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22043

ZIP 22043 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, 22042, 22044 and 22046.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Fairfax +1 more
Population
25,750
Coordinates
38.9015, -77.1974
☼ Live from 22043 — Falls Church, VA

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Where 22043 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 22043
  • 🔢 Type 22043 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhOZZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 22,043 = 7 × 47 × 67. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101011000011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 22042 (Falls Church, VA, 3 mi away) and 22044 (Falls Church, VA, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 22043 becomes 34022 — and that is a real ZIP code: APO AA, a military post office, 1,820 miles away.
  • 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02324, 03224, 03242, 04223, 20423, 22034, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34022 in APO AA, a military post office, 1,820 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 81%.
  • 🎯1,141 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 22043 and you would come out at 38.90°S, 102.80°E — 877 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
  • 📏 At 4.7 square miles of land, 22043 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population25,750This ZIP25,750
Households9,927This ZIP9,927
Housing units10,238This ZIP10,238
Median age38.7This ZIP38.7Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$145,881This ZIP$145,881Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$881,600This ZIP$881,600Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,174This ZIP$2,174Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher69.1%This ZIP69.1%
Mean commute25.0 minThis ZIP25.0 min
Population density5,510.4 / sq miThis ZIP5,510.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments471This ZIP471
Employees7,905This ZIP7,905
Annual payroll$541,863,000This ZIP$541,863,000
Tax returns filed11,990This ZIP11,990
Total adjusted gross income$1,839,591,000This ZIP$1,839,591,000

Land area

Land area4.67 sq miThis ZIP4.67 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Counties 22043 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Fairfax County 98.8%
Falls Church city 1.2%

Other place names in 22043

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

ZIP codes near 22043

ZIPCityDistance
22046 Falls Church, VA 1.4 mi
22027 Dunn Loring, VA 1.5 mi
22040 Falls Church, VA 1.8 mi
22213 Arlington, VA 1.9 mi
22107 Mc Lean, VA 2.2 mi
22108 Mc Lean, VA 2.2 mi
22106 Mc Lean, VA 2.4 mi
22109 Mc Lean, VA 2.4 mi
22082 Merrifield, VA 2.5 mi
22042 Falls Church, VA 2.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 22043?

22043 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 38.9015, -77.1974.

What county is 22043 in?

22043 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 22043?

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

What time zone is 22043 in?

22043 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 22043?

About 25,750 people live in ZIP code 22043, in 9,927 households, at 5,510.4 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 22043?

$145,881 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 22043?

The closest are 22046 (1.4 mi), 22027 (1.5 mi), 22040 (1.8 mi), 22213 (1.9 mi) and 22107 (2.2 mi).

Is 22043 a PO Box ZIP code?

22043 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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