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28670

ZIP 28670 is Ronda, North Carolina, in Wilkes County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Wilkes
Population
2,124
Coordinates
36.1943, -80.9125
☼ Live from 28670 — Ronda, NC

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Where 28670 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28670
  • 🔢 Type 28670 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLgBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,670 = 2 × 5 × 47 × 61. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111111111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28669 (Roaring River, NC, 5 mi away) and 28671 (Rutherford College, NC, 46 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28670 becomes 07682, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02768, 02876, 06278, 06782, 07628, 07826, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87026 in Laguna, NM, 1,475 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯992 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28670 and you would come out at 36.19°S, 99.09°E — 1,002 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 41m.
  • 📏 At 38.0 square miles of land, 28670 is bigger than 52% of ZIP codes — room for about 29 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,124This ZIP2,124
Households902This ZIP902
Housing units1,014This ZIP1,014
Median age55.2This ZIP55.2North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$49,567This ZIP$49,567North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$155,800This ZIP$155,800North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$753This ZIP$753North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.2%This ZIP14.2%
Mean commute23.2 minThis ZIP23.2 min
Population density55.9 / sq miThis ZIP55.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments44This ZIP44
Employees249This ZIP249
Annual payroll$10,823,000This ZIP$10,823,000
Tax returns filed1,160This ZIP1,160
Total adjusted gross income$69,046,000This ZIP$69,046,000

Land area

Land area38.03 sq miThis ZIP38.03 sq mi
Water area0.27 sq miThis ZIP0.27 sq mi

Other place names in 28670

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ZIP codes near 28670

ZIPCityDistance
28669 Roaring River, NC 4.8 mi
28642 Jonesville, NC 5.8 mi
27020 Hamptonville, NC 8.0 mi
28656 North Wilkesboro, NC 8.0 mi
28621 Elkin, NC 9.0 mi
28676 State Road, NC 10.0 mi
28689 Union Grove, NC 10.5 mi
27011 Boonville, NC 12.4 mi
28685 Traphill, NC 12.8 mi
28659 North Wilkesboro, NC 13.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28670?

28670 is in Ronda, North Carolina, in Wilkes County, part of the North Wilkesboro, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.1943, -80.9125.

What county is 28670 in?

28670 lies in Wilkes County.

What time zone is 28670 in?

28670 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28670?

About 2,124 people live in ZIP code 28670, in 902 households, at 55.9 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 28670?

$49,567 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28670?

The closest are 28669 (4.8 mi), 28642 (5.8 mi), 27020 (8 mi), 28656 (8 mi) and 28621 (9 mi).

Is 28670 a PO Box ZIP code?

28670 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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