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28790

ZIP 28790 is Zirconia, North Carolina, in Henderson County; area code 828; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Henderson
Metro area
Asheville, NC
Population
3,241
Coordinates
35.1982, -82.4952
☼ Live from 28790 — Zirconia, NC

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Where 28790 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28790
  • 🔢 Type 28790 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OGLBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,790 = 2 × 5 × 2879. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000001110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28789 (Whittier, NC, 49 mi away) and 28791 (Hendersonville, NC, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28790 becomes 09782, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 41 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02879, 07829, 07928, 09728, 09827, 20879, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09827 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,611 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 65%.
  • 🎯936 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28790 and you would come out at 35.20°S, 97.50°E — 1,079 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 47.6 square miles of land, 28790 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 36 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,241This ZIP3,241
Households1,423This ZIP1,423
Housing units1,713This ZIP1,713
Median age48.3This ZIP48.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$97,042This ZIP$97,042North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$455,000This ZIP$455,000North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$941This ZIP$941North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.4%This ZIP23.4%
Mean commute30.8 minThis ZIP30.8 min
Population density68.0 / sq miThis ZIP68.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments50This ZIP50
Employees198This ZIP198
Annual payroll$11,656,000This ZIP$11,656,000
Tax returns filed1,450This ZIP1,450
Total adjusted gross income$100,395,000This ZIP$100,395,000

Land area

Land area47.64 sq miThis ZIP47.64 sq mi
Water area0.27 sq miThis ZIP0.27 sq mi

Other place names in 28790

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

ZIP codes near 28790

ZIPCityDistance
28784 Tuxedo, NC 4.6 mi
28739 Hendersonville, NC 5.6 mi
28793 Hendersonville, NC 6.5 mi
28726 East Flat Rock, NC 7.2 mi
28766 Penrose, NC 7.8 mi
28718 Cedar Mountain, NC 8.3 mi
28731 Flat Rock, NC 9.2 mi
29661 Marietta, SC 10.3 mi
28729 Etowah, NC 10.4 mi
29690 Travelers Rest, SC 10.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28790?

28790 is in Zirconia, North Carolina, in Henderson County, part of the Asheville, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.1982, -82.4952.

What county is 28790 in?

28790 lies in Henderson County.

What area code is 28790?

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

What time zone is 28790 in?

28790 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28790?

About 3,241 people live in ZIP code 28790, in 1,423 households, at 68.0 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 28790?

$97,042 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28790?

The closest are 28784 (4.6 mi), 28739 (5.6 mi), 28793 (6.5 mi), 28726 (7.2 mi) and 28766 (7.8 mi).

Is 28790 a PO Box ZIP code?

28790 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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