28759
ZIP 28759 is Mills River, North Carolina, mostly in Henderson County; area code 828; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Henderson +1 more
- Metro area
- Asheville, NC
- Population
- 7,555
- Coordinates
- 35.3813, -82.5889
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Where 28759 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 28759 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSLBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 28759 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
111000001010111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28758 (Mountain Home, NC, 5 mi away) and 28760 (Naples, NC, 6 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 28759 becomes 95782, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25879, 25978, 27589, 27895, 27958, 27985, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98527 in Bay Center, WA, 2,260 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 64%.
- 🎯926 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28759 and you would come out at 35.38°S, 97.41°E — 1,085 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
- 📏 At 24.5 square miles of land, 28759 is bigger than 41% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 7,555This ZIP7,555 |
|---|---|
| Households | 2,856This ZIP2,856 |
| Housing units | 3,333This ZIP3,333 |
| Median age | 46.8This ZIP46.8North Carolina39.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $107,609This ZIP$107,609North Carolina$72,388US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $444,300This ZIP$444,300North Carolina$288,900US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,551This ZIP$1,551North Carolina$1,228US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 44.2%This ZIP44.2% |
| Mean commute | 20.8 minThis ZIP20.8 min |
| Population density | 308.4 / sq miThis ZIP308.4 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 220This ZIP220 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 3,384This ZIP3,384 |
| Annual payroll | $171,414,000This ZIP$171,414,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 3,850This ZIP3,850 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $386,308,000This ZIP$386,308,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 24.50 sq miThis ZIP24.50 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.21 sq miThis ZIP0.21 sq mi |
Counties 28759 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Henderson County | 98.4% |
| Buncombe County | 1.6% |
Other place names in 28759
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 28759
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
28742 | Horse Shoe, NC | 3.5 mi |
28729 | Etowah, NC | 4.3 mi |
28791 | Hendersonville, NC | 4.9 mi |
28758 | Mountain Home, NC | 5.3 mi |
28704 | Arden, NC | 5.6 mi |
28760 | Naples, NC | 6.1 mi |
28768 | Pisgah Forest, NC | 7.7 mi |
28793 | Hendersonville, NC | 7.8 mi |
28776 | Skyland, NC | 8.0 mi |
28739 | Hendersonville, NC | 8.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 28759?
28759 is in Mills River, North Carolina, in Henderson County, part of the Asheville, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.3813, -82.5889.
What county is 28759 in?
28759 spans 2 counties: Henderson County and Buncombe County. Most of it falls in Henderson 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 28759?
Mills River uses area code 828, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 28759 in?
28759 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 28759?
About 7,555 people live in ZIP code 28759, in 2,856 households, at 308.4 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 28759?
$107,609 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.
What ZIP codes are near 28759?
The closest are 28742 (3.5 mi), 28729 (4.3 mi), 28791 (4.9 mi), 28758 (5.3 mi) and 28704 (5.6 mi).
Is 28759 a PO Box ZIP code?
28759 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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