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28651

ZIP 28651 is Millers Creek, North Carolina, in Wilkes County; area codes 336 and 743; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Wilkes
Population
5,578
Coordinates
36.3062, -81.3088
☼ Live from 28651 — Millers Creek, NC

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Where 28651 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28651
  • 🔢 Type 28651 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ISgBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,651 = 7 × 4093. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111111101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28650 (Maiden, NC, 51 mi away) and 28652 (Minneapolis, NC, 41 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28651 becomes 15682 — and that is a real ZIP code: Schenley, PA, 316 miles away.
  • 👥 54 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12568, 12586, 12856, 12865, 15268, 15286, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85261 in Scottsdale, AZ, 1,737 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 69%.
  • 🎯969 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28651 and you would come out at 36.31°S, 98.69°E — 1,025 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 41m.
  • 📏 At 84.2 square miles of land, 28651 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 64 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,578This ZIP5,578
Households2,315This ZIP2,315
Housing units2,901This ZIP2,901
Median age46.9This ZIP46.9North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$61,623This ZIP$61,623North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$175,300This ZIP$175,300North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$695This ZIP$695North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.5%This ZIP14.5%
Mean commute25.0 minThis ZIP25.0 min
Population density66.3 / sq miThis ZIP66.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments52This ZIP52
Employees336This ZIP336
Annual payroll$8,701,000This ZIP$8,701,000
Tax returns filed2,640This ZIP2,640
Total adjusted gross income$151,814,000This ZIP$151,814,000

Land area

Land area84.16 sq miThis ZIP84.16 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 28651

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ZIP codes near 28651

ZIPCityDistance
28629 Glendale Springs, NC 4.0 mi
28649 Mc Grady, NC 5.8 mi
28665 Purlear, NC 7.6 mi
28644 Laurel Springs, NC 8.5 mi
28640 Jefferson, NC 8.5 mi
28694 West Jefferson, NC 9.8 mi
28635 Hays, NC 10.3 mi
28659 North Wilkesboro, NC 10.9 mi
28626 Fleetwood, NC 11.7 mi
28672 Scottville, NC 12.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28651?

28651 is in Millers Creek, North Carolina, in Wilkes County, part of the North Wilkesboro, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.3062, -81.3088.

What county is 28651 in?

28651 lies in Wilkes County.

What area code is 28651?

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

What time zone is 28651 in?

28651 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28651?

About 5,578 people live in ZIP code 28651, in 2,315 households, at 66.3 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 28651?

$61,623 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28651?

The closest are 28629 (4 mi), 28649 (5.8 mi), 28665 (7.6 mi), 28644 (8.5 mi) and 28640 (8.5 mi).

Is 28651 a PO Box ZIP code?

28651 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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