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20198

ZIP 20198 is The Plains, Virginia, in Fauquier County; area codes 540 and 826; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Fauquier
Population
2,251
Coordinates
38.8841, -77.7446
☼ Live from 20198 — The Plains, VA

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Where 20198 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 20198
  • 🔢 Type 20198 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BGIOZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 20,198 = 2 × 10099. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100111011100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 20197 (Waterford, VA, 22 mi away) and 20201 (Washington, DC, 39 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 20198 becomes 89102 — and that is a real ZIP code: Las Vegas, NV, 2,046 miles away.
  • 👥 59 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01982, 02189, 02891, 02918, 08219, 09128, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09812 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,083 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,112 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 20198 and you would come out at 38.88°S, 102.26°E — 902 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
  • 📏 At 69.6 square miles of land, 20198 is bigger than 69% of ZIP codes — room for about 53 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,251This ZIP2,251
Households898This ZIP898
Housing units1,099This ZIP1,099
Median age44.8This ZIP44.8Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$106,518This ZIP$106,518Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$933,000This ZIP$933,000Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,819This ZIP$1,819Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher50.3%This ZIP50.3%
Mean commute25.4 minThis ZIP25.4 min
Population density32.4 / sq miThis ZIP32.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments89This ZIP89
Employees529This ZIP529
Annual payroll$33,534,000This ZIP$33,534,000
Tax returns filed990This ZIP990
Total adjusted gross income$287,242,000This ZIP$287,242,000

Land area

Land area69.56 sq miThis ZIP69.56 sq mi
Water area0.30 sq miThis ZIP0.30 sq mi

Other place names in 20198

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ZIP codes near 20198

ZIPCityDistance
20137 Broad Run, VA 5.5 mi
20169 Haymarket, VA 5.6 mi
20118 Middleburg, VA 5.9 mi
20116 Marshall, VA 6.6 mi
20140 Rectortown, VA 6.8 mi
20168 Haymarket, VA 7.7 mi
20117 Middleburg, VA 7.9 mi
20155 Gainesville, VA 8.5 mi
20105 Aldie, VA 9.0 mi
20115 Marshall, VA 9.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 20198?

20198 is in The Plains, Virginia, in Fauquier County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.8841, -77.7446.

What county is 20198 in?

20198 lies in Fauquier County.

What area code is 20198?

The Plains uses area codes 540 and 826, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 20198 in?

20198 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 20198?

About 2,251 people live in ZIP code 20198, in 898 households, at 32.4 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 20198?

$106,518 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 20198?

The closest are 20137 (5.5 mi), 20169 (5.6 mi), 20118 (5.9 mi), 20116 (6.6 mi) and 20140 (6.8 mi).

Is 20198 a PO Box ZIP code?

20198 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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