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28762

ZIP 28762 is Old Fort, North Carolina, in McDowell County; area code 828; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
McDowell
Metro area
Marion, NC
Population
6,599
Coordinates
35.6353, -82.1898
☼ Live from 28762 — Old Fort, NC

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Where 28762 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28762
  • 🔢 Type 28762 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgLBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,762 = 2 × 73 × 197. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000001011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28761 (Nebo, NC, 16 mi away) and 28763 (Otto, NC, 83 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28762 becomes 26782, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (26278, 26287, 27268, 27628, 27826, 27862, …). The farthest-flung twin is 78226 in San Antonio, TX, 1,046 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 66%.
  • 🎯940 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28762 and you would come out at 35.64°S, 97.81°E — 1,066 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
  • 📏 At 95.5 square miles of land, 28762 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 73 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,599This ZIP6,599
Households2,978This ZIP2,978
Housing units3,425This ZIP3,425
Median age52.4This ZIP52.4North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$66,410This ZIP$66,410North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$196,600This ZIP$196,600North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$793This ZIP$793North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.1%This ZIP21.1%
Mean commute25.1 minThis ZIP25.1 min
Population density69.1 / sq miThis ZIP69.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments106This ZIP106
Employees1,652This ZIP1,652
Annual payroll$77,598,000This ZIP$77,598,000
Tax returns filed3,050This ZIP3,050
Total adjusted gross income$169,538,000This ZIP$169,538,000

Land area

Land area95.52 sq miThis ZIP95.52 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq miThis ZIP0.17 sq mi

Other place names in 28762

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

ZIP codes near 28762

ZIPCityDistance
28770 Ridgecrest, NC 5.1 mi
28711 Black Mountain, NC 5.1 mi
28757 Montreat, NC 6.2 mi
28752 Marion, NC 10.1 mi
28737 Glenwood, NC 10.2 mi
28746 Lake Lure, NC 11.0 mi
28778 Swannanoa, NC 11.8 mi
28730 Fairview, NC 12.0 mi
28710 Bat Cave, NC 13.3 mi
28720 Chimney Rock, NC 13.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28762?

28762 is in Old Fort, North Carolina, in McDowell County, part of the Marion, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.6353, -82.1898.

What county is 28762 in?

28762 lies in McDowell County.

What area code is 28762?

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

What time zone is 28762 in?

28762 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28762?

About 6,599 people live in ZIP code 28762, in 2,978 households, at 69.1 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 28762?

$66,410 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28762?

The closest are 28770 (5.1 mi), 28711 (5.1 mi), 28757 (6.2 mi), 28752 (10.1 mi) and 28737 (10.2 mi).

Is 28762 a PO Box ZIP code?

28762 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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