28679
ZIP 28679 is Sugar Grove, North Carolina, mostly in Watauga County; area code 828; Eastern time.
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Where 28679 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 28679 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLgBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 28,679 = 7 × 17 × 241. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
111000000000111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28678 (Stony Point, NC, 52 mi away) and 28680 (Morganton, NC, 36 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 28679 becomes 97682, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27698, 27869, 27896, 27968, 27986, 28697, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96278 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,042 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 67%.
- 🎯942 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28679 and you would come out at 36.26°S, 98.16°E — 1,054 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 41m.
- 📏 At 25.7 square miles of land, 28679 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 2,454This ZIP2,454 |
|---|---|
| Households | 952This ZIP952 |
| Housing units | 1,246This ZIP1,246 |
| Median age | 45.3This ZIP45.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $65,246This ZIP$65,246North Carolina$72,388US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $287,100This ZIP$287,100North Carolina$288,900US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,014This ZIP$1,014North Carolina$1,228US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 35.1%This ZIP35.1% |
| Mean commute | 34.7 minThis ZIP34.7 min |
| Population density | 95.7 / sq miThis ZIP95.7 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 39This ZIP39 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 183This ZIP183 |
| Annual payroll | $5,703,000This ZIP$5,703,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 840This ZIP840 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $57,638,000This ZIP$57,638,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 25.65 sq miThis ZIP25.65 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.22 sq miThis ZIP0.22 sq mi |
Counties 28679 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Watauga County | 96.1% |
| Avery County | 3.9% |
Other place names in 28679
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 28679
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
28692 | Vilas, NC | 3.8 mi |
28691 | Valle Crucis, NC | 4.9 mi |
28698 | Zionville, NC | 5.8 mi |
28604 | Banner Elk, NC | 5.8 mi |
28622 | Elk Park, NC | 7.5 mi |
37640 | Butler, TN | 8.8 mi |
37691 | Trade, TN | 8.8 mi |
28608 | Boone, NC | 9.7 mi |
28607 | Boone, NC | 11.2 mi |
28605 | Blowing Rock, NC | 12.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 28679?
28679 is in Sugar Grove, North Carolina, in Watauga County, part of the Boone, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.2602, -81.8403.
What county is 28679 in?
28679 spans 2 counties: Watauga County and Avery County. Most of it falls in Watauga 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 28679?
Sugar Grove uses area code 828, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 28679 in?
28679 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 28679?
About 2,454 people live in ZIP code 28679, in 952 households, at 95.7 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 28679?
$65,246 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.
What ZIP codes are near 28679?
The closest are 28692 (3.8 mi), 28691 (4.9 mi), 28698 (5.8 mi), 28604 (5.8 mi) and 28622 (7.5 mi).
Is 28679 a PO Box ZIP code?
28679 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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