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28786

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Haywood
Metro area
Waynesville, NC
Population
22,056
Coordinates
35.4620, -82.9887
☼ Live from 28786 — Waynesville, NC

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Where 28786 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28786
  • 🔢 Type 28786 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gBLBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,786 = 2 × 37 × 389. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000001110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28785 (Waynesville, NC, 16 mi away) and 28787 (Weaverville, NC, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28786 becomes 68782, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27868, 27886, 28678, 28687, 28768, 62878, …). The farthest-flung twin is 88267 in Tatum, NM, 1,171 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 63%.
  • 🎯903 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28786 and you would come out at 35.46°S, 97.01°E — 1,108 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
  • 📏 At 73.0 square miles of land, 28786 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 55 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population22,056This ZIP22,056
Households9,816This ZIP9,816
Housing units12,112This ZIP12,112
Median age49.1This ZIP49.1North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$59,371This ZIP$59,371North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$297,800This ZIP$297,800North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,081This ZIP$1,081North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.4%This ZIP31.4%
Mean commute22.8 minThis ZIP22.8 min
Population density302.2 / sq miThis ZIP302.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments748This ZIP748
Employees7,889This ZIP7,889
Annual payroll$310,517,000This ZIP$310,517,000
Tax returns filed9,860This ZIP9,860
Total adjusted gross income$671,248,000This ZIP$671,248,000

Land area

Land area72.98 sq miThis ZIP72.98 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 28786

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

ZIP codes near 28786

ZIPCityDistance
28738 Hazelwood, NC 0.9 mi
28745 Lake Junaluska, NC 4.2 mi
28707 Balsam, NC 6.2 mi
28751 Maggie Valley, NC 7.9 mi
28716 Canton, NC 8.1 mi
28723 Cullowhee, NC 10.3 mi
28721 Clyde, NC 12.3 mi
28779 Sylva, NC 14.4 mi
28708 Balsam Grove, NC 15.1 mi
28788 Webster, NC 15.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28786?

28786 is in Waynesville, North Carolina, in Haywood County, part of the Waynesville, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.4620, -82.9887.

What county is 28786 in?

28786 lies in Haywood County.

What area code is 28786?

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

What time zone is 28786 in?

28786 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28786?

About 22,056 people live in ZIP code 28786, in 9,816 households, at 302.2 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 28786?

$59,371 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28786?

The closest are 28738 (0.9 mi), 28745 (4.2 mi), 28707 (6.2 mi), 28751 (7.9 mi) and 28716 (8.1 mi).

Is 28786 a PO Box ZIP code?

28786 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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