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22044

ZIP 22044 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, 22043 and 22046.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Fairfax +1 more
Population
13,996
Coordinates
38.8620, -77.1544
☼ Live from 22044 — Falls Church, VA

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Where 22044 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 22044
  • 🔢 Type 22044 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhOZZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 22,044 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 11 × 167. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101011000011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 22043 (Falls Church, VA, 4 mi away) and 22046 (Falls Church, VA, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 22044 becomes 44022 — and that is a real ZIP code: Chagrin Falls, OH, 287 miles away.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04224, 04422, 20244, 20424, 20442, 22404, …). The farthest-flung twin is 42024 in Barlow, KY, 659 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 81%.
  • 🎯1,144 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 22044 and you would come out at 38.86°S, 102.85°E — 873 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
  • 📏 At 2.1 square miles of land, 22044 is bigger than 12% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population13,996This ZIP13,996
Households5,442This ZIP5,442
Housing units5,569This ZIP5,569
Median age35.6This ZIP35.6Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$101,034This ZIP$101,034Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$775,600This ZIP$775,600Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,831This ZIP$1,831Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher49.8%This ZIP49.8%
Mean commute30.8 minThis ZIP30.8 min
Population density6,534.1 / sq miThis ZIP6,534.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments475This ZIP475
Employees5,157This ZIP5,157
Annual payroll$211,889,000This ZIP$211,889,000
Tax returns filed6,850This ZIP6,850
Total adjusted gross income$720,915,000This ZIP$720,915,000

Land area

Land area2.14 sq miThis ZIP2.14 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Counties 22044 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Fairfax County 94.2%
Falls Church city 5.8%

Other place names in 22044

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

ZIP codes near 22044

ZIPCityDistance
22041 Falls Church, VA 1.1 mi
22205 Arlington, VA 1.7 mi
22040 Falls Church, VA 1.8 mi
22042 Falls Church, VA 2.1 mi
22203 Arlington, VA 2.2 mi
22046 Falls Church, VA 2.2 mi
22213 Arlington, VA 2.3 mi
22311 Alexandria, VA 2.5 mi
22210 Arlington, VA 2.6 mi
22212 Arlington, VA 2.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 22044?

22044 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 38.8620, -77.1544.

What county is 22044 in?

22044 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 22044?

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

What time zone is 22044 in?

22044 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 22044?

About 13,996 people live in ZIP code 22044, in 5,442 households, at 6,534.1 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 22044?

$101,034 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 22044?

The closest are 22041 (1.1 mi), 22205 (1.7 mi), 22040 (1.8 mi), 22042 (2.1 mi) and 22203 (2.2 mi).

Is 22044 a PO Box ZIP code?

22044 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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