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28805

ZIP 28805 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
19,993
Coordinates
35.6139, -82.4797
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Where 28805 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28805
  • 🔢 Type 28805 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOBBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,805 = 5 × 7 × 823. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000010000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28804 (Asheville, NC, 5 mi away) and 28806 (Asheville, NC, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28805 becomes 50882, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02858, 02885, 05828, 08528, 08825, 08852, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85082 in Phoenix, AZ, 1,685 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 28805 and you would come out at 35.61°S, 97.52°E — 1,081 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
  • 📏 At 26.5 square miles of land, 28805 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population19,993This ZIP19,993
Households8,224This ZIP8,224
Housing units10,571This ZIP10,571
Median age45.0This ZIP45.0North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$75,151This ZIP$75,151North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$412,500This ZIP$412,500North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,347This ZIP$1,347North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher53.4%This ZIP53.4%
Mean commute18.7 minThis ZIP18.7 min
Population density754.7 / sq miThis ZIP754.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments735This ZIP735
Employees10,597This ZIP10,597
Annual payroll$612,682,000This ZIP$612,682,000
Tax returns filed9,310This ZIP9,310
Total adjusted gross income$784,689,000This ZIP$784,689,000

Land area

Land area26.49 sq miThis ZIP26.49 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 28805

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

ZIP codes near 28805

ZIPCityDistance
28810 Asheville, NC 2.8 mi
28815 Asheville, NC 2.8 mi
28816 Asheville, NC 2.8 mi
28814 Asheville, NC 3.6 mi
28801 Asheville, NC 4.6 mi
28778 Swannanoa, NC 4.6 mi
28804 Asheville, NC 4.9 mi
28803 Asheville, NC 6.2 mi
28813 Asheville, NC 7.9 mi
28806 Asheville, NC 8.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28805?

28805 is in Asheville, North Carolina, in Buncombe County, part of the Asheville, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.6139, -82.4797.

What county is 28805 in?

28805 lies in Buncombe County.

What area code is 28805?

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

What time zone is 28805 in?

28805 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28805?

About 19,993 people live in ZIP code 28805, in 8,224 households, at 754.7 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 28805?

$75,151 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28805?

The closest are 28810 (2.8 mi), 28815 (2.8 mi), 28816 (2.8 mi), 28814 (3.6 mi) and 28801 (4.6 mi).

Is 28805 a PO Box ZIP code?

28805 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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