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28676

ZIP 28676 is State Road, North Carolina, mostly in Surry County; area code 336; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Surry +1 more
Metro area
Mount Airy, NC
Population
3,100
Coordinates
36.3319, -80.8553
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Where 28676 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28676
  • 🔢 Type 28676 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gLgBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,676 = 2 × 2 × 67 × 107. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000000000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28675 (Sparta, NC, 20 mi away) and 28677 (Statesville, NC, 41 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28676 becomes 67682, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (26678, 27668, 27866, 28667, 28766, 62786, …). The farthest-flung twin is 67862 in Manter, KS, 1,166 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 67% 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 28676 and you would come out at 36.33°S, 99.14°E — 1,001 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 41m.
  • 📏 At 28.1 square miles of land, 28676 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,100This ZIP3,100
Households1,420This ZIP1,420
Housing units1,556This ZIP1,556
Median age53.9This ZIP53.9North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$60,833This ZIP$60,833North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$242,600This ZIP$242,600North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$690This ZIP$690North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.5%This ZIP30.5%
Mean commute19.3 minThis ZIP19.3 min
Population density110.2 / sq miThis ZIP110.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments45This ZIP45
Employees208This ZIP208
Annual payroll$8,643,000This ZIP$8,643,000
Tax returns filed1,590This ZIP1,590
Total adjusted gross income$123,315,000This ZIP$123,315,000

Land area

Land area28.13 sq miThis ZIP28.13 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi

Counties 28676 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Surry County 76.2%
Wilkes County 23.8%

ZIP codes near 28676

ZIPCityDistance
28683 Thurmond, NC 5.1 mi
28621 Elkin, NC 5.5 mi
27017 Dobson, NC 6.5 mi
28642 Jonesville, NC 7.7 mi
28668 Roaring Gap, NC 9.2 mi
27031 White Plains, NC 9.4 mi
28670 Ronda, NC 10.0 mi
28685 Traphill, NC 10.4 mi
28669 Roaring River, NC 10.6 mi
27011 Boonville, NC 11.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28676?

28676 is in State Road, North Carolina, in Surry County, part of the Mount Airy, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.3319, -80.8553.

What county is 28676 in?

28676 spans 2 counties: Surry County and Wilkes County. Most of it falls in Surry County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 28676?

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

What time zone is 28676 in?

28676 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28676?

About 3,100 people live in ZIP code 28676, in 1,420 households, at 110.2 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 28676?

$60,833 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28676?

The closest are 28683 (5.1 mi), 28621 (5.5 mi), 27017 (6.5 mi), 28642 (7.7 mi) and 28668 (9.2 mi).

Is 28676 a PO Box ZIP code?

28676 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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