28704
ZIP 28704 is Arden, 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
- 24,138
- Coordinates
- 35.4614, -82.5708
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Where 28704 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 28704 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hOLBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 28,704 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 13 × 23. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
111000000100000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28702 (Almond, NC, 61 mi away) and 28705 (Bakersville, NC, 46 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 28704 becomes 40782, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02478, 02748, 02874, 04287, 07428, 07842, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84720 in Cedar City, UT, 1,704 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 64%.
- 🎯925 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28704 and you would come out at 35.46°S, 97.43°E — 1,085 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
- 📏 At 30.1 square miles of land, 28704 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 24,138This ZIP24,138 |
|---|---|
| Households | 8,810This ZIP8,810 |
| Housing units | 11,931This ZIP11,931 |
| Median age | 40.3This ZIP40.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $81,096This ZIP$81,096North Carolina$72,388US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $390,000This ZIP$390,000North Carolina$288,900US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,400This ZIP$1,400North Carolina$1,228US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 40.7%This ZIP40.7% |
| Mean commute | 20.4 minThis ZIP20.4 min |
| Population density | 801.1 / sq miThis ZIP801.1 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 843This ZIP843 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 17,611This ZIP17,611 |
| Annual payroll | $850,597,000This ZIP$850,597,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 12,440This ZIP12,440 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $1,093,506,000This ZIP$1,093,506,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 30.13 sq miThis ZIP30.13 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.71 sq miThis ZIP0.71 sq mi |
Counties 28704 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 | 93.6% |
| Henderson County | 6.4% |
Other place names in 28704
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 28704
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
28776 | Skyland, NC | 3.2 mi |
28813 | Asheville, NC | 4.7 mi |
28803 | Asheville, NC | 5.6 mi |
28759 | Mills River, NC | 5.6 mi |
28732 | Fletcher, NC | 7.1 mi |
28742 | Horse Shoe, NC | 7.1 mi |
28758 | Mountain Home, NC | 7.3 mi |
28760 | Naples, NC | 7.5 mi |
28806 | Asheville, NC | 7.9 mi |
28791 | Hendersonville, NC | 8.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 28704?
28704 is in Arden, North Carolina, in Buncombe County, part of the Asheville, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.4614, -82.5708.
What county is 28704 in?
28704 spans 2 counties: Buncombe County and Henderson 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 28704?
Arden uses area code 828, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 28704 in?
28704 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 28704?
About 24,138 people live in ZIP code 28704, in 8,810 households, at 801.1 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 28704?
$81,096 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.
What ZIP codes are near 28704?
The closest are 28776 (3.2 mi), 28813 (4.7 mi), 28803 (5.6 mi), 28759 (5.6 mi) and 28732 (7.1 mi).
Is 28704 a PO Box ZIP code?
28704 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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