28710
ZIP 28710 is Bat Cave, North Carolina, in Henderson County; area code 828; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Henderson
- Metro area
- Asheville, NC
- Population
- 78
- Coordinates
- 35.4569, -82.2797
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Where 28710 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 28710 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OILBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 28,710 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 11 × 29. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
111000000100110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28709 (Barnardsville, NC, 22 mi away) and 28711 (Black Mountain, NC, 10 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 28710 becomes 01782, 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, 1,439 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 66%.
- 🎯940 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28710 and you would come out at 35.46°S, 97.72°E — 1,069 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
- 📏 At 0.886 square miles of land, 28710 is bigger than 7% of ZIP codes — about 429 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 78This ZIP78 |
|---|---|
| Households | 42This ZIP42 |
| Housing units | 42This ZIP42 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 88.0 / sq miThis ZIP88.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 3This ZIP3 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 17This ZIP17 |
| Annual payroll | $969,000This ZIP$969,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.89 sq miThis ZIP0.89 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 28710
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
28720 | Chimney Rock, NC | 1.2 mi |
28735 | Gerton, NC | 4.1 mi |
28727 | Edneyville, NC | 5.5 mi |
28792 | Hendersonville, NC | 6.6 mi |
28746 | Lake Lure, NC | 6.8 mi |
28730 | Fairview, NC | 6.8 mi |
28756 | Mill Spring, NC | 8.0 mi |
28732 | Fletcher, NC | 9.4 mi |
28711 | Black Mountain, NC | 9.9 mi |
28724 | Dana, NC | 10.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 28710?
28710 is in Bat Cave, North Carolina, in Henderson County, part of the Asheville, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.4569, -82.2797.
What county is 28710 in?
28710 lies in Henderson County.
What area code is 28710?
Bat Cave uses area code 828, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 28710 in?
28710 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 28710?
About 78 people live in ZIP code 28710, in 42 households, at 88.0 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 28710?
The closest are 28720 (1.2 mi), 28735 (4.1 mi), 28727 (5.5 mi), 28792 (6.6 mi) and 28746 (6.8 mi).
Is 28710 a PO Box ZIP code?
28710 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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