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28720

ZIP 28720 is Chimney Rock, North Carolina, in Rutherford County; area code 828; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Rutherford
Metro area
Forest City, NC
Population
138
Coordinates
35.4477, -82.2622
☼ Live from 28720 — Chimney Rock, NC

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Where 28720 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28720
  • 🔢 Type 28720 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZLBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,720 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 359. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000000110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28719 (Cherokee, NC, 71 mi away) and 28721 (Clyde, NC, 40 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28720 becomes 02782, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02827, 02872, 07822, 08722, 20782, 20827, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87022 in Isleta, NM, 1,377 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 66%.
  • 🎯941 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28720 and you would come out at 35.45°S, 97.74°E — 1,068 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 9.3 square miles of land, 28720 is bigger than 26% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population138This ZIP138
Households73This ZIP73
Housing units175This ZIP175
Median age58.1This ZIP58.1North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$63,438This ZIP$63,438North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$445,500This ZIP$445,500North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,717This ZIP$1,717North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.5%This ZIP29.5%
Mean commute12.0 minThis ZIP12.0 min
Population density14.9 / sq miThis ZIP14.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments17This ZIP17
Employees148This ZIP148
Annual payroll$4,983,000This ZIP$4,983,000

Land area

Land area9.28 sq miThis ZIP9.28 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 28720

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ZIP codes near 28720

ZIPCityDistance
28710 Bat Cave, NC 1.2 mi
28735 Gerton, NC 5.2 mi
28727 Edneyville, NC 5.8 mi
28746 Lake Lure, NC 6.0 mi
28792 Hendersonville, NC 7.0 mi
28756 Mill Spring, NC 7.0 mi
28730 Fairview, NC 8.0 mi
28732 Fletcher, NC 10.3 mi
28724 Dana, NC 10.4 mi
28711 Black Mountain, NC 10.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28720?

28720 is in Chimney Rock, North Carolina, in Rutherford County, part of the Forest City, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.4477, -82.2622.

What county is 28720 in?

28720 lies in Rutherford County.

What area code is 28720?

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

What time zone is 28720 in?

28720 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28720?

About 138 people live in ZIP code 28720, in 73 households, at 14.9 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 28720?

$63,438 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28720?

The closest are 28710 (1.2 mi), 28735 (5.2 mi), 28727 (5.8 mi), 28746 (6 mi) and 28792 (7 mi).

Is 28720 a PO Box ZIP code?

28720 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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