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28594

ZIP 28594 is Emerald Isle, North Carolina, in Carteret County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Carteret
Metro area
Morehead City, NC
Population
3,934
Coordinates
34.7011, -76.9739
☼ Live from 28594 — Emerald Isle, NC

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Where 28594 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28594
  • 🔢 Type 28594 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hGSBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,594 = 2 × 17 × 29 × 29. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111110110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28590 (Winterville, NC, 62 mi away) and 28601 (Hickory, NC, 257 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28594 becomes 49582, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24589, 24598, 24859, 24895, 24985, 25849, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95482 in Ukiah, CA, 2,548 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 82%.
  • 🎯1,236 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28594 and you would come out at 34.70°S, 103.03°E — 764 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 49m.
  • 📏 At 5.7 square miles of land, 28594 is bigger than 20% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,934This ZIP3,934
Households1,940This ZIP1,940
Housing units6,923This ZIP6,923
Median age60.3This ZIP60.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$89,773This ZIP$89,773North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$603,700This ZIP$603,700North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,704This ZIP$1,704North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher57.1%This ZIP57.1%
Mean commute28.6 minThis ZIP28.6 min
Population density688.8 / sq miThis ZIP688.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments188This ZIP188
Employees1,633This ZIP1,633
Annual payroll$75,645,000This ZIP$75,645,000
Tax returns filed2,470This ZIP2,470
Total adjusted gross income$314,487,000This ZIP$314,487,000

Land area

Land area5.71 sq miThis ZIP5.71 sq mi
Water area14.67 sq miThis ZIP14.67 sq mi

Other place names in 28594

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ZIP codes near 28594

ZIPCityDistance
28575 Salter Path, NC 5.4 mi
28584 Swansboro, NC 7.4 mi
28570 Newport, NC 7.5 mi
28512 Atlantic Beach, NC 9.5 mi
28582 Stella, NC 10.5 mi
28557 Morehead City, NC 13.0 mi
28533 Cherry Point, NC 14.5 mi
28539 Hubert, NC 14.7 mi
28532 Havelock, NC 14.9 mi
28544 Midway Park, NC 18.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28594?

28594 is in Emerald Isle, North Carolina, in Carteret County, part of the Morehead City, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.7011, -76.9739.

What county is 28594 in?

28594 lies in Carteret County.

What time zone is 28594 in?

28594 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28594?

About 3,934 people live in ZIP code 28594, in 1,940 households, at 688.8 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 28594?

$89,773 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28594?

The closest are 28575 (5.4 mi), 28584 (7.4 mi), 28570 (7.5 mi), 28512 (9.5 mi) and 28582 (10.5 mi).

Is 28594 a PO Box ZIP code?

28594 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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