28701
ZIP 28701 is Alexander, North Carolina, mostly in Buncombe County; area code 828; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Buncombe +1 more
- Metro area
- Asheville, NC
- Population
- 5,786
- Coordinates
- 35.7051, -82.6365
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Where 28701 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 28701 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOLBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 28,701 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 1063. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
111000000011101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28699 (Scotts, NC, 92 mi away) and 28702 (Almond, NC, 61 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 28701 becomes 10782, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 67 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01827, 02187, 02718, 02817, 02871, 07821, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87021 in Milan, NM, 1,417 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 64%.
- 🎯915 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28701 and you would come out at 35.71°S, 97.36°E — 1,091 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 44m.
- 📏 At 18.1 square miles of land, 28701 is bigger than 36% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 5,786This ZIP5,786 |
|---|---|
| Households | 1,710This ZIP1,710 |
| Housing units | 1,935This ZIP1,935 |
| Median age | 40.7This ZIP40.7North Carolina39.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $108,125This ZIP$108,125North Carolina$72,388US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $324,300This ZIP$324,300North Carolina$288,900US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,128This ZIP$1,128North Carolina$1,228US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 44.9%This ZIP44.9% |
| Mean commute | 22.1 minThis ZIP22.1 min |
| Population density | 319.0 / sq miThis ZIP319.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 55This ZIP55 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 157This ZIP157 |
| Annual payroll | $8,427,000This ZIP$8,427,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 2,050This ZIP2,050 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $146,137,000This ZIP$146,137,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 18.14 sq miThis ZIP18.14 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.44 sq miThis ZIP0.44 sq mi |
Counties 28701 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Buncombe County | 96.0% |
| Madison County | 4.0% |
Other place names in 28701
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 28701
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
28802 | Asheville, NC | 5.9 mi |
28804 | Asheville, NC | 6.1 mi |
28787 | Weaverville, NC | 7.2 mi |
28748 | Leicester, NC | 7.8 mi |
28810 | Asheville, NC | 8.4 mi |
28815 | Asheville, NC | 8.4 mi |
28816 | Asheville, NC | 8.4 mi |
28814 | Asheville, NC | 8.5 mi |
28801 | Asheville, NC | 8.8 mi |
28806 | Asheville, NC | 9.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 28701?
28701 is in Alexander, North Carolina, in Buncombe County, part of the Asheville, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.7051, -82.6365.
What county is 28701 in?
28701 spans 2 counties: Buncombe County and Madison County. Most of it falls in Buncombe 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 28701?
Alexander uses area code 828, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 28701 in?
28701 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 28701?
About 5,786 people live in ZIP code 28701, in 1,710 households, at 319.0 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 28701?
$108,125 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.
What ZIP codes are near 28701?
The closest are 28802 (5.9 mi), 28804 (6.1 mi), 28787 (7.2 mi), 28748 (7.8 mi) and 28810 (8.4 mi).
Is 28701 a PO Box ZIP code?
28701 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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