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28654

ZIP 28654 is Moravian Falls, North Carolina, mostly in Wilkes County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Wilkes +1 more
Population
3,168
Coordinates
36.0585, -81.1593
☼ Live from 28654 — Moravian Falls, NC

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Where 28654 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28654
  • 🔢 Type 28654 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hSgBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,654 = 2 × 14327. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111111101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28653 (Montezuma, NC, 41 mi away) and 28655 (Morganton, NC, 39 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28654 becomes 45682 — and that is a real ZIP code: South Webster, OH, 208 miles away.
  • 👥 45 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24586, 24658, 25846, 25864, 26845, 28456, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85246 in Chandler, AZ, 1,746 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 70%.
  • 🎯982 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28654 and you would come out at 36.06°S, 98.84°E — 1,014 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 42m.
  • 📏 At 61.4 square miles of land, 28654 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 47 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,168This ZIP3,168
Households1,259This ZIP1,259
Housing units1,802This ZIP1,802
Median age48.7This ZIP48.7North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$57,438This ZIP$57,438North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$228,700This ZIP$228,700North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$819This ZIP$819North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.3%This ZIP19.3%
Mean commute30.3 minThis ZIP30.3 min
Population density51.6 / sq miThis ZIP51.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments36This ZIP36
Employees143This ZIP143
Annual payroll$3,550,000This ZIP$3,550,000
Tax returns filed1,490This ZIP1,490
Total adjusted gross income$97,225,000This ZIP$97,225,000

Land area

Land area61.42 sq miThis ZIP61.42 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Counties 28654 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Wilkes County 92.5%
Alexander County 7.5%

Other place names in 28654

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

ZIP codes near 28654

ZIPCityDistance
28697 Wilkesboro, NC 5.4 mi
28606 Boomer, NC 8.3 mi
28636 Hiddenite, NC 9.8 mi
28681 Taylorsville, NC 10.0 mi
28659 North Wilkesboro, NC 10.9 mi
28689 Union Grove, NC 12.7 mi
28656 North Wilkesboro, NC 13.9 mi
28624 Ferguson, NC 14.8 mi
28669 Roaring River, NC 14.8 mi
28665 Purlear, NC 15.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28654?

28654 is in Moravian Falls, North Carolina, in Wilkes County, part of the North Wilkesboro, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.0585, -81.1593.

What county is 28654 in?

28654 spans 2 counties: Wilkes County and Alexander County. Most of it falls in Wilkes 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 time zone is 28654 in?

28654 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28654?

About 3,168 people live in ZIP code 28654, in 1,259 households, at 51.6 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 28654?

$57,438 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28654?

The closest are 28697 (5.4 mi), 28606 (8.3 mi), 28636 (9.8 mi), 28681 (10 mi) and 28659 (10.9 mi).

Is 28654 a PO Box ZIP code?

28654 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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