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28726

ZIP 28726 is East Flat Rock, North Carolina, in Henderson County; area code 828; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Henderson
Metro area
Asheville, NC
Population
4,363
Coordinates
35.2810, -82.4166
☼ Live from 28726 — East Flat Rock, NC

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Where 28726 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28726
  • 🔢 Type 28726 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZLBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,726 = 2 × 53 × 271. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000000110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28725 (Dillsboro, NC, 49 mi away) and 28727 (Edneyville, NC, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28726 becomes 62782, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (26278, 26287, 27268, 27628, 27826, 27862, …). The farthest-flung twin is 78226 in San Antonio, TX, 1,026 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 65%.
  • 🎯938 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28726 and you would come out at 35.28°S, 97.58°E — 1,075 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 2.5 square miles of land, 28726 is bigger than 13% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,363This ZIP4,363
Households1,539This ZIP1,539
Housing units1,549This ZIP1,549
Median age33.3This ZIP33.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$54,152This ZIP$54,152North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$198,400This ZIP$198,400North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$976This ZIP$976North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher9.1%This ZIP9.1%
Mean commute18.1 minThis ZIP18.1 min
Population density1,766.4 / sq miThis ZIP1,766.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments71This ZIP71
Employees1,166This ZIP1,166
Annual payroll$70,647,000This ZIP$70,647,000
Tax returns filed1,530This ZIP1,530
Total adjusted gross income$68,480,000This ZIP$68,480,000

Land area

Land area2.47 sq miThis ZIP2.47 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 28726

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

ZIP codes near 28726

ZIPCityDistance
28731 Flat Rock, NC 2.2 mi
28724 Dana, NC 4.1 mi
28784 Tuxedo, NC 4.4 mi
28793 Hendersonville, NC 5.0 mi
28739 Hendersonville, NC 6.3 mi
28773 Saluda, NC 6.8 mi
28790 Zirconia, NC 7.2 mi
28791 Hendersonville, NC 7.3 mi
28760 Naples, NC 7.9 mi
28758 Mountain Home, NC 7.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28726?

28726 is in East Flat Rock, North Carolina, in Henderson County, part of the Asheville, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.2810, -82.4166.

What county is 28726 in?

28726 lies in Henderson County.

What area code is 28726?

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

What time zone is 28726 in?

28726 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28726?

About 4,363 people live in ZIP code 28726, in 1,539 households, at 1,766.4 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 28726?

$54,152 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28726?

The closest are 28731 (2.2 mi), 28724 (4.1 mi), 28784 (4.4 mi), 28793 (5 mi) and 28739 (6.3 mi).

Is 28726 a PO Box ZIP code?

28726 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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