28641
ZIP 28641 is Jonas Ridge, North Carolina, in Burke County; area code 828; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Burke
- Metro area
- Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
- Population
- 59
- Coordinates
- 35.9755, -81.8949
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Where 28641 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 28641 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IhgBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 28,641 = 3 × 9547. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110111111100001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28640 (Jefferson, NC, 41 mi away) and 28642 (Jonesville, NC, 63 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 28641 becomes 14682, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12468, 12486, 12846, 12864, 14826, 16248, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86412 in Hualapai, AZ, 1,785 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 67%.
- 🎯946 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28641 and you would come out at 35.98°S, 98.11°E — 1,053 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
- 📏 At 0.088 square miles of land, 28641 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 43 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 59This ZIP59 |
|---|---|
| Households | 23This ZIP23 |
| Housing units | 23This ZIP23 |
| Median age | 52.2This ZIP52.2North Carolina39.1US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 670.5 / sq miThis ZIP670.5 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 5This ZIP5 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 47This ZIP47 |
| Annual payroll | $1,105,000This ZIP$1,105,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 28641
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
28647 | Linville Falls, NC | 2.9 mi |
28662 | Pineola, NC | 3.3 mi |
28616 | Crossnore, NC | 3.7 mi |
28657 | Newland, NC | 4.2 mi |
28653 | Montezuma, NC | 6.3 mi |
28646 | Linville, NC | 7.3 mi |
28664 | Plumtree, NC | 7.7 mi |
28611 | Collettsville, NC | 9.1 mi |
28652 | Minneapolis, NC | 9.4 mi |
28777 | Spruce Pine, NC | 10.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 28641?
28641 is in Jonas Ridge, North Carolina, in Burke County, part of the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.9755, -81.8949.
What county is 28641 in?
28641 lies in Burke County.
What area code is 28641?
Jonas Ridge uses area code 828, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 28641 in?
28641 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 28641?
About 59 people live in ZIP code 28641, in 23 households, at 670.5 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 28641?
The closest are 28647 (2.9 mi), 28662 (3.3 mi), 28616 (3.7 mi), 28657 (4.2 mi) and 28653 (6.3 mi).
Is 28641 a PO Box ZIP code?
28641 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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