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28801

ZIP 28801 is in Asheville, North Carolina, in Buncombe County; area code 828; Eastern time. Asheville has 11 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Buncombe
Metro area
Asheville, NC
Population
14,691
Coordinates
35.5945, -82.5580
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Where 28801 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28801
  • 🔢 Type 28801 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOBBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,801 = 83 × 347. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000010000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28793 (Hendersonville, NC, 21 mi away) and 28802 (Asheville, NC, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28801 becomes 10882, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02188, 02818, 02881, 08218, 08812, 08821, …). The farthest-flung twin is 82801 in Sheridan, WY, 1,426 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 64%.
  • 🎯922 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28801 and you would come out at 35.59°S, 97.44°E — 1,086 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
  • 📏 At 5.1 square miles of land, 28801 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population14,691This ZIP14,691
Households6,247This ZIP6,247
Housing units9,014This ZIP9,014
Median age43.1This ZIP43.1North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$58,438This ZIP$58,438North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$548,100This ZIP$548,100North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,232This ZIP$1,232North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher54.4%This ZIP54.4%
Mean commute14.8 minThis ZIP14.8 min
Population density2,876.1 / sq miThis ZIP2,876.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,812This ZIP1,812
Employees22,808This ZIP22,808
Annual payroll$1,348,039,000This ZIP$1,348,039,000
Tax returns filed6,960This ZIP6,960
Total adjusted gross income$611,519,000This ZIP$611,519,000

Land area

Land area5.11 sq miThis ZIP5.11 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Other place names in 28801

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

ZIP codes near 28801

ZIPCityDistance
28810 Asheville, NC 2.4 mi
28815 Asheville, NC 2.4 mi
28816 Asheville, NC 2.4 mi
28804 Asheville, NC 3.5 mi
28806 Asheville, NC 3.7 mi
28805 Asheville, NC 4.6 mi
28803 Asheville, NC 4.8 mi
28814 Asheville, NC 6.1 mi
28802 Asheville, NC 6.5 mi
28813 Asheville, NC 7.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28801?

28801 is in Asheville, North Carolina, in Buncombe County, part of the Asheville, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.5945, -82.5580.

What county is 28801 in?

28801 lies in Buncombe County.

What area code is 28801?

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

What time zone is 28801 in?

28801 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28801?

About 14,691 people live in ZIP code 28801, in 6,247 households, at 2,876.1 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 28801?

$58,438 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28801?

The closest are 28810 (2.4 mi), 28815 (2.4 mi), 28816 (2.4 mi), 28804 (3.5 mi) and 28806 (3.7 mi).

Is 28801 a PO Box ZIP code?

28801 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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