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28669

ZIP 28669 is Roaring River, North Carolina, in Wilkes County; area codes 336 and 743; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Wilkes
Population
2,935
Coordinates
36.2234, -80.9898
☼ Live from 28669 — Roaring River, NC

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Where 28669 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28669
  • 🔢 Type 28669 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GggBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 28669 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111111111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28668 (Roaring Gap, NC, 14 mi away) and 28670 (Ronda, NC, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28669 becomes 96682, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (29686, 62689, 62869, 62896, 68629, 68926, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96826 in Honolulu, HI, 4,651 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 70%.
  • 🎯987 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28669 and you would come out at 36.22°S, 99.01°E — 1,007 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 41m.
  • 📏 At 48.0 square miles of land, 28669 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 36 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,935This ZIP2,935
Households1,254This ZIP1,254
Housing units1,509This ZIP1,509
Median age47.7This ZIP47.7North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$47,358This ZIP$47,358North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$137,500This ZIP$137,500North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$746This ZIP$746North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.2%This ZIP10.2%
Mean commute29.1 minThis ZIP29.1 min
Population density61.2 / sq miThis ZIP61.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments23This ZIP23
Employees123This ZIP123
Annual payroll$7,275,000This ZIP$7,275,000
Tax returns filed1,140This ZIP1,140
Total adjusted gross income$62,407,000This ZIP$62,407,000

Land area

Land area47.98 sq miThis ZIP47.98 sq mi
Water area0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi

ZIP codes near 28669

ZIPCityDistance
28656 North Wilkesboro, NC 3.3 mi
28670 Ronda, NC 4.8 mi
28659 North Wilkesboro, NC 8.8 mi
28685 Traphill, NC 9.0 mi
28642 Jonesville, NC 9.7 mi
28676 State Road, NC 10.6 mi
28635 Hays, NC 10.7 mi
28697 Wilkesboro, NC 11.4 mi
28621 Elkin, NC 11.9 mi
28683 Thurmond, NC 12.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28669?

28669 is in Roaring River, North Carolina, in Wilkes County, part of the North Wilkesboro, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.2234, -80.9898.

What county is 28669 in?

28669 lies in Wilkes County.

What area code is 28669?

Roaring River uses area codes 336 and 743, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 28669 in?

28669 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28669?

About 2,935 people live in ZIP code 28669, in 1,254 households, at 61.2 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 28669?

$47,358 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28669?

The closest are 28656 (3.3 mi), 28670 (4.8 mi), 28659 (8.8 mi), 28685 (9 mi) and 28642 (9.7 mi).

Is 28669 a PO Box ZIP code?

28669 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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