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20124

ZIP 20124 is Clifton, Virginia, in Fairfax County; area codes 571 and 703; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Fairfax
Population
14,375
Coordinates
38.7813, -77.3913
☼ Live from 20124 — Clifton, VA

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Where 20124 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 20124
  • 🔢 Type 20124 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZIOZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 20,124 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 13 × 43. Its digits add up to 9, a total 375 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100111010011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 20122 (Centreville, VA, 7 mi away) and 20128 (Orlean, VA, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 20124 becomes 42102 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bowling Green, KY, 507 miles away.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01224, 01242, 02124, 02142, 02241, 02421, …). The farthest-flung twin is 42021 in Arlington, KY, 648 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,132 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 20124 and you would come out at 38.78°S, 102.61°E — 882 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 53m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 27m.
  • 📏 At 21.7 square miles of land, 20124 is bigger than 39% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population14,375This ZIP14,375
Households4,825This ZIP4,825
Housing units4,871This ZIP4,871
Median age47.7This ZIP47.7Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$221,060This ZIP$221,060Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$884,800This ZIP$884,800Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,378This ZIP$2,378Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher74.4%This ZIP74.4%
Mean commute31.9 minThis ZIP31.9 min
Population density662.7 / sq miThis ZIP662.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments306This ZIP306
Employees2,302This ZIP2,302
Annual payroll$119,137,000This ZIP$119,137,000
Tax returns filed7,210This ZIP7,210
Total adjusted gross income$1,606,478,000This ZIP$1,606,478,000

Land area

Land area21.69 sq miThis ZIP21.69 sq mi
Water area0.64 sq miThis ZIP0.64 sq mi

Other place names in 20124

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

ZIP codes near 20124

ZIPCityDistance
20111 Manassas, VA 3.0 mi
20113 Manassas, VA 3.2 mi
20121 Centreville, VA 4.4 mi
22039 Fairfax Station, VA 4.7 mi
22030 Fairfax, VA 4.7 mi
22035 Fairfax, VA 5.4 mi
20110 Manassas, VA 5.7 mi
20108 Manassas, VA 5.8 mi
20156 Gainesville, VA 5.8 mi
22032 Fairfax, VA 6.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 20124?

20124 is in Clifton, Virginia, in Fairfax County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.7813, -77.3913.

What county is 20124 in?

20124 lies in Fairfax County.

What area code is 20124?

Clifton uses area codes 571 and 703, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 20124 in?

20124 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 20124?

About 14,375 people live in ZIP code 20124, in 4,825 households, at 662.7 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 20124?

$221,060 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 20124?

The closest are 20111 (3 mi), 20113 (3.2 mi), 20121 (4.4 mi), 22039 (4.7 mi) and 22030 (4.7 mi).

Is 20124 a PO Box ZIP code?

20124 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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