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28655

ZIP 28655 is in Morganton, North Carolina, mostly in Burke County; area code 828; Eastern time. Morganton has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 28680.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Burke +2 more
Population
55,100
Coordinates
35.7633, -81.7499
☼ Live from 28655 — Morganton, NC

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Where 28655 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28655
  • 🔢 Type 28655 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSgBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,655 = 5 × 11 × 521. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111111101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28654 (Moravian Falls, NC, 39 mi away) and 28656 (North Wilkesboro, NC, 51 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28655 becomes 55682, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25685, 25865, 26585, 26855, 28556, 52568, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85256 in Scottsdale, AZ, 1,711 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 67%.
  • 🎯959 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28655 and you would come out at 35.76°S, 98.25°E — 1,043 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 44m.
  • 📏 At 325.0 square miles of land, 28655 is bigger than 95% of ZIP codes — room for about 247 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population55,100This ZIP55,100
Households22,219This ZIP22,219
Housing units24,750This ZIP24,750
Median age44.3This ZIP44.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$57,713This ZIP$57,713North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$191,800This ZIP$191,800North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$905This ZIP$905North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.2%This ZIP22.2%
Mean commute22.6 minThis ZIP22.6 min
Population density169.5 / sq miThis ZIP169.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,050This ZIP1,050
Employees17,472This ZIP17,472
Annual payroll$794,422,000This ZIP$794,422,000
Tax returns filed22,470This ZIP22,470
Total adjusted gross income$1,364,700,000This ZIP$1,364,700,000

Land area

Land area324.99 sq miThis ZIP324.99 sq mi
Water area2.50 sq miThis ZIP2.50 sq mi

Counties 28655 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Burke County 99.3%
Caldwell County 0.4%
McDowell County 0.3%

Other place names in 28655

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ZIP codes near 28655

ZIPCityDistance
28628 Glen Alpine, NC 2.8 mi
28680 Morganton, NC 3.2 mi
28619 Drexel, NC 8.0 mi
28690 Valdese, NC 10.1 mi
28761 Nebo, NC 10.1 mi
28671 Rutherford College, NC 12.5 mi
28612 Connelly Springs, NC 14.2 mi
28633 Lenoir, NC 15.7 mi
28666 Icard, NC 16.0 mi
28638 Hudson, NC 16.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28655?

28655 is in Morganton, North Carolina, in Burke County, part of the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.7633, -81.7499.

What county is 28655 in?

28655 spans 3 counties: Burke County, Caldwell County and McDowell County. Most of it falls in Burke 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 28655?

Morganton uses area code 828, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 28655 in?

28655 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28655?

About 55,100 people live in ZIP code 28655, in 22,219 households, at 169.5 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 28655?

$57,713 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28655?

The closest are 28628 (2.8 mi), 28680 (3.2 mi), 28619 (8 mi), 28690 (10.1 mi) and 28761 (10.1 mi).

Is 28655 a PO Box ZIP code?

28655 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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