28605
ZIP 28605 is Blowing Rock, North Carolina, mostly in Watauga County; area code 828; Eastern time.
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Where 28605 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 28605 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOgBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 28,605 = 3 × 5 × 1907. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110111110111101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28604 (Banner Elk, NC, 10 mi away) and 28606 (Boomer, NC, 22 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 28605 becomes 50682 — and that is a real ZIP code: Winthrop, IA, 690 miles away.
- 👥 61 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02568, 02865, 05682, 05826, 05862, 06258, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85062 in Phoenix, AZ, 1,727 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 68%.
- 🎯953 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28605 and you would come out at 36.13°S, 98.31°E — 1,044 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 42m.
- 📏 At 32.8 square miles of land, 28605 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 3,883This ZIP3,883 |
|---|---|
| Households | 1,691This ZIP1,691 |
| Housing units | 4,407This ZIP4,407 |
| Median age | 44.0This ZIP44.0North Carolina39.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $76,477This ZIP$76,477North Carolina$72,388US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $552,400This ZIP$552,400North Carolina$288,900US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,112This ZIP$1,112North Carolina$1,228US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 54.3%This ZIP54.3% |
| Mean commute | 21.8 minThis ZIP21.8 min |
| Population density | 118.4 / sq miThis ZIP118.4 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 247This ZIP247 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 2,623This ZIP2,623 |
| Annual payroll | $79,900,000This ZIP$79,900,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 2,040This ZIP2,040 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $281,315,000This ZIP$281,315,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 32.81 sq miThis ZIP32.81 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.21 sq miThis ZIP0.21 sq mi |
Counties 28605 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Watauga County | 71.3% |
| Caldwell County | 22.5% |
| Avery County | 6.2% |
Other place names in 28605
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 28605
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
28608 | Boone, NC | 6.1 mi |
28607 | Boone, NC | 6.5 mi |
28691 | Valle Crucis, NC | 7.2 mi |
28611 | Collettsville, NC | 8.9 mi |
28646 | Linville, NC | 9.3 mi |
28604 | Banner Elk, NC | 9.7 mi |
28618 | Deep Gap, NC | 11.5 mi |
28661 | Patterson, NC | 11.8 mi |
28679 | Sugar Grove, NC | 12.1 mi |
28653 | Montezuma, NC | 12.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 28605?
28605 is in Blowing Rock, North Carolina, in Watauga County, part of the Boone, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.1296, -81.6949.
What county is 28605 in?
28605 spans 3 counties: Watauga County, Caldwell County and Avery County. Most of it falls in Watauga 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 28605?
Blowing Rock uses area code 828, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 28605 in?
28605 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 28605?
About 3,883 people live in ZIP code 28605, in 1,691 households, at 118.4 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 28605?
$76,477 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.
What ZIP codes are near 28605?
The closest are 28608 (6.1 mi), 28607 (6.5 mi), 28691 (7.2 mi), 28611 (8.9 mi) and 28646 (9.3 mi).
Is 28605 a PO Box ZIP code?
28605 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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