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28705

ZIP 28705 is Bakersville, North Carolina, mostly in Mitchell County; area code 828; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Mitchell +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
6,732
Coordinates
36.0352, -82.1515
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Where 28705 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28705
  • 🔢 Type 28705 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOLBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,705 = 5 × 5741. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000000100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28704 (Arden, NC, 46 mi away) and 28707 (Balsam, NC, 68 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28705 becomes 50782, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 56 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02857, 02875, 05827, 05872, 07825, 07852, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85072 in Phoenix, AZ, 1,702 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 66%.
  • 🎯931 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28705 and you would come out at 36.04°S, 97.85°E — 1,068 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 42m.
  • 📏 At 124.2 square miles of land, 28705 is bigger than 83% of ZIP codes — room for about 94 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,732This ZIP6,732
Households2,739This ZIP2,739
Housing units3,875This ZIP3,875
Median age44.5This ZIP44.5North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$54,858This ZIP$54,858North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$220,600This ZIP$220,600North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$864This ZIP$864North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.1%This ZIP26.1%
Mean commute25.1 minThis ZIP25.1 min
Population density54.2 / sq miThis ZIP54.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments88This ZIP88
Employees918This ZIP918
Annual payroll$40,051,000This ZIP$40,051,000
Tax returns filed2,580This ZIP2,580
Total adjusted gross income$148,281,000This ZIP$148,281,000

Land area

Land area124.18 sq miThis ZIP124.18 sq mi
Water area0.35 sq miThis ZIP0.35 sq mi

Counties 28705 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Mitchell County 99.7%
Yancey County 0.3%

Other place names in 28705

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 28705

ZIPCityDistance
28664 Plumtree, NC 8.1 mi
28765 Penland, NC 8.2 mi
28740 Green Mountain, NC 8.6 mi
28755 Micaville, NC 9.5 mi
28652 Minneapolis, NC 10.0 mi
28777 Spruce Pine, NC 10.0 mi
37687 Roan Mountain, TN 10.4 mi
28657 Newland, NC 11.7 mi
28616 Crossnore, NC 12.4 mi
28647 Linville Falls, NC 12.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28705?

28705 is in Bakersville, North Carolina, in Mitchell County. Its published point location is 36.0352, -82.1515.

What county is 28705 in?

28705 spans 2 counties: Mitchell County and Yancey County. Most of it falls in Mitchell 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 28705?

Bakersville uses area code 828, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 28705 in?

28705 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28705?

About 6,732 people live in ZIP code 28705, in 2,739 households, at 54.2 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 28705?

$54,858 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28705?

The closest are 28664 (8.1 mi), 28765 (8.2 mi), 28740 (8.6 mi), 28755 (9.5 mi) and 28652 (10 mi).

Is 28705 a PO Box ZIP code?

28705 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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