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28803

ZIP 28803 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
33,718
Coordinates
35.5317, -82.5230
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Where 28803 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28803
  • 🔢 Type 28803 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOBBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,803 = 3 × 9601. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000010000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28802 (Asheville, NC, 10 mi away) and 28804 (Asheville, NC, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28803 becomes 30882, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02838, 02883, 03882, 08328, 08823, 08832, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83802 in Avery, ID, 1,879 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 65%.
  • 🎯925 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28803 and you would come out at 35.53°S, 97.48°E — 1,083 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
  • 📏 At 38.4 square miles of land, 28803 is bigger than 52% of ZIP codes — room for about 29 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population33,718This ZIP33,718
Households13,459This ZIP13,459
Housing units18,441This ZIP18,441
Median age41.6This ZIP41.6North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$76,662This ZIP$76,662North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$452,900This ZIP$452,900North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,556This ZIP$1,556North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher55.0%This ZIP55.0%
Mean commute19.9 minThis ZIP19.9 min
Population density878.9 / sq miThis ZIP878.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,605This ZIP1,605
Employees24,987This ZIP24,987
Annual payroll$1,417,648,000This ZIP$1,417,648,000
Tax returns filed17,260This ZIP17,260
Total adjusted gross income$2,144,828,000This ZIP$2,144,828,000

Land area

Land area38.37 sq miThis ZIP38.37 sq mi
Water area0.36 sq miThis ZIP0.36 sq mi

Other place names in 28803

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ZIP codes near 28803

ZIPCityDistance
28813 Asheville, NC 2.4 mi
28776 Skyland, NC 3.3 mi
28801 Asheville, NC 4.8 mi
28704 Arden, NC 5.6 mi
28806 Asheville, NC 5.9 mi
28810 Asheville, NC 6.1 mi
28815 Asheville, NC 6.1 mi
28816 Asheville, NC 6.1 mi
28805 Asheville, NC 6.2 mi
28732 Fletcher, NC 7.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28803?

28803 is in Asheville, North Carolina, in Buncombe County, part of the Asheville, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.5317, -82.5230.

What county is 28803 in?

28803 lies in Buncombe County.

What area code is 28803?

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

What time zone is 28803 in?

28803 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28803?

About 33,718 people live in ZIP code 28803, in 13,459 households, at 878.9 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 28803?

$76,662 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28803?

The closest are 28813 (2.4 mi), 28776 (3.3 mi), 28801 (4.8 mi), 28704 (5.6 mi) and 28806 (5.9 mi).

Is 28803 a PO Box ZIP code?

28803 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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