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28748

ZIP 28748 is Leicester, North Carolina, mostly in Buncombe County; area code 828; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Buncombe +1 more
Metro area
Asheville, NC
Population
12,230
Coordinates
35.6549, -82.7603
☼ Live from 28748 — Leicester, NC

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Where 28748 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28748
  • 🔢 Type 28748 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhLBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,748 = 2 × 2 × 7187. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000001001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28747 (Lake Toxaway, NC, 36 mi away) and 28749 (Little Switzerland, NC, 39 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28748 becomes 84782 — and that is a real ZIP code: Veyo, UT, 1,713 miles away.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24878, 24887, 27884, 28478, 28784, 42788, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84728 in Garrison, UT, 1,718 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 64%.
  • 🎯910 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28748 and you would come out at 35.65°S, 97.24°E — 1,097 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 44m.
  • 📏 At 92.1 square miles of land, 28748 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 70 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,230This ZIP12,230
Households4,094This ZIP4,094
Housing units4,858This ZIP4,858
Median age38.6This ZIP38.6North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$59,013This ZIP$59,013North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$308,500This ZIP$308,500North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,187This ZIP$1,187North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.8%This ZIP22.8%
Mean commute29.4 minThis ZIP29.4 min
Population density132.8 / sq miThis ZIP132.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments168This ZIP168
Employees780This ZIP780
Annual payroll$33,653,000This ZIP$33,653,000
Tax returns filed5,970This ZIP5,970
Total adjusted gross income$372,257,000This ZIP$372,257,000

Land area

Land area92.10 sq miThis ZIP92.10 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 28748 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Buncombe County 89.1%
Madison County 10.9%

ZIP codes near 28748

ZIPCityDistance
28802 Asheville, NC 5.7 mi
28701 Alexander, NC 7.8 mi
28721 Clyde, NC 9.7 mi
28806 Asheville, NC 10.0 mi
28715 Candler, NC 10.2 mi
28728 Enka, NC 11.2 mi
28804 Asheville, NC 11.4 mi
28801 Asheville, NC 12.1 mi
28743 Hot Springs, NC 12.1 mi
28810 Asheville, NC 13.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28748?

28748 is in Leicester, North Carolina, in Buncombe County, part of the Asheville, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.6549, -82.7603.

What county is 28748 in?

28748 spans 2 counties: Buncombe County and Madison County. Most of it falls in Buncombe 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 28748?

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

What time zone is 28748 in?

28748 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28748?

About 12,230 people live in ZIP code 28748, in 4,094 households, at 132.8 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 28748?

$59,013 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28748?

The closest are 28802 (5.7 mi), 28701 (7.8 mi), 28721 (9.7 mi), 28806 (10 mi) and 28715 (10.2 mi).

Is 28748 a PO Box ZIP code?

28748 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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