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28663

ZIP 28663 is Piney Creek, North Carolina, in Alleghany County; area code 336; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Alleghany
Metro area
none
Population
802
Coordinates
36.5372, -81.2899
☼ Live from 28663 — Piney Creek, NC

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Where 28663 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28663
  • 🔢 Type 28663 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EggBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 28663 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111111110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28662 (Pineola, NC, 49 mi away) and 28664 (Plumtree, NC, 53 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28663 becomes 36682, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23668, 23866, 26386, 26638, 26836, 28366, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83626 in Greenleaf, ID, 1,926 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 69%.
  • 🎯964 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28663 and you would come out at 36.54°S, 98.71°E — 1,028 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 39m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 40m.
  • 📏 At 20.7 square miles of land, 28663 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population802This ZIP802
Households355This ZIP355
Housing units702This ZIP702
Median age38.6This ZIP38.6North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$80,457This ZIP$80,457North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$232,900This ZIP$232,900North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$578This ZIP$578North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.6%This ZIP28.6%
Mean commute35.4 minThis ZIP35.4 min
Population density38.8 / sq miThis ZIP38.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees9This ZIP9
Annual payroll$250,000This ZIP$250,000
Tax returns filed300This ZIP300
Total adjusted gross income$20,953,000This ZIP$20,953,000

Land area

Land area20.69 sq miThis ZIP20.69 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi

ZIP codes near 28663

ZIPCityDistance
28672 Scottville, NC 4.2 mi
28617 Crumpler, NC 5.6 mi
28631 Grassy Creek, NC 6.7 mi
28644 Laurel Springs, NC 7.7 mi
24363 Mouth Of Wilson, VA 8.4 mi
28675 Sparta, NC 8.8 mi
24348 Independence, VA 9.0 mi
28640 Jefferson, NC 11.0 mi
24378 Troutdale, VA 13.0 mi
28629 Glendale Springs, NC 13.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28663?

28663 is in Piney Creek, North Carolina, in Alleghany County. Its published point location is 36.5372, -81.2899.

What county is 28663 in?

28663 lies in Alleghany County.

What area code is 28663?

Piney Creek uses area code 336, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 28663 in?

28663 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28663?

About 802 people live in ZIP code 28663, in 355 households, at 38.8 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 28663?

$80,457 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28663?

The closest are 28672 (4.2 mi), 28617 (5.6 mi), 28631 (6.7 mi), 28644 (7.7 mi) and 24363 (8.4 mi).

Is 28663 a PO Box ZIP code?

28663 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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