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Where 28707 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 28707 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LOLBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 28,707 = 3 × 7 × 1367. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
111000000100011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28705 (Bakersville, NC, 68 mi away) and 28708 (Balsam Grove, NC, 15 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 28707 becomes 70782 — and that is a real ZIP code: Tunica, LA, 577 miles away.
- 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02877, 07728, 07827, 20778, 20787, 20877, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87027 in La Jara, NM, 1,336 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 63%.
- 🎯901 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28707 and you would come out at 35.40°S, 96.93°E — 1,112 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
- 📏 At 11.1 square miles of land, 28707 is bigger than 29% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.4 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 461This ZIP461 |
|---|---|
| Households | 199This ZIP199 |
| Housing units | 349This ZIP349 |
| Median age | 51.3This ZIP51.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $334,000This ZIP$334,000North Carolina$288,900US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 29.9%This ZIP29.9% |
| Mean commute | 24.5 minThis ZIP24.5 min |
| Population density | 41.4 / sq miThis ZIP41.4 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 6This ZIP6 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 54This ZIP54 |
| Annual payroll | $575,000This ZIP$575,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 11.13 sq miThis ZIP11.13 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 28707
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
28738 | Hazelwood, NC | 6.0 mi |
28786 | Waynesville, NC | 6.2 mi |
28723 | Cullowhee, NC | 6.6 mi |
28751 | Maggie Valley, NC | 8.0 mi |
28779 | Sylva, NC | 8.6 mi |
28788 | Webster, NC | 9.4 mi |
28745 | Lake Junaluska, NC | 10.0 mi |
28783 | Tuckasegee, NC | 11.1 mi |
28725 | Dillsboro, NC | 11.4 mi |
28716 | Canton, NC | 12.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 28707?
28707 is in Balsam, North Carolina, in Jackson County. Its published point location is 35.3987, -83.0662.
What county is 28707 in?
28707 lies in Jackson County.
What area code is 28707?
Balsam uses area code 828, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 28707 in?
28707 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 28707?
About 461 people live in ZIP code 28707, in 199 households, at 41.4 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 28707?
The closest are 28738 (6 mi), 28786 (6.2 mi), 28723 (6.6 mi), 28751 (8 mi) and 28779 (8.6 mi).
Is 28707 a PO Box ZIP code?
28707 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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