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28716

ZIP 28716 is Canton, North Carolina, in Haywood County; area code 828; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Haywood
Metro area
Waynesville, NC
Population
16,863
Coordinates
35.4393, -82.8479
☼ Live from 28716 — Canton, NC

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Where 28716 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28716
  • 🔢 Type 28716 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gILBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,716 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 2393. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000000101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28715 (Candler, NC, 9 mi away) and 28717 (Cashiers, NC, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28716 becomes 61782, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 42 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12768, 12786, 16728, 16827, 16872, 17268, …). The farthest-flung twin is 82716 in Gillette, WY, 1,354 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 63%.
  • 🎯911 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28716 and you would come out at 35.44°S, 97.15°E — 1,100 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 158.7 square miles of land, 28716 is bigger than 87% of ZIP codes — room for about 120 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,863This ZIP16,863
Households7,297This ZIP7,297
Housing units8,724This ZIP8,724
Median age43.6This ZIP43.6North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$63,141This ZIP$63,141North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$237,800This ZIP$237,800North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$988This ZIP$988North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.1%This ZIP23.1%
Mean commute24.9 minThis ZIP24.9 min
Population density106.3 / sq miThis ZIP106.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments308This ZIP308
Employees4,208This ZIP4,208
Annual payroll$207,587,000This ZIP$207,587,000
Tax returns filed8,070This ZIP8,070
Total adjusted gross income$475,868,000This ZIP$475,868,000

Land area

Land area158.67 sq miThis ZIP158.67 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq miThis ZIP0.16 sq mi

Other place names in 28716

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

ZIP codes near 28716

ZIPCityDistance
28786 Waynesville, NC 8.1 mi
28728 Enka, NC 8.9 mi
28738 Hazelwood, NC 8.9 mi
28745 Lake Junaluska, NC 9.1 mi
28715 Candler, NC 9.2 mi
28768 Pisgah Forest, NC 11.2 mi
28708 Balsam Grove, NC 11.6 mi
28742 Horse Shoe, NC 11.7 mi
28707 Balsam, NC 12.6 mi
28723 Cullowhee, NC 12.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28716?

28716 is in Canton, North Carolina, in Haywood County, part of the Waynesville, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.4393, -82.8479.

What county is 28716 in?

28716 lies in Haywood County.

What area code is 28716?

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

What time zone is 28716 in?

28716 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28716?

About 16,863 people live in ZIP code 28716, in 7,297 households, at 106.3 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 28716?

$63,141 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28716?

The closest are 28786 (8.1 mi), 28728 (8.9 mi), 28738 (8.9 mi), 28745 (9.1 mi) and 28715 (9.2 mi).

Is 28716 a PO Box ZIP code?

28716 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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