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28806

ZIP 28806 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
43,433
Coordinates
35.5696, -82.6168
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Where 28806 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28806
  • 🔢 Type 28806 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOBBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,806 = 2 × 3 × 4801. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000010000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28805 (Asheville, NC, 8 mi away) and 28810 (Asheville, NC, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28806 becomes 60882, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02886, 06828, 08628, 08826, 08862, 20688, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86028 in Petrified Forest Natl Pk, AZ, 1,529 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 64%.
  • 🎯919 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28806 and you would come out at 35.57°S, 97.38°E — 1,089 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
  • 📏 At 38.1 square miles of land, 28806 is bigger than 52% of ZIP codes — room for about 29 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population43,433This ZIP43,433
Households16,604This ZIP16,604
Housing units22,031This ZIP22,031
Median age39.2This ZIP39.2North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$63,273This ZIP$63,273North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$359,200This ZIP$359,200North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,239This ZIP$1,239North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher45.7%This ZIP45.7%
Mean commute20.9 minThis ZIP20.9 min
Population density1,138.7 / sq miThis ZIP1,138.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,672This ZIP1,672
Employees18,546This ZIP18,546
Annual payroll$826,026,000This ZIP$826,026,000
Tax returns filed22,150This ZIP22,150
Total adjusted gross income$1,428,320,000This ZIP$1,428,320,000

Land area

Land area38.14 sq miThis ZIP38.14 sq mi
Water area0.35 sq miThis ZIP0.35 sq mi

Other place names in 28806

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ZIP codes near 28806

ZIPCityDistance
28801 Asheville, NC 3.7 mi
28802 Asheville, NC 4.7 mi
28803 Asheville, NC 5.9 mi
28810 Asheville, NC 6.1 mi
28815 Asheville, NC 6.1 mi
28816 Asheville, NC 6.1 mi
28804 Asheville, NC 6.2 mi
28715 Candler, NC 6.7 mi
28728 Enka, NC 7.1 mi
28704 Arden, NC 7.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28806?

28806 is in Asheville, North Carolina, in Buncombe County, part of the Asheville, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.5696, -82.6168.

What county is 28806 in?

28806 lies in Buncombe County.

What area code is 28806?

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

What time zone is 28806 in?

28806 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28806?

About 43,433 people live in ZIP code 28806, in 16,604 households, at 1,138.7 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 28806?

$63,273 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28806?

The closest are 28801 (3.7 mi), 28802 (4.7 mi), 28803 (5.9 mi), 28810 (6.1 mi) and 28815 (6.1 mi).

Is 28806 a PO Box ZIP code?

28806 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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