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28730

ZIP 28730 is Fairview, North Carolina, in Buncombe County; area code 828; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Buncombe
Metro area
Asheville, NC
Population
7,605
Coordinates
35.5314, -82.3598
☼ Live from 28730 — Fairview, NC

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Where 28730 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28730
  • 🔢 Type 28730 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OELBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,730 = 2 × 5 × 13 × 13 × 17. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000000111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28729 (Etowah, NC, 20 mi away) and 28731 (Flat Rock, NC, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28730 becomes 03782 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sunapee, NH, 770 miles away.
  • 👥 61 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02738, 02783, 02837, 02873, 03278, 03287, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83720 in Boise, ID, 1,872 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 65%.
  • 🎯934 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28730 and you would come out at 35.53°S, 97.64°E — 1,074 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
  • 📏 At 45.3 square miles of land, 28730 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 34 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,605This ZIP7,605
Households2,981This ZIP2,981
Housing units4,134This ZIP4,134
Median age53.5This ZIP53.5North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$102,900This ZIP$102,900North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$433,300This ZIP$433,300North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,197This ZIP$1,197North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher47.6%This ZIP47.6%
Mean commute25.2 minThis ZIP25.2 min
Population density167.8 / sq miThis ZIP167.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments225This ZIP225
Employees1,547This ZIP1,547
Annual payroll$76,590,000This ZIP$76,590,000
Tax returns filed4,800This ZIP4,800
Total adjusted gross income$487,524,000This ZIP$487,524,000

Land area

Land area45.33 sq miThis ZIP45.33 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 28730

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ZIP codes near 28730

ZIPCityDistance
28735 Gerton, NC 3.9 mi
28778 Swannanoa, NC 6.1 mi
28710 Bat Cave, NC 6.8 mi
28711 Black Mountain, NC 7.0 mi
28732 Fletcher, NC 7.3 mi
28770 Ridgecrest, NC 7.7 mi
28720 Chimney Rock, NC 8.0 mi
28813 Asheville, NC 8.3 mi
28757 Montreat, NC 8.7 mi
28805 Asheville, NC 8.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28730?

28730 is in Fairview, North Carolina, in Buncombe County, part of the Asheville, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.5314, -82.3598.

What county is 28730 in?

28730 lies in Buncombe County.

What area code is 28730?

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

What time zone is 28730 in?

28730 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28730?

About 7,605 people live in ZIP code 28730, in 2,981 households, at 167.8 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 28730?

$102,900 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28730?

The closest are 28735 (3.9 mi), 28778 (6.1 mi), 28710 (6.8 mi), 28711 (7 mi) and 28732 (7.3 mi).

Is 28730 a PO Box ZIP code?

28730 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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