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Where 28653 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 28653 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESgBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 28,653 = 3 × 9551. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110111111101101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28652 (Minneapolis, NC, 5 mi away) and 28654 (Moravian Falls, NC, 41 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 28653 becomes 35682, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23856, 25638, 25836, 26385, 28356, 28365, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83526 in Ferdinand, ID, 1,909 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 67%.
- 🎯944 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28653 and you would come out at 36.07°S, 98.10°E — 1,055 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 42m.
- 📏 At 0.042 square miles of land, 28653 is bigger than 0% of ZIP codes — about 20 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 26This ZIP26 |
|---|---|
| Households | 26This ZIP26 |
| Housing units | 26This ZIP26 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 619.0 / sq miThis ZIP619.0 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 28653
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
28662 | Pineola, NC | 3.1 mi |
28646 | Linville, NC | 3.1 mi |
28616 | Crossnore, NC | 3.5 mi |
28657 | Newland, NC | 3.8 mi |
28652 | Minneapolis, NC | 5.0 mi |
28664 | Plumtree, NC | 6.1 mi |
28641 | Jonas Ridge, NC | 6.3 mi |
28647 | Linville Falls, NC | 7.7 mi |
28604 | Banner Elk, NC | 8.1 mi |
28622 | Elk Park, NC | 9.3 mi |
Find every ZIP code within 10 miles of 28653 →
Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 28653?
28653 is in Montezuma, North Carolina, in Avery County. Its published point location is 36.0660, -81.9010.
What county is 28653 in?
28653 lies in Avery County.
What area code is 28653?
Montezuma uses area code 828, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 28653 in?
28653 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 28653?
About 26 people live in ZIP code 28653, in 26 households, at 619.0 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 28653?
The closest are 28662 (3.1 mi), 28646 (3.1 mi), 28616 (3.5 mi), 28657 (3.8 mi) and 28652 (5 mi).
Is 28653 a PO Box ZIP code?
28653 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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