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28644

ZIP 28644 is Laurel Springs, North Carolina, mostly in Alleghany County; area code 336; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Alleghany +2 more
Metro area
none
Population
1,433
Coordinates
36.4262, -81.2778
☼ Live from 28644 — Laurel Springs, NC

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Where 28644 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28644
  • 🔢 Type 28644 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhgBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,644 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 7 × 11 × 31. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111111100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28643 (Lansing, NC, 16 mi away) and 28645 (Lenoir, NC, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28644 becomes 44682 — and that is a real ZIP code: Tuscarawas, OH, 274 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24468, 24486, 24846, 26448, 28464, 44286, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86442 in Bullhead City, AZ, 1,859 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 69%.
  • 🎯968 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28644 and you would come out at 36.43°S, 98.72°E — 1,025 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 39m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 40m.
  • 📏 At 71.4 square miles of land, 28644 is bigger than 69% of ZIP codes — room for about 54 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,433This ZIP1,433
Households735This ZIP735
Housing units1,208This ZIP1,208
Median age52.4This ZIP52.4North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$52,798This ZIP$52,798North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$222,400This ZIP$222,400North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$859This ZIP$859North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher41.3%This ZIP41.3%
Mean commute31.5 minThis ZIP31.5 min
Population density20.1 / sq miThis ZIP20.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments20This ZIP20
Employees55This ZIP55
Annual payroll$2,338,000This ZIP$2,338,000
Tax returns filed720This ZIP720
Total adjusted gross income$44,066,000This ZIP$44,066,000

Land area

Land area71.42 sq miThis ZIP71.42 sq mi
Water area0.28 sq miThis ZIP0.28 sq mi

Counties 28644 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Alleghany County 53.8%
Ashe County 45.1%
Wilkes County 1.1%

ZIP codes near 28644

ZIPCityDistance
28672 Scottville, NC 4.8 mi
28617 Crumpler, NC 6.0 mi
28640 Jefferson, NC 6.9 mi
28629 Glendale Springs, NC 7.1 mi
28649 Mc Grady, NC 7.2 mi
28663 Piney Creek, NC 7.7 mi
28651 Millers Creek, NC 8.5 mi
28675 Sparta, NC 9.6 mi
28635 Hays, NC 10.6 mi
28631 Grassy Creek, NC 11.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28644?

28644 is in Laurel Springs, North Carolina, in Alleghany County. Its published point location is 36.4262, -81.2778.

What county is 28644 in?

28644 spans 3 counties: Alleghany County, Ashe County and Wilkes County. Most of it falls in Alleghany 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 28644?

Laurel Springs uses area code 336, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 28644 in?

28644 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28644?

About 1,433 people live in ZIP code 28644, in 735 households, at 20.1 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 28644?

$52,798 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28644?

The closest are 28672 (4.8 mi), 28617 (6 mi), 28640 (6.9 mi), 28629 (7.1 mi) and 28649 (7.2 mi).

Is 28644 a PO Box ZIP code?

28644 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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