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28713

ZIP 28713 is Bryson City, North Carolina, mostly in Swain County; area code 828; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Swain +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
8,425
Coordinates
35.3657, -83.5117
☼ Live from 28713 — Bryson City, NC

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Where 28713 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28713
  • 🔢 Type 28713 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EILBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,713 = 3 × 17 × 563. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000000101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28712 (Brevard, NC, 44 mi away) and 28714 (Burnsville, NC, 76 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28713 becomes 31782 — and that is a real ZIP code: Putney, GA, 267 miles away.
  • 👥 56 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12738, 12783, 12837, 12873, 13782, 13827, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83712 in Boise, ID, 1,815 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 61%.
  • 🎯879 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28713 and you would come out at 35.37°S, 96.49°E — 1,137 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 139.6 square miles of land, 28713 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 106 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,425This ZIP8,425
Households3,827This ZIP3,827
Housing units5,884This ZIP5,884
Median age47.1This ZIP47.1North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$50,882This ZIP$50,882North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$221,900This ZIP$221,900North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$732This ZIP$732North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.7%This ZIP23.7%
Mean commute24.2 minThis ZIP24.2 min
Population density60.4 / sq miThis ZIP60.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments259This ZIP259
Employees2,105This ZIP2,105
Annual payroll$70,733,000This ZIP$70,733,000
Tax returns filed4,020This ZIP4,020
Total adjusted gross income$232,127,000This ZIP$232,127,000

Land area

Land area139.58 sq miThis ZIP139.58 sq mi
Water area5.73 sq miThis ZIP5.73 sq mi

Counties 28713 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Swain County 99.8%
Macon County 0.2%

Other place names in 28713

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

ZIP codes near 28713

ZIPCityDistance
28702 Almond, NC 7.4 mi
28719 Cherokee, NC 10.0 mi
28789 Whittier, NC 11.3 mi
28781 Topton, NC 12.0 mi
28734 Franklin, NC 13.5 mi
28725 Dillsboro, NC 13.8 mi
28744 Franklin, NC 14.6 mi
28733 Fontana Dam, NC 15.5 mi
28788 Webster, NC 16.3 mi
28779 Sylva, NC 17.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28713?

28713 is in Bryson City, North Carolina, in Swain County. Its published point location is 35.3657, -83.5117.

What county is 28713 in?

28713 spans 2 counties: Swain County and Macon County. Most of it falls in Swain 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 28713?

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

What time zone is 28713 in?

28713 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28713?

About 8,425 people live in ZIP code 28713, in 3,827 households, at 60.4 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 28713?

$50,882 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28713?

The closest are 28702 (7.4 mi), 28719 (10 mi), 28789 (11.3 mi), 28781 (12 mi) and 28734 (13.5 mi).

Is 28713 a PO Box ZIP code?

28713 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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