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Where 28664 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 28664 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hggBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 28,664 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3583. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110111111111000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28663 (Piney Creek, NC, 53 mi away) and 28665 (Purlear, NC, 37 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 28664 becomes 46682, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24866, 26684, 28466, 28646, 46268, 46628, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86426 in Fort Mohave, AZ, 1,823 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 66%.
- 🎯939 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28664 and you would come out at 36.04°S, 97.99°E — 1,060 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 42m.
- 📏 At 0.894 square miles of land, 28664 is bigger than 7% of ZIP codes — about 433 football fields.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 55This ZIP55 |
|---|---|
| Households | 27This ZIP27 |
| Housing units | 34This ZIP34 |
| Median age | 76.5This ZIP76.5North Carolina39.1US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 12.2%This ZIP12.2% |
| Population density | 61.5 / sq miThis ZIP61.5 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.89 sq miThis ZIP0.89 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 28664
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
28652 | Minneapolis, NC | 3.4 mi |
28657 | Newland, NC | 3.8 mi |
28616 | Crossnore, NC | 4.5 mi |
28653 | Montezuma, NC | 6.1 mi |
28662 | Pineola, NC | 6.5 mi |
28647 | Linville Falls, NC | 6.7 mi |
28641 | Jonas Ridge, NC | 7.7 mi |
28705 | Bakersville, NC | 8.1 mi |
28646 | Linville, NC | 9.1 mi |
28777 | Spruce Pine, NC | 9.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 28664?
28664 is in Plumtree, North Carolina, in Avery County. Its published point location is 36.0424, -82.0059.
What county is 28664 in?
28664 lies in Avery County.
What area code is 28664?
Plumtree uses area code 828, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 28664 in?
28664 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 28664?
About 55 people live in ZIP code 28664, in 27 households, at 61.5 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 28664?
The closest are 28652 (3.4 mi), 28657 (3.8 mi), 28616 (4.5 mi), 28653 (6.1 mi) and 28662 (6.5 mi).
Is 28664 a PO Box ZIP code?
28664 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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