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28747

ZIP 28747 is Lake Toxaway, North Carolina, in Transylvania County; area code 828; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Transylvania
Metro area
Brevard, NC
Population
2,021
Coordinates
35.1456, -82.9173
☼ Live from 28747 — Lake Toxaway, NC

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Where 28747 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28747
  • 🔢 Type 28747 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhLBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,747 = 17 × 19 × 89. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000001001011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28746 (Lake Lure, NC, 48 mi away) and 28748 (Leicester, NC, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28747 becomes 74782, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27847, 27874, 28774, 47728, 47872, 48277, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84772 in Summit, UT, 1,671 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 63%.
  • 🎯916 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28747 and you would come out at 35.15°S, 97.08°E — 1,102 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 48.8 square miles of land, 28747 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 37 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,021This ZIP2,021
Households830This ZIP830
Housing units1,865This ZIP1,865
Median age48.9This ZIP48.9North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$66,000This ZIP$66,000North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$294,600This ZIP$294,600North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher27.9%This ZIP27.9%
Mean commute24.8 minThis ZIP24.8 min
Population density41.4 / sq miThis ZIP41.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments59This ZIP59
Employees382This ZIP382
Annual payroll$16,092,000This ZIP$16,092,000
Tax returns filed900This ZIP900
Total adjusted gross income$72,622,000This ZIP$72,622,000

Land area

Land area48.76 sq miThis ZIP48.76 sq mi
Water area0.83 sq miThis ZIP0.83 sq mi

ZIP codes near 28747

ZIPCityDistance
28772 Rosman, NC 4.6 mi
28774 Sapphire, NC 5.7 mi
28712 Brevard, NC 8.5 mi
28783 Tuckasegee, NC 8.9 mi
28708 Balsam Grove, NC 9.3 mi
28736 Glenville, NC 9.8 mi
29685 Sunset, SC 11.9 mi
28717 Cashiers, NC 12.0 mi
28723 Cullowhee, NC 12.8 mi
29676 Salem, SC 13.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28747?

28747 is in Lake Toxaway, North Carolina, in Transylvania County, part of the Brevard, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.1456, -82.9173.

What county is 28747 in?

28747 lies in Transylvania County.

What area code is 28747?

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

What time zone is 28747 in?

28747 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28747?

About 2,021 people live in ZIP code 28747, in 830 households, at 41.4 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 28747?

$66,000 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28747?

The closest are 28772 (4.6 mi), 28774 (5.7 mi), 28712 (8.5 mi), 28783 (8.9 mi) and 28708 (9.3 mi).

Is 28747 a PO Box ZIP code?

28747 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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