28742
ZIP 28742 is Horse Shoe, 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
- 2,710
- Coordinates
- 35.3828, -82.6513
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Where 28742 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 28742 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhLBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 28,742 = 2 × 7 × 2053. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
111000001000110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28741 (Highlands, NC, 38 mi away) and 28743 (Hot Springs, NC, 32 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 28742 becomes 24782, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22748, 22847, 24827, 24872, 27248, 27284, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84722 in Central, UT, 1,716 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 64%.
- 🎯923 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28742 and you would come out at 35.38°S, 97.35°E — 1,089 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
- 📏 At 46.4 square miles of land, 28742 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 35 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 2,710This ZIP2,710 |
|---|---|
| Households | 1,123This ZIP1,123 |
| Housing units | 1,210This ZIP1,210 |
| Median age | 47.7This ZIP47.7North Carolina39.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $99,007This ZIP$99,007North Carolina$72,388US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $414,600This ZIP$414,600North Carolina$288,900US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 46.4%This ZIP46.4% |
| Mean commute | 26.1 minThis ZIP26.1 min |
| Population density | 58.4 / sq miThis ZIP58.4 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 67This ZIP67 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 510This ZIP510 |
| Annual payroll | $23,846,000This ZIP$23,846,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 1,490This ZIP1,490 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $114,522,000This ZIP$114,522,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 46.37 sq miThis ZIP46.37 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.24 sq miThis ZIP0.24 sq mi |
Counties 28742 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Henderson County | 98.8% |
| Transylvania County | 1.3% |
Other place names in 28742
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 28742
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
28759 | Mills River, NC | 3.5 mi |
28768 | Pisgah Forest, NC | 5.1 mi |
28729 | Etowah, NC | 5.1 mi |
28704 | Arden, NC | 7.1 mi |
28791 | Hendersonville, NC | 8.3 mi |
28728 | Enka, NC | 8.6 mi |
28758 | Mountain Home, NC | 8.8 mi |
28766 | Penrose, NC | 9.4 mi |
28715 | Candler, NC | 9.6 mi |
28760 | Naples, NC | 9.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 28742?
28742 is in Horse Shoe, North Carolina, in Henderson County, part of the Asheville, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.3828, -82.6513.
What county is 28742 in?
28742 spans 2 counties: Henderson County and Transylvania 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 28742?
Horse Shoe uses area code 828, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 28742 in?
28742 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 28742?
About 2,710 people live in ZIP code 28742, in 1,123 households, at 58.4 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 28742?
$99,007 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.
What ZIP codes are near 28742?
The closest are 28759 (3.5 mi), 28768 (5.1 mi), 28729 (5.1 mi), 28704 (7.1 mi) and 28791 (8.3 mi).
Is 28742 a PO Box ZIP code?
28742 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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