28752
ZIP 28752 is Marion, 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
- 30,292
- Coordinates
- 35.7096, -82.0356
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Where 28752 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 28752 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZSLBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 28,752 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 599. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
111000001010000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28751 (Maggie Valley, NC, 63 mi away) and 28753 (Marshall, NC, 39 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 28752 becomes 25782, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22578, 25287, 25728, 25827, 27258, 27285, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85722 in Tucson, AZ, 1,667 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 66%.
- 🎯946 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28752 and you would come out at 35.71°S, 97.96°E — 1,058 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 44m.
- 📏 At 249.1 square miles of land, 28752 is bigger than 93% of ZIP codes — room for about 189 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 30,292This ZIP30,292 |
|---|---|
| Households | 12,424This ZIP12,424 |
| Housing units | 14,264This ZIP14,264 |
| Median age | 41.7This ZIP41.7North Carolina39.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $55,783This ZIP$55,783North Carolina$72,388US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $166,000This ZIP$166,000North Carolina$288,900US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $777This ZIP$777North Carolina$1,228US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 17.0%This ZIP17.0% |
| Mean commute | 23.5 minThis ZIP23.5 min |
| Population density | 121.6 / sq miThis ZIP121.6 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 636This ZIP636 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 11,114This ZIP11,114 |
| Annual payroll | $516,323,000This ZIP$516,323,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 12,610This ZIP12,610 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $683,827,000This ZIP$683,827,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 249.06 sq miThis ZIP249.06 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 1.70 sq miThis ZIP1.70 sq mi |
Counties 28752 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 | 99.9% |
| Rutherford County | 0.1% |
Other place names in 28752
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 28752
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
28737 | Glenwood, NC | 2.4 mi |
28761 | Nebo, NC | 7.3 mi |
28749 | Little Switzerland, NC | 9.7 mi |
28762 | Old Fort, NC | 10.1 mi |
28777 | Spruce Pine, NC | 13.8 mi |
28628 | Glen Alpine, NC | 14.5 mi |
28167 | Union Mills, NC | 14.7 mi |
28770 | Ridgecrest, NC | 14.9 mi |
28711 | Black Mountain, NC | 15.1 mi |
28765 | Penland, NC | 15.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 28752?
28752 is in Marion, North Carolina, in McDowell County, part of the Marion, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.7096, -82.0356.
What county is 28752 in?
28752 spans 2 counties: McDowell County and Rutherford 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 28752?
Marion uses area code 828, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 28752 in?
28752 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 28752?
About 30,292 people live in ZIP code 28752, in 12,424 households, at 121.6 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 28752?
$55,783 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.
What ZIP codes are near 28752?
The closest are 28737 (2.4 mi), 28761 (7.3 mi), 28749 (9.7 mi), 28762 (10.1 mi) and 28777 (13.8 mi).
Is 28752 a PO Box ZIP code?
28752 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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