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22042

ZIP 22042 is in Falls Church, Virginia, mostly in Fairfax County; area codes 571 and 703; Eastern time. Falls Church has 6 ZIP codes; the others are 22040, 22041, 22043, 22044 and 22046.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Fairfax +1 more
Population
35,483
Coordinates
38.8651, -77.1939
☼ Live from 22042 — Falls Church, VA

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Where 22042 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 22042
  • 🔢 Type 22042 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhOZZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 22,042 = 2 × 103 × 107. Its digits add up to 10, a total 513 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101011000011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 22041 (Falls Church, VA, 3 mi away) and 22043 (Falls Church, VA, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 22042 becomes 24022 — and that is a real ZIP code: Roanoke, VA, 185 miles away.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04222, 20224, 20242, 20422, 22204, 22240, …). The farthest-flung twin is 42022 in Bandana, KY, 650 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 81%.
  • 🎯1,142 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 22042 and you would come out at 38.87°S, 102.81°E — 875 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, 22042 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population35,483This ZIP35,483
Households12,287This ZIP12,287
Housing units12,754This ZIP12,754
Median age36.8This ZIP36.8Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$138,255This ZIP$138,255Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$715,800This ZIP$715,800Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,149This ZIP$2,149Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher53.7%This ZIP53.7%
Mean commute28.7 minThis ZIP28.7 min
Population density5,526.1 / sq miThis ZIP5,526.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments843This ZIP843
Employees34,894This ZIP34,894
Annual payroll$3,033,334,000This ZIP$3,033,334,000
Tax returns filed18,100This ZIP18,100
Total adjusted gross income$1,834,812,000This ZIP$1,834,812,000

Land area

Land area6.42 sq miThis ZIP6.42 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Counties 22042 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Fairfax County 99.1%
Falls Church city 0.9%

Other place names in 22042

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

ZIP codes near 22042

ZIPCityDistance
22046 Falls Church, VA 1.6 mi
22040 Falls Church, VA 1.8 mi
22082 Merrifield, VA 1.9 mi
22044 Falls Church, VA 2.1 mi
22116 Merrifield, VA 2.2 mi
22081 Merrifield, VA 2.3 mi
22043 Falls Church, VA 2.5 mi
22027 Dunn Loring, VA 2.6 mi
22213 Arlington, VA 2.7 mi
22003 Annandale, VA 2.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 22042?

22042 is in Falls Church, Virginia, in Fairfax County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.8651, -77.1939.

What county is 22042 in?

22042 spans 2 counties: Fairfax County and Falls Church city. Most of it falls in Fairfax County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 22042?

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

What time zone is 22042 in?

22042 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 22042?

About 35,483 people live in ZIP code 22042, in 12,287 households, at 5,526.1 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 22042?

$138,255 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 22042?

The closest are 22046 (1.6 mi), 22040 (1.8 mi), 22082 (1.9 mi), 22044 (2.1 mi) and 22116 (2.2 mi).

Is 22042 a PO Box ZIP code?

22042 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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