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28681

ZIP 28681 is Taylorsville, North Carolina, in Alexander County; area code 828; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Alexander
Population
25,566
Coordinates
35.9227, -81.2231
☼ Live from 28681 — Taylorsville, NC

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Where 28681 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28681
  • 🔢 Type 28681 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBgBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,681 = 23 × 29 × 43. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000000001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28680 (Morganton, NC, 29 mi away) and 28682 (Terrell, NC, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28681 becomes 18682, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12886, 16828, 16882, 18628, 18826, 26818, …). The farthest-flung twin is 88126 in Pep, NM, 1,261 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 70%.
  • 🎯982 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28681 and you would come out at 35.92°S, 98.78°E — 1,015 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
  • 📏 At 167.6 square miles of land, 28681 is bigger than 88% of ZIP codes — room for about 127 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population25,566This ZIP25,566
Households9,768This ZIP9,768
Housing units11,538This ZIP11,538
Median age43.9This ZIP43.9North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$60,977This ZIP$60,977North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$209,000This ZIP$209,000North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$736This ZIP$736North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.2%This ZIP15.2%
Mean commute24.8 minThis ZIP24.8 min
Population density152.5 / sq miThis ZIP152.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments429This ZIP429
Employees6,075This ZIP6,075
Annual payroll$226,673,000This ZIP$226,673,000
Tax returns filed10,610This ZIP10,610
Total adjusted gross income$689,641,000This ZIP$689,641,000

Land area

Land area167.64 sq miThis ZIP167.64 sq mi
Water area2.57 sq miThis ZIP2.57 sq mi

Other place names in 28681

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ZIP codes near 28681

ZIPCityDistance
28636 Hiddenite, NC 9.0 mi
28654 Moravian Falls, NC 10.0 mi
28606 Boomer, NC 10.1 mi
28678 Stony Point, NC 10.5 mi
28601 Hickory, NC 11.9 mi
28630 Granite Falls, NC 12.7 mi
28613 Conover, NC 12.8 mi
28699 Scotts, NC 13.6 mi
28610 Claremont, NC 14.1 mi
28697 Wilkesboro, NC 15.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28681?

28681 is in Taylorsville, North Carolina, in Alexander County, part of the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.9227, -81.2231.

What county is 28681 in?

28681 lies in Alexander County.

What area code is 28681?

Taylorsville uses area code 828, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 28681 in?

28681 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28681?

About 25,566 people live in ZIP code 28681, in 9,768 households, at 152.5 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 28681?

$60,977 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28681?

The closest are 28636 (9 mi), 28654 (10 mi), 28606 (10.1 mi), 28678 (10.5 mi) and 28601 (11.9 mi).

Is 28681 a PO Box ZIP code?

28681 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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