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28685

ZIP 28685 is Traphill, North Carolina, in Wilkes County; area codes 336 and 743; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Wilkes
Population
2,181
Coordinates
36.3473, -81.0410
☼ Live from 28685 — Traphill, NC

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Where 28685 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28685
  • 🔢 Type 28685 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SBgBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,685 = 5 × 5737. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000000001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28684 (Todd, NC, 32 mi away) and 28687 (Statesville, NC, 40 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28685 becomes 58682, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25688, 25868, 26588, 28586, 28658, 56288, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85286 in Chandler, AZ, 1,752 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 67% 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 28685 and you would come out at 36.35°S, 98.96°E — 1,011 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 41m.
  • 📏 At 47.2 square miles of land, 28685 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 36 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,181This ZIP2,181
Households769This ZIP769
Housing units873This ZIP873
Median age35.1This ZIP35.1North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$46,406This ZIP$46,406North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$123,200This ZIP$123,200North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$776This ZIP$776North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher7.7%This ZIP7.7%
Mean commute38.8 minThis ZIP38.8 min
Population density46.2 / sq miThis ZIP46.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments15This ZIP15
Employees45This ZIP45
Annual payroll$1,779,000This ZIP$1,779,000
Tax returns filed750This ZIP750
Total adjusted gross income$44,753,000This ZIP$44,753,000

Land area

Land area47.17 sq miThis ZIP47.17 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 28685

ZIPCityDistance
28635 Hays, NC 4.8 mi
28668 Roaring Gap, NC 6.4 mi
28627 Glade Valley, NC 7.5 mi
28656 North Wilkesboro, NC 7.5 mi
28683 Thurmond, NC 7.8 mi
28669 Roaring River, NC 9.0 mi
28649 Mc Grady, NC 9.6 mi
28676 State Road, NC 10.4 mi
28659 North Wilkesboro, NC 10.9 mi
28675 Sparta, NC 12.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28685?

28685 is in Traphill, North Carolina, in Wilkes County, part of the North Wilkesboro, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.3473, -81.0410.

What county is 28685 in?

28685 lies in Wilkes County.

What area code is 28685?

Traphill uses area codes 336 and 743, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 28685 in?

28685 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28685?

About 2,181 people live in ZIP code 28685, in 769 households, at 46.2 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 28685?

$46,406 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28685?

The closest are 28635 (4.8 mi), 28668 (6.4 mi), 28627 (7.5 mi), 28656 (7.5 mi) and 28683 (7.8 mi).

Is 28685 a PO Box ZIP code?

28685 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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