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28587

ZIP 28587 is Vandemere, North Carolina, in Pamlico County; area code 252; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Pamlico
Metro area
New Bern, NC
Population
209
Coordinates
35.1868, -76.6668
☼ Live from 28587 — Vandemere, NC

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Where 28587 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28587
  • 🔢 Type 28587 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LBSBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,587 = 3 × 13 × 733. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111110101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28586 (Vanceboro, NC, 30 mi away) and 28589 (Williston, NC, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28587 becomes 78582 — and that is a real ZIP code: Rio Grande City, TX, 1,435 miles away.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25878, 27588, 27858, 27885, 28578, 28758, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85287 in Tempe, AZ, 2,006 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
  • 🎯1,240 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28587 and you would come out at 35.19°S, 103.33°E — 754 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 2.0 square miles of land, 28587 is bigger than 12% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population209This ZIP209
Households98This ZIP98
Housing units166This ZIP166
Median age57.5This ZIP57.5North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$35,833This ZIP$35,833North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$108,100This ZIP$108,100North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher20.8%This ZIP20.8%
Mean commute19.9 minThis ZIP19.9 min
Population density102.9 / sq miThis ZIP102.9 / sq mi

Land area

Land area2.03 sq miThis ZIP2.03 sq mi
Water area0.71 sq miThis ZIP0.71 sq mi

Other place names in 28587

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ZIP codes near 28587

ZIPCityDistance
28515 Bayboro, NC 1.3 mi
28556 Merritt, NC 4.1 mi
28583 Stonewall, NC 5.4 mi
28537 Hobucken, NC 7.8 mi
28509 Alliance, NC 8.4 mi
27806 Aurora, NC 9.6 mi
28552 Lowland, NC 9.9 mi
28571 Oriental, NC 9.9 mi
28529 Grantsboro, NC 13.3 mi
27821 Edward, NC 15.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28587?

28587 is in Vandemere, North Carolina, in Pamlico County, part of the New Bern, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.1868, -76.6668.

What county is 28587 in?

28587 lies in Pamlico County.

What area code is 28587?

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

What time zone is 28587 in?

28587 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28587?

About 209 people live in ZIP code 28587, in 98 households, at 102.9 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 28587?

$35,833 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28587?

The closest are 28515 (1.3 mi), 28556 (4.1 mi), 28583 (5.4 mi), 28537 (7.8 mi) and 28509 (8.4 mi).

Is 28587 a PO Box ZIP code?

28587 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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