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28690

ZIP 28690 is Valdese, North Carolina, in Burke County; area code 828; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Burke
Population
9,196
Coordinates
35.7327, -81.5742
☼ Live from 28690 — Valdese, NC

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Where 28690 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28690
  • 🔢 Type 28690 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OGgBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,690 = 2 × 5 × 19 × 151. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000000010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28689 (Union Grove, NC, 42 mi away) and 28691 (Valle Crucis, NC, 35 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28690 becomes 09682 — and that is a real ZIP code: APO AE, a military post office, 7,118 miles away.
  • 👥 42 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02896, 06829, 08629, 09628, 09682, 09826, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09682 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,118 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 68%.
  • 🎯969 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28690 and you would come out at 35.73°S, 98.43°E — 1,033 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 44m.
  • 📏 At 21.5 square miles of land, 28690 is bigger than 39% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,196This ZIP9,196
Households4,510This ZIP4,510
Housing units4,801This ZIP4,801
Median age51.2This ZIP51.2North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$67,000This ZIP$67,000North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$211,300This ZIP$211,300North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$810This ZIP$810North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.0%This ZIP32.0%
Mean commute22.6 minThis ZIP22.6 min
Population density426.8 / sq miThis ZIP426.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments140This ZIP140
Employees2,865This ZIP2,865
Annual payroll$131,755,000This ZIP$131,755,000
Tax returns filed4,040This ZIP4,040
Total adjusted gross income$237,979,000This ZIP$237,979,000

Land area

Land area21.54 sq miThis ZIP21.54 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi

Other place names in 28690

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ZIP codes near 28690

ZIPCityDistance
28619 Drexel, NC 2.6 mi
28671 Rutherford College, NC 2.9 mi
28666 Icard, NC 5.9 mi
28612 Connelly Springs, NC 6.1 mi
28680 Morganton, NC 6.9 mi
28637 Hildebran, NC 8.7 mi
28667 Rhodhiss, NC 8.8 mi
28638 Hudson, NC 9.5 mi
28655 Morganton, NC 10.1 mi
28630 Granite Falls, NC 11.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28690?

28690 is in Valdese, North Carolina, in Burke County, part of the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.7327, -81.5742.

What county is 28690 in?

28690 lies in Burke County.

What area code is 28690?

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

What time zone is 28690 in?

28690 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28690?

About 9,196 people live in ZIP code 28690, in 4,510 households, at 426.8 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 28690?

$67,000 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28690?

The closest are 28619 (2.6 mi), 28671 (2.9 mi), 28666 (5.9 mi), 28612 (6.1 mi) and 28680 (6.9 mi).

Is 28690 a PO Box ZIP code?

28690 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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