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28740

ZIP 28740 is Green Mountain, North Carolina, mostly in Yancey County; area code 828; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Yancey +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
2,158
Coordinates
36.0257, -82.3053
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Where 28740 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28740
  • 🔢 Type 28740 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhLBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,740 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 479. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000001000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28739 (Hendersonville, NC, 53 mi away) and 28741 (Highlands, NC, 84 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28740 becomes 04782, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02478, 02748, 02874, 04287, 07428, 07842, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84720 in Cedar City, UT, 1,710 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 65%.
  • 🎯924 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28740 and you would come out at 36.03°S, 97.69°E — 1,076 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 42m.
  • 📏 At 88.2 square miles of land, 28740 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 67 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,158This ZIP2,158
Households1,038This ZIP1,038
Housing units1,457This ZIP1,457
Median age53.5This ZIP53.5North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$48,214This ZIP$48,214North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$213,000This ZIP$213,000North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$972This ZIP$972North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.6%This ZIP18.6%
Mean commute33.1 minThis ZIP33.1 min
Population density24.5 / sq miThis ZIP24.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments16This ZIP16
Employees37This ZIP37
Annual payroll$1,478,000This ZIP$1,478,000
Tax returns filed950This ZIP950
Total adjusted gross income$55,515,000This ZIP$55,515,000

Land area

Land area88.16 sq miThis ZIP88.16 sq mi
Water area0.81 sq miThis ZIP0.81 sq mi

Counties 28740 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Yancey County 54.6%
Mitchell County 45.4%

ZIP codes near 28740

ZIPCityDistance
28705 Bakersville, NC 8.6 mi
28755 Micaville, NC 9.5 mi
37650 Erwin, TN 10.1 mi
28714 Burnsville, NC 10.2 mi
37692 Unicoi, TN 11.0 mi
28765 Penland, NC 13.0 mi
37657 Flag Pond, TN 14.3 mi
28754 Mars Hill, NC 15.6 mi
28777 Spruce Pine, NC 15.7 mi
37687 Roan Mountain, TN 15.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28740?

28740 is in Green Mountain, North Carolina, in Yancey County. Its published point location is 36.0257, -82.3053.

What county is 28740 in?

28740 spans 2 counties: Yancey County and Mitchell County. Most of it falls in Yancey 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 28740?

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

What time zone is 28740 in?

28740 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28740?

About 2,158 people live in ZIP code 28740, in 1,038 households, at 24.5 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 28740?

$48,214 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28740?

The closest are 28705 (8.6 mi), 28755 (9.5 mi), 37650 (10.1 mi), 28714 (10.2 mi) and 37692 (11 mi).

Is 28740 a PO Box ZIP code?

28740 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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