28749
ZIP 28749 is Little Switzerland, North Carolina, mostly in McDowell County; area code 828; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- McDowell +1 more
- Metro area
- Marion, NC
- Population
- 0
- Coordinates
- 35.8410, -82.0979
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Where 28749 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 28749 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhLBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 28,749 = 3 × 7 × 37 × 37. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
111000001001101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28748 (Leicester, NC, 39 mi away) and 28750 (Lynn, NC, 43 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 28749 becomes 94782, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24879, 27498, 27849, 27894, 27948, 28479, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98247 in Everson, WA, 2,210 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 66%.
- 🎯939 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28749 and you would come out at 35.84°S, 97.90°E — 1,063 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
- 📏 At 1.2 square miles of land, 28749 is bigger than 9% of ZIP codes — about 566 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 0 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 33This ZIP33 |
| Population density | 0.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 12This ZIP12 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 42This ZIP42 |
| Annual payroll | $3,832,000This ZIP$3,832,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 1.17 sq miThis ZIP1.17 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Counties 28749 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| McDowell County | 72.9% |
| Mitchell County | 27.1% |
ZIP codes near 28749
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
28777 | Spruce Pine, NC | 5.0 mi |
28765 | Penland, NC | 5.6 mi |
28737 | Glenwood, NC | 7.4 mi |
28755 | Micaville, NC | 8.1 mi |
28752 | Marion, NC | 9.7 mi |
28714 | Burnsville, NC | 11.9 mi |
28647 | Linville Falls, NC | 11.9 mi |
28705 | Bakersville, NC | 13.7 mi |
28641 | Jonas Ridge, NC | 14.7 mi |
28664 | Plumtree, NC | 14.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 28749?
28749 is in Little Switzerland, North Carolina, in McDowell County, part of the Marion, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.8410, -82.0979.
What county is 28749 in?
28749 spans 2 counties: McDowell County and Mitchell County. Most of it falls in McDowell 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 28749?
Little Switzerland uses area code 828, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 28749 in?
28749 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 28749?
About 0 people live in ZIP code 28749. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 28749?
The closest are 28777 (5 mi), 28765 (5.6 mi), 28737 (7.4 mi), 28755 (8.1 mi) and 28752 (9.7 mi).
Is 28749 a PO Box ZIP code?
28749 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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