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28804

ZIP 28804 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
25,776
Coordinates
35.6450, -82.5577
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Where 28804 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28804
  • 🔢 Type 28804 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hOBBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,804 = 2 × 2 × 19 × 379. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000010000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28803 (Asheville, NC, 8 mi away) and 28805 (Asheville, NC, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28804 becomes 40882, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04288, 08248, 08824, 20848, 20884, 24088, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84028 in Garden City, UT, 1,604 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 64%.
  • 🎯920 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28804 and you would come out at 35.65°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 44m.
  • 📏 At 28.7 square miles of land, 28804 is bigger than 45% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population25,776This ZIP25,776
Households9,135This ZIP9,135
Housing units11,721This ZIP11,721
Median age43.0This ZIP43.0North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$88,312This ZIP$88,312North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$566,000This ZIP$566,000North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,492This ZIP$1,492North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher60.0%This ZIP60.0%
Mean commute19.8 minThis ZIP19.8 min
Population density899.4 / sq miThis ZIP899.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments770This ZIP770
Employees9,426This ZIP9,426
Annual payroll$490,781,000This ZIP$490,781,000
Tax returns filed11,230This ZIP11,230
Total adjusted gross income$1,504,574,000This ZIP$1,504,574,000

Land area

Land area28.66 sq miThis ZIP28.66 sq mi
Water area0.63 sq miThis ZIP0.63 sq mi

Other place names in 28804

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ZIP codes near 28804

ZIPCityDistance
28810 Asheville, NC 2.4 mi
28815 Asheville, NC 2.4 mi
28816 Asheville, NC 2.4 mi
28801 Asheville, NC 3.5 mi
28814 Asheville, NC 3.9 mi
28805 Asheville, NC 4.9 mi
28701 Alexander, NC 6.1 mi
28806 Asheville, NC 6.2 mi
28802 Asheville, NC 6.3 mi
28787 Weaverville, NC 7.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28804?

28804 is in Asheville, North Carolina, in Buncombe County, part of the Asheville, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.6450, -82.5577.

What county is 28804 in?

28804 lies in Buncombe County.

What area code is 28804?

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

What time zone is 28804 in?

28804 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28804?

About 25,776 people live in ZIP code 28804, in 9,135 households, at 899.4 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 28804?

$88,312 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28804?

The closest are 28810 (2.4 mi), 28815 (2.4 mi), 28816 (2.4 mi), 28801 (3.5 mi) and 28814 (3.9 mi).

Is 28804 a PO Box ZIP code?

28804 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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