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28735

ZIP 28735 is Gerton, North Carolina, in Henderson County; area code 828; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Henderson
Metro area
Asheville, NC
Population
124
Coordinates
35.4754, -82.3485
☼ Live from 28735 — Gerton, NC

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Where 28735 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28735
  • 🔢 Type 28735 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SELBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,735 = 5 × 7 × 821. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000000111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28734 (Franklin, NC, 65 mi away) and 28736 (Glenville, NC, 46 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28735 becomes 53782 — and that is a real ZIP code: Madison, WI, 646 miles away.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23857, 23875, 25387, 25837, 25873, 27358, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83725 in Boise, ID, 1,875 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 65%.
  • 🎯936 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28735 and you would come out at 35.48°S, 97.65°E — 1,073 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
  • 📏 At 4.1 square miles of land, 28735 is bigger than 17% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population124This ZIP124
Households89This ZIP89
Housing units190This ZIP190
Median age64.5This ZIP64.5North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median home value$398,900This ZIP$398,900North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher21.0%This ZIP21.0%
Population density30.6 / sq miThis ZIP30.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees6This ZIP6
Annual payroll$109,000This ZIP$109,000
Tax returns filed170This ZIP170
Total adjusted gross income$12,417,000This ZIP$12,417,000

Land area

Land area4.05 sq miThis ZIP4.05 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 28735

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

ZIP codes near 28735

ZIPCityDistance
28730 Fairview, NC 3.9 mi
28710 Bat Cave, NC 4.1 mi
28720 Chimney Rock, NC 5.2 mi
28727 Edneyville, NC 5.6 mi
28792 Hendersonville, NC 5.7 mi
28732 Fletcher, NC 5.7 mi
28813 Asheville, NC 8.8 mi
28776 Skyland, NC 9.7 mi
28711 Black Mountain, NC 9.7 mi
28760 Naples, NC 9.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28735?

28735 is in Gerton, North Carolina, in Henderson County, part of the Asheville, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.4754, -82.3485.

What county is 28735 in?

28735 lies in Henderson County.

What area code is 28735?

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

What time zone is 28735 in?

28735 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28735?

About 124 people live in ZIP code 28735, in 89 households, at 30.6 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 28735?

The closest are 28730 (3.9 mi), 28710 (4.1 mi), 28720 (5.2 mi), 28727 (5.6 mi) and 28792 (5.7 mi).

Is 28735 a PO Box ZIP code?

28735 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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