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22046

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Falls Church city +1 more
Population
18,169
Coordinates
38.8863, -77.1810
☼ Live from 22046 — Falls Church, VA

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Where 22046 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 22046
  • 🔢 Type 22046 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghOZZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 22,046 = 2 × 73 × 151. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101011000011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 22044 (Falls Church, VA, 2 mi away) and 22060 (Fort Belvoir, VA, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 22046 becomes 64022 — and that is a real ZIP code: Dover, MO, 884 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02462, 02642, 04226, 04262, 04622, 06242, …). The farthest-flung twin is 64022 in Dover, MO, 884 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 22046 and you would come out at 38.89°S, 102.82°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 2.7 square miles of land, 22046 is bigger than 14% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,169This ZIP18,169
Households7,217This ZIP7,217
Housing units7,419This ZIP7,419
Median age40.9This ZIP40.9Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$168,882This ZIP$168,882Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$1,014,700This ZIP$1,014,700Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,215This ZIP$2,215Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher77.1%This ZIP77.1%
Mean commute27.7 minThis ZIP27.7 min
Population density6,670.0 / sq miThis ZIP6,670.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments832This ZIP832
Employees10,273This ZIP10,273
Annual payroll$704,922,000This ZIP$704,922,000
Tax returns filed8,950This ZIP8,950
Total adjusted gross income$1,811,464,000This ZIP$1,811,464,000

Land area

Land area2.72 sq miThis ZIP2.72 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 22046 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Falls Church city 66.3%
Fairfax County 33.7%

Other place names in 22046

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

ZIP codes near 22046

ZIPCityDistance
22040 Falls Church, VA 0.5 mi
22213 Arlington, VA 1.2 mi
22043 Falls Church, VA 1.4 mi
22042 Falls Church, VA 1.6 mi
22044 Falls Church, VA 2.2 mi
22205 Arlington, VA 2.2 mi
22027 Dunn Loring, VA 2.3 mi
22082 Merrifield, VA 2.6 mi
22081 Merrifield, VA 3.0 mi
22116 Merrifield, VA 3.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 22046?

22046 is in Falls Church, Virginia, in Falls Church city, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.8863, -77.1810.

What county is 22046 in?

22046 spans 2 counties: Falls Church city and Fairfax County. Most of it falls in Falls Church city, 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 22046?

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

What time zone is 22046 in?

22046 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 22046?

About 18,169 people live in ZIP code 22046, in 7,217 households, at 6,670.0 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 22046?

$168,882 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 22046?

The closest are 22040 (0.5 mi), 22213 (1.2 mi), 22043 (1.4 mi), 22042 (1.6 mi) and 22044 (2.2 mi).

Is 22046 a PO Box ZIP code?

22046 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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