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28745

ZIP 28745 is Lake Junaluska, North Carolina, in Haywood County; area code 828; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Haywood
Metro area
Waynesville, NC
Population
670
Coordinates
35.5221, -82.9740
☼ Live from 28745 — Lake Junaluska, NC

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Where 28745 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28745
  • 🔢 Type 28745 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ShLBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,745 = 5 × 5749. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000001001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28744 (Franklin, NC, 33 mi away) and 28746 (Lake Lure, NC, 46 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28745 becomes 54782, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 44 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24578, 24857, 27584, 27845, 28457, 28547, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84725 in Enterprise, UT, 1,708 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 63%.
  • 🎯902 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28745 and you would come out at 35.52°S, 97.03°E — 1,108 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
  • 📏 At 0.598 square miles of land, 28745 is bigger than 6% of ZIP codes — about 289 football fields.
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People and housing

Population670This ZIP670
Households249This ZIP249
Housing units640This ZIP640
Median age50.5This ZIP50.5North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$117,824This ZIP$117,824North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$356,600This ZIP$356,600North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher80.0%This ZIP80.0%
Mean commute17.2 minThis ZIP17.2 min
Population density1,120.4 / sq miThis ZIP1,120.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees288This ZIP288
Annual payroll$11,240,000This ZIP$11,240,000
Tax returns filed650This ZIP650
Total adjusted gross income$60,180,000This ZIP$60,180,000

Land area

Land area0.60 sq miThis ZIP0.60 sq mi
Water area0.31 sq miThis ZIP0.31 sq mi

Other place names in 28745

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ZIP codes near 28745

ZIPCityDistance
28738 Hazelwood, NC 4.1 mi
28786 Waynesville, NC 4.2 mi
28721 Clyde, NC 8.1 mi
28751 Maggie Valley, NC 8.3 mi
28716 Canton, NC 9.1 mi
28707 Balsam, NC 10.0 mi
28785 Waynesville, NC 13.0 mi
28723 Cullowhee, NC 14.5 mi
28715 Candler, NC 14.8 mi
28728 Enka, NC 15.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28745?

28745 is in Lake Junaluska, North Carolina, in Haywood County, part of the Waynesville, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.5221, -82.9740.

What county is 28745 in?

28745 lies in Haywood County.

What area code is 28745?

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

What time zone is 28745 in?

28745 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28745?

About 670 people live in ZIP code 28745, in 249 households, at 1,120.4 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 28745?

$117,824 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28745?

The closest are 28738 (4.1 mi), 28786 (4.2 mi), 28721 (8.1 mi), 28751 (8.3 mi) and 28716 (9.1 mi).

Is 28745 a PO Box ZIP code?

28745 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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