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28711

ZIP 28711 is Black Mountain, North Carolina, mostly in Buncombe County; area code 828; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Buncombe +3 more
Metro area
Asheville, NC
Population
12,663
Coordinates
35.6006, -82.2697
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Where 28711 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28711
  • 🔢 Type 28711 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IILBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 28711 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000000100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28710 (Bat Cave, NC, 10 mi away) and 28712 (Brevard, NC, 41 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28711 becomes 11782 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sayville, NY, 612 miles away.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11782, 12187, 12781, 12817, 12871, 17128, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87121 in Albuquerque, NM, 1,385 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 66%.
  • 🎯936 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28711 and you would come out at 35.60°S, 97.73°E — 1,070 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
  • 📏 At 103.9 square miles of land, 28711 is bigger than 79% of ZIP codes — room for about 79 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,663This ZIP12,663
Households5,107This ZIP5,107
Housing units7,351This ZIP7,351
Median age55.2This ZIP55.2North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$74,761This ZIP$74,761North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$370,200This ZIP$370,200North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,567This ZIP$1,567North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher54.1%This ZIP54.1%
Mean commute22.3 minThis ZIP22.3 min
Population density121.9 / sq miThis ZIP121.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments457This ZIP457
Employees6,467This ZIP6,467
Annual payroll$276,988,000This ZIP$276,988,000
Tax returns filed6,570This ZIP6,570
Total adjusted gross income$530,577,000This ZIP$530,577,000

Land area

Land area103.90 sq miThis ZIP103.90 sq mi
Water area0.57 sq miThis ZIP0.57 sq mi

Counties 28711 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Buncombe County 79.3%
McDowell County 10.7%
Rutherford County 9.2%
Henderson County 0.9%

Other place names in 28711

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ZIP codes near 28711

ZIPCityDistance
28770 Ridgecrest, NC 1.5 mi
28757 Montreat, NC 3.7 mi
28762 Old Fort, NC 5.1 mi
28730 Fairview, NC 7.0 mi
28778 Swannanoa, NC 7.3 mi
28735 Gerton, NC 9.7 mi
28710 Bat Cave, NC 9.9 mi
28746 Lake Lure, NC 10.5 mi
28720 Chimney Rock, NC 10.6 mi
28805 Asheville, NC 11.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28711?

28711 is in Black Mountain, North Carolina, in Buncombe County, part of the Asheville, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.6006, -82.2697.

What county is 28711 in?

28711 spans 4 counties: Buncombe County, McDowell County, Rutherford 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 28711?

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

What time zone is 28711 in?

28711 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28711?

About 12,663 people live in ZIP code 28711, in 5,107 households, at 121.9 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 28711?

$74,761 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28711?

The closest are 28770 (1.5 mi), 28757 (3.7 mi), 28762 (5.1 mi), 28730 (7 mi) and 28778 (7.3 mi).

Is 28711 a PO Box ZIP code?

28711 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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