28666
ZIP 28666 is Icard, North Carolina, in Burke County; area code 828; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Burke
- Metro area
- Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
- Population
- 273
- Coordinates
- 35.7186, -81.4706
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Where 28666 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 28666 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gggBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 28,666 = 2 × 11 × 1303. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110111111111010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28665 (Purlear, NC, 34 mi away) and 28667 (Rhodhiss, NC, 5 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 28666 becomes 66682, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (26866, 62668, 62866, 66286, 66862, 68626, …). The farthest-flung twin is 68662 in Shelby, NE, 941 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 69%.
- 🎯975 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28666 and you would come out at 35.72°S, 98.53°E — 1,027 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 44m.
- 📏 At 0.090 square miles of land, 28666 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 44 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 273This ZIP273 |
|---|---|
| Households | 73This ZIP73 |
| Housing units | 73This ZIP73 |
| Median age | 27.3This ZIP27.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 3,033.3 / sq miThis ZIP3,033.3 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 10This ZIP10 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 110This ZIP110 |
| Annual payroll | $2,552,000This ZIP$2,552,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 28666
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 28666
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
28637 | Hildebran, NC | 2.9 mi |
28671 | Rutherford College, NC | 3.8 mi |
28667 | Rhodhiss, NC | 4.6 mi |
28602 | Hickory, NC | 5.8 mi |
28690 | Valdese, NC | 5.9 mi |
28612 | Connelly Springs, NC | 6.0 mi |
28619 | Drexel, NC | 8.2 mi |
28630 | Granite Falls, NC | 8.3 mi |
28638 | Hudson, NC | 8.7 mi |
28601 | Hickory, NC | 8.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 28666?
28666 is in Icard, North Carolina, in Burke County, part of the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.7186, -81.4706.
What county is 28666 in?
28666 lies in Burke County.
What area code is 28666?
Icard uses area code 828, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 28666 in?
28666 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 28666?
About 273 people live in ZIP code 28666, in 73 households, at 3,033.3 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 28666?
The closest are 28637 (2.9 mi), 28671 (3.8 mi), 28667 (4.6 mi), 28602 (5.8 mi) and 28690 (5.9 mi).
Is 28666 a PO Box ZIP code?
28666 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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