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28714

ZIP 28714 is Burnsville, North Carolina, in Yancey County; area code 828; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Yancey
Metro area
none
Population
16,397
Coordinates
35.8783, -82.3049
☼ Live from 28714 — Burnsville, NC

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Where 28714 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28714
  • 🔢 Type 28714 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hILBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,714 = 2 × 7 × 7 × 293. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000000101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28713 (Bryson City, NC, 76 mi away) and 28715 (Candler, NC, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28714 becomes 41782, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12487, 12748, 12784, 12847, 12874, 14728, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84721 in Cedar City, UT, 1,702 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 65%.
  • 🎯927 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28714 and you would come out at 35.88°S, 97.70°E — 1,075 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
  • 📏 At 257.8 square miles of land, 28714 is bigger than 94% of ZIP codes — room for about 196 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,397This ZIP16,397
Households6,962This ZIP6,962
Housing units9,554This ZIP9,554
Median age49.1This ZIP49.1North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$58,998This ZIP$58,998North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$236,600This ZIP$236,600North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$859This ZIP$859North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.0%This ZIP25.0%
Mean commute27.0 minThis ZIP27.0 min
Population density63.6 / sq miThis ZIP63.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments340This ZIP340
Employees4,000This ZIP4,000
Annual payroll$166,026,000This ZIP$166,026,000
Tax returns filed6,930This ZIP6,930
Total adjusted gross income$445,043,000This ZIP$445,043,000

Land area

Land area257.78 sq miThis ZIP257.78 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 28714

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

ZIP codes near 28714

ZIPCityDistance
28755 Micaville, NC 5.3 mi
28709 Barnardsville, NC 8.5 mi
28740 Green Mountain, NC 10.2 mi
28765 Penland, NC 11.3 mi
28754 Mars Hill, NC 11.7 mi
28749 Little Switzerland, NC 11.9 mi
28777 Spruce Pine, NC 13.6 mi
28705 Bakersville, NC 13.8 mi
28787 Weaverville, NC 15.1 mi
28757 Montreat, NC 15.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28714?

28714 is in Burnsville, North Carolina, in Yancey County. Its published point location is 35.8783, -82.3049.

What county is 28714 in?

28714 lies in Yancey County.

What area code is 28714?

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

What time zone is 28714 in?

28714 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28714?

About 16,397 people live in ZIP code 28714, in 6,962 households, at 63.6 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 28714?

$58,998 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28714?

The closest are 28755 (5.3 mi), 28709 (8.5 mi), 28740 (10.2 mi), 28765 (11.3 mi) and 28754 (11.7 mi).

Is 28714 a PO Box ZIP code?

28714 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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