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Where 28616 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 28616 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIgBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 28,616 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 7 × 73. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110111111001000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28615 (Creston, NC, 35 mi away) and 28617 (Crumpler, NC, 45 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 28616 becomes 61682, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12866, 16682, 16826, 18626, 21668, 21866, …). The farthest-flung twin is 81626 in Craig, CO, 1,418 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 67%.
- 🎯943 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28616 and you would come out at 36.02°S, 98.07°E — 1,056 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 42m.
- 📏 At 0.529 square miles of land, 28616 is bigger than 5% of ZIP codes — about 256 football fields.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 115This ZIP115 |
|---|---|
| Households | 22This ZIP22 |
| Housing units | 52This ZIP52 |
| Median age | 19.3This ZIP19.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $314,300This ZIP$314,300North Carolina$288,900US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 38.1%This ZIP38.1% |
| Population density | 217.4 / sq miThis ZIP217.4 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 13This ZIP13 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 191This ZIP191 |
| Annual payroll | $9,528,000This ZIP$9,528,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.53 sq miThis ZIP0.53 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 28616
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 28616
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
28657 | Newland, NC | 0.7 mi |
28662 | Pineola, NC | 2.2 mi |
28653 | Montezuma, NC | 3.5 mi |
28641 | Jonas Ridge, NC | 3.7 mi |
28647 | Linville Falls, NC | 4.4 mi |
28664 | Plumtree, NC | 4.5 mi |
28652 | Minneapolis, NC | 5.7 mi |
28646 | Linville, NC | 5.9 mi |
28611 | Collettsville, NC | 10.9 mi |
28777 | Spruce Pine, NC | 10.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 28616?
28616 is in Crossnore, North Carolina, in Avery County. Its published point location is 36.0215, -81.9302.
What county is 28616 in?
28616 lies in Avery County.
What area code is 28616?
Crossnore uses area code 828, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 28616 in?
28616 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 28616?
About 115 people live in ZIP code 28616, in 22 households, at 217.4 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 28616?
The closest are 28657 (0.7 mi), 28662 (2.2 mi), 28653 (3.5 mi), 28641 (3.7 mi) and 28647 (4.4 mi).
Is 28616 a PO Box ZIP code?
28616 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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