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28729

ZIP 28729 is Etowah, North Carolina, in Henderson County; area code 828; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Henderson
Metro area
Asheville, NC
Population
3,681
Coordinates
35.3196, -82.6029
☼ Live from 28729 — Etowah, NC

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Where 28729 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28729
  • 🔢 Type 28729 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZLBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 28729 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000000111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28728 (Enka, NC, 14 mi away) and 28730 (Fairview, NC, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28729 becomes 92782 — and that is a real ZIP code: Tustin, CA, 1,996 miles away.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22987, 27289, 27298, 27829, 27892, 27928, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98227 in Bellingham, WA, 2,215 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 64%.
  • 🎯927 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28729 and you would come out at 35.32°S, 97.40°E — 1,086 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 4.2 square miles of land, 28729 is bigger than 17% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,681This ZIP3,681
Households1,427This ZIP1,427
Housing units1,533This ZIP1,533
Median age44.9This ZIP44.9North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$84,413This ZIP$84,413North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$321,000This ZIP$321,000North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,714This ZIP$1,714North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.8%This ZIP32.8%
Mean commute25.5 minThis ZIP25.5 min
Population density886.6 / sq miThis ZIP886.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments81This ZIP81
Employees603This ZIP603
Annual payroll$22,328,000This ZIP$22,328,000
Tax returns filed1,920This ZIP1,920
Total adjusted gross income$136,071,000This ZIP$136,071,000

Land area

Land area4.15 sq miThis ZIP4.15 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 28729

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ZIP codes near 28729

ZIPCityDistance
28759 Mills River, NC 4.3 mi
28766 Penrose, NC 4.9 mi
28742 Horse Shoe, NC 5.1 mi
28739 Hendersonville, NC 5.2 mi
28768 Pisgah Forest, NC 5.9 mi
28793 Hendersonville, NC 5.9 mi
28791 Hendersonville, NC 6.0 mi
28758 Mountain Home, NC 7.1 mi
28760 Naples, NC 8.1 mi
28704 Arden, NC 10.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28729?

28729 is in Etowah, North Carolina, in Henderson County, part of the Asheville, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.3196, -82.6029.

What county is 28729 in?

28729 lies in Henderson County.

What area code is 28729?

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

What time zone is 28729 in?

28729 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28729?

About 3,681 people live in ZIP code 28729, in 1,427 households, at 886.6 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 28729?

$84,413 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28729?

The closest are 28759 (4.3 mi), 28766 (4.9 mi), 28742 (5.1 mi), 28739 (5.2 mi) and 28768 (5.9 mi).

Is 28729 a PO Box ZIP code?

28729 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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