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28635

ZIP 28635 is Hays, North Carolina, in Wilkes County; area codes 336 and 743; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Wilkes
Population
2,669
Coordinates
36.3330, -81.1260
☼ Live from 28635 — Hays, NC

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Where 28635 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28635
  • 🔢 Type 28635 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SEgBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,635 = 3 × 5 × 23 × 83. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111111011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28634 (Harmony, NC, 32 mi away) and 28636 (Hiddenite, NC, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28635 becomes 53682, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23856, 25638, 25836, 26385, 28356, 28365, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83526 in Ferdinand, ID, 1,936 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 70%.
  • 🎯978 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28635 and you would come out at 36.33°S, 98.87°E — 1,016 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 41m.
  • 📏 At 56.8 square miles of land, 28635 is bigger than 63% of ZIP codes — room for about 43 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,669This ZIP2,669
Households1,249This ZIP1,249
Housing units1,491This ZIP1,491
Median age56.3This ZIP56.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$44,901This ZIP$44,901North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$145,900This ZIP$145,900North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$920This ZIP$920North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher9.0%This ZIP9.0%
Mean commute25.5 minThis ZIP25.5 min
Population density47.0 / sq miThis ZIP47.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments25This ZIP25
Employees107This ZIP107
Annual payroll$4,624,000This ZIP$4,624,000
Tax returns filed1,550This ZIP1,550
Total adjusted gross income$82,275,000This ZIP$82,275,000

Land area

Land area56.75 sq miThis ZIP56.75 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 28635

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 28635

ZIPCityDistance
28649 Mc Grady, NC 4.8 mi
28685 Traphill, NC 4.8 mi
28656 North Wilkesboro, NC 7.9 mi
28659 North Wilkesboro, NC 8.2 mi
28651 Millers Creek, NC 10.3 mi
28627 Glade Valley, NC 10.4 mi
28668 Roaring Gap, NC 10.5 mi
28644 Laurel Springs, NC 10.6 mi
28669 Roaring River, NC 10.7 mi
28675 Sparta, NC 12.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28635?

28635 is in Hays, North Carolina, in Wilkes County, part of the North Wilkesboro, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.3330, -81.1260.

What county is 28635 in?

28635 lies in Wilkes County.

What area code is 28635?

Hays uses area codes 336 and 743, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 28635 in?

28635 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28635?

About 2,669 people live in ZIP code 28635, in 1,249 households, at 47.0 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 28635?

$44,901 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28635?

The closest are 28649 (4.8 mi), 28685 (4.8 mi), 28656 (7.9 mi), 28659 (8.2 mi) and 28651 (10.3 mi).

Is 28635 a PO Box ZIP code?

28635 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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