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22079

ZIP 22079 is in Lorton, Virginia, in Fairfax County; area codes 703 and 571; Eastern time. Lorton has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 22199.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Fairfax
Population
35,284
Coordinates
38.6757, -77.2038
☼ Live from 22079 — Lorton, VA

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Where 22079 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 22079
  • 🔢 Type 22079 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLOZZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 22079 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101011000111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 22067 (Greenway, VA, 20 mi away) and 22081 (Merrifield, VA, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 22079 becomes 97022 — and that is a real ZIP code: Eagle Creek, OR, 2,330 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02297, 07922, 09227, 09722, 20792, 22709, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09227 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,057 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 54% 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 22079 and you would come out at 38.68°S, 102.80°E — 870 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 52m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 27m.
  • 📏 At 28.4 square miles of land, 22079 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population35,284This ZIP35,284
Households11,618This ZIP11,618
Housing units12,404This ZIP12,404
Median age38.1This ZIP38.1Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$148,134This ZIP$148,134Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$637,600This ZIP$637,600Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,454This ZIP$2,454Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher60.2%This ZIP60.2%
Mean commute30.6 minThis ZIP30.6 min
Population density1,241.4 / sq miThis ZIP1,241.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments898This ZIP898
Employees14,493This ZIP14,493
Annual payroll$899,664,000This ZIP$899,664,000
Tax returns filed17,200This ZIP17,200
Total adjusted gross income$1,878,947,000This ZIP$1,878,947,000

Land area

Land area28.42 sq miThis ZIP28.42 sq mi
Water area6.62 sq miThis ZIP6.62 sq mi

Other place names in 22079

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ZIP codes near 22079

ZIPCityDistance
22199 Lorton, VA 2.4 mi
22194 Woodbridge, VA 2.8 mi
22195 Woodbridge, VA 2.8 mi
22060 Fort Belvoir, VA 3.0 mi
22125 Occoquan, VA 3.2 mi
22122 Newington, VA 4.4 mi
22191 Woodbridge, VA 4.8 mi
22153 Springfield, VA 5.1 mi
20616 Bryans Road, MD 5.8 mi
22121 Mount Vernon, VA 6.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 22079?

22079 is in Lorton, Virginia, in Fairfax County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.6757, -77.2038.

What county is 22079 in?

22079 lies in Fairfax County.

What area code is 22079?

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

What time zone is 22079 in?

22079 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 22079?

About 35,284 people live in ZIP code 22079, in 11,618 households, at 1,241.4 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 22079?

$148,134 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 22079?

The closest are 22199 (2.4 mi), 22194 (2.8 mi), 22195 (2.8 mi), 22060 (3 mi) and 22125 (3.2 mi).

Is 22079 a PO Box ZIP code?

22079 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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