 56288, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85286 in Chandler, AZ, 1,973 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 81%.
  • 🎯1,209 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28586 and you would come out at 35.32°S, 102.82°E — 785 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 130.3 square miles of land, 28586 is bigger than 84% of ZIP codes — room for about 99 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,992This ZIP7,992
Households3,157This ZIP3,157
Housing units3,676This ZIP3,676
Median age36.8This ZIP36.8North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$57,041This ZIP$57,041North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$112,300This ZIP$112,300North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$770This ZIP$770North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.0%This ZIP13.0%
Mean commute32.1 minThis ZIP32.1 min
Population density61.3 / sq miThis ZIP61.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments110This ZIP110
Employees894This ZIP894
Annual payroll$32,827,000This ZIP$32,827,000
Tax returns filed3,130This ZIP3,130
Total adjusted gross income$169,375,000This ZIP$169,375,000

Land area

Land area130.33 sq miThis ZIP130.33 sq mi
Water area1.16 sq miThis ZIP1.16 sq mi

Counties 28586 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Craven County 91.3%
Beaufort County 4.8%
Pitt County 3.9%

Other place names in 28586

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ZIP codes near 28586

ZIPCityDistance
28527 Ernul, NC 10.1 mi
27817 Chocowinity, NC 10.4 mi
28523 Cove City, NC 10.5 mi
27837 Grimesland, NC 13.2 mi
28530 Grifton, NC 13.9 mi
28526 Dover, NC 14.1 mi
27814 Blounts Creek, NC 14.3 mi
28513 Ayden, NC 14.5 mi
27858 Greenville, NC 15.6 mi
28563 New Bern, NC 16.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28586?

28586 is in Vanceboro, North Carolina, in Craven County, part of the New Bern, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.3242, -77.1774.

What county is 28586 in?

28586 spans 3 counties: Craven County, Beaufort County and Pitt County. Most of it falls in Craven 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 28586?

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

What time zone is 28586 in?

28586 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28586?

About 7,992 people live in ZIP code 28586, in 3,157 households, at 61.3 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 28586?

$57,041 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28586?

The closest are 28527 (10.1 mi), 27817 (10.4 mi), 28523 (10.5 mi), 27837 (13.2 mi) and 28530 (13.9 mi).

Is 28586 a PO Box ZIP code?

28586 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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