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28689

ZIP 28689 is Union Grove, North Carolina, mostly in Iredell County; area codes 704 and 980; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Iredell +3 more
Population
2,188
Coordinates
36.0431, -80.9332
☼ Live from 28689 — Union Grove, NC

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Where 28689 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28689
  • 🔢 Type 28689 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GBgBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,689 = 3 × 73 × 131. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000000010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28688 (Turnersburg, NC, 12 mi away) and 28690 (Valdese, NC, 42 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28689 becomes 98682 — and that is a real ZIP code: Vancouver, WA, 2,243 miles away.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (28698, 29688, 62889, 62898, 62988, 68928, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96828 in Honolulu, HI, 4,656 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯995 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28689 and you would come out at 36.04°S, 99.07°E — 1,001 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 42m.
  • 📏 At 45.3 square miles of land, 28689 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 34 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,188This ZIP2,188
Households758This ZIP758
Housing units876This ZIP876
Median age46.1This ZIP46.1North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$70,565This ZIP$70,565North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$157,100This ZIP$157,100North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$900This ZIP$900North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.5%This ZIP15.5%
Mean commute23.1 minThis ZIP23.1 min
Population density48.3 / sq miThis ZIP48.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments43This ZIP43
Employees326This ZIP326
Annual payroll$21,019,000This ZIP$21,019,000
Tax returns filed870This ZIP870
Total adjusted gross income$67,906,000This ZIP$67,906,000

Land area

Land area45.34 sq miThis ZIP45.34 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq miThis ZIP0.17 sq mi

Counties 28689 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Iredell County 64.2%
Wilkes County 17.1%
Yadkin County 10.1%
Alexander County 8.6%

ZIP codes near 28689

ZIPCityDistance
28660 Olin, NC 6.7 mi
27020 Hamptonville, NC 8.3 mi
28636 Hiddenite, NC 10.2 mi
28670 Ronda, NC 10.5 mi
28634 Harmony, NC 11.0 mi
28688 Turnersburg, NC 11.7 mi
28625 Statesville, NC 12.2 mi
28654 Moravian Falls, NC 12.7 mi
28669 Roaring River, NC 12.9 mi
28642 Jonesville, NC 14.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28689?

28689 is in Union Grove, North Carolina, in Iredell County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.0431, -80.9332.

What county is 28689 in?

28689 spans 4 counties: Iredell County, Wilkes County, Yadkin County and Alexander County. Most of it falls in Iredell 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 28689?

Union Grove uses area codes 704 and 980, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 28689 in?

28689 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28689?

About 2,188 people live in ZIP code 28689, in 758 households, at 48.3 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 28689?

$70,565 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28689?

The closest are 28660 (6.7 mi), 27020 (8.3 mi), 28636 (10.2 mi), 28670 (10.5 mi) and 28634 (11 mi).

Is 28689 a PO Box ZIP code?

28689 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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