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28715

ZIP 28715 is Candler, North Carolina, in Buncombe County; area code 828; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Buncombe
Metro area
Asheville, NC
Population
30,328
Coordinates
35.5120, -82.7117
☼ Live from 28715 — Candler, NC

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Where 28715 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28715
  • 🔢 Type 28715 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SILBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,715 = 5 × 5743. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000000101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28714 (Burnsville, NC, 34 mi away) and 28716 (Canton, NC, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28715 becomes 51782, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 48 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12578, 12758, 12785, 12857, 15278, 15728, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85172 in Stanfield, AZ, 1,675 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 64%.
  • 🎯916 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28715 and you would come out at 35.51°S, 97.29°E — 1,093 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
  • 📏 At 78.1 square miles of land, 28715 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 59 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population30,328This ZIP30,328
Households10,561This ZIP10,561
Housing units12,908This ZIP12,908
Median age41.6This ZIP41.6North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$71,716This ZIP$71,716North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$309,000This ZIP$309,000North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,216This ZIP$1,216North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.0%This ZIP31.0%
Mean commute23.3 minThis ZIP23.3 min
Population density388.6 / sq miThis ZIP388.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments484This ZIP484
Employees4,107This ZIP4,107
Annual payroll$190,392,000This ZIP$190,392,000
Tax returns filed12,780This ZIP12,780
Total adjusted gross income$955,611,000This ZIP$955,611,000

Land area

Land area78.05 sq miThis ZIP78.05 sq mi
Water area0.14 sq miThis ZIP0.14 sq mi

Other place names in 28715

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ZIP codes near 28715

ZIPCityDistance
28728 Enka, NC 0.9 mi
28806 Asheville, NC 6.7 mi
28802 Asheville, NC 8.1 mi
28704 Arden, NC 8.7 mi
28716 Canton, NC 9.2 mi
28742 Horse Shoe, NC 9.6 mi
28748 Leicester, NC 10.2 mi
28801 Asheville, NC 10.4 mi
28803 Asheville, NC 10.7 mi
28776 Skyland, NC 10.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28715?

28715 is in Candler, North Carolina, in Buncombe County, part of the Asheville, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.5120, -82.7117.

What county is 28715 in?

28715 lies in Buncombe County.

What area code is 28715?

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

What time zone is 28715 in?

28715 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28715?

About 30,328 people live in ZIP code 28715, in 10,561 households, at 388.6 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 28715?

$71,716 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28715?

The closest are 28728 (0.9 mi), 28806 (6.7 mi), 28802 (8.1 mi), 28704 (8.7 mi) and 28716 (9.2 mi).

Is 28715 a PO Box ZIP code?

28715 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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