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28708

ZIP 28708 is Balsam Grove, North Carolina, in Transylvania County; area code 828; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Transylvania
Metro area
Brevard, NC
Population
456
Coordinates
35.2710, -82.8598
☼ Live from 28708 — Balsam Grove, NC

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Where 28708 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28708
  • 🔢 Type 28708 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOLBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,708 = 2 × 2 × 7177. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000000100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28707 (Balsam, NC, 15 mi away) and 28709 (Barnardsville, NC, 44 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28708 becomes 80782, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02878, 02887, 07828, 07882, 08827, 08872, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87820 in Aragon, NM, 1,462 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 63%.
  • 🎯915 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28708 and you would come out at 35.27°S, 97.14°E — 1,100 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 48.4 square miles of land, 28708 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 37 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population456This ZIP456
Households174This ZIP174
Housing units374This ZIP374
Median age44.2This ZIP44.2North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$70,435This ZIP$70,435North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$242,900This ZIP$242,900North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher15.4%This ZIP15.4%
Mean commute41.6 minThis ZIP41.6 min
Population density9.4 / sq miThis ZIP9.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees36This ZIP36
Annual payroll$1,283,000This ZIP$1,283,000
Tax returns filed230This ZIP230
Total adjusted gross income$12,138,000This ZIP$12,138,000

Land area

Land area48.41 sq miThis ZIP48.41 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 28708

ZIPCityDistance
28712 Brevard, NC 8.4 mi
28723 Cullowhee, NC 9.2 mi
28772 Rosman, NC 9.2 mi
28747 Lake Toxaway, NC 9.3 mi
28783 Tuckasegee, NC 9.3 mi
28768 Pisgah Forest, NC 9.4 mi
28716 Canton, NC 11.6 mi
28766 Penrose, NC 13.7 mi
28742 Horse Shoe, NC 14.1 mi
28736 Glenville, NC 14.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28708?

28708 is in Balsam Grove, North Carolina, in Transylvania County, part of the Brevard, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.2710, -82.8598.

What county is 28708 in?

28708 lies in Transylvania County.

What area code is 28708?

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

What time zone is 28708 in?

28708 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28708?

About 456 people live in ZIP code 28708, in 174 households, at 9.4 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 28708?

$70,435 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28708?

The closest are 28712 (8.4 mi), 28723 (9.2 mi), 28772 (9.2 mi), 28747 (9.3 mi) and 28783 (9.3 mi).

Is 28708 a PO Box ZIP code?

28708 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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