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28694

ZIP 28694 is West Jefferson, North Carolina, in Ashe County; area codes 336 and 743; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Ashe
Metro area
none
Population
7,626
Coordinates
36.3663, -81.4680
☼ Live from 28694 — West Jefferson, NC

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Where 28694 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28694
  • 🔢 Type 28694 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hGgBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,694 = 2 × 14347. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000000010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28693 (Warrensville, NC, 9 mi away) and 28697 (Wilkesboro, NC, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28694 becomes 49682 — and that is a real ZIP code: Suttons Bay, MI, 634 miles away.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24869, 24986, 28469, 28649, 29468, 29486, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96428 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,623 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 69%.
  • 🎯959 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28694 and you would come out at 36.37°S, 98.53°E — 1,035 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 41m.
  • 📏 At 69.9 square miles of land, 28694 is bigger than 69% of ZIP codes — room for about 53 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,626This ZIP7,626
Households3,678This ZIP3,678
Housing units4,847This ZIP4,847
Median age50.6This ZIP50.6North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$58,486This ZIP$58,486North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$273,200This ZIP$273,200North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$818This ZIP$818North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.0%This ZIP25.0%
Mean commute20.7 minThis ZIP20.7 min
Population density109.1 / sq miThis ZIP109.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments278This ZIP278
Employees3,313This ZIP3,313
Annual payroll$132,294,000This ZIP$132,294,000
Tax returns filed3,560This ZIP3,560
Total adjusted gross income$248,540,000This ZIP$248,540,000

Land area

Land area69.93 sq miThis ZIP69.93 sq mi
Water area0.51 sq miThis ZIP0.51 sq mi

Other place names in 28694

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ZIP codes near 28694

ZIPCityDistance
28640 Jefferson, NC 4.7 mi
28626 Fleetwood, NC 5.8 mi
28629 Glendale Springs, NC 6.2 mi
28684 Todd, NC 8.0 mi
28693 Warrensville, NC 8.9 mi
28651 Millers Creek, NC 9.8 mi
28617 Crumpler, NC 9.9 mi
28618 Deep Gap, NC 10.9 mi
28672 Scottville, NC 11.3 mi
28644 Laurel Springs, NC 11.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28694?

28694 is in West Jefferson, North Carolina, in Ashe County. Its published point location is 36.3663, -81.4680.

What county is 28694 in?

28694 lies in Ashe County.

What area code is 28694?

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

What time zone is 28694 in?

28694 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28694?

About 7,626 people live in ZIP code 28694, in 3,678 households, at 109.1 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 28694?

$58,486 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28694?

The closest are 28640 (4.7 mi), 28626 (5.8 mi), 28629 (6.2 mi), 28684 (8 mi) and 28693 (8.9 mi).

Is 28694 a PO Box ZIP code?

28694 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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