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28721

ZIP 28721 is Clyde, North Carolina, in Haywood County; area code 828; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Haywood
Metro area
Waynesville, NC
Population
10,698
Coordinates
35.6338, -82.9308
☼ Live from 28721 — Clyde, NC

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Where 28721 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28721
  • 🔢 Type 28721 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZLBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,721 = 7 × 11 × 373. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000000110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28720 (Chimney Rock, NC, 40 mi away) and 28722 (Columbus, NC, 57 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28721 becomes 12782, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12827, 12872, 17228, 17822, 21278, 21287, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87122 in Albuquerque, NM, 1,324 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 63%.
  • 🎯901 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28721 and you would come out at 35.63°S, 97.07°E — 1,107 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
  • 📏 At 94.0 square miles of land, 28721 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 71 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,698This ZIP10,698
Households4,456This ZIP4,456
Housing units5,125This ZIP5,125
Median age44.3This ZIP44.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$62,279This ZIP$62,279North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$281,800This ZIP$281,800North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,186This ZIP$1,186North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.5%This ZIP27.5%
Mean commute24.2 minThis ZIP24.2 min
Population density113.8 / sq miThis ZIP113.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments195This ZIP195
Employees1,999This ZIP1,999
Annual payroll$107,905,000This ZIP$107,905,000
Tax returns filed4,890This ZIP4,890
Total adjusted gross income$319,522,000This ZIP$319,522,000

Land area

Land area94.00 sq miThis ZIP94.00 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 28721

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ZIP codes near 28721

ZIPCityDistance
28745 Lake Junaluska, NC 8.1 mi
28748 Leicester, NC 9.7 mi
28785 Waynesville, NC 11.8 mi
28743 Hot Springs, NC 11.8 mi
28738 Hazelwood, NC 12.1 mi
28786 Waynesville, NC 12.3 mi
28751 Maggie Valley, NC 13.8 mi
28716 Canton, NC 14.2 mi
28802 Asheville, NC 14.8 mi
28715 Candler, NC 14.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28721?

28721 is in Clyde, North Carolina, in Haywood County, part of the Waynesville, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.6338, -82.9308.

What county is 28721 in?

28721 lies in Haywood County.

What area code is 28721?

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

What time zone is 28721 in?

28721 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28721?

About 10,698 people live in ZIP code 28721, in 4,456 households, at 113.8 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 28721?

$62,279 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28721?

The closest are 28745 (8.1 mi), 28748 (9.7 mi), 28785 (11.8 mi), 28743 (11.8 mi) and 28738 (12.1 mi).

Is 28721 a PO Box ZIP code?

28721 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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