28589
ZIP 28589 is Williston, 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
- 32
- Coordinates
- 34.7962, -76.4940
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Where 28589 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 28589 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GBSBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 28,589 = 11 × 23 × 113. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110111110101101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28587 (Vandemere, NC, 29 mi away) and 28590 (Winterville, NC, 72 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 28589 becomes 98582 — and that is a real ZIP code: Salkum, WA, 2,510 miles away.
- 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (29588, 59828, 85298, 85928, 88529, 89825, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98528 in Belfair, WA, 2,525 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
- 🎯1,259 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28589 and you would come out at 34.80°S, 103.51°E — 739 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 49m.
- 📏 At 0.687 square miles of land, 28589 is bigger than 6% of ZIP codes — about 333 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 32This ZIP32 |
|---|---|
| Households | 22This ZIP22 |
| Housing units | 22This ZIP22 |
| Median age | 55.5This ZIP55.5North Carolina39.1US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 46.6 / sq miThis ZIP46.6 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 4This ZIP4 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 11This ZIP11 |
| Annual payroll | $375,000This ZIP$375,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.69 sq miThis ZIP0.69 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.72 sq miThis ZIP0.72 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 28589
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
28579 | Smyrna, NC | 1.3 mi |
28524 | Davis, NC | 1.7 mi |
28553 | Marshallberg, NC | 4.0 mi |
28581 | Stacy, NC | 4.7 mi |
28528 | Gloucester, NC | 5.1 mi |
28531 | Harkers Island, NC | 7.6 mi |
28516 | Beaufort, NC | 8.3 mi |
28577 | Sealevel, NC | 9.2 mi |
28511 | Atlantic, NC | 11.1 mi |
28520 | Cedar Island, NC | 13.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 28589?
28589 is in Williston, North Carolina, in Carteret County, part of the Morehead City, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.7962, -76.4940.
What county is 28589 in?
28589 lies in Carteret County.
What area code is 28589?
Williston uses area code 252, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 28589 in?
28589 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 28589?
About 32 people live in ZIP code 28589, in 22 households, at 46.6 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 28589?
The closest are 28579 (1.3 mi), 28524 (1.7 mi), 28553 (4 mi), 28581 (4.7 mi) and 28528 (5.1 mi).
Is 28589 a PO Box ZIP code?
28589 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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