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28785

ZIP 28785 is in Waynesville, North Carolina, in Haywood County; area code 828; Eastern time. Waynesville has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 28786.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Haywood
Metro area
Waynesville, NC
Population
8,311
Coordinates
35.6533, -83.1396
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Where 28785 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28785
  • 🔢 Type 28785 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SBLBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,785 = 3 × 5 × 19 × 101. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000001110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28784 (Tuxedo, NC, 51 mi away) and 28786 (Waynesville, NC, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28785 becomes 58782 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sherwood, ND, 1,314 miles away.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25878, 27588, 27858, 27885, 28578, 28587, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85287 in Tempe, AZ, 1,640 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 63%.
  • 🎯890 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28785 and you would come out at 35.65°S, 96.86°E — 1,119 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 44m.
  • 📏 At 168.4 square miles of land, 28785 is bigger than 88% of ZIP codes — room for about 128 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,311This ZIP8,311
Households3,496This ZIP3,496
Housing units4,852This ZIP4,852
Median age48.4This ZIP48.4North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$61,769This ZIP$61,769North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$310,300This ZIP$310,300North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,105This ZIP$1,105North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.6%This ZIP34.6%
Mean commute22.7 minThis ZIP22.7 min
Population density49.4 / sq miThis ZIP49.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments140This ZIP140
Employees852This ZIP852
Annual payroll$37,228,000This ZIP$37,228,000
Tax returns filed3,740This ZIP3,740
Total adjusted gross income$265,857,000This ZIP$265,857,000

Land area

Land area168.36 sq miThis ZIP168.36 sq mi
Water area0.47 sq miThis ZIP0.47 sq mi

Other place names in 28785

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ZIP codes near 28785

ZIPCityDistance
28751 Maggie Valley, NC 10.3 mi
37722 Cosby, TN 11.7 mi
28721 Clyde, NC 11.8 mi
37753 Hartford, TN 11.9 mi
28745 Lake Junaluska, NC 13.0 mi
28738 Hazelwood, NC 14.9 mi
28786 Waynesville, NC 15.7 mi
37727 Del Rio, TN 17.3 mi
28743 Hot Springs, NC 17.7 mi
28707 Balsam, NC 18.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28785?

28785 is in Waynesville, North Carolina, in Haywood County, part of the Waynesville, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.6533, -83.1396.

What county is 28785 in?

28785 lies in Haywood County.

What area code is 28785?

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

What time zone is 28785 in?

28785 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28785?

About 8,311 people live in ZIP code 28785, in 3,496 households, at 49.4 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 28785?

$61,769 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28785?

The closest are 28751 (10.3 mi), 37722 (11.7 mi), 28721 (11.8 mi), 37753 (11.9 mi) and 28745 (13 mi).

Is 28785 a PO Box ZIP code?

28785 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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