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Where 28763 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 28763 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EgLBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 28,763 = 7 × 7 × 587. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
111000001011011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28762 (Old Fort, NC, 83 mi away) and 28765 (Penland, NC, 98 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 28763 becomes 36782 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sweet Water, AL, 326 miles away.
- 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23867, 23876, 26378, 27836, 27863, 28367, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83672 in Weiser, ID, 1,878 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 61%.
- 🎯892 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28763 and you would come out at 35.03°S, 96.53°E — 1,132 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 48m.
- 📏 At 55.6 square miles of land, 28763 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 42 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 2,688This ZIP2,688 |
|---|---|
| Households | 1,180This ZIP1,180 |
| Housing units | 1,563This ZIP1,563 |
| Median age | 42.8This ZIP42.8North Carolina39.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $72,269This ZIP$72,269North Carolina$72,388US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $287,800This ZIP$287,800North Carolina$288,900US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 39.5%This ZIP39.5% |
| Mean commute | 18.8 minThis ZIP18.8 min |
| Population density | 48.3 / sq miThis ZIP48.3 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 36This ZIP36 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 103This ZIP103 |
| Annual payroll | $3,583,000This ZIP$3,583,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 1,250This ZIP1,250 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $67,730,000This ZIP$67,730,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 55.64 sq miThis ZIP55.64 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 28763
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
30568 | Rabun Gap, GA | 6.0 mi |
28775 | Scaly Mountain, NC | 8.2 mi |
30537 | Dillard, GA | 8.3 mi |
30562 | Mountain City, GA | 8.9 mi |
30525 | Clayton, GA | 10.0 mi |
28734 | Franklin, NC | 10.5 mi |
28744 | Franklin, NC | 11.6 mi |
30576 | Tiger, GA | 13.4 mi |
28741 | Highlands, NC | 14.7 mi |
28904 | Hayesville, NC | 15.4 mi |
Find every ZIP code within 10 miles of 28763 →
Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 28763?
28763 is in Otto, North Carolina, in Macon County. Its published point location is 35.0287, -83.4659.
What county is 28763 in?
28763 lies in Macon County.
What area code is 28763?
Otto uses area code 828, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 28763 in?
28763 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 28763?
About 2,688 people live in ZIP code 28763, in 1,180 households, at 48.3 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 28763?
$72,269 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.
What ZIP codes are near 28763?
The closest are 30568 (6 mi), 28775 (8.2 mi), 30537 (8.3 mi), 30562 (8.9 mi) and 30525 (10 mi).
Is 28763 a PO Box ZIP code?
28763 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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