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28693

ZIP 28693 is Warrensville, North Carolina, in Ashe County; area code 336; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Ashe
Metro area
none
Population
1,071
Coordinates
36.4718, -81.5590
☼ Live from 28693 — Warrensville, NC

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Where 28693 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28693
  • 🔢 Type 28693 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EGgBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,693 = 7 × 4099. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000000010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28692 (Vilas, NC, 19 mi away) and 28694 (West Jefferson, NC, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28693 becomes 39682, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23968, 28369, 28396, 29368, 29386, 29638, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96382 in FPO AA, a military post office, 7,210 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 68%.
  • 🎯952 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28693 and you would come out at 36.47°S, 98.44°E — 1,041 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 39m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 40m.
  • 📏 At 22.2 square miles of land, 28693 is bigger than 39% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,071This ZIP1,071
Households431This ZIP431
Housing units631This ZIP631
Median age38.4This ZIP38.4North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$62,596This ZIP$62,596North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$171,800This ZIP$171,800North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,094This ZIP$1,094North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.7%This ZIP14.7%
Mean commute37.7 minThis ZIP37.7 min
Population density48.3 / sq miThis ZIP48.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments21This ZIP21
Employees82This ZIP82
Annual payroll$2,638,000This ZIP$2,638,000
Tax returns filed640This ZIP640
Total adjusted gross income$33,987,000This ZIP$33,987,000

Land area

Land area22.16 sq miThis ZIP22.16 sq mi
Water area0.18 sq miThis ZIP0.18 sq mi

ZIP codes near 28693

ZIPCityDistance
28643 Lansing, NC 4.1 mi
28615 Creston, NC 6.2 mi
28694 West Jefferson, NC 8.9 mi
28631 Grassy Creek, NC 9.8 mi
28684 Todd, NC 9.9 mi
28640 Jefferson, NC 10.0 mi
24292 Whitetop, VA 10.8 mi
28617 Crumpler, NC 11.0 mi
37680 Laurel Bloomery, TN 11.7 mi
28626 Fleetwood, NC 12.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28693?

28693 is in Warrensville, North Carolina, in Ashe County. Its published point location is 36.4718, -81.5590.

What county is 28693 in?

28693 lies in Ashe County.

What area code is 28693?

Warrensville uses area code 336, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 28693 in?

28693 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28693?

About 1,071 people live in ZIP code 28693, in 431 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 28693?

$62,596 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28693?

The closest are 28643 (4.1 mi), 28615 (6.2 mi), 28694 (8.9 mi), 28631 (9.8 mi) and 28684 (9.9 mi).

Is 28693 a PO Box ZIP code?

28693 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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