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28659

ZIP 28659 is in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, in Wilkes County; area codes 336 and 743; Eastern time. North Wilkesboro has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 28656.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Wilkes
Population
21,422
Coordinates
36.2160, -81.1482
☼ Live from 28659 — North Wilkesboro, NC

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Where 28659 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28659
  • 🔢 Type 28659 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSgBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,659 = 3 × 41 × 233. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111111110011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28658 (Newton, NC, 40 mi away) and 28660 (Olin, NC, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28659 becomes 95682 — and that is a real ZIP code: Shingle Springs, CA, 2,174 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25986, 29568, 29658, 29685, 29856, 56289, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96258 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,018 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 70%.
  • 🎯979 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28659 and you would come out at 36.22°S, 98.85°E — 1,015 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 41m.
  • 📏 At 100.6 square miles of land, 28659 is bigger than 78% of ZIP codes — room for about 76 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population21,422This ZIP21,422
Households8,869This ZIP8,869
Housing units9,922This ZIP9,922
Median age42.8This ZIP42.8North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$50,280This ZIP$50,280North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$159,300This ZIP$159,300North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$708This ZIP$708North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.7%This ZIP17.7%
Mean commute23.6 minThis ZIP23.6 min
Population density212.9 / sq miThis ZIP212.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments459This ZIP459
Employees7,190This ZIP7,190
Annual payroll$368,471,000This ZIP$368,471,000
Tax returns filed8,380This ZIP8,380
Total adjusted gross income$502,833,000This ZIP$502,833,000

Land area

Land area100.63 sq miThis ZIP100.63 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 28659

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ZIP codes near 28659

ZIPCityDistance
28697 Wilkesboro, NC 5.5 mi
28656 North Wilkesboro, NC 5.9 mi
28635 Hays, NC 8.2 mi
28669 Roaring River, NC 8.8 mi
28649 Mc Grady, NC 9.0 mi
28685 Traphill, NC 10.9 mi
28654 Moravian Falls, NC 10.9 mi
28651 Millers Creek, NC 10.9 mi
28665 Purlear, NC 12.6 mi
28670 Ronda, NC 13.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28659?

28659 is in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, in Wilkes County, part of the North Wilkesboro, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.2160, -81.1482.

What county is 28659 in?

28659 lies in Wilkes County.

What area code is 28659?

North Wilkesboro uses area codes 336 and 743, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 28659 in?

28659 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28659?

About 21,422 people live in ZIP code 28659, in 8,869 households, at 212.9 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 28659?

$50,280 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28659?

The closest are 28697 (5.5 mi), 28656 (5.9 mi), 28635 (8.2 mi), 28669 (8.8 mi) and 28649 (9 mi).

Is 28659 a PO Box ZIP code?

28659 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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