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28660

ZIP 28660 is Olin, North Carolina, in Iredell County; area codes 980 and 704; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Iredell
Population
2,501
Coordinates
35.9686, -80.8562
☼ Live from 28660 — Olin, NC

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Where 28660 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28660
  • 🔢 Type 28660 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OggBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,660 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 1433. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111111110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28659 (North Wilkesboro, NC, 24 mi away) and 28661 (Patterson, NC, 40 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28660 becomes 06682, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02668, 06268, 20686, 20866, 26680, 28606, …). The farthest-flung twin is 80266 in Denver, CO, 1,333 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯1,001 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28660 and you would come out at 35.97°S, 99.14°E — 996 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
  • 📏 At 32.0 square miles of land, 28660 is bigger than 47% of ZIP codes — room for about 24 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,501This ZIP2,501
Households888This ZIP888
Housing units1,049This ZIP1,049
Median age30.8This ZIP30.8North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$77,278This ZIP$77,278North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$216,100This ZIP$216,100North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,073This ZIP$1,073North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher5.6%This ZIP5.6%
Mean commute26.4 minThis ZIP26.4 min
Population density78.2 / sq miThis ZIP78.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments31This ZIP31
Employees962This ZIP962
Annual payroll$45,776,000This ZIP$45,776,000
Tax returns filed950This ZIP950
Total adjusted gross income$66,454,000This ZIP$66,454,000

Land area

Land area31.98 sq miThis ZIP31.98 sq mi
Water area0.25 sq miThis ZIP0.25 sq mi

ZIP codes near 28660

ZIPCityDistance
28688 Turnersburg, NC 5.0 mi
28634 Harmony, NC 5.5 mi
28689 Union Grove, NC 6.7 mi
28625 Statesville, NC 7.1 mi
27020 Hamptonville, NC 10.3 mi
28636 Hiddenite, NC 11.8 mi
28699 Scotts, NC 12.7 mi
28687 Statesville, NC 13.0 mi
28678 Stony Point, NC 15.3 mi
28670 Ronda, NC 15.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28660?

28660 is in Olin, North Carolina, in Iredell County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.9686, -80.8562.

What county is 28660 in?

28660 lies in Iredell County.

What area code is 28660?

Olin uses area codes 980 and 704, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 28660 in?

28660 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28660?

About 2,501 people live in ZIP code 28660, in 888 households, at 78.2 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 28660?

$77,278 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28660?

The closest are 28688 (5 mi), 28634 (5.5 mi), 28689 (6.7 mi), 28625 (7.1 mi) and 27020 (10.3 mi).

Is 28660 a PO Box ZIP code?

28660 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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