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28642

ZIP 28642 is Jonesville, North Carolina, mostly in Yadkin County; area codes 336 and 743; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Yadkin +1 more
Metro area
Winston-Salem, NC
Population
5,602
Coordinates
36.2251, -80.8155
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Where 28642 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28642
  • 🔢 Type 28642 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhgBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,642 = 2 × 14321. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111111100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28641 (Jonas Ridge, NC, 63 mi away) and 28643 (Lansing, NC, 45 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28642 becomes 24682, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22846, 24628, 24826, 24862, 28246, 28462, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84622 in Centerfield, UT, 1,699 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯997 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28642 and you would come out at 36.23°S, 99.18°E — 997 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 41m.
  • 📏 At 32.3 square miles of land, 28642 is bigger than 47% of ZIP codes — room for about 24 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,602This ZIP5,602
Households2,358This ZIP2,358
Housing units2,617This ZIP2,617
Median age43.2This ZIP43.2North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$44,543This ZIP$44,543North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$144,500This ZIP$144,500North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$642This ZIP$642North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.9%This ZIP12.9%
Mean commute24.3 minThis ZIP24.3 min
Population density173.6 / sq miThis ZIP173.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments119This ZIP119
Employees1,511This ZIP1,511
Annual payroll$61,462,000This ZIP$61,462,000
Tax returns filed2,350This ZIP2,350
Total adjusted gross income$123,558,000This ZIP$123,558,000

Land area

Land area32.27 sq miThis ZIP32.27 sq mi
Water area0.29 sq miThis ZIP0.29 sq mi

Counties 28642 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Yadkin County 88.5%
Wilkes County 11.5%

Other place names in 28642

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

ZIP codes near 28642

ZIPCityDistance
28621 Elkin, NC 3.9 mi
28670 Ronda, NC 5.8 mi
27011 Boonville, NC 6.9 mi
28676 State Road, NC 7.7 mi
27020 Hamptonville, NC 7.8 mi
28669 Roaring River, NC 9.7 mi
27017 Dobson, NC 11.3 mi
28683 Thurmond, NC 12.6 mi
27055 Yadkinville, NC 12.8 mi
28656 North Wilkesboro, NC 12.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28642?

28642 is in Jonesville, North Carolina, in Yadkin County, part of the Winston-Salem, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.2251, -80.8155.

What county is 28642 in?

28642 spans 2 counties: Yadkin County and Wilkes County. Most of it falls in Yadkin 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 28642?

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

What time zone is 28642 in?

28642 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28642?

About 5,602 people live in ZIP code 28642, in 2,358 households, at 173.6 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 28642?

$44,543 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28642?

The closest are 28621 (3.9 mi), 28670 (5.8 mi), 27011 (6.9 mi), 28676 (7.7 mi) and 27020 (7.8 mi).

Is 28642 a PO Box ZIP code?

28642 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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