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28649

ZIP 28649 is Mc Grady, North Carolina, in Wilkes County; area codes 336 and 743; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Wilkes
Population
1,355
Coordinates
36.3360, -81.2120
☼ Live from 28649 — Mc Grady, NC

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Where 28649 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28649
  • 🔢 Type 28649 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhgBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 28649 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111111101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28647 (Linville Falls, NC, 48 mi away) and 28650 (Maiden, NC, 53 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28649 becomes 94682, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24869, 24986, 28469, 28694, 29468, 29486, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96428 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,631 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 70%.
  • 🎯973 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28649 and you would come out at 36.34°S, 98.79°E — 1,021 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 41m.
  • 📏 At 35.5 square miles of land, 28649 is bigger than 50% of ZIP codes — room for about 27 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,355This ZIP1,355
Households428This ZIP428
Housing units558This ZIP558
Median age49.7This ZIP49.7North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$47,016This ZIP$47,016North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$122,100This ZIP$122,100North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$567This ZIP$567North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.6%This ZIP17.6%
Mean commute54.8 minThis ZIP54.8 min
Population density38.2 / sq miThis ZIP38.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Tax returns filed400This ZIP400
Total adjusted gross income$20,023,000This ZIP$20,023,000

Land area

Land area35.49 sq miThis ZIP35.49 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 28649

ZIPCityDistance
28635 Hays, NC 4.8 mi
28651 Millers Creek, NC 5.8 mi
28644 Laurel Springs, NC 7.2 mi
28629 Glendale Springs, NC 8.2 mi
28659 North Wilkesboro, NC 9.0 mi
28685 Traphill, NC 9.6 mi
28656 North Wilkesboro, NC 11.4 mi
28640 Jefferson, NC 11.5 mi
28672 Scottville, NC 12.0 mi
28675 Sparta, NC 12.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28649?

28649 is in Mc Grady, North Carolina, in Wilkes County, part of the North Wilkesboro, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.3360, -81.2120.

What county is 28649 in?

28649 lies in Wilkes County.

What area code is 28649?

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

What time zone is 28649 in?

28649 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28649?

About 1,355 people live in ZIP code 28649, in 428 households, at 38.2 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 28649?

$47,016 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28649?

The closest are 28635 (4.8 mi), 28651 (5.8 mi), 28644 (7.2 mi), 28629 (8.2 mi) and 28659 (9 mi).

Is 28649 a PO Box ZIP code?

28649 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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