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28718

ZIP 28718 is Cedar Mountain, North Carolina, in Transylvania County; area code 828; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Transylvania
Metro area
Brevard, NC
Population
654
Coordinates
35.1591, -82.6350
☼ Live from 28718 — Cedar Mountain, NC

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Where 28718 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28718
  • 🔢 Type 28718 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BILBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,718 = 2 × 83 × 173. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000000101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28717 (Cashiers, NC, 27 mi away) and 28719 (Cherokee, NC, 56 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28718 becomes 81782, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12788, 12878, 12887, 17882, 18827, 21788, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87821 in Datil, NM, 1,446 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 64%.
  • 🎯930 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28718 and you would come out at 35.16°S, 97.37°E — 1,086 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 20.2 square miles of land, 28718 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 15 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population654This ZIP654
Households315This ZIP315
Housing units328This ZIP328
Median age56.1This ZIP56.1North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$74,031This ZIP$74,031North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$234,600This ZIP$234,600North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher32.1%This ZIP32.1%
Mean commute29.0 minThis ZIP29.0 min
Population density32.3 / sq miThis ZIP32.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments15This ZIP15
Employees77This ZIP77
Annual payroll$3,072,000This ZIP$3,072,000
Tax returns filed320This ZIP320
Total adjusted gross income$26,424,000This ZIP$26,424,000

Land area

Land area20.23 sq miThis ZIP20.23 sq mi
Water area0.24 sq miThis ZIP0.24 sq mi

ZIP codes near 28718

ZIPCityDistance
29635 Cleveland, SC 5.7 mi
28766 Penrose, NC 6.3 mi
28712 Brevard, NC 7.7 mi
28790 Zirconia, NC 8.3 mi
29661 Marietta, SC 8.4 mi
28739 Hendersonville, NC 9.9 mi
28729 Etowah, NC 11.2 mi
28772 Rosman, NC 11.5 mi
28793 Hendersonville, NC 11.8 mi
29683 Slater, SC 12.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28718?

28718 is in Cedar Mountain, North Carolina, in Transylvania County, part of the Brevard, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.1591, -82.6350.

What county is 28718 in?

28718 lies in Transylvania County.

What area code is 28718?

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

What time zone is 28718 in?

28718 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28718?

About 654 people live in ZIP code 28718, in 315 households, at 32.3 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 28718?

$74,031 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28718?

The closest are 29635 (5.7 mi), 28766 (6.3 mi), 28712 (7.7 mi), 28790 (8.3 mi) and 29661 (8.4 mi).

Is 28718 a PO Box ZIP code?

28718 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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