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28682

ZIP 28682 is Terrell, North Carolina, in Catawba County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Catawba
Population
1,701
Coordinates
35.5883, -80.9652
☼ Live from 28682 — Terrell, NC

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Where 28682 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28682
  • 🔢 Type 28682 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZBgBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ⇆28682 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,682 = 2 × 14341. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000000001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28681 (Taylorsville, NC, 27 mi away) and 28683 (Thurmond, NC, 56 mi away).
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (26288, 28628, 62288, 62828, 62882, 68822, …). The farthest-flung twin is 88262 in Mcdonald, NM, 1,288 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯1,004 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28682 and you would come out at 35.59°S, 99.03°E — 997 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
  • 📏 At 3.8 square miles of land, 28682 is bigger than 16% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,701This ZIP1,701
Households637This ZIP637
Housing units901This ZIP901
Median age55.4This ZIP55.4North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$129,390This ZIP$129,390North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$436,600This ZIP$436,600North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,458This ZIP$1,458North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher37.6%This ZIP37.6%
Mean commute46.9 minThis ZIP46.9 min
Population density444.6 / sq miThis ZIP444.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments45This ZIP45
Employees336This ZIP336
Annual payroll$31,001,000This ZIP$31,001,000
Tax returns filed850This ZIP850
Total adjusted gross income$112,985,000This ZIP$112,985,000

Land area

Land area3.83 sq miThis ZIP3.83 sq mi
Water area2.97 sq miThis ZIP2.97 sq mi

Other place names in 28682

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ZIP codes near 28682

ZIPCityDistance
28673 Sherrills Ford, NC 2.8 mi
28117 Mooresville, NC 4.1 mi
28037 Denver, NC 7.1 mi
28123 Mount Mourne, NC 7.3 mi
28609 Catawba, NC 8.1 mi
28166 Troutman, NC 8.2 mi
28031 Cornelius, NC 8.8 mi
28035 Davidson, NC 9.0 mi
28010 Barium Springs, NC 9.8 mi
28677 Statesville, NC 10.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28682?

28682 is in Terrell, North Carolina, in Catawba County, part of the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.5883, -80.9652.

What county is 28682 in?

28682 lies in Catawba County.

What time zone is 28682 in?

28682 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28682?

About 1,701 people live in ZIP code 28682, in 637 households, at 444.6 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 28682?

$129,390 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28682?

The closest are 28673 (2.8 mi), 28117 (4.1 mi), 28037 (7.1 mi), 28123 (7.3 mi) and 28609 (8.1 mi).

Is 28682 a PO Box ZIP code?

28682 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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