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20143

ZIP 20143 is Catharpin, Virginia, in Prince William County; area codes 571 and 703; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
Population
1,070
Coordinates
38.8753, -77.5622
☼ Live from 20143 — Catharpin, VA

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Where 20143 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 20143
  • 🔢 Type 20143 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhIOZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 20143 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 10, a total 513 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100111010101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 20142 (Round Hill, VA, 21 mi away) and 20144 (Delaplane, VA, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 20143 becomes 34102 — and that is a real ZIP code: Naples, FL, 914 miles away.
  • 👥 68 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01243, 01342, 01432, 02134, 02143, 02341, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34021 in APO AA, a military post office, 1,923 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,122 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 20143 and you would come out at 38.88°S, 102.44°E — 893 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
  • 📏 At 6.4 square miles of land, 20143 is bigger than 21% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,070This ZIP1,070
Households340This ZIP340
Housing units373This ZIP373
Median age33.8This ZIP33.8Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$176,250This ZIP$176,250Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$1,057,900This ZIP$1,057,900Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher37.8%This ZIP37.8%
Mean commute32.8 minThis ZIP32.8 min
Population density167.8 / sq miThis ZIP167.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments31This ZIP31
Employees283This ZIP283
Annual payroll$20,497,000This ZIP$20,497,000
Tax returns filed610This ZIP610
Total adjusted gross income$98,431,000This ZIP$98,431,000

Land area

Land area6.38 sq miThis ZIP6.38 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

ZIP codes near 20143

ZIPCityDistance
20152 Chantilly, VA 2.9 mi
20169 Haymarket, VA 4.3 mi
20120 Centreville, VA 4.4 mi
20155 Gainesville, VA 5.7 mi
20105 Aldie, VA 5.8 mi
20109 Manassas, VA 5.9 mi
20168 Haymarket, VA 5.9 mi
20151 Chantilly, VA 6.5 mi
20121 Centreville, VA 6.9 mi
20148 Ashburn, VA 8.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 20143?

20143 is in Catharpin, Virginia, in Prince William County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.8753, -77.5622.

What county is 20143 in?

20143 lies in Prince William County.

What area code is 20143?

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

What time zone is 20143 in?

20143 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 20143?

About 1,070 people live in ZIP code 20143, in 340 households, at 167.8 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 20143?

$176,250 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 20143?

The closest are 20152 (2.9 mi), 20169 (4.3 mi), 20120 (4.4 mi), 20155 (5.7 mi) and 20105 (5.8 mi).

Is 20143 a PO Box ZIP code?

20143 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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