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28731

ZIP 28731 is Flat Rock, North Carolina, mostly in Henderson County; area code 828; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Henderson +1 more
Metro area
Asheville, NC
Population
8,672
Coordinates
35.2935, -82.3803
☼ Live from 28731 — Flat Rock, NC

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Where 28731 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28731
  • 🔢 Type 28731 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IELBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,731 = 3 × 61 × 157. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000000111011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28730 (Fairview, NC, 16 mi away) and 28732 (Fletcher, NC, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28731 becomes 13782 — and that is a real ZIP code: Hamden, NY, 619 miles away.
  • 👥 56 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12738, 12783, 12837, 12873, 13782, 13827, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83712 in Boise, ID, 1,873 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 65%.
  • 🎯939 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28731 and you would come out at 35.29°S, 97.62°E — 1,073 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 33.1 square miles of land, 28731 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,672This ZIP8,672
Households3,783This ZIP3,783
Housing units4,495This ZIP4,495
Median age54.9This ZIP54.9North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$66,309This ZIP$66,309North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$402,300This ZIP$402,300North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,005This ZIP$1,005North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher41.1%This ZIP41.1%
Mean commute22.0 minThis ZIP22.0 min
Population density261.9 / sq miThis ZIP261.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments205This ZIP205
Employees2,577This ZIP2,577
Annual payroll$104,930,000This ZIP$104,930,000
Tax returns filed4,670This ZIP4,670
Total adjusted gross income$410,605,000This ZIP$410,605,000

Land area

Land area33.12 sq miThis ZIP33.12 sq mi
Water area0.14 sq miThis ZIP0.14 sq mi

Counties 28731 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Henderson County 80.5%
Polk County 19.5%

Other place names in 28731

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

ZIP codes near 28731

ZIPCityDistance
28726 East Flat Rock, NC 2.2 mi
28724 Dana, NC 2.5 mi
28773 Saluda, NC 5.2 mi
28784 Tuxedo, NC 5.7 mi
28793 Hendersonville, NC 7.0 mi
28792 Hendersonville, NC 7.0 mi
28727 Edneyville, NC 7.3 mi
28760 Naples, NC 8.3 mi
28791 Hendersonville, NC 8.4 mi
28739 Hendersonville, NC 8.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28731?

28731 is in Flat Rock, North Carolina, in Henderson County, part of the Asheville, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.2935, -82.3803.

What county is 28731 in?

28731 spans 2 counties: Henderson County and Polk County. Most of it falls in Henderson County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 28731?

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

What time zone is 28731 in?

28731 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28731?

About 8,672 people live in ZIP code 28731, in 3,783 households, at 261.9 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 28731?

$66,309 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28731?

The closest are 28726 (2.2 mi), 28724 (2.5 mi), 28773 (5.2 mi), 28784 (5.7 mi) and 28793 (7 mi).

Is 28731 a PO Box ZIP code?

28731 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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