28770
ZIP 28770 is Ridgecrest, North Carolina, in Buncombe County; area code 828; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Buncombe
- Metro area
- Asheville, NC
- Population
- 0
- Coordinates
- 35.6211, -82.2782
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Where 28770 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 28770 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLLBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 28,770 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 7 × 137. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
111000001100010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28768 (Pisgah Forest, NC, 32 mi away) and 28771 (Robbinsville, NC, 91 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 28770 becomes 07782, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02877, 07728, 07827, 20778, 20787, 20877, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87027 in La Jara, NM, 1,378 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 66%.
- 🎯935 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28770 and you would come out at 35.62°S, 97.72°E — 1,070 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
- 📏 At 0.184 square miles of land, 28770 is bigger than 2% of ZIP codes — about 89 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 0 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 21This ZIP21 |
| Population density | 0.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 4This ZIP4 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 56This ZIP56 |
| Annual payroll | $3,018,000This ZIP$3,018,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.18 sq miThis ZIP0.18 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 28770
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
28711 | Black Mountain, NC | 1.5 mi |
28757 | Montreat, NC | 2.2 mi |
28762 | Old Fort, NC | 5.1 mi |
28778 | Swannanoa, NC | 6.7 mi |
28730 | Fairview, NC | 7.7 mi |
28735 | Gerton, NC | 10.8 mi |
28805 | Asheville, NC | 11.3 mi |
28710 | Bat Cave, NC | 11.3 mi |
28709 | Barnardsville, NC | 11.8 mi |
28746 | Lake Lure, NC | 11.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 28770?
28770 is in Ridgecrest, North Carolina, in Buncombe County, part of the Asheville, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.6211, -82.2782.
What county is 28770 in?
28770 lies in Buncombe County.
What area code is 28770?
Ridgecrest uses area code 828, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 28770 in?
28770 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 28770?
About 0 people live in ZIP code 28770. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 28770?
The closest are 28711 (1.5 mi), 28757 (2.2 mi), 28762 (5.1 mi), 28778 (6.7 mi) and 28730 (7.7 mi).
Is 28770 a PO Box ZIP code?
28770 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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