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28665

ZIP 28665 is Purlear, North Carolina, in Wilkes County; area code 336; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Wilkes
Population
2,483
Coordinates
36.2097, -81.3739
☼ Live from 28665 — Purlear, NC

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Where 28665 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28665
  • 🔢 Type 28665 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SggBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,665 = 3 × 3 × 5 × 7 × 7 × 13. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111111111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28664 (Plumtree, NC, 37 mi away) and 28666 (Icard, NC, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28665 becomes 56682 — and that is a real ZIP code: Swift, MN, 1,119 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25686, 25866, 26568, 26586, 26865, 28656, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85266 in Scottsdale, AZ, 1,730 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 69%.
  • 🎯968 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28665 and you would come out at 36.21°S, 98.63°E — 1,028 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 41m.
  • 📏 At 64.8 square miles of land, 28665 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 49 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,483This ZIP2,483
Households998This ZIP998
Housing units1,376This ZIP1,376
Median age49.1This ZIP49.1North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$45,685This ZIP$45,685North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$167,400This ZIP$167,400North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$684This ZIP$684North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.7%This ZIP11.7%
Mean commute26.3 minThis ZIP26.3 min
Population density38.3 / sq miThis ZIP38.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments18This ZIP18
Employees160This ZIP160
Annual payroll$6,584,000This ZIP$6,584,000
Tax returns filed1,080This ZIP1,080
Total adjusted gross income$80,180,000This ZIP$80,180,000

Land area

Land area64.78 sq miThis ZIP64.78 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 28665

ZIPCityDistance
28624 Ferguson, NC 6.6 mi
28651 Millers Creek, NC 7.6 mi
28618 Deep Gap, NC 8.0 mi
28629 Glendale Springs, NC 9.6 mi
28626 Fleetwood, NC 9.8 mi
28606 Boomer, NC 11.5 mi
28694 West Jefferson, NC 12.0 mi
28649 Mc Grady, NC 12.5 mi
28659 North Wilkesboro, NC 12.6 mi
28697 Wilkesboro, NC 12.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28665?

28665 is in Purlear, North Carolina, in Wilkes County, part of the North Wilkesboro, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.2097, -81.3739.

What county is 28665 in?

28665 lies in Wilkes County.

What area code is 28665?

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

What time zone is 28665 in?

28665 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28665?

About 2,483 people live in ZIP code 28665, in 998 households, at 38.3 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 28665?

$45,685 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28665?

The closest are 28624 (6.6 mi), 28651 (7.6 mi), 28618 (8 mi), 28629 (9.6 mi) and 28626 (9.8 mi).

Is 28665 a PO Box ZIP code?

28665 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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