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Where 28662 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 28662 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZggBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 28,662 = 2 × 3 × 17 × 281. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110111111110110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28661 (Patterson, NC, 18 mi away) and 28663 (Piney Creek, NC, 49 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 28662 becomes 26682, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (26268, 28266, 28626, 62268, 62286, 62628, …). The farthest-flung twin is 68622 in Bartlett, NE, 980 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 67%.
- 🎯945 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28662 and you would come out at 36.02°S, 98.11°E — 1,053 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 42m.
- 📏 At 0.975 square miles of land, 28662 is bigger than 8% of ZIP codes — about 472 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 0 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 81This ZIP81 |
| Population density | 0.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 7This ZIP7 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 22This ZIP22 |
| Annual payroll | $981,000This ZIP$981,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.98 sq miThis ZIP0.98 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 28662
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
28616 | Crossnore, NC | 2.2 mi |
28657 | Newland, NC | 2.8 mi |
28653 | Montezuma, NC | 3.1 mi |
28641 | Jonas Ridge, NC | 3.3 mi |
28646 | Linville, NC | 4.3 mi |
28647 | Linville Falls, NC | 5.2 mi |
28664 | Plumtree, NC | 6.5 mi |
28652 | Minneapolis, NC | 7.0 mi |
28611 | Collettsville, NC | 8.7 mi |
28604 | Banner Elk, NC | 10.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 28662?
28662 is in Pineola, North Carolina, in Avery County. Its published point location is 36.0225, -81.8917.
What county is 28662 in?
28662 lies in Avery County.
What area code is 28662?
Pineola uses area code 828, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 28662 in?
28662 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 28662?
About 0 people live in ZIP code 28662. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 28662?
The closest are 28616 (2.2 mi), 28657 (2.8 mi), 28653 (3.1 mi), 28641 (3.3 mi) and 28646 (4.3 mi).
Is 28662 a PO Box ZIP code?
28662 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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