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28751

ZIP 28751 is Maggie Valley, North Carolina, mostly in Haywood County; area code 828; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Haywood +1 more
Metro area
Waynesville, NC
Population
4,159
Coordinates
35.5055, -83.1196
☼ Live from 28751 — Maggie Valley, NC

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Where 28751 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28751
  • 🔢 Type 28751 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ISLBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 28751 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000001001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28750 (Lynn, NC, 53 mi away) and 28752 (Marion, NC, 63 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28751 becomes 15782, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 48 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12578, 12758, 12785, 12857, 15278, 15728, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85172 in Stanfield, AZ, 1,652 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 63%.
  • 🎯895 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28751 and you would come out at 35.51°S, 96.88°E — 1,116 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
  • 📏 At 45.7 square miles of land, 28751 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 35 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,159This ZIP4,159
Households1,859This ZIP1,859
Housing units4,191This ZIP4,191
Median age58.1This ZIP58.1North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$69,057This ZIP$69,057North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$313,500This ZIP$313,500North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,018This ZIP$1,018North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.8%This ZIP33.8%
Mean commute27.5 minThis ZIP27.5 min
Population density91.0 / sq miThis ZIP91.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments137This ZIP137
Employees1,054This ZIP1,054
Annual payroll$27,351,000This ZIP$27,351,000
Tax returns filed2,150This ZIP2,150
Total adjusted gross income$148,208,000This ZIP$148,208,000

Land area

Land area45.70 sq miThis ZIP45.70 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 28751 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Haywood County 78.3%
Jackson County 21.7%

Other place names in 28751

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 28751

ZIPCityDistance
28738 Hazelwood, NC 7.1 mi
28786 Waynesville, NC 7.9 mi
28707 Balsam, NC 8.0 mi
28745 Lake Junaluska, NC 8.3 mi
28785 Waynesville, NC 10.3 mi
28779 Sylva, NC 11.5 mi
28725 Dillsboro, NC 11.9 mi
28788 Webster, NC 12.2 mi
28789 Whittier, NC 13.0 mi
28721 Clyde, NC 13.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28751?

28751 is in Maggie Valley, North Carolina, in Haywood County, part of the Waynesville, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.5055, -83.1196.

What county is 28751 in?

28751 spans 2 counties: Haywood County and Jackson County. Most of it falls in Haywood 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 28751?

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

What time zone is 28751 in?

28751 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28751?

About 4,159 people live in ZIP code 28751, in 1,859 households, at 91.0 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 28751?

$69,057 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28751?

The closest are 28738 (7.1 mi), 28786 (7.9 mi), 28707 (8 mi), 28745 (8.3 mi) and 28785 (10.3 mi).

Is 28751 a PO Box ZIP code?

28751 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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