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28904

ZIP 28904 is Hayesville, North Carolina, in Clay County; area code 828; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Clay
Metro area
none
Population
10,050
Coordinates
35.0686, -83.7336
☼ Live from 28904 — Hayesville, NC

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Where 28904 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28904
  • 🔢 Type 28904 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hOGBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,904 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3613. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000011101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28903 (Culberson, NC, 25 mi away) and 28905 (Marble, NC, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28904 becomes 40982 — and that is a real ZIP code: Scalf, KY, 129 miles away.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02894, 04289, 04928, 04982, 09248, 09824, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09824 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,106 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 61%.
  • 🎯877 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28904 and you would come out at 35.07°S, 96.27°E — 1,147 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 48m.
  • 📏 At 186.5 square miles of land, 28904 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 142 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,050This ZIP10,050
Households4,534This ZIP4,534
Housing units6,514This ZIP6,514
Median age56.3This ZIP56.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$56,480This ZIP$56,480North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$284,500This ZIP$284,500North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$700This ZIP$700North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.8%This ZIP31.8%
Mean commute23.6 minThis ZIP23.6 min
Population density53.9 / sq miThis ZIP53.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments219This ZIP219
Employees1,694This ZIP1,694
Annual payroll$68,594,000This ZIP$68,594,000
Tax returns filed4,160This ZIP4,160
Total adjusted gross income$296,741,000This ZIP$296,741,000

Land area

Land area186.45 sq miThis ZIP186.45 sq mi
Water area5.78 sq miThis ZIP5.78 sq mi

Other place names in 28904

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ZIP codes near 28904

ZIPCityDistance
28901 Andrews, NC 10.0 mi
28909 Warne, NC 10.7 mi
30546 Hiawassee, GA 11.1 mi
28781 Topton, NC 12.1 mi
30582 Young Harris, GA 12.6 mi
28902 Brasstown, NC 13.1 mi
28905 Marble, NC 13.4 mi
28763 Otto, NC 15.4 mi
30514 Blairsville, GA 18.4 mi
28734 Franklin, NC 18.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28904?

28904 is in Hayesville, North Carolina, in Clay County. Its published point location is 35.0686, -83.7336.

What county is 28904 in?

28904 lies in Clay County.

What area code is 28904?

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

What time zone is 28904 in?

28904 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28904?

About 10,050 people live in ZIP code 28904, in 4,534 households, at 53.9 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 28904?

$56,480 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28904?

The closest are 28901 (10 mi), 28909 (10.7 mi), 30546 (11.1 mi), 28781 (12.1 mi) and 30582 (12.6 mi).

Is 28904 a PO Box ZIP code?

28904 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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