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Where 28692 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 28692 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZGgBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 28,692 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 797. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
111000000010100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28691 (Valle Crucis, NC, 8 mi away) and 28693 (Warrensville, NC, 19 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 28692 becomes 29682 — and that is a real ZIP code: Six Mile, SC, 117 miles away.
- 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22968, 26289, 26298, 28269, 28296, 28629, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96822 in Honolulu, HI, 4,601 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 67%.
- 🎯941 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28692 and you would come out at 36.31°S, 98.16°E — 1,054 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 41m.
- 📏 At 40.0 square miles of land, 28692 is bigger than 53% of ZIP codes — room for about 30 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 4,367This ZIP4,367 |
|---|---|
| Households | 2,228This ZIP2,228 |
| Housing units | 3,304This ZIP3,304 |
| Median age | 44.2This ZIP44.2North Carolina39.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $43,103This ZIP$43,103North Carolina$72,388US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $324,900This ZIP$324,900North Carolina$288,900US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $958This ZIP$958North Carolina$1,228US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 42.1%This ZIP42.1% |
| Mean commute | 24.6 minThis ZIP24.6 min |
| Population density | 109.2 / sq miThis ZIP109.2 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 77This ZIP77 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 304This ZIP304 |
| Annual payroll | $11,440,000This ZIP$11,440,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 1,800This ZIP1,800 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $125,827,000This ZIP$125,827,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 39.99 sq miThis ZIP39.99 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi |
Other place names in 28692
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 28692
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
28679 | Sugar Grove, NC | 3.8 mi |
28698 | Zionville, NC | 4.3 mi |
37691 | Trade, TN | 5.9 mi |
37640 | Butler, TN | 7.7 mi |
28691 | Valle Crucis, NC | 8.0 mi |
28604 | Banner Elk, NC | 9.5 mi |
37683 | Mountain City, TN | 9.6 mi |
28622 | Elk Park, NC | 10.3 mi |
28608 | Boone, NC | 11.3 mi |
28607 | Boone, NC | 12.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 28692?
28692 is in Vilas, North Carolina, in Watauga County, part of the Boone, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.3146, -81.8375.
What county is 28692 in?
28692 lies in Watauga County.
What area code is 28692?
Vilas uses area code 828, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 28692 in?
28692 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 28692?
About 4,367 people live in ZIP code 28692, in 2,228 households, at 109.2 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 28692?
$43,103 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.
What ZIP codes are near 28692?
The closest are 28679 (3.8 mi), 28698 (4.3 mi), 37691 (5.9 mi), 37640 (7.7 mi) and 28691 (8 mi).
Is 28692 a PO Box ZIP code?
28692 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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