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28777

ZIP 28777 is Spruce Pine, North Carolina, mostly in Mitchell County; area code 828; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Mitchell +3 more
Metro area
none
Population
10,178
Coordinates
35.9077, -82.0653
☼ Live from 28777 — Spruce Pine, NC

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Where 28777 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28777
  • 🔢 Type 28777 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LLLBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,777 = 7 × 4111. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000001101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28776 (Skyland, NC, 39 mi away) and 28778 (Swannanoa, NC, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28777 becomes 77782, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27877, 77287, 77872, 78727, 78772). The farthest-flung twin is 78772 in Austin, TX, 986 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 66%.
  • 🎯939 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28777 and you would come out at 35.91°S, 97.93°E — 1,062 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
  • 📏 At 71.8 square miles of land, 28777 is bigger than 69% of ZIP codes — room for about 54 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,178This ZIP10,178
Households3,989This ZIP3,989
Housing units5,093This ZIP5,093
Median age46.6This ZIP46.6North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$63,378This ZIP$63,378North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$228,400This ZIP$228,400North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$739This ZIP$739North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.7%This ZIP19.7%
Mean commute24.3 minThis ZIP24.3 min
Population density141.8 / sq miThis ZIP141.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments286This ZIP286
Employees3,777This ZIP3,777
Annual payroll$175,295,000This ZIP$175,295,000
Tax returns filed3,780This ZIP3,780
Total adjusted gross income$225,400,000This ZIP$225,400,000

Land area

Land area71.76 sq miThis ZIP71.76 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Counties 28777 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Mitchell County 79.6%
Avery County 14.9%
McDowell County 3.3%
Yancey County 2.1%

Other place names in 28777

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ZIP codes near 28777

ZIPCityDistance
28765 Penland, NC 2.7 mi
28749 Little Switzerland, NC 5.0 mi
28647 Linville Falls, NC 7.7 mi
28755 Micaville, NC 8.5 mi
28664 Plumtree, NC 9.9 mi
28705 Bakersville, NC 10.0 mi
28657 Newland, NC 10.5 mi
28641 Jonas Ridge, NC 10.6 mi
28616 Crossnore, NC 10.9 mi
28737 Glenwood, NC 11.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28777?

28777 is in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, in Mitchell County. Its published point location is 35.9077, -82.0653.

What county is 28777 in?

28777 spans 4 counties: Mitchell County, Avery County, McDowell County and Yancey County. Most of it falls in Mitchell 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 28777?

Spruce Pine uses area code 828, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 28777 in?

28777 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28777?

About 10,178 people live in ZIP code 28777, in 3,989 households, at 141.8 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 28777?

$63,378 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28777?

The closest are 28765 (2.7 mi), 28749 (5 mi), 28647 (7.7 mi), 28755 (8.5 mi) and 28664 (9.9 mi).

Is 28777 a PO Box ZIP code?

28777 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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